Charles Darwin Cooper (August 11, 1926 – November 29, 2013) was an American

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who played a wide variety of

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and

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roles from 1950 to 2001. On Broadway, Cooper appeared in ''The Winner'' (1954) and ''All You Need Is One Good Break'' (1950).

Biography

In 1958 he played outlaw Cando in Season 3 Episode 36 of "Gunsmoke" titled "Chester's Hanging", and again as murderer Jim Box in the S4E17 episode “Young Love”. Also in 1958, Cooper played the outlaw Tate Masters in the episode "Twelve Guns" of

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'' Cimarron City'' with George Montgomery and John Smith and played Lt. William Rath in "The Deserter" episode of ''

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''. In 1959, he played a gunfighter, Jack Rollins, in the episode "The Visitor" of '' Lawman,'' an ABC/ Warner Bros. Television Western series. He was cast as Matt Yordy in the 1961 episode "Honest Abe" of

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''. He also played Larsen in S5 E6 "I Take This Woman" which aired 11/4/1962, and Rudy Croft S4 E4 "The Stand In" that aired 10/23/1961. Cooper made four guest appearances on '' Perry Mason'', including the role of murderer Philip Strague in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Buried Clock". His final appearance in 1962 was as Ben Willoughby in "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal". Cooper is perhaps best remembered for his appearances in ''

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''-related roles. He played the Klingon chancellor K'mpec in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episodes " Sins of the Father" and " Reunion" and the Klingon General Korrd in '' Star Trek V: The Final Frontier''. His other film roles included appearances in the

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film ''

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'' (1956), '' A Dog's Best Friend'' (1959), the comedy '' Valet Girls'' (1987), and the action film '' Blind Fury'' (1989) starring

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. Cooper died in 2013, he was survived by his wife Pamela Searle and their three children.

Filmography

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Obituary - LA Times
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