Henry Cooper
Actor
- Born
- May 3, 1934 · London, England
- Died
- May 1, 2011 (age 76)
Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG was an English heavyweight boxer known for the effectiveness of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown of the young Muhammad Ali. Cooper held the British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight titles several times throughout his career, and unsuccessfully challenged Ali for the world heavyweight championship in 1966.
Following his retirement from the sport, Cooper continued his career as a television and radio personality and was enormously popular in Britain: he was the first (and is today one of just three people) to twice win the public vote for BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
Known for
Facing Ali
May 29, 2009
Royal Flash
October 10, 1975
The Plank
December 17, 1979
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
November 3, 1970
James Bond: The First 21 Years
May 27, 1983
Ali's Dozen
December 9, 2006
Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
October 22, 2001
An Audience with Jackie Mason
December 27, 1990
The Tale of Elsie Bossing
January 1, 1975
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
March 15, 2007
Acting14
- 2009Facing Ali as Self
- 2007Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene as Self
- 2006Ali's Dozen as Self
- 2001Boom! Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show as Self (archive footage)
- 2001When Boxing Ruled The World as Self
- 1990An Audience with Jackie Mason
- 1988Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights
- 1987Boxing's Greatest Knockouts
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 Years as Self
- 1979The Plank as Beer drinker