Richard Cooper (actor)


Richard Cooper was a British actor who starred in twenty eight films between 1930 and 1941. He was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill in 1893. He started his stage work as a comedy actor in 1913 before later graduating to films.
Cooper played Captain Hastings in the 1930s series of Hercule Poirot films. He worked frequently with the director Leslie S. Hiscott for whom he made his screen debut in The House of the Arrow.

Filmography

The House of the Arrow At the Villa Rose The Last Hour Lord Richard in the Pantry Kissing Cup's Race Enter the Queen Bed and Breakfast The Officers' Mess Rodney Steps In Black Coffee The Other Mrs. Phipps Once Bitten The First Mrs. Fraser Double Dealing Home, Sweet Home Mannequin The Four Masked Men The Black Abbot Lord Edgware Dies Annie, Leave the Room! The Ace of Spades Three Witnesses That's My Uncle The Angelus Stepping Toes Alf's Button Afloat Shipyard Sally