Portrait of Melville Cooper

Acting

Melville Cooper

Career

Active from 1933 to 1956, busiest in 1938 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Melville Cooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Classic Film 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)

TV show ยท as Franklyn

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 61
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Binky

Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)
GoodWatch score 55

as Adams

Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mr. Talley

Moonfleet
Moonfleet (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Felix Ratsey

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Mullet / Pat Lummock / Mullet

The General's Boots
The General's Boots (1954)

as Mr. Burnham

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

I've Got a Secret
I've Got a Secret (1952)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

as Beardsley (Petty's butler, aka Uncle Ben)

Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Mr. Tringle

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Watts / Flaky

1940s

26 titles ยท average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Nilghai

13 Rue Madeleine
13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pappy Simpson

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1946)
GoodWatch score 55

as Roland Latour

Holy Matrimony
Holy Matrimony (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Caswell

Immortal Sergeant
Immortal Sergeant (1943)
GoodWatch score 60

as Pilcher

Hit Parade of 1943
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943)

as Bradley Cole

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Barty

The Lady Eve
The Lady Eve (1941)
GoodWatch score 86

as Gerald

You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Moody

Murder Over New York
Murder Over New York (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Herbert 'Snuffy' Fenton

Rebecca
Rebecca (1940)
GoodWatch score 83

as Coroner

Too Many Husbands
Too Many Husbands (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Peter

1930s

27 titles ยท average score 61
Blind Alley
Blind Alley (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as George Curtis

The Sun Never Sets
The Sun Never Sets (1939)

as Cosey

The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sgt. Watkins

Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bingham, Dillingwell's Butler

Hard to Get
Hard to Get (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as John Case

Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 45

as Pierre aka Fernand LeBrec

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
GoodWatch score 89

as High Sheriff of Nottingham

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Maurice

Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Emerson

The Great Garrick
The Great Garrick (1937)
GoodWatch score 70

as M. W. Picard

Tovarich
Tovarich (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Charles Dupont

The Private Life of Don Juan
The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Leporello