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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Acting May 7, 1901 (60 years old) May 13, 1961 Helena, Montana, USA

Biography

Gary Cooper (May 7, 1901 - May 13, 1961) was an American film actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style and screen performances. His career spanned thirty-six years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through to the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range of performances included roles in most major movie genres. Cooper's ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. Throughout his career, he sustained a screen persona that represented the ideal American hero.

Movies 161

High Noon 7.7

High Noon

as Marshal Will Kane

1952
Man of the West 6.6

Man of the West

as Link Jones

1958
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Longfellow Deeds

1936
Sergeant York 7.2

Sergeant York

as Alvin C. York

1941
Unconquered 6.5

Unconquered

as Captain Christopher Holden

1947
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1933
Wings 7.2

Wings

as Cadet White

1927
The Pride of the Yankees 7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

1942
For Whom the Bell Tolls 6.5

For Whom the Bell Tolls

as Robert Jordan

1943
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 7.0

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

as Michael Brandon

1938
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

as Roman Guard (uncredited)

1925
The Fountainhead 6.8

The Fountainhead

as Howard Roark

1949
Love in the Afternoon 7.0

Love in the Afternoon

as Frank Flannagan

1957
A Farewell to Arms 6.2

A Farewell to Arms

as Lt. Frederic Henry

1932
Good Sam 6.3

Good Sam

as Sam Clayton

1948
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as Col. Billy Mitchell

1955
Meet John Doe 7.3

Meet John Doe

as Long John Willoughby

1941
Friendly Persuasion 6.7

Friendly Persuasion

as Jess Birdwell

1956
The Wreck of the Mary Deare 6.3

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as Gideon Patch

1959
Vera Cruz 6.7

Vera Cruz

as Benjamin Trane

1954
Along Came Jones 5.8

Along Came Jones

as Melody Jones

1945
Morocco 6.4

Morocco

as Légionnaire Tom Brown

1930
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 5.3

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Garden of Evil 6.3

Garden of Evil

as Hooker

1954
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 5.7

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

as Beau Geste (archive footage)

1977
Distant Drums 6.3

Distant Drums

as Capt. Quincy Wyatt

1951
Ball of Fire 7.4

Ball of Fire

as Professor Bertram Potts

1941
Desire 6.9

Desire

as Tom Bradley

1936
The Cowboy and the Lady 6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

as Stretch Willoughby

1938
Hollywood on Parade 6.5

Hollywood on Parade

as Self

1932
Springfield Rifle 6.4

Springfield Rifle

as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

1952
Dallas 6.4

Dallas

as Blayde "Reb" Hollister

1950
It's a Great Feeling 5.9

It's a Great Feeling

as Gary Cooper (uncredited)

1949
North West Mounted Police 6.4

North West Mounted Police

as Dusty Rivers

1940
They Came to Cordura 6.6

They Came to Cordura

as Major Thomas Thorn

1959
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975
The Westerner 7.1

The Westerner

as Cole Harden

1940
Alice in Wonderland 6.1

Alice in Wonderland

as White Knight

1933
His Woman 4.3

His Woman

as Captain Sam Whalan

1931
Beau Geste 7.0

Beau Geste

as Beau Geste

1939
The Story of Dr. Wassell 6.3

The Story of Dr. Wassell

as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

1944
Alias Jesse James 6.1

Alias Jesse James

as Cowboy

1959
The Hanging Tree 6.7

The Hanging Tree

as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

1959
Peter Ibbetson 7.0

Peter Ibbetson

as Peter Ibbetson

1935
Devil and the Deep 5.1

Devil and the Deep

as Lt. Sempter

1932
You're in the Navy Now 5.5

You're in the Navy Now

as Lt. John W. Harkness

1951
The General Died at Dawn 6.5

The General Died at Dawn

as O'Hara

1936
The Adventures of Marco Polo 6.1

The Adventures of Marco Polo

as Marco Polo

1938
If I Had a Million 6.5

If I Had a Million

as Steve Gallagher

1932
The Real Glory 6.3

The Real Glory

as Doctor Canavan

1939
Casanova Brown 6.4

Casanova Brown

as Casanova (Cass) Brown

1944
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Showbiz Goes to War 10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

as (archive footage)

