Gary Cooper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 7, 1901
- Died
- May 13, 1961
- Birthplace
- Helena, Montana, USA
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.
Filmography
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Bright Leaves 2004
as (archive footage)
Complicated Women 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl 1999
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero 1998
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered 1996
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn 1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend 1989
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe 1986
as archive footage
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo 1982
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste 1977
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
Songs for After a War 1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Thanks
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 1973
as Self (archive footage)
Lykke og krone 1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Naked Edge 1961
as George Radcliffe
Project XX: The Real West 1961
as Self - Narrator
The 10 from Texas 1961
as (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood 1960
as Self
The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959
as Gideon Patch
They Came to Cordura 1959
as Major Thomas Thorn
Alias Jesse James 1959
as Cowboy
The Hanging Tree 1959
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Man of the West 1958
as Link Jones
The Western: A Lost TV Special 1958
as Self
Ten North Frederick 1958
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Love in the Afternoon 1957
as Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Jess Birdwell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Vera Cruz 1954
as Benjamin Trane
Garden of Evil 1954
as Hooker
Boom on Paris 1954
as lui-même
Blowing Wild 1953
as Jeff Dawson
Return to Paradise 1953
as Mr. Morgan
Springfield Rifle 1952
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
High Noon 1952
as Marshal Will Kane
Distant Drums 1951
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Starlift 1951
as Gary Cooper
It's a Big Country 1951
as Texas
You're in the Navy Now 1951
as Lt. John W. Harkness
Dallas 1950
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Bright Leaf 1950
as Brant Royle
Breakdowns of 1949 1949
as Self
Snow Carnival 1949
as Self - Narrator
Task Force 1949
as Jonathan L. Scott
It's a Great Feeling 1949
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
The Fountainhead 1949
as Howard Roark
Good Sam 1948
as Sam Clayton
Unconquered 1947
as Captain Christopher Holden
Variety Girl 1947
as Gary Cooper
Cloak and Dagger 1946
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Army Nurse 1945
as Self (archive footage)
Saratoga Trunk 1945
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Along Came Jones 1945
as Melody Jones, Producer
Breakdowns of 1944 1944
as Self
Casanova Brown 1944
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
Memo for Joe 1944
as Self
The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943
as Robert Jordan
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 1942
as Self
Ball of Fire 1941
as Professor Bertram Potts
Breakdowns of 1941 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sergeant York 1941
as Alvin C. York
Meet John Doe 1941
as Long John Willoughby
North West Mounted Police 1940
as Dusty Rivers
The Westerner 1940
as Cole Harden
The Real Glory 1939
as Doctor Canavan
Beau Geste 1939
as Beau Geste
The Cowboy and the Lady 1938
as Stretch Willoughby
The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938
as Marco Polo
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938
as Michael Brandon
Souls at Sea 1937
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Lest We Forget 1937
as Himself
The General Died at Dawn 1936
as O'Hara
The Plainsman 1936
as Wild Bill Hickok
Hollywood Boulevard 1936
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Desire 1936
as Tom Bradley
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
as Longfellow Deeds
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara 1935
as Self
Peter Ibbetson 1935
as Peter Ibbetson
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 1935
Actor
The Wedding Night 1935
as Tony Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer 1935
as Alan McGregor
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove 1934
as Self
The Hollywood Gad-About 1934
as Self (uncredited)
Now and Forever 1934
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Operator 13 1934
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Design for Living 1933
as George Curtis
Alice in Wonderland 1933
as White Knight
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon 1933
as Biff Grimes
Today We Live 1933
as Richard Bogard
A Farewell to Arms 1932
as Lt. Frederic Henry
If I Had a Million 1932
as Steve Gallagher
Devil and the Deep 1932
as Lt. Sempter
Make Me a Star 1932
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade 1932
as Self
His Woman 1931
as Captain Sam Whalan
I Take This Woman 1931
as Tom McNair
City Streets 1931
as The Kid
The Stolen Jools 1931
as Newspaper Editor
Fighting Caravans 1931
as Clint Belmet
Morocco 1930
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
The Spoilers 1930
as Roy Glenister
A Man from Wyoming 1930
as Jim Baker
The Texan 1930
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Paramount on Parade 1930
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
Only the Brave 1930
as Capt. James Braydon
Seven Days Leave 1930
as Kenneth Dowey
The Virginian 1929
as The Virginian
Betrayal 1929
as Andre Frey
Wolf Song 1929
as Sam Lash
The Shopworn Angel 1928
as William Tyler
Lilac Time 1928
as Capt. Philip Blythe
The First Kiss 1928
as Mulligan Talbot
Half a Bride 1928
as Capt. Edmunds
The Legion of the Condemned 1928
as Gale Price
Doomsday 1928
as Arnold Furze
Beau Sabreur 1928
as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
Wings 1927
as Cadet White
Nevada 1927
as Nevada
The Last Outlaw 1927
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Children of Divorce 1927
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Arizona Bound 1927
as Dave Saulter
It 1927
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Bad Man's Bluff 1926
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Old Ironsides 1926
as Seaman (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes 1926
as (uncredited)
The Winning of Barbara Worth 1926
as Abe Lee
Lightnin' Wins 1926
as Tom Harding
Watch Your Wife 1926
as Bit part (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance 1926
as (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood 1926
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Three Pals 1926
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
North Star 1925
as Townsman (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Tricks 1925
as Rider (uncredited)
The Eagle 1925
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Vanishing American 1925
as (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa 1925
as Cowboy
The Lucky Horseshoe 1925
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy 1925
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage 1925
as Rider (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd 1925
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
The Trail Rider 1925
as Rider (uncredited)
Dick Turpin 1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Warrior Gap 1925
as Bit part
Credits from TMDB.