
Acting
Richard Cooper
Born 1893-07-16 · Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex, England, UK
Acting credits
6.3A talented American actress enlists the help of the famed Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, to negotiate a divorce from her husband, Lord Edgware, only to find him the next day stabbed to death in his library. Who would want him dead?
Lord Edgware Dies
1934
British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Annie, Leave the Room!
1935
9.0In Dijon, Inspector Hanaud investigates Betty Harlowe after her uncle, Boris Waberski, accuses her of poisoning her wealthy aunt for an inheritance. While an initial autopsy finds nothing, Hanaud discovers the use of Strophanthus Hispidus—a rare, undetectable poison applied via an antique arrow. Amidst a flurry of "poison pen" letters and deception, Hanaud proves the murder occurred despite the lack of conventional medical evidence.
The House of the Arrow
1930
8.0Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her famous private detective Hercule Poirot, it stars Austin Trevor as Poirot with Richard Cooper playing his companion Captain Hastings. A famous but hated scientist, Sir Amory, is killed during a house party, and some of his valuable papers are missing. Poirot rapidly determines the cause of death and the motive, then narrows down the suspects to the most likely culprit.
Black Coffee
1931
6.3A gang of crooks uses the legend of a ghost haunting an old dark mansion to help them kidnap a rich man.
The Black Abbot
1934
7.4Third and final film in the 'Inspector Hornleigh’ series of comedy-thrillers. Inspector Hornleigh (Gordon Harker), disappointed at not being handed an important spy case, is assigned by Scotland Yard to an army barracks to investigate the mundane thefts of supplies from the stores. This accidentally leads Hornleigh and Sergeant Bingham (Alastair Sim) to a nest of fifth columnists when his dim-witted assistant carelessly talks to a girl in the cafeteria – and that night, news of Hornleigh and Bingham’s arrival is embarrassingly transmitted back to Germany.
Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
1941
9.0A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
Kissing Cup's Race
1930
7.0Jewel thieves kill a rich widow and frame a fake medium.
At the Villa Rose
1930
A short comedy film directed by Arthur Varney.
Enter the Queen
1930
6.5The wife of a candidate for Parliament is having an affair with the brother of her husband's rival. Her lover is running for election on a promise of building a railway that the community needs, but a wealthy landowner won't give permission for the railway to be built over his land. When the landowner is later found dead, suspicion falls on the adulterous candidate.
The Ace of Spades
1935
10.0'Boxer leaves true love for society lady, but returns.' (British Film Catalogue)
Mannequin
1933
5.7A lancashire singer buys a pub in Clydebank and hits money troubles when the shipbyards are closed. She takes a petition to London to try to get them reopened.
Shipyard Sally
1939
6.0At a firm of contractors, a partner is accused of murdering his brother following a takeover bid.
Three Witnesses
1935
A British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
Once bitten
1932
'Broke lord poses as widow's lady companion and saves girl from kidnap.' (British Film Catalogue)
The Other Mrs. Phipps
1931
7.0'Poor lord poses as butler to avoid framed arrest for theft.' (British Film Catalogue)
Lord Richard in the Pantry
1930
A Lieutenant becomes mixed-up with some stolen jewels.
The Officers' Mess
1931
'Rich man returns to first wife on finding second wife loves younger man.' (British Film Catalogue)
The First Mrs Fraser
1932
8.0A crooked prince uses a death ray to force down airships and steal their cargo.
The Last Hour
1930
10.0A newlywed couple have a fight, and in order to get even with one another, each decides to take up with a lover but without actually going through with "the deed".
Bed and Breakfast
1930
A carefree aristocrat becomes involved with a woman suspected of murder, and assists her in proving her innocence.
Rodney Steps In
1931
5.5After her mother is hospitalized due to a car crash, Lily, a girl of eight goes into a fairy tale told to her by her grandmother in search of a talisman to save her mom.
The Machinery of Dreams
2021