1982
Make Me a Star 6.4

Make Me a Star

as Gary Cooper (uncredited)

1932
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 6.6

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

as Alan McGregor

1935
Citizen Cohn 6.3

Citizen Cohn

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1992
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 8.2

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

1999
Variety Girl 6.5

Variety Girl

as Gary Cooper

1947
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 2.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1985
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 8.5

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 5.6

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

as Self

1934
Betrayal 9.0

Betrayal

as Andre Frey

1929
Design for Living 7.1

Design for Living

as George Curtis

1933
Cloak and Dagger 6.5

Cloak and Dagger

as Prof. Alvah Jesper

1946
The Winning of Barbara Worth 6.5

The Winning of Barbara Worth

as Abe Lee

1926
Paramount on Parade 5.9

Paramount on Parade

as Hunter (Dream Girl)

1930
It 6.9

It

as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

1927
Hollywood Boulevard 4.5

Hollywood Boulevard

as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)

1936
The Spoilers 6.5

The Spoilers

as Roy Glenister

1930
Wolf Song 5.1

Wolf Song

as Sam Lash

1929
The Eagle 6.4

The Eagle

as Masked Cossack (uncredited)

1925
It's a Big Country 5.9

It's a Big Country

as Texas

1951
Today We Live 6.3

Today We Live

as Richard Bogard

1933
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 6.0

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1982
The Virginian 5.8

The Virginian

as The Virginian

1929
The Plainsman 6.5

The Plainsman

as Wild Bill Hickok

1936
Breakdowns of 1944 6.5

Breakdowns of 1944

as Self

1944
Complicated Women 6.9

Complicated Women

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Starlift 6.6

Starlift

as Gary Cooper

1951
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

1987
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 6.0

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1988
Task Force 6.9

Task Force

as Jonathan L. Scott

1949
The Drug Store Cowboy 10.0

The Drug Store Cowboy

as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)

1925
The Wedding Night 5.9

The Wedding Night

as Tony Barrett

1935
Going Hollywood: The '30s 9.0

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1984
Songs for After a War 6.8

Songs for After a War

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1976
Old Ironsides 6.4

Old Ironsides

as Seaman (uncredited)

1926
The Stolen Jools 5.6

The Stolen Jools

as Newspaper Editor

1931
Breakdowns of 1941 7.0

Breakdowns of 1941

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
Operator 13 5.9

Operator 13

as Captain Jack Gailliard

1934
The 10 from Texas 9.0

The 10 from Texas

as (archive footage)

1961
Riders of the Purple Sage 6.1

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Rider (uncredited)

1925
Ten North Frederick 7.1

Ten North Frederick

as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

1958
Bright Leaf 6.0

Bright Leaf

as Brant Royle

1950
Breakdowns of 1949 6.0

Breakdowns of 1949

as Self

1949
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara 6.1

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

as Self

1935
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

as Self (archive footage)

1973
Saratoga Trunk 6.1

Saratoga Trunk

as Colonel Clint Maroon

1945
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Souls at Sea 6.5

Souls at Sea

as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor

1937
Blowing Wild 6.0

Blowing Wild

as Jeff Dawson

1953
The Hollywood Gad-About 6.0

The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

1934
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 9.0

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn

as Self (archive footage)

2015
I Take This Woman 5.2

I Take This Woman

as Tom McNair

1931
Lykke og krone 9.0

Lykke og krone

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962
Bad Man's Bluff 10.0

Bad Man's Bluff

as Cowboy (uncredited)

1926
One Sunday Afternoon 6.6

One Sunday Afternoon

as Biff Grimes

1933
A Six Shootin' Romance 7.0

A Six Shootin' Romance

as (uncredited)

