H. Cooper Cliffe

Henry Cooper Cliffe (19 July 1862 – 1 May 1939) was a British stage and screen actor a member of a distinguished family of English actors, his father was Clifford Cooper, mother Agnes Kemble, and his brother was Frank Kemble Cooper. Frank's daughter Violet was a niece. His wife was Alice Belmore. He had an illustrious career on stage in classical roles. Late in life, he began appearing in silent film in the 1910s.^[1][2]

H. Cooper Cliffe
Cliffe in costume, c. 1896
Born	Henry Cooper 19 July 1862 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died	2 May 1939 (aged 76) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1879–1934
Spouse	Alice Belmont Cooper
Relatives	Violet Kemble-Cooper (niece) Lillian Kemble-Cooper (niece)

Selected filmography

• The Face in the Moonlight (1915)
• The Final Judgment (1915)
• Gold and the Woman (1916)
• The Kiss of Hate (1916)
• Arms and the Woman (1916)
• Extravagance (1916)
• The Argyle Case (1917)
• Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1917)
• Half an Hour (1920)
• The Blue Pearl (1920)
• The Devil's Garden (1920)
• The Woman God Changed (1921)
• Love's Redemption (1921)
• His Children's Children (1923)
• Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)

References

1. Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976, originally published in annual editions by John Parker; 1976 edition edited and published by Gale Research Co.
2. Silent Film Necrology, 2nd edition, by Eugene Michael Vazzana, c.2001

External links

• H. Cooper Cliffe at the Internet Broadway Database
• H. Cooper Cliffe at IMDb
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