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Charles Cooper
Actor

Charles Cooper

11 Aug 1926Born
29 Nov 2013Died
87Age at death
40Credits

Biography

Charles Darwin Cooper was an American actor who has played a wide variety of television and film roles for more than a half century from 1950 to 2001.

On Broadway, Cooper appeared in The Winner (1954) and All You Need Is One Good Break (1950).

In 1958, Cooper played the outlaw Tate Masters in the episode "Twelve Guns" of NBC's western television series Cimarron City with George Montgomery and John Smith.

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In 1959, he played a gunfighter, Jack Rollins, in the episode "The Visitor" of Lawman, an ABC/Warner Brothers Television western series.

He was cast as Matt Yordy in the 1961 episode "Honest Abe" of Chuck Connors' The Rifleman.

Cooper made four guest appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of murderer Philip Strague in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Buried Clock." His final appearance in 1962 was as Ben Willoughby in "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal."

Cooper is perhaps best remembered for his appearances in Star Trek related roles. He played the Klingon Chancellor K'mpec in Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "Sins of the Father" and "Reunion" and the Klingon General Korrd in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

His other film roles included appearances in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Wrong Man (1956), A Dog's Best Friend (1959), the comedy Valet Girls (1987), and the action film Blind Fury (1989) starring Rutger Hauer.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1997The PracticeSeries: Judge Robert Boucher (5 episodes)
  2. 1995Huntress: Spirit of the NightFilm: Ty Bodi
  3. 1995PantherFilm: Sheriff
  4. 1995Vamps: Deadly DreamgirlsFilm: Max
  5. 1989Blind FuryFilm: Cobb
  6. 1989Star Trek V: The Final FrontierFilm: Gen. Korrd
  7. 1989Twice UnderFilm: Sgt. Fitz
  8. 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries: K'mpec (2 episodes)
  9. 1987Valet GirlsFilm: Victor Smegmite
  10. 1983Hardcastle and McCormickSeries (1 episode)
  11. 1982Two of a KindFilm: Bus Driver
  12. 1981Father MurphySeries (35 episodes)
  13. 1981The Five of MeFilm: Deputy Sheriff
  14. 1980Angel on My ShoulderFilm: Matt
  15. 1978Rabbit TestFilm: Second Presidential Aide
  16. 1978DallasSeries: Curley Morrison (1 episode)
  17. 1977CHiPsSeries: Trucker (1 episode)
  18. 1977The Strange Possession of Mrs. OliverFilm: Mr. Logan
  19. 1975Conspiracy of TerrorFilm: Irate Driver
  20. 1974The Rockford FilesSeries: Jack (1 episode)
  21. 1974Police WomanSeries: the Chairman (1 episode)
  22. 1969The Big BounceFilm: Senator
  23. 1963FBI Code 98Film: Special Agent Bernard Lyons
  24. 1961Gun FightFilm: Cole Fender
  25. 1960The Case of the Dangerous RobinSeries: Anthony McCord (1 episode)
  26. 1959A Dog's Best FriendFilm: Deputy Sheriff Bill Beamer
  27. 1959Johnny RingoSeries: Slim Pardee (1 episode)
  28. 1959The Third ManSeries: Count Alex Steka (1 episode)
  29. 1959BonanzaSeries: Gil Fenton (1 episode)
  30. 1958The RiflemanSeries: Rudy Croft (3 episodes)
  31. 1958The TexanSeries: Dan Philips, Walt Carlin (1 episode)
  32. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries: Frank Kreager (1 episode)
  33. 1957TrackdownSeries: Matt Turley (uncredited) (1 episode)
  34. 1957MaverickSeries: Phillip Stanton, Claude Rogan (1 episode)
  35. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Ben Willoughby (1 episode)
  36. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Lieutenant Quincy Abbott (1 episode)
  37. 1957SugarfootSeries: Wesley Jerome Lloyd (1 episode)
  38. 1956The Wrong ManFilm: Matthews
  39. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Bernard K. Froy (3 episodes)
  40. 1955GunsmokeSeries: Cando, Jim Box (1 episode)

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