1926
Ingrid Bergman Remembered 6.7

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

1996
The Shopworn Angel 9.0

The Shopworn Angel

as William Tyler

1928
The Thundering Herd 9.0

The Thundering Herd

as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)

1925
The Voice That Thrilled the World 6.0

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

1943
A Man from Wyoming 8.0

A Man from Wyoming

as Jim Baker

1930
The Naked Edge 6.2

The Naked Edge

as George Radcliffe

1961
Watch Your Wife 7.0

Watch Your Wife

as Bit part (uncredited)

1926
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero 7.0

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

1998
The Vanishing American 6.6

The Vanishing American

as (uncredited)

1925
Lilac Time 6.9

Lilac Time

as Capt. Philip Blythe

1928
North Star 7.5

North Star

as Townsman (uncredited)

1925
The Legion of the Condemned 10.0

The Legion of the Condemned

as Gale Price

1928
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

1935
Nevada 6.7

Nevada

as Nevada

1927
The Lucky Horseshoe 8.0

The Lucky Horseshoe

as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)

1925
Fighting Caravans 5.0

Fighting Caravans

as Clint Belmet

1931
Boom on Paris 5.7

Boom on Paris

as lui-même

1954
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend 9.0

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

as Self (archive footage)

1989
Now and Forever 6.8

Now and Forever

as Jerome 'Jerry' Day

1934
The Johnstown Flood 7.0

The Johnstown Flood

as Flood Survivor (uncredited)

1926
The Texan 6.1

The Texan

as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid

1930
Marilyn Monroe 10.0

Marilyn Monroe

as archive footage

1986
Dick Turpin 5.6

Dick Turpin

as Crowd Extra (uncredited)

1925
Half a Bride 6.7

Half a Bride

as Capt. Edmunds

1928
City Streets 6.3

City Streets

as The Kid

1931
Showbiz Ballyhoo

Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 6.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

as Self

1960
Project XX: The Real West

Project XX: The Real West

as Self - Narrator

1961
Return to Paradise 5.9

Return to Paradise

as Mr. Morgan

1953
Wild Horse Mesa 7.0

Wild Horse Mesa

as Cowboy

1925
Only the Brave 7.0

Only the Brave

as Capt. James Braydon

1930
Seven Days Leave 6.6

Seven Days Leave

as Kenneth Dowey

1930
The Last Outlaw 7.5

The Last Outlaw

as Sheriff Buddy Hale

1927
Children of Divorce 6.0

Children of Divorce

as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee

1927
Lightnin' Wins

Lightnin' Wins

as Tom Harding

1926
Arizona Bound 10.0

Arizona Bound

as Dave Saulter

1927
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 10.0

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

as Self

1942
Beau Sabreur 9.0

Beau Sabreur

as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais

1928
The Western: A Lost TV Special

The Western: A Lost TV Special

as Self

1958
Warrior Gap 10.0

Warrior Gap

as Bit part

1925
Lest We Forget 7.0

Lest We Forget

as Himself

1937
Doomsday 7.0

Doomsday

as Arnold Furze

1928
Bright Leaves 7.0

Bright Leaves

as (archive footage)

2004
The Trail Rider 10.0

The Trail Rider

as Rider (uncredited)

1925
Three Pals 7.0

Three Pals

as Car Driver Flirting with Betty

1926
Tricks 7.0

Tricks

as Rider (uncredited)

1925
Snow Carnival 7.0

Snow Carnival

as Self - Narrator

1949
The First Kiss 9.0

The First Kiss

as Mulligan Talbot

1928
Movie Tough Guys 10.0

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Memo for Joe 8.0

Memo for Joe

as Self

1944
Lightnin' Flashes

Lightnin' Flashes

as (uncredited)

1926
The Army Nurse 8.0

The Army Nurse

as Self (archive footage)

1945

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