Richard Cooper (16 July 1893 – 18 June 1947) was a British actor who starred in twenty eight films between 1930 and 1941.[1] He was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill in 1893.[2] He started his stage work as a comedy actor in 1913 before later graduating to films.
Richard Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1893 |
| Died | 18 June 1947 (aged 53) |
| Years active | 1930–1941 |
Cooper played Captain Hastings in the 1930s series of Hercule Poirot films.[3][4] He worked frequently with the director Leslie S. Hiscott for whom he made his screen debut in The House of the Arrow.[1]
Filmography
- The House of the Arrow (1930)
- At the Villa Rose (1930)
- The Last Hour (1930)
- Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
- Kissing Cup's Race (1930)
- Enter the Queen (1930)
- Bed and Breakfast (1930)
- The Officers' Mess (1931)
- Rodney Steps In (1931)
- Black Coffee (1931)
- The Other Mrs. Phipps (1932)
- Once Bitten (1932)
- The First Mrs. Fraser (1932)
- Double Dealing (1932)
- Home, Sweet Home (1933)
- Mannequin (1934)
- The Four Masked Men (1934)
- The Black Abbot (1934)
- Lord Edgware Dies (1934)
- Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
- The Ace of Spades (1935)
- Three Witnesses (1935)
- That's My Uncle (1935)
- The Angelus (1937)
- Stepping Toes (1938)
- Alf's Button Afloat (1938)
- Shipyard Sally (1939)
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941)