Sir Henry Cooper OBE KSG (3 May 1934 – 1 May 2011) was an English heavyweight boxer known for the sheer power of his left hook, "Enry's 'Ammer", and his knockdown (near knockout) 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 and is thus far the only boxer to be awarded a knighthood.
Officially opened The Britannia Park theme park (later to be renamed The American Adventure theme park) in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK.
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One of only four men who ever knocked down Muhammad Ali. The others were Sonny Banks, Joe Frazier, and Chuck Wepner.
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He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1967 Queen's Honours List before being awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's 2000 Millennium Honours List for his services to Boxing.
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Had a twin brother, George Cooper. Henry was the elder by 20 minutes.
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Former European and British and Commonwealth heavyweight boxing champion. He fought Muhammad Ali twice. His left-hook was nicknamed 'Henry's Hammer'.
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Did his national service with 4 Battalion, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
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Chairman of the Variety Club of Great Britain's Golf Society.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cannon and Ball
1984
TV Series
The Plank
1979
TV Short
Beer drinker
The Basil Brush Show
1977
TV Series
Royal Flash
1975
John Gully, M.P.
Whodunnit?
1974
TV Series
Himsef - Panellist
The Morecambe & Wise Show
1973
TV Series
Gainsborough Lady / Man on Park Bench
Cooperama
1966
TV Series
Not Only... But Also
1966
TV Series
After Hours
1959
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2009
TV Series
Himself
Ready, Steady, Cook
2008
TV Series
Himself
The One Show
2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Sport's Dirty Secrets
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Legacy: A Personal History of Barry Sheene
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ali's Dozen
2006
TV Series
Himself
The 50 Greatest Documentaries
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Sir Henry Cooper OBE)
Lads Army
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Money Programme
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
The 100 Greatest Films
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself
A Question of Sport
1970-2001
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain / Himself
Winton's Wonderland
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Surprise Surprise!
1998
TV Series
Himself
Noel's Telly Years
1997
TV Series
Himself
Noel's House Party
1996
TV Series
Himself
Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Full Swing
1996
TV Series
Himself
They Think It's All Over
1996
TV Series
Feel the Sportsman Guest
Celebrity Squares
1994-1995
TV Series
Himself
An Audience with Jimmy Tarbuck
1994
TV Movie
Himself
The Car's the Star
1994
TV Series documentary
Himself - Jensen Interceptor Owner
The Upper Hand
1992
TV Series
Himself
The London Programme
1991
TV Series documentary
Himself
This Week
1990
TV Series
Himself
Blankety Blank
1979-1990
TV Series
Himself
You Bet!
1989
TV Series
Himself
3-2-1
1987
TV Series
Himself - Guest Star
This Is Your Life
1970-1987
TV Series documentary
Himself / Himself - Guest
Food and Drink
1985
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guest
All Star Secrets
1985
TV Series
Himself
A Century of Stars: The Story of the Grand Order of Water Rats
1984
TV Movie documentary
Bullseye
1984
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
On Safari
1984
TV Series
Himself
No 73
1984
TV Series
Himself
Maestro
1984
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Time of Your Life
1983
TV Series
Himself
The Eric Sykes 1990 Show
1982
TV Movie
Himself
Punchlines!
1981
TV Series
Himself
Family Fortunes
1981
TV Series
Himself
The World's Strongest Man
1980
TV Series
Himself - Co-Presenter
Look Who's Talking
1980
TV Series
Himself - Interviewee
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
TV Series
Himself
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Hits
1979
TV Movie
Himself
Parkinson
1979
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1978
TV Series documentary
Himself
Tell Me Another
1978
TV Series
Himself
The Val Doonican Music Show
1976
TV Series
Himself
The Sweepstakes Game
1976
TV Series
Himself - Panellist
The Tommy Cooper Hour
1975
TV Series
Himself
World of Sport
1974
TV Series
Himself
All Star Comedy Carnival
1973
TV Movie
Himself
Whose Baby?
1973
TV Series
Himself - Guest
ABC's Wide World of Sports
1966
TV Series
Himself
The Children's Television Caravan
1957
TV Series
Himself
Welsh Greats
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Weakest Link
2009
TV Series
Himself
Facing Ali
2009
Documentary
Himself (as Sir Henry Cooper)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Muhammad Ali: The Greatest
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Former British Heavyweight Champion (as The Late Sir Henry Cooper)
Ali: Still the Greatest
2012
TV Mini-Series
Himself
When Ali Came to Britain
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Many Faces of...
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Corrie Years
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself - Boxer
Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami
2008
TV Movie
Himself
How We Fell for Europe
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Boxer
Boom Boom! The Best of the Original Basil Brush Show
2001
Video
Himself
The 100 Greatest TV Ads
2000
TV Special
Match of the Seventies
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
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