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George Alphonsus Cooper (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2018) was an English actor and voice artist. He died in November 2018 at the age of 93.
George A. Cooper. Actor: Tom Jones. Balding Leeds-born English character actor who usually portrayed stern, implacable or vindictive types. Initially trained as an electrical engineer and architect, Cooper became interested in the performing arts while doing his stint of national service with the Royal Artillery in India.
Nov 25, 2018 · Grange Hill star George A Cooper has died aged 93. The retired actor, who played grumpy caretaker Mr Griffiths in the BBC One children's series, passed away 'peacefully' at a nursing home in...
Balding Leeds-born English character actor who usually portrayed stern, implacable or vindictive types. Initially trained as an electrical engineer and architect, Cooper became interested in the performing arts while doing his stint of national service with the Royal Artillery in India.
George Alphonsus Cooper was born in Leeds in 1925. After training as an electrical engineer and architect he was called up for National Service, working for the Royal Artillery in India. During that period he became interested in performing and on his discharge joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Manchester.
George A Cooper was the consummate professional actor, continuing to deliver his lines in one Shakespearean television production even as his wax nose started slipping down his face. “You had to keep going,” he said of the performance, which was in the early days of live recording.
Nov 25, 2018 · Former Coronation Street actor George A Cooper has passed away at the age of 93. The actor's family confirmed that Cooper had died on November 16 at a Hampshire nursing home, although his cause...
