Cast
Jackie Cooper
Acting
Cast
Jackie Cooper
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-09-15
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2011-05-03
Also known as John Cooper Jr., Джеки Купер, Джекки Купер
Biography
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).
Superman
as Perry White
Superman II
as Perry White
Superman III
as Perry White
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Perry White
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Perry White
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
Bargain Day
as Jackie
Boxing Gloves
as Jackie
Ziegfeld Girl
as Jerry Regan
Chosen Survivors
as Raymond Couzins
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Surrender
as Ace Morgan
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Tough Guy
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
The Return of Frank James
as Clem
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
Shivering Shakespeare
as Jackie
The Champ
as Dink Purcell
Soaring Stars
as Pilot
The Love Machine
as Danton Miller
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Burglar
Glamour Boy
as Tiny Barlow
Journey into Fear
as Eric Hurst
The Astronaut
as Kurt Anderson
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
Lone Cowboy
as Scooter O'Neal
Rascal Dazzle
as Jackie (archive footage)
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Doctor
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Dinky
as Dinky Daniels
Classic Comedy Teams
as Our Gang(archive footage)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
That Certain Age
as Kenneth Warren
Inside the Dream Factory
Syncopation
as Johnny Schumacher
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as 'Buck' Murphy
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Self
Two Bright Boys
as Rory O'Donnell
The Invisible Man
as Walter Carlson
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
The Bowery
as Swipes McGurk
Rodeo Dough
as Jackie Cooper
Love Business
as Jackie Cooper
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Men of Texas
as Robert Houston Scott
Her First Beau
as Chuck Harris
Broadway to Hollywood
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
The Navy Comes Through
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Shadow on the Land
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Young Donovan's Kid
as Midge Murray
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
as Self
Bouncing Babies
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Where Are Your Children?
as Danny Cheston
Calhoun
as Everett Calhoun
Gallant Sons
as Byron Newbold
Skippy
as Skippy Skinner
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as Ed Miller
Bear Facts
as Bear
Sunny Side Up
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Kilroy Was Here
as John J. Kilroy
Big John Morrison
as John Morrison
Bear Shooters
as Jackie
Peck's Bad Boy
as Bill Peck
The Day the Earth Moved
as Steve Barker
Sooky
as Skippy
French Leave
as Skitch Kilroy
Stork Bites Man
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
The Christmas Party
as Himself
Everything's Ducky
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
Divorce In The Family
as Terry Parker
The Our Gang Story
as Jackie (archive footage)
Streets of New York
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
The Big Guy
as Jimmy Hutchins
Mobile Two
as Peter Campbell
When the Wind Blows
as Jackie
The Ghosts
as Juanito
Life with Henry
as Henry Aldrich
No Earthly Reason
as J. Nash Hawkins
Gangster's Boy
as Larry Kelly
Moan & Groan, Inc.
as Jackie
What a Life
as Henry Aldrich
When a Feller Needs a Friend
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Newsboys' Home
as Rifle Edwards
Seventeen
as William Sylvanus Baxter
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
Teacher's Pet
as Jackie
White Banners
as Peter Trimble
The Spirit of Culver
as Tom Allen
Scouts to the Rescue
as Bruce Scott
Boy of the Streets
as Chuck Brennan
Pups Is Pups
as Jackie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
as Self
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
The First Seven Years
as Jackie
Temps d'Hiver
as Jackie
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
Helping Grandma
as Jackie
School's Out
as Jackie Cooper
Of Men and Women
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
as Self
A Tough Winter
as Jackie
Los cazadores de osos
as Juanito
Ticket to Hollywood
as Narrator
Little Daddy
as Jackie