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Gary Cooper

Acting
Known For

60 Years Old

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.

Born

Helena, Montana, USA on 7th May 1901

Died

13th May 1961

All Credits

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