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Edward Ashley
Born: 12th Aug 1904 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died 5th May 2000
Dept: Acting
Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was an actor descended from an English family but born in Australia. Known by his professional name Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper), Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including Pride and Prejudice, in which he played George Wickham. He made a number of films in the United Kingdom before moving to California in 1940, where his first big role was as George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice. After this, his career consisted of a large number of mainly supporting roles until 1988, including a recurring character in the Maverick television series, "Nobby Ned Wingate", in the late 1950s.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 43
Film: 34 (79%)
Television: 9 (21%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Documentary, Western, Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids, Fantasy, Horror
Filmography
1988
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which di ... view
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Professor Sutherland
1981
The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters. ... view
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Governor
1976
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s. ... view
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Second Butler
1976
Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film ... view
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1974
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer. ... view
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Announcer at Chicken Race
Jan 1968 (first aired)
Convicted cat burglar Alexander Mundy gets an offer he can't refuse from the United States government: If he puts his formidable thieving skills to wo ... view
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Parnell Grady (1 ep.)
1965
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. ... view
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Prouty
Sep 1958 (first aired)
The Texan was a Western television series starring popular B movie actor Rory Calhoun, which aired on the CBS television network from 1958 to 1960. ... view
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Darrell Stanton (1 ep.)
1958
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British commandos, becoming the U.S. Army's 1st Ranger Battalio ... view
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Lt. Dave Manson
Sep 1957 (first aired)
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than me ... view
Character:
Nobby Ned Wingate (1 ep.)
Nobby Ned Wyngate (1 ep.)
Sep 1956 (first aired)
The Gale Storm Show is an American sitcom starring Gale Storm. The series premiered on September 29, 1956, and ran until 1960 for 143 half-hour black- ... view
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Michael (1 ep.)
Sep 1956 (first aired)
The Errol Flynn Theatre is a short-lived anthology series presented by Errol Flynn, who would also play the lead in every fourth show. His then-wife P ... view
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Michel (1 ep.)
1955
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England. ... view
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Black Fox
Sep 1955 (first aired)
The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explan ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Oct 1954 (first aired)
Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series prem ... view
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Captain Johns (1 ep.)
1954
Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely English rose Ruth (Dame Elizabeth Tay ... view
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Planter Gordon Gregory
1953
A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II. ... view
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Capt. Harbison
1952
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he misle ... view
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Martin Stewart
Oct 1951 (first aired)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was spon ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1951
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe. ... view
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Conners
Jan 1950 (first aired)
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live sho ... view
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Duggan (1 ep.)
1948
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu. ... view
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Commissioner
1947
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome', has found out about a scientist's secret formul ... view
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Dr. L.E. Thal
1947
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of ... view
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Richard Shelton
1946
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn' ... view
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Keith Vincent
1946
This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows the exploits of an eccentric Parisian painter who h ... view
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John Earl
1946
New York hockey player Andy Buell is approached by Hollywood talent scout Nancy Davis to play the hunk lead in "The Behemoth" but he would prefer she ... view
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Ted Brinker
1945
A lawyer's wife walks out on him, then poses as a French nurse to spy on him. ... view
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William Baxter
1942
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccane ... view
Character:
Roger Ingram (uncredited)
1942
Hubert Abercrombie Gumm, a flighty, eccentric screwball acquires a job as an executive at a radio station at the insistence of his only-slightly less ... view
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Fred Curtis
1941
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later l ... view
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Julian Poydras
1941
Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer. ... view
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Arnold Stafford
1941
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires her to be his family's new maid. Maisie soon finds ... view
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Link Phillips
1940
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer. ... view
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Al Posna
1940
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet. ... view
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Harry Daventry
1940
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US en ... view
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Cortland Grand
1940
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-cons ... view
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Mr. George Wickham
1939
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released i ... view
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Stuart
1938
A man is threatend with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond. ... view
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Capt. Dawson
1937
There are two clubs in London called Moons; one in Mayfair and one in Soho. Mary Dorland is singing at the cheap one, but her father, who does not app ... view
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Duke O'Brien
1932
James Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attention being paid to worker safety. In his own time, H ... view
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Sylvano
1931
Simultaneously filmed English language version of a period operetta, in which a Polish noblewoman is romantically linked with a revolutionary student ... view
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Nicki
1931
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archival footage to trace man's attempts to fly from anci ... view
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(uncredited)