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Jackie Cooper

Acting
Known For

88 Years Old

Served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. 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).

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA on 15th September 1922

Died

3rd May 2011

All Credits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show Image
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Columbo Image
Columbo
Nelson Hayward
The Dick Powell Show Image
The Dick Powell Show
Self - Host
The Dick Powell Show Image
The Dick Powell Show
John Reardon
The Dick Powell Show Image
The Dick Powell Show
Judd Rogers
The Danny Kaye Show Image
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
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Danger
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Rockford Files Image
The Rockford Files
Garth McGregor
The Rockford Files Image
The Rockford Files
Capt. Highland
The F.B.I. Image
The F.B.I.
Harlan Slade
Murder, She Wrote Image
Murder, She Wrote
Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
The Steve Allen Show Image
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
The Steve Allen Show Image
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
The Philco Television Playhouse Image
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bubbo
The Colgate Comedy Hour Image
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
Willy Benton
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
Maurice Gaines
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Robert Montgomery Presents
Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
Pvt. Oscar Purkey
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
Peter Graves
Robert Montgomery Presents Image
Robert Montgomery Presents
Studio One Image
Studio One
Blackie Scantling
Studio One Image
Studio One
Dave Tuttle
Studio One Image
Studio One
Suspense Image
Suspense
Dan Crowley
Suspense Image
Suspense
Murderer
Suspense Image
Suspense
Williams
The Twilight Zone Image
The Twilight Zone
Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
Hawaii Five-O Image
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Alexander Southmore
The United States Steel Hour Image
The United States Steel Hour
Telephone Time Image
Telephone Time
Your Show of Shows Image
Your Show of Shows
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Image
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
McCloud Image
McCloud
Tales of Tomorrow Image
Tales of Tomorrow
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Justice
Hennesey Image
Hennesey
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The George Gobel Show
Self
The People's Choice Image
The People's Choice
Socrates 'Sock' Miller
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Producers' Showcase
Kojak Image
Kojak
Frank Mulvaney
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Lux Video Theatre
Dave Carter
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Lux Video Theatre
Orrin Dudley
Ironside Image
Ironside
Superman Image
Superman
Perry White
Police Story Image
Police Story
Medallion Theatre Image
Medallion Theatre
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The Gertrude Berg Show
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The Elgin Hour
What's My Line? Image
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Great Adventure Image
The Great Adventure
Lt. Dickson
St. Elsewhere Image
St. Elsewhere
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The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
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Starlight Theatre
Revlon Mirror Theatre Image
Revlon Mirror Theatre
MGM Parade Image
MGM Parade
Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
The Motorola Television Hour Image
The Motorola Television Hour
Hec Ramsey Image
Hec Ramsey
Superman II Image
Superman II
Perry White
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Texaco Star Theater
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The Clock
Ghost Story Image
Ghost Story
Dumpy Doyle
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Image
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Perry White
Superman III Image
Superman III
Perry White
No Image
Mobile One
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It Was a Very Good Year
General Electric Theater Image
General Electric Theater
Jeremy Bates
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Image
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Perry White
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Image
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Image
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bob Heywood
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Mantrap
Cowboy G-Men Image
Cowboy G-Men
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Capital News
John C. Dodd
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Image
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
The Return of Frank James Image
The Return of Frank James
Clem
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Pursuit
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Ticket to Hollywood
Narrator
Treasure Island Image
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman Image
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
No Image
The Dean Martin Comedy World
Host
Ziegfeld Girl Image
Ziegfeld Girl
Jerry Regan
School's Out Image
School's Out
Jackie Cooper
No Image
To Tell the Truth
The Love Machine Image
The Love Machine
Danton Miller
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Image
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Streets of New York Image
Streets of New York
