Gary Cooper
May 07, 1901 - May 13, 1961 (60 years old) in Helena, Montana, USA
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.
Known For
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Wings
Cadet White
The Oscars
Self
Friendly Persuasion
Jess Birdwell
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
Meet John Doe
Long John Willoughby
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
Paris Hilton, Inc. 2009Self (archive footage)★ 10 -
Bright Leaves 2004(archive footage)★ 6.9 -
Complicated Women 2003Self (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 8 -
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)★ 7.7 -
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)★ 7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 5.2 -
Self (archive footage)★ 7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.7 -
Citizen Cohn 1992Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
Self (archive footage)★ 5.7 -
Movie Tough Guys 1991Self (archive footage)★ 10 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
American Experience 1988Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
(archive footage)★ 10 -
Showbiz Goes to War 1982(archive footage)★ 10 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Hollywood 1980Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 8.3 -
Beau Geste (archive footage)★ 5.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 5.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
The Naked Edge 1961George Radcliffe★ 6.2 -
The 10 from Texas 1961(archive footage)★ NR -
Self★ 6 -
The Real West 1960Self★ NR -
Gideon Patch★ 6.3 -
They Came to Cordura 1959Major Thomas Thorn★ 6.6 -
Alias Jesse James 1959Cowboy★ 5.9 -
The Hanging Tree 1959Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail★ 6.7 -
Man of the West 1958Link Jones★ 6.6 -
Ten North Frederick 1958Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin★ 7.2 -
Frank Flannagan★ 7 -
Friendly Persuasion 1956Jess Birdwell★ 6.6 -
Col. Billy Mitchell★ 6.8 -
Vera Cruz 1954Benjamin Trane★ 6.6 -
Garden of Evil 1954Hooker★ 6.1 -
Boom on Paris 1954Self★ 5.4 -
Blowing Wild 1953Jeff Dawson★ 5.8 -
Return to Paradise 1953Mr. Morgan★ 5.9 -
The Oscars 1953Self★ 6.9 -
Springfield Rifle 1952Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney★ 6.1 -
High Noon 1952Marshal Will Kane★ 7.7 -
Distant Drums 1951Capt. Quincy Wyatt★ 6.2 -
Starlift 1951Gary Cooper★ 5.6 -
It's a Big Country 1951Texas★ 5.3 -
Lt. John W. Harkness★ 4.4 -
Dallas 1950Blayde Hollister★ 6.4 -
Self★ 7.8 -
Bright Leaf 1950Brant Royle★ 5.9 -
What's My Line? 1950Self - Mystery Guest★ 6.9 -
Breakdowns of 1949 1949Self★ 6 -
Snow Carnival 1949Self - Narrator★ 6.3 -
Task Force 1949Jonathan L. Scott★ 7 -
It's a Great Feeling 1949Gary Cooper (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
The Fountainhead 1949Howard Roark★ 6.9 -
Good Sam 1948Sam Clayton★ 6 -
Unconquered 1947Captain Christopher Holden★ 6.2 -
Variety Girl 1947Gary Cooper★ 6.1 -
Cloak and Dagger 1946Prof. Alvah Jesper★ 6.5 -
The Army Nurse 1945Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Saratoga Trunk 1945Colonel Clint Maroon★ 5.7 -
Along Came Jones 1945Melody Jones★ 5.8 -
Breakdowns of 1944 1944Self★ 6.5
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Casanova Brown 1944Casanova (Cass) Brown★ 6.3 -
Memo for Joe 1944Self★ NR -
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell★ 6.3 -
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)★ 5.3 -
Robert Jordan★ 6.5 -
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig★ 7.4 -
Self★ NR -
Ball of Fire 1941Professor Bertram Potts★ 7.4 -
Breakdowns of 1941 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7 -
