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Tommy Cooper
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.016 |
Birthday | 1921-03-19 |
Place of Birth | Caerphilly, South Wales |
Also Known As | Thomas Frederick Cooper, |
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2DKCXgNTp0rpglPxisa3Elcfqcs.jpg)
1967
![The Plank](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2DKCXgNTp0rpglPxisa3Elcfqcs.jpg)
The Plank
6.2/25
A slapstick comedy about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a sort of "wordless dialogue" which consists of...
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The Plank
![It's Your Move](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6Wos4CiDbwM3cbbg0VCgXuaZyl8.jpg)
1982
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It's Your Move
8.167/6
A silent slapstick comedy depicting the travails of young couple moving into a new home, who hire an accident-prone firm of house removers, headed by...
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It's Your Move
![And the Same to You](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/30ZHXSzYYRdFWay4ZhzrbN3tjwp.jpg)
1960
![And the Same to You](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/30ZHXSzYYRdFWay4ZhzrbN3tjwp.jpg)
And the Same to You
5.6/7
Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an elabora...
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And the Same to You
![The Cool Mikado](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wqLbh8DYzqdA4blIOBIC2A0BjTI.jpg)
1963
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The Cool Mikado
0/0
In this musical, the Gilbert and Sullivan classic is updated and set in post-war Japan. This time, the trouble begins when a soldier, the son of a Yan...
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The Cool Mikado
![Tommy Cooper - The Missing Pieces](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
2006
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Tommy Cooper - The Missing Pieces
0/0
Tommy Cooper's comedy was timeless, a true original who was everyone's favourite clown. Wearing his trademark Fez, he delighted millions with bungled...
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Tommy Cooper - The Missing Pieces
![Tommy Cooper - The Very Best Of](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rqCQvFumJ1u9kymQhO3cKQolvtw.jpg)
2006
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Tommy Cooper - The Very Best Of
5/1
Tommy Cooper's comedy was timeless, a true original who was everyone's favourite clown. Wearing his trademark Fez, he delighted millions with bungled...
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![Tommy Cooper - Tribute To A Comic Genius](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g7RNpAixxpShen79hiH5J9QaxRl.jpg)
2000
![Tommy Cooper - Tribute To A Comic Genius](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g7RNpAixxpShen79hiH5J9QaxRl.jpg)
Tommy Cooper - Tribute To A Comic Genius
7/1
Tommy Cooper, one of Britain's most loved magicians, features in some of the best sketches from his rich and varied career. Also includes tributes fro...
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![Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1lAAObORFvllSWrWi80yJPvPRwP.jpg)
1993
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Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
0/0
Tommy Cooper, the hapless magician who was in a league of his own, is joined here by a star-studded selection of guests in previously unseen extracts...
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Tommy Cooper - The Magic Touch
![Tommy Cooper - A Feztival Of Fun With Tommy Cooper](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/g0o2aK2Y6Puqfo1IC3z9fw3bcaM.jpg)
2001
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Tommy Cooper - A Feztival Of Fun With Tommy Cooper
0/0
Join in this feztival of fun which contains the best loved sketches and classic routines from one of Britain's Favourite clowns who returns for yet mo...
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![Tommy Cooper at the BBC](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jY9qxJxMPDfJaEwL7UGoeAWIKM2.jpg)
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Tommy Cooper at the BBC
0/0
To mark 100 years since the birth of comedy legend Tommy Cooper, Sir Lenny Henry - one of Tommy’s biggest fans - takes a look back through the BBC’s...
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![The Best of Tommy Cooper](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2LitSYqTzTQPyED0KlnqD12pQl.jpg)
2004
![The Best of Tommy Cooper](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/f2LitSYqTzTQPyED0KlnqD12pQl.jpg)
The Best of Tommy Cooper
5.5/2
In his trademark fez, look of heroic confusion and perfect sense of comic timing, Tommy Cooper could have an audience in his pocket before he even sai...
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The Best of Tommy Cooper
![Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o75jiS7S1zHCY6cPBVGhft0sph8.jpg)
2018
![Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/o75jiS7S1zHCY6cPBVGhft0sph8.jpg)
Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words
7/1
An affectionate look back at Tommy Cooper's life and career. Sir Michael Parkinson, Jimmy Tarbuck and Chris Tarrant and others reflect on what made To...
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Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words
![Tommy Cooper: Master Of Comedy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5tcEFA2Y6xZneJaINiA216SR7G2.jpg)
1997
![Tommy Cooper: Master Of Comedy](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5tcEFA2Y6xZneJaINiA216SR7G2.jpg)
Tommy Cooper: Master Of Comedy
0/0
A Fez-tival of Fun! Join the feztival of fun which contains the best loved sketches and side-splitting routines from on of Britain's favourite clowns....
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Tommy Cooper: Master Of Comedy
![An Audience with Joan Rivers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oyacIx3vuNZSZSwdAcBImi5bCkF.jpg)
1984
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An Audience with Joan Rivers
7/1
The shockingly controversial, outrageous, and wickedly funny comedienne performing live in front of a celebrity audience.
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![Tommy Cooper - Just Like That](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6mgN1wLRXRPAwnBMOTmvoUsiex2.jpg)
![Tommy Cooper - Just Like That](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/6mgN1wLRXRPAwnBMOTmvoUsiex2.jpg)
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That
0/0
Who could ever forget the great Tommy Cooper? A legend in his own lifetime and now sadly missed by all his fans. Here you'll find two programmes shown...
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Tommy Cooper - Just Like That
![Parkinson at 50](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cqPxd8mQswtZtrvgLLQ92BUL5cB.jpg)
2021
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Parkinson at 50
10/1
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourit...
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![Just Like That!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eoPWBjiq9fWGhDiHeS4JyekwsNX.jpg)
1989
![Just Like That!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/eoPWBjiq9fWGhDiHeS4JyekwsNX.jpg)
Just Like That!
0/0
Just Like That! is a celebration of the comic genius of Tommy Cooper] - just like that! But nobody could do it just like that apart from the unique Mr...
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