James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Image
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Image
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Champ Image
The Champ
Dink Purcell
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' Image
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
The Devil Is a Sissy Image
The Devil Is a Sissy
'Buck' Murphy
Hollywood Cavalcade Image
Hollywood Cavalcade
Burglar
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood Image
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Self
Love Business Image
Love Business
Jackie Cooper
The Navy Comes Through Image
The Navy Comes Through
Joe 'Babe' Duttson
The Making of 'Superman II' Image
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
Mobile Two Image
Mobile Two
Peter Campbell
Surrender Image
Surrender
Ace Morgan
Syncopation Image
Syncopation
Johnny Schumacher
Glamour Boy Image
Glamour Boy
Tiny Barlow
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring Image
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Ed Miller
Inside the Dream Factory Image
Inside the Dream Factory
Kilroy Was Here Image
Kilroy Was Here
John J. Kilroy
The Bowery Image
The Bowery
Swipes McGurk
Divorce In The Family Image
Divorce In The Family
Terry Parker
Journey into Fear Image
Journey into Fear
Eric Hurst
Judy Garland: By Myself Image
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
No Image
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
That Certain Age Image
That Certain Age
Kenneth Warren
Chosen Survivors Image
Chosen Survivors
Raymond Couzins
Where Are Your Children? Image
Where Are Your Children?
Danny Cheston
Hooray for Hollywood Image
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Dinky Image
Dinky
Dinky Daniels
Sunny Side Up Image
Sunny Side Up
Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Gallant Sons Image
Gallant Sons
Byron Newbold
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 Image
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Newsboys' Home Image
Newsboys' Home
Rifle Edwards
Skippy Image
Skippy
Skippy Skinner
Lone Cowboy Image
Lone Cowboy
Scooter O'Neal
The Astronaut Image
The Astronaut
Kurt Anderson
When the Wind Blows Image
When the Wind Blows
Jackie
Shadow on the Land Image
Shadow on the Land
Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Hollywood’s Children Image
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
The Big Guy Image
The Big Guy
Jimmy Hutchins
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers Image
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
Men of Texas Image
Men of Texas
Robert Houston Scott
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir Image
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self
Everything's Ducky Image
Everything's Ducky
Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
White Banners Image
White Banners
Peter Trimble
Stand Up and Be Counted Image
Stand Up and Be Counted
Doctor
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 Image
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
O'Shaughnessy's Boy Image
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Rodeo Dough Image
Rodeo Dough
Jackie Cooper
What a Life Image
What a Life
Henry Aldrich
Tough Guy Image
Tough Guy
Frederick Martindale Vincent III
Life with Henry Image
Life with Henry
Henry Aldrich
Sooky Image
Sooky
Skippy
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen Image
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
Bear Shooters Image
Bear Shooters
Jackie
Helping Grandma Image
Helping Grandma
Jackie
Bear Facts Image
Bear Facts
Bear
Broadway to Hollywood Image
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
The Day the Earth Moved Image
The Day the Earth Moved
Steve Barker
Boxing Gloves Image
Boxing Gloves
Jackie
Teacher's Pet Image
Teacher's Pet
Jackie
The Spirit of Culver Image
The Spirit of Culver
Tom Allen
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 Image
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Self
The Invisible Man Image
The Invisible Man
Walter Carlson
The First Seven Years Image
The First Seven Years
Jackie
The Christmas Party Image
The Christmas Party
Himself
Calhoun Image
Calhoun
Everett Calhoun
Gangster's Boy Image
Gangster's Boy
Larry Kelly
Seventeen Image
Seventeen
William Sylvanus Baxter
The Our Gang Story Image
The Our Gang Story
Jackie (archive footage)
The Making of 'Superman III' Image
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
Shivering Shakespeare Image
Shivering Shakespeare
Jackie
Little Daddy Image
Little Daddy
Jackie
Pups Is Pups Image
Pups Is Pups
Jackie
Bouncing Babies Image
Bouncing Babies
Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
A Tough Winter Image
A Tough Winter
Jackie
French Leave Image
French Leave
Skitch Kilroy
Scouts to the Rescue Image
Scouts to the Rescue
Bruce Scott
Her First Beau Image
Her First Beau
Chuck Harris
Young Donovan's Kid Image
Young Donovan's Kid
Midge Murray
Two Bright Boys Image
Two Bright Boys
Rory O'Donnell
Moan & Groan, Inc. Image
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Jackie
Stork Bites Man Image
Stork Bites Man
Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 Image
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
No Image
Big John Morrison
John Morrison
Rascal Dazzle Image
Rascal Dazzle
Jackie (archive footage)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Image
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
No Image
Soaring Stars
Pilot
Boy of the Streets Image
Boy of the Streets
Chuck Brennan
Peck's Bad Boy Image
Peck's Bad Boy
Bill Peck
No Image
The Ghosts
Juanito
No Image
No Earthly Reason
J. Nash Hawkins
When a Feller Needs a Friend Image
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Bargain Day Image
Bargain Day
Jackie