Cast
Gary Cooper
Acting
Cast
Gary Cooper
Known for
Acting
Born
1901-05-07
From
Helena, Montana, USA
Died
1961-05-13
Also known as Coop, Garry Cooper, Frank James Cooper
Biography
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.
High Noon
as Marshal Will Kane
Operator 13
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York
Wings
as Cadet White
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane
Friendly Persuasion
as Jess Birdwell
Unconquered
as Captain Christopher Holden
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Michael Brandon
Distant Drums
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
The Fountainhead
as Howard Roark
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
Task Force
as Jonathan L. Scott
North West Mounted Police
as Dusty Rivers
Man of the West
as Link Jones
You're in the Navy Now
as Lt. John W. Harkness
Peter Ibbetson
as Peter Ibbetson
The Plainsman
as Wild Bill Hickok
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry
Love in the Afternoon
as Frank Flannagan
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
North Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
Dallas
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
City Streets
as The Kid
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds
Arizona Bound
as Dave Saulter
Alias Jesse James
as Cowboy
Variety Girl
as Gary Cooper
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts
Citizen Cohn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Alice in Wonderland
as White Knight
Fighting Caravans
as Clint Belmet
Good Sam
as Sam Clayton
The Westerner
as Cole Harden
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Gideon Patch
Along Came Jones
as Melody Jones
Garden of Evil
as Hooker
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste
Desire
as Tom Bradley
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
The Spoilers
as Roy Glenister
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
They Came to Cordura
as Major Thomas Thorn
The Hanging Tree
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
If I Had a Million
as Steve Gallagher
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Stretch Willoughby
The Real Glory
as Doctor Canavan
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
The Virginian
as The Virginian
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Saratoga Trunk
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
It
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Alan McGregor
Lightnin' Wins
as Tom Harding
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Springfield Rifle
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Design for Living
as George Curtis
Blowing Wild
as Jeff Dawson
Bright Leaf
as Brant Royle
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Naked Edge
as George Radcliffe
Casanova Brown
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
It's a Big Country
as Texas
It's a Great Feeling
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Today We Live
as Richard Bogard
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)
Return to Paradise
as Mr. Morgan
Devil and the Deep
as Lt. Sempter
The Last Outlaw
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Starlift
as Gary Cooper
The General Died at Dawn
as O'Hara
Betrayal
as Andre Frey
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Lilac Time
as Capt. Philip Blythe
The Eagle
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
as Tony Barrett
Lykke og krone
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
as Newspaper Editor
Children of Divorce
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Dick Turpin
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Wolf Song
as Sam Lash
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Old Ironsides
as Seaman (uncredited)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
Marilyn Monroe
as archive footage
Now and Forever
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
His Woman
as Captain Sam Whalan
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gale Price
Seven Days Leave
as Kenneth Dowey
Souls at Sea
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as (uncredited)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Abe Lee
The Shopworn Angel
as William Tyler
A Man from Wyoming
as Jim Baker
Warrior Gap
as Bit part
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
Ten North Frederick
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Boom on Paris
as lui-même
One Sunday Afternoon
as Biff Grimes
Paramount on Parade
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Half a Bride
as Capt. Edmunds
I Take This Woman
as Tom McNair
Bright Leaves
as (archive footage)
Beau Sabreur
as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
Three Pals
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
The First Kiss
as Mulligan Talbot
The Thundering Herd
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Nevada
as Nevada
The Texan
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Watch Your Wife
as Bit part (uncredited)
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Make Me a Star
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
The Trail Rider
as Rider (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Rider (uncredited)
Only the Brave
as Capt. James Braydon
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Memo for Joe
as Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
The Johnstown Flood
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
as Cowboy
The Lucky Horseshoe
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Doomsday
as Arnold Furze
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
as Self
A Six Shootin' Romance
as (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
The Drug Store Cowboy
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
as (uncredited)
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Tricks
as Rider (uncredited)
The Army Nurse
as Self (archive footage)
Snow Carnival
as Self - Narrator
Bad Man's Bluff
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Project XX: The Real West
as Self - Narrator