Richard Cooper (actor)
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Born16 July 1893
Died18 June 1947 (aged 53)
Yearsactive1930–1941
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| Born | 16 July 1893 |
| Died | 18 June 1947 (aged 53) |
| Years active | 1930–1941 |
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.
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]
