Gary Cooper
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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
Credits
High Noon (1952)
as Marshal Will Kane
Sergeant York (1941)
as Alvin C. York
Wings (1927)
as Cadet White
Unconquered (1947)
as Captain Christopher Holden
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
as Robert Jordan
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
as Longfellow Deeds
Distant Drums (1951)
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Morocco (1930)
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
as Frank Flannagan
Vera Cruz (1954)
as Benjamin Trane
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Howard Roark
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
as Jess Birdwell
Ball of Fire (1941)
as Professor Bertram Potts
Man of the West (1958)
as Link Jones
Meet John Doe (1941)
as Long John Willoughby
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
as Peter Ibbetson
Desire (1936)
as Tom Bradley
Garden of Evil (1954)
as Hooker
North West Mounted Police (1940)
as Dusty Rivers
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Cowboy
A Farewell to Arms (1932)
as Lt. Frederic Henry
Beau Geste (1939)
as Beau Geste
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Good Sam (1948)
as Sam Clayton
Dallas (1950)
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as White Knight
Casanova Brown (1944)
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
The Plainsman (1936)
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
as Col. Billy Mitchell
The Hanging Tree (1959)
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Real Glory (1939)
as Doctor Canavan
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
as Gideon Patch
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Variety Girl (1947)
as Gary Cooper
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
His Woman (1931)
as Captain Sam Whalan
The Westerner (1940)
as Cole Harden
Design for Living (1933)
as George Curtis
The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Cloak and Dagger (1946)
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
as Marco Polo
Along Came Jones (1945)
as Melody Jones
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938)
as Michael Brandon
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
as Stretch Willoughby
If I Had a Million (1932)
as Steve Gallagher
Lykke og krone (1962)
Actor
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The General Died at Dawn (1936)
as O'Hara
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
as Alan McGregor
Bright Leaf (1950)
as Brant Royle
They Came to Cordura (1959)
as Major Thomas Thorn
You're in the Navy Now (1951)
as Lt. John W. Harkness
Blowing Wild (1953)
as Jeff Dawson
City Streets (1931)
as The Kid
Task Force (1949)
as Jonathan L. Scott
Souls at Sea (1937)
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's a Big Country (1951)
as Texas
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
The Naked Edge (1961)
as George Radcliffe
Paramount on Parade (1930)
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
Operator 13 (1934)
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Fighting Caravans (1931)
as Clint Belmet
The Stolen Jools (1931)
as Newspaper Editor
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
The Wedding Night (1935)
as Tony Barrett
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999)
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
as Colonel Clint Maroon
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
as Self
Betrayal (1929)
as Andre Frey
Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Thundering Herd (1925)
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
as (archive footage)
Today We Live (1933)
as Richard Bogard
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
as Self
Breakdowns of 1941 (1941)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep (1932)
as Lt. Sempter
Now and Forever (1934)
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The Eagle (1925)
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
The Shopworn Angel (1928)
as William Tyler
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave (1930)
as Kenneth Dowey
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)
as Self (archive footage)
The Texan (1930)
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Breakdowns of 1944 (1944)
as Self
Starlift (1951)
as Gary Cooper
The Drug Store Cowboy (1925)
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife (1926)
as Bit part (uncredited)
Ten North Frederick (1958)
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Make Me a Star (1932)
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960)
as Self
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
as (archive footage)
Return to Paradise (1953)
as Mr. Morgan
Wild Horse Mesa (1925)
as Cowboy
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
as Abe Lee
Boom on Paris (1954)
as lui-même
I Take This Woman (1931)
as Tom McNair
Half a Bride (1928)
as Capt. Edmunds
It (1927)
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
The Vanishing American (1925)
as (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949 (1949)
as Self
The Virginian (1929)
as The Virginian
Marilyn Monroe (1986)
as archive footage
Bad Man's Bluff (1926)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Children of Divorce (1927)
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Lilac Time (1928)
as Capt. Philip Blythe
The Last Outlaw (1927)
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998)
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Lucky Horseshoe (1925)
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon (1933)
as Biff Grimes
Wolf Song (1929)
as Sam Lash
Songs for After a War (1976)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood (1926)
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Old Ironsides (1926)
as Seaman (uncredited)
Memo for Joe (1944)
as Self
A Man from Wyoming (1930)
as Jim Baker
The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958)
as Self
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989)
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
North Star (1925)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Dick Turpin (1925)
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Only the Brave (1930)
as Capt. James Braydon
Hollywood on Parade (1932)
as Self
Warrior Gap (1925)
as Bit part
Doomsday (1928)
as Arnold Furze
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
as Rider (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
as Self (uncredited)
Beau Sabreur (1928)
as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
Bright Leaves (2004)
as (archive footage)
Lest We Forget (1937)
as Himself
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
The First Kiss (1928)
as Mulligan Talbot
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)
as Gale Price
Lightnin' Wins (1926)
as Tom Harding
The Spoilers (1930)
as Roy Glenister
Arizona Bound (1927)
as Dave Saulter
The 10 from Texas (1961)
as (archive footage)
Nevada (1927)
as Nevada
The Trail Rider (1925)
as Rider (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance (1926)
as (uncredited)
Tricks (1925)
as Rider (uncredited)
Snow Carnival (1949)
as Self - Narrator
The Army Nurse (1945)
as Self (archive footage)
Lightnin' Flashes (1926)
as (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935)
Actor
Project XX: The Real West (1961)
as Self - Narrator
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942)
as Self
Three Pals (1926)
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty