Ray Cooney

Ray Cooney

Raymond George Alfred Cooney (born 30 May 1932) is an English playwright, actor, and director. His biggest success, Run for Your Wife (1983), ran for nine years in London's West End and is its longest-running comedy. He has had 17 of his plays performed there. Cooney began to act in 1946, appearing in many of the Whitehall farces of Brian Rix throughout the 1950s and 1960s. It was during this time that he co-wrote his first play, One For The Pot. With Tony Hilton, he co-wrote the screenplay for the British comedy film What a Carve Up! (1961), which features Sid James and Kenneth Connor. In 1968 and 1969, Cooney adapted Richard Gordon's Doctor novels for BBC radio, as series starring Richard Briers. He also took parts in them. Cooney has also appeared on TV and in several films, including a film adaptation of his successful theatrical farce Not Now, Darling (1973), which he co-wrote with John Chapman. In 1983, Cooney created the Theatre of Comedy Company and became its artistic director. During his tenure the company produced over twenty plays such as Pygmalion (starring Peter O'Toole and John Thaw), Loot and Run For Your Wife. He co-wrote a farce with his son Michael, Tom, Dick and Harry (1993). Cooney produced and directed the film Run For Your Wife (2012), based on his own play. The film however was not a success: it was savaged by critics and has been referred to as one of the worst films of all time. Cooney's farces combine a traditional British bawdiness with structural complication, as characters leap to assumptions, are forced to pretend to be things that they are not, and often talk at cross-purposes. He is greatly admired in France where he is known as "Le Feydeau Anglais", ("The English Feydeau"), in reference to the French farceur Georges Feydeau. Many of his plays have been first produced, or revived, at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris. In January 1975, Cooney was the subject of This Is Your Life when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at London's Savoy Hotel. In 2005, Cooney was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to drama. Cooney married Linda Dixon in 1962. One of their two sons, Michael, is a screenwriter. Source: Article "Ray Cooney" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Popularity : 2.493
  • Known For : Writing
  • Birthday : 1932-05-30
  • Place of Birth : London, England, UK
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Ray Cooney Movies

  • 1973
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    Not Now Darling

    Not Now Darling

    6.2 1973 HD

    A married British furrier gives a mobster's mistress a cheap mink coat.

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  • 1960
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    The Hand

    The Hand

    4.9 1960 HD

    During World War II, a group of British soldiers are captured by the Japanese, tortured and their hands are cut off. Years later, a mad killer...

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  • 1988
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    Wife Begins at 40

    Wife Begins at 40

    1 1988 HD

    George and Linda Harper's 17 year marriage has gone stale, but George doesn't seem to be aware of it. When confronted with the problem, he gets a...

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  • 1948
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    My Brother Jonathan

    My Brother Jonathan

    6.75 1948 HD

    Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work...

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  • 1961
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    Nothing Barred

    Nothing Barred

    6.5 1961 HD

    Penniless Lord Whitebait's plan to save his sinking fortunes is to open stately Whitebait Manor to the public. But the public ignores his gesture,...

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  • 2000
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    Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

    Jack Frost 2: The Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman

    4.3 2000 HD

    The sheriff and his deputies from the first movie decide to take a vacation in the Caribbean. Their holiday will be short-lived, however, as the...

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  • 1948
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    The Guinea Pig

    The Guinea Pig

    6.9 1948 HD

    A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes...

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  • 1988
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    Move Over, Mrs. Markham

    Move Over, Mrs. Markham

    1 1988 HD

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  • 2006
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    Funny Money

    Funny Money

    5.1 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Funny Money

    Funny Money

    5.1 2006 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Hand

    The Hand

    4.9 1960 HD

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  • 1979
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    Why Not Stay For Breakfast?

    Why Not Stay For Breakfast?

    1 1979 HD

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  • 2003
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    №13

    №13

    1 2003 HD

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  • 1997
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    Out of Order

    Out of Order

    5.7 1997 HD

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  • 1976
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    Not Now, Comrade

    Not Now, Comrade

    5.3 1976 HD

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  • 2012
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    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    4.2 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Run For Your Wife

    Run For Your Wife

    4.2 2012 HD

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  • 1973
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    Not Now Darling

    Not Now Darling

    6.2 1973 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Night We Got the Bird

    The Night We Got the Bird

    4.5 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    What a Carve Up!

    What a Carve Up!

    7 1961 HD

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  • 2010
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    Out Of Order

    Out Of Order

    4.8 2010 HD

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  • 1993
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    Ojdå - en till..?

    Ojdå - en till..?

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2021
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    Espèces menacées

    Espèces menacées

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1997
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    Jack Frost

    Jack Frost

    5.1 1997 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Hand

    The Hand

    4.9 1960 HD

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  • 1992
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    Out of Order!

    Out of Order!

    4.3 1992 HD

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  • 1985
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    Move Over, Mrs. Markham

    Move Over, Mrs. Markham

    6 1985 HD

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  • 2023
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    Le vison voyageur

    Le vison voyageur

    6.5 2023 HD

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  • 1993
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    Pappie Hier Ben Ik

    Pappie Hier Ben Ik

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1986
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    Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa

    Se devi dire una bugia dilla grossa

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1980
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    There Goes The Bride

    There Goes The Bride

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    There Goes The Bride

    There Goes The Bride

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2009
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    Außer Kontrolle

    Außer Kontrolle

    1 2009 HD

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  • 1987
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    Huwelijk In De Steigers

    Huwelijk In De Steigers

    1 1987 HD

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  • 2013
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    10 Rules for Sleeping Around

    10 Rules for Sleeping Around

    3.7 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    10 Rules for Sleeping Around

    10 Rules for Sleeping Around

    3.7 2013 HD

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  • 1970
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    Out of Order

    Out of Order

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1987
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    C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

    C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

    4.2 1987 HD

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  • 2020
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    Mayday

    Mayday

    5.1 2020 HD

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  • 2019
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    Kölcsönlakás

    Kölcsönlakás

    5.8 2019 HD

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  • 1992
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    Kuta och kör

    Kuta och kör

    1 1992 HD

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  • 2004
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    Dure bi rot

    Dure bi rot

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1986
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    Double mixte

    Double mixte

    4 1986 HD

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  • 1993
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    One For the Pot

    One For the Pot

    1 1993 HD

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  • 2007
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    Baby Baby, Balla Balla!

    Baby Baby, Balla Balla!

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1995
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    Le vison voyageur

    Le vison voyageur

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2019
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    C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

    C'est encore mieux l'après-midi

    1 2019 HD

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  • 1996
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    Panique au Plazza

    Panique au Plazza

    5.8 1996 HD

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  • 2002
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    Impair et père

    Impair et père

    6 2002 HD

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  • 2001
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    Espèces menacées

    Espèces menacées

    6.7 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Chat et souris

    Chat et souris

    1 2007 HD

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  • 1973
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    Last of the Summer Wine

    Last of the Summer Wine

    7.1 1973 HD

    Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never really grown up explore their world in the Yorkshire...

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