Acting
Maurice Copeland
EN cinema · 9 credits
Born
13 June 1911
Died
3 October 1985 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Rector, Arkansas, USA
Maurice Copeland (June 13, 1911 – October 3, 1985) was an American actor born in Rector, Arkansas. He worked in radio and early television, playing Dr. Floyd Corey on the series Hawkins Falls, Population 6200, and appeared on Broadway in The Freedom of the City, First Monday in October and Morning's at Seven. His film roles include The Next Man, The Seduction of Joe Tynan, Being There, Brian De Palma's Blow Out, Arthur, A Stranger Is Watching and Trading Places, in which he played the Secretary of Agriculture. He also portrayed Attorney General John N. Mitchell in the television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy.
Known for
Filmography
Trading Places
as Secretary of Agriculture
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
as John Mitchell
Morning's at Seven
as Theodore "Thor" Swanson
A Stranger Is Watching
as Roger Perry
Blow Out
as Jack Manners
Arthur
as Uncle Peter
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Mr. Edward Anderson
The Next Man
as Conglomerate Chairman
