Edward Ashley-Cooper

Edward Montague Hussey Cooper (August 12, 1906 – May 5, 2000) was an Australian born actor, later active in Britain and the United States. Known by his professional name of Edward Ashley (to avoid confusion with a fellow actor Edward Cooper), Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1940) where he played George Wickham.

Origins

Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was born on 12 August 1906 California, County of San Diego, Death Certificate #3 200037 007441; known as Edward A. Cooper a
Social Security Death Index site
/ref> in Sydney, Australia, the Passenger Manifest, SS Mostun, Rotterdam – San Pedro, California, 29 August 1939 son of Edward Montague Hussey Cooper and Violet Coghill Maddrell. His father, Edward (known as Montague) was a Master Mariner and a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve, who worked as a second officer for the P&O Steam Navigation Company in Australia.''The Melbourne Argus'', 2 February 1927, page 18, Article: "Personal"

Despite his use of the surname Ashley-Cooper, there was no link to the Earl of Shaftesbury.

Career

Edward Ashley made a number of films in the United Kingdom before moving to California, United States, in 1940 where his first big role was 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 called "Nobby Ned Wingate" in the late 1950s.

Selected filmography

* ''The Beggar Student'' (1931) - Nicki
* '' Men of Steel'' (1932) - Sylvano
* '' The White Lilac'' (1935) - (uncredited)
* ''Under Proof'' (1936) - Ward Delaney
* ''Conquest of the Air'' (1936) - Minor Role (uncredited)
* '' Underneath the Arches'' (1937) - Carlos
* '' Sing as You Swing'' (1937) - Harrington
* ''Saturday Night Revue'' (1937) - Duke O'Brien
* ''The Villiers Diamond'' (1938) - Capt. Dawson
* ''Spies of the Air'' (1939) - Stuart
* '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1940) - Mr. Wickham
* ''Sky Murder'' (1940) - Cortland Grand
* '' Bitter Sweet'' (1940) - Harry Daventry
* ''Gallant Sons'' (1940) - Al Posna
* ''Maisie Was a Lady'' (1941) - Link Phillips
* '' Come Live with Me'' (1941) - Arnold Stafford
* '' You're Telling Me'' (1942) - Fred Curtis
* ''The Pied Piper'' (1942) - Charendon (uncredited)
* '' The Black Swan'' (1942) - Roger Ingram (uncredited)
* ''Love, Honor and Goodbye'' (1945) - William Baxter
* ''Gay Blades'' (1946) - Ted Brinker
* '' The Madonna's Secret'' (1946) - John Earl
* ''Nocturne'' (1946) - Keith Vincent
* '' The Other Love'' (1947) - Richard Shelton
* ''Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome'' (1947) - Dr. L. E. Thal
* '' Tarzan and the Mermaids'' (1948) - Commissioner
* '' Tarzan's Peril'' (1951) - Conners
* ''Macao'' (1952) - Martin Stewart
* ''Elephant Walk'' (1953) - Planter Gordon Gregory
* '' El Alamein'' (1953) - Capt. Harbison
* ''The Court Jester'' (1955) - Black Fox
* ''Darby's Rangers'' (1958) - Lt. Dave Manson
* '' King Rat'' (1965) - Prouty
* ''Herbie Rides Again'' (1974) - Announcer at Chicken Race
* ''Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood'' (1976) - Second Butler
* ''Beyond the Next Mountain'' (1987) - Governor
* '' Waxwork'' (1988) - Professor Sutherland (final film role)

Death

Edward Ashley died early 5 May 2000, aged 93, from congestive heart failure and was cremated with the remains scattered at sea, off the coast of San Diego County, California, on May 9, 2000. Ashley married actress Renee Torres in 1943 in Acapulco, Mexico. The couple returned to Acapulco in 1947 when Ashley was filming "Tarzan And The Mermaids." Torres died in San Diego County, California, where the couple lived, preceding Edward in death in 1998. They lived in Oceanside, California.

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1906 births
2000 deaths
Australian expatriate male actors in the United States
Australian male film actors
Australian people of English descent
Male actors from Sydney
People from Oceanside, California
20th-century Australian male actors