Sergeant York 1941Alvin C. York★ 7.2 -
Meet John Doe 1941Long John Willoughby★ 7.3 -
Dusty Rivers★ 6.3 -
The Westerner 1940Cole Harden★ 7 -
The Real Glory 1939Doctor Canavan★ 6.3 -
Beau Geste 1939Beau Geste★ 7 -
Stretch Willoughby★ 6.1 -
Marco Polo★ 6.1 -
Michael Brandon★ 7 -
Souls at Sea 1937Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor★ 6 -
Lest We Forget 1937Himself★ NR
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O'Hara★ 6.2 -
The Plainsman 1936Wild Bill Hickok★ 6.3 -
Hollywood Boulevard 1936Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)★ 2.5 -
Desire 1936Tom Bradley★ 6.8 -
Longfellow Deeds★ 7.5 -
Self★ 5.9 -
Peter Ibbetson 1935Peter Ibbetson★ 6.9 -
The Wedding Night 1935Tony Barrett★ 6 -
Alan McGregor★ 6.6 -
Self★ 5.5 -
Self (uncredited)★ 5 -
Now and Forever 1934Jerome 'Jerry' Day★ 6.7 -
Operator 13 1934Captain Jack Gailliard★ 5.7 -
Design for Living 1933George Curtis★ 7.1 -
Alice in Wonderland 1933White Knight★ 6.1 -
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ NR -
One Sunday Afternoon 1933Biff Grimes★ 6.3 -
Today We Live 1933Richard Bogard★ 6.2 -
A Farewell to Arms 1932Lt. Frederic Henry★ 6.1 -
If I Had a Million 1932Steve Gallagher★ 6.7 -
Devil and the Deep 1932Lt. Sempter★ 5 -
Make Me a Star 1932Gary Cooper (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Hollywood on Parade 1932Self★ 3 -
His Woman 1931Captain Sam Whalan★ 3.5 -
I Take This Woman 1931Tom McNair★ 5.4 -
City Streets 1931The Kid★ 6.2 -
The Stolen Jools 1931Newspaper Editor★ 5.6 -
Fighting Caravans 1931Clint Belmet★ 5.3 -
Morocco 1930Légionnaire Tom Brown★ 6.3 -
The Spoilers 1930Roy Glenister★ 6 -
A Man from Wyoming 1930Jim Baker★ 9 -
The Texan 1930Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid★ 5.8 -
Paramount on Parade 1930Hunter (Dream Girl)★ 6.1 -
Only the Brave 1930Capt. James Braydon★ NR -
Seven Days Leave 1930Kenneth Dowey★ 7 -
The Virginian 1929The Virginian★ 5.8 -
Betrayal 1929Andre Frey★ NR -
Wolf Song 1929Sam Lash★ 4.8 -
The Shopworn Angel 1928William Tyler★ NR -
Lilac Time 1928Capt. Philip Blythe★ 6.2 -
The First Kiss 1928Mulligan Talbot★ NR -
Half a Bride 1928Capt. Edmunds★ 6 -
Gale Price★ NR -
Doomsday 1928Arnold Furze★ 6 -
Beau Sabreur 1928Maj. Henri de Beaujolais★ NR -
Wings 1927Cadet White★ 7.2 -
Nevada 1927Nevada★ 6 -
The Last Outlaw 1927Sheriff Buddy Hale★ NR -
Children of Divorce 1927Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee★ 5.9 -
Arizona Bound 1927Dave Saulter★ NR -
It 1927Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
Old Ironsides 1926Seaman (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Lightnin' Flashes 1926(uncredited)★ NR -
Abe Lee★ 6.6 -
Lightnin' Wins 1926Tom Harding★ NR -
(uncredited)★ NR -
The Johnstown Flood 1926Flood Survivor (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Three Pals 1926Car Driver Flirting with Betty★ NR -
North Star 1925Townsman (uncredited)★ 6 -
Roman Guard (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Tricks 1925Rider (uncredited)★ NR -
The Eagle 1925Masked Cossack (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
(uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Wild Horse Mesa 1925Cowboy★ 7 -
The Lucky Horseshoe 1925Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)★ NR -
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)★ NR -
Rider (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
The Thundering Herd 1925Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)★ NR -
The Trail Rider 1925Rider (uncredited)★ NR -
Dick Turpin 1925Crowd Extra (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Warrior Gap 1925Bit part★ NR
