Jackie Cooper
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Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
Known for
Credits
Superman (1978)
as Perry White
Superman II (1980)
as Perry White
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Perry White
Superman III (1983)
as Perry White
Treasure Island (1934)
as Jim Hawkins
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
as Perry White
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993)
as Self
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
as Jerry Regan
The Return of Frank James (1940)
as Clem
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Of Men and Women (1972)
Actor
Big John Morrison (1973)
as John Morrison
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
as Self - Actor (voice)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006)
as Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006)
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Surrender (1987)
as Ace Morgan
Kilroy Was Here (1947)
as John J. Kilroy
Glamour Boy (1941)
as Tiny Barlow
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Her First Beau (1941)
as Chuck Harris
The Champ (1931)
as Dink Purcell
Streets of New York (1939)
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
Teacher's Pet (1930)
as Jackie
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
as Steve Barker
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Actor
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)
as Doctor
Rodeo Dough (1940)
as Jackie Cooper
The Making of 'Superman III' (1985)
as Self
The Making of 'Superman II' (1983)
as Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982)
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1934)
Actor
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
as Ed Miller
Soaring Stars (1942)
as Pilot
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as 'Buck' Murphy
Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)
as Burglar
Syncopation (1942)
as Johnny Schumacher
Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
as Bruce Scott
Journey into Fear (1975)
as Eric Hurst
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
as Jackie
The Love Machine (1971)
as Danton Miller
Hooray for Hollywood (1976)
as Self (archive footage)
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
as Danny Cheston
The Bowery (1933)
as Swipes McGurk
The Astronaut (1972)
as Kurt Anderson
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989)
as Self
Dinky (1935)
as Dinky Daniels
The Spirit of Culver (1939)
as Tom Allen
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 (1932)
as Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000)
as Self
Hollywood’s Children (1982)
as Self (archive footage)
Gallant Sons (1940)
as Byron Newbold
The Our Gang Story (1994)
as Jackie (archive footage)
Skippy (1931)
as Skippy Skinner
When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932)
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
That Certain Age (1938)
as Kenneth Warren
What a Life (1939)
as Henry Aldrich
Shadow on the Land (1968)
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
When the Wind Blows (1930)
as Jackie
Chosen Survivors (1974)
as Raymond Couzins
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 (1941)
as Self
Divorce In The Family (1932)
as Terry Parker
Calhoun (1964)
as Everett Calhoun
Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
as Bill Peck
Mobile Two (1975)
as Peter Campbell
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
as Midge Murray
Los cazadores de osos (1930)
as Juanito
Boy of the Streets (1938)
as Chuck Brennan
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 (2021)
Actor
The First Seven Years (1930)
as Jackie
The Christmas Party (1931)
as Himself
Sunny Side Up (1929)
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Tough Guy (1936)
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers (1962)
as Self
Boxing Gloves (1929)
as Jackie
Lone Cowboy (1933)
as Scooter O'Neal
Love Business (1931)
as Jackie Cooper
Bear Shooters (1930)
as Jackie
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)
as Self
Helping Grandma (1931)
as Jackie
Gangster's Boy (1938)
as Larry Kelly
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
Sooky (1931)
as Skippy
Two Bright Boys (1939)
as Rory O'Donnell
The Invisible Man (1975)
as Walter Carlson
Life with Henry (1941)
as Henry Aldrich
School's Out (1930)
as Jackie Cooper
Bouncing Babies (1929)
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
No Earthly Reason (1984)
as J. Nash Hawkins
Temps d'Hiver (1930)
as Jackie
Bargain Day (1931)
as Jackie
Newsboys' Home (1938)
as Rifle Edwards
Men of Texas (1942)
as Robert Houston Scott
Classic Comedy Teams (1986)
as Our Gang(archive footage)
The Big Guy (1939)
as Jimmy Hutchins
Bear Facts (1938)
as Bear
Everything's Ducky (1961)
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
French Leave (1948)
as Skitch Kilroy
A Tough Winter (1930)
as Jackie
White Banners (1938)
as Peter Trimble
Seventeen (1940)
as William Sylvanus Baxter
Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)
as Jackie
Stork Bites Man (1947)
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Rascal Dazzle (1981)
as Jackie (archive footage)
The Ghosts (1930)
as Juanito
Little Daddy (1931)
as Jackie
Pups Is Pups (1930)
as Jackie
Ticket to Hollywood (1984)
as Narrator