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Tommy Cooper

Tommy Cooper

Actor, Writer

Born March 19, 1921 in Caerphilly, South Wales

Died April 15, 1984

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Biography

Born in Caerphilly, South Wales, at 19 Llwyn Onn Street, Trecenydd, Cooper was delivered by the woman who owned the house in which the family was lodging. His parents were Welsh-born army recruiting sergeant father Thomas H. (Tom) Cooper, and his English-born wife Gertrude (née Gertrude C. Wright) from Crediton, Devon. In light of the heavily polluted air and the offer of a job for his father, the family moved to Exeter, Devon, when Cooper was three and gained the West Country accent that was part of his act. The family lived in the back of Haven Banks, where Cooper attended Mount Radford School for Boys, and helped his parents run their ice cream van, which attended fairs on the weekend. At the age of eight an aunt bought Cooper a magic set and he spent hours perfecting the tricks. Magic ran in his family—his brother David (born 1930) opened a magic shop in the 1960s in Slough High Street (then Buckinghamshire now Berkshire) called D. & Z. Cooper's Magic Shop. On 15 April 1984, Cooper collapsed and soon after died from a heart attack in front of millions of television viewers, midway through his act on the London Weekend Television variety show Live From Her Majesty's, transmitted live from Her Majesty's Theatre. His stage persona required that his act intentionally went wrong for comic purposes, leading to some initial uncertainty about whether this collapse was real.

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Actor

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Mike Yarwood: Thank You for the Laughs Poster

Mike Yarwood: Thank You for the Laughs TV Special2023Self

Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes Poster

Elizabeth: Her Passions and Pastimes Feature Film2022Self

Tommy Cooper's Greatest Moments TV Special2022

Tommy Cooper at the BBC Poster

Tommy Cooper at the BBC TV Special2021Self

How Magic Changed TV Poster

How Magic Changed TV Documentary2017Self - Magician

20 Moments That Rocked Comedy Documentary2015Self

The Magic Show Story Documentary2015Self

Greatest Stand Up Comedians Documentary2013Self - 3rd place

Blackpool: Big Night Out Poster

Blackpool: Big Night Out Documentary2012Self

The Untold Tommy Cooper Documentary2011Self

50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases Documentary2008Self

100 Greatest Stand-Ups Poster

100 Greatest Stand-Ups Documentary2007Self

Comedy Heroes: Tommy Cooper Poster

Comedy Heroes: Tommy Cooper Video2007Self

The Art of Tommy Cooper Poster

The Art of Tommy Cooper Documentary2007Self

Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes Documentary2005Self

Greatest TV Comedy Moments Documentary2005Self

The Comedians' Comedian Documentary2005

The Best of Tommy Cooper Poster

The Best of Tommy Cooper Video2004Self

50 Greatest Magic Tricks Poster

50 Greatest Magic Tricks Documentary2002Self

The Unforgettable Tommy Cooper Documentary2001Self

Heroes of Magic Documentary2000Self

The Magic of Tommy Cooper TV Movie2000Self

An Audience with Joan Rivers Poster

An Audience with Joan Rivers TV Special1984Self - Audience Member

Entertainment Express TV Series19831 episode, 1983

The Bob Monkhouse Show Poster

The Bob Monkhouse Show TV Series1983Self

The Main Attraction Poster

The Main Attraction TV Series1983Self

It's Your Move Poster

It's Your Move TV Movie1982Big Removal Man

Live from Her Majesty's Poster

Live from Her Majesty's TV Series1982Self

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show Poster

The Eric Sykes 1990 Show TV Movie1982Entertainer

Children in Need Poster

Children in Need TV Series1980Self

Cooper's Half Hour Poster

Cooper's Half Hour TV Series1980Self

Cooper, Just Like That Poster

Cooper, Just Like That TV Series1978Self

London Night Out TV Series1978Self

Must Wear Tights TV Movie1978Self

The Tommy Cooper Hour TV Special1978Self

America Salutes the Queen Poster

America Salutes the Queen TV Special1977Self

Night Out at the London Casino TV Series1977Self

Tommy Cooper's Guest Night Poster

Tommy Cooper's Guest Night TV Movie1976Self

Cooper TV Series1975Various Roles

The Tommy Cooper Hour Poster

The Tommy Cooper Hour TV Series1973Self

Parkinson Poster

Parkinson TV Series1971Self

The Royal Variety Performance 1971 TV Special1971Self

It's Tommy Cooper Poster

It's Tommy Cooper TV Series1969Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1968 TV Special1969Self - Independent Television Personality

Cooper at Large Poster

Cooper at Large TV Movie1968Self

Mike and Bernie's Music Hall TV Series1967Self

Spotlight Poster

Spotlight TV Series1967Self

Sykes Versus ITV TV Movie1967

The Plank Poster

The Plank Feature Film1967Larger Workman

The Royal Variety Performance 1967 TV Special1967Self

Cooperama Poster

Cooperama TV Series1966Various Roles

Frankie and Bruce TV Series19661 episode, 1966

Life with Cooper Poster

Life with Cooper TV Series1966Self

The London Palladium Show Poster

The London Palladium Show TV Series1966Self

The Bruce Forsyth Show Poster

The Bruce Forsyth Show TV Series1965

Blackpool Night Out Poster

Blackpool Night Out TV Series1964Self

The Royal Variety Performance 1964 Poster

The Royal Variety Performance 1964 TV Special1964Self

The Cool Mikado Poster

The Cool Mikado Feature Film1963Pooh-Bah, Private Detective

Saturday Bandbox TV Series1962Self

Ask Anne TV Series1961Self

Thank Your Lucky Stars Poster

Thank Your Lucky Stars TV Series1961Self

And the Same to You Poster

And the Same to You Feature Film1960Horace

Cocktail aus Schwarz und Weiß TV Movie1960Self

After Hours TV Series19581 episode, 1959

Seaside Stars TV Series1958Self

A Santa for Christmas TV Movie1957

Cooper, or Life with Tommy TV Series1957Self - Various Roles

Billy Cotton Band Show Poster

Billy Cotton Band Show TV Series1956Self

The Saturday Show TV Series1955Self

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1955Self

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium Poster

Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium TV Series1955Self

Back from the Sea TV Special1954Self

Panto Parade TV Movie1954

Television Christmas Party TV Movie1954Self

Variety Parade TV Series1953Self

It's Magic TV Series1952Self - Host

Television Christmas Party TV Movie1952Self - Magician

Music-Hall TV Series1949Self

Vic Oliver Introduces TV Series1949Self

Comedy Capers TV Movie1948Self - Comedy Magician

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self - Comic Magician

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Cooper's Half Hour Poster

Cooper's Half Hour TV Series1980

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