People
Tommy Cooper
- Name: Tommy Cooper
- Birthday: 1921-03-19
- Also known as: Thomas Frederick Cooper
- Place of birth: Caerphilly, South Wales
- Popularity: 1.388
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.... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage) | 2021-08-28 |
| Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words | 2018-12-25 |
| Tommy Cooper - The Very Best Of as himself | 2006-09-04 |
| Tommy Cooper - The Missing Pieces as himself | 2006-09-04 |
| The Best of Tommy Cooper as Self | 2004-05-17 |
| Tommy Cooper - A Feztival Of Fun With Tommy Cooper as Himself | 2001-09-16 |
| Tommy Cooper - Tribute To A Comic Genius | 2000-10-09 |
| Tommy Cooper: Master Of Comedy | 1997-03-12 |
| Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch | 1993-01-01 |
| Just Like That! as Self (archival footage) | 1989-01-01 |
| A Tribute to Tommy Cooper as Self | 1986-09-16 |
| An Audience with Joan Rivers | 1984-03-17 |
| It's Your Move as Big Removal Man | 1982-10-18 |
| The Plank as Larger Workman | 1967-05-18 |
| The Cool Mikado as Pooh-Bah, Private Detective | 1963-01-07 |
| And the Same to You as Horace Hawkins | 1960-02-01 |
