Edward Ashley
Date of birth: 1904-08-12
Place of birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Edward Ashley Cooper, Ashley Cooper , Edward Montague Hussey Cooper
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Court Jester
1955-12-24
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who
Come Live with Me
1941-01-31
Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writ
Macao
1952-04-11
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an
The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16
This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows t
Pride and Prejudice
1940-07-26
In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections o
Nocturne
1946-10-29
In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it
Sky Murder
1940-09-27
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth
Tarzan and the Mermaids
1948-05-15
A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god B
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947-09-26
A gang of criminals, which includes a piano player and an imposing former convict known as 'Gruesome
The Stronger
1976-01-01
Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restore
Darby's Rangers
1958-02-12
Stationed in Scotland, Maj. William Darby and the men under his command are trained by British comma
Gallant Sons
1940-11-15
When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to fin
The Villiers Diamond
1938-01-01
A man is threatend with scandal when he accidentally acquires a stolen diamond.
Bitter Sweet
1940-11-08
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle
Saturday Night Revue
1937-10-01
There are two clubs in London called Moons; one in Mayfair and one in Soho. Mary Dorland is singing
The Other Love
1947-05-14
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attract
Love, Honor and Goodbye
1945-09-15
A lawyer's wife walks out on him, then poses as a French nurse to spy on him.
Beyond the Next Mountain
1981-03-11
The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters.
Tarzan's Peril
1951-03-13
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
Maisie Was a Lady
1941-01-10
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires h
The Beggar Student
1931-12-16
Simultaneously filmed English language version of a period operetta, in which a Polish noblewoman is
Elephant Walk
1954-04-21
Colonial tea planter John Wiley (Peter Finch), visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and
Spies of the Air
1939-03-30
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed)
Gay Blades
1946-01-25
New York hockey player Andy Buell is approached by Hollywood talent scout Nancy Davis to play the hu
Waxwork
1988-06-17
Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a s
Men of Steel
1932-09-01
James Harg and his father work in a steelmaking plant which is incompetently run, with scant attenti
Herbie Rides Again
1974-02-12
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
You're Telling Me
1942-05-03
Hubert Abercrombie Gumm, a flighty, eccentric screwball acquires a job as an executive at a radio st
King Rat
1965-10-27
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a
El Alaméin
1953-12-03
A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.
The Conquest of the Air
1931-12-01
This early docudrama uses dramatic reenactment, working models of early flying machines, and archiva
Strange Testament
1941-11-15
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl
The Black Swan
1942-12-04
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his f
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26
A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a stu