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Robert Coote

ActorBorn 1909, died 1982On stage 1953 to 19797 productions on this page

Robert Coote
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Robert Coote (4 February 1909 – 26 November 1982) was an English screen and stage actor. He played aristocrats or British military types in many Hollywood films, and originated the role of Colonel Pickering in the long-running original Broadway production of My Fair Lady, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.

On stage

7 productions, 26 years
1953
The Love of Four ColonelsBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Rex Harrison
141 performances
1954
Dear CharlesBroadway Morosco Theatre. Original. Directed by Edmund Baylies
155 performances
1956
My Fair LadyBroadway Mark Hellinger Theatre. Original. Directed by Moss Hart
2,717 performances
1960
CamelotBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Moss Hart (Alan Jay Lerner uncredited)
873 performances
1973
The Jockey Club StakesBroadway Cort Theatre. Original. Directed by Cyril Ritchard
69 performances
1976
My Fair LadyBroadway St James Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jerry Adler
377 performances
1979
Bedroom FarceBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Peter Hall
276 performances

Worked with more than once

10 names
  • Robert St Clair 2 productions
  • Paul Olson 2 productions
  • Nancy Lynch 2 productions
  • Mary Sue Berry 2 productions
  • Katia Geleznova 2 productions
  • Julie Andrews 2 productions
  • Joyce Worsley 2 productions
  • Glenn Kezer 2 productions
  • David Evans 2 productions
  • Christian Alderson 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Paint Your Wagon

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