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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.
Acted in 122
2000s
- 2004
Bright Leaves
(archive footage)
1980s
- 1986
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste (archive footage)
1960s
- 1961
The Naked Edge
George Radcliffe
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
1950s
- 1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Gideon Patch
They Came to Cordura
Major Thomas Thorn
- 1958
Ten North Frederick
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
- 1957
Love in the Afternoon
Frank Flannagan
- 1956
- 1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Col. Billy Mitchell
- 1954
Garden of Evil
Hooker
Boom on Paris
lui-même
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
Starlift
Gary Cooper
It's a Big Country
Texas
You're in the Navy Now
Lt. John W. Harkness
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Task Force
Jonathan L. Scott
It's a Great Feeling
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Howard Roark
- 1948
- 1947
Variety Girl
Gary Cooper
- 1946
Cloak and Dagger
Prof. Alvah Jesper
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
- 1942
- 1941
- 1940
1930s
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
- 1936
The General Died at Dawn
O'Hara
Hollywood Boulevard
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
- 1935
The Wedding Night
Tony Barrett
- 1934
Now and Forever
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
- 1933
Design for Living
George Curtis
One Sunday Afternoon
Biff Grimes
Today We Live
Richard Bogard
- 1932
Devil and the Deep
Lt. Sempter
Make Me a Star
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
- 1931
His Woman
Captain Sam Whalan
I Take This Woman
Tom McNair
City Streets
The Kid
The Stolen Jools
Newspaper Editor
- 1930
The Spoilers
Roy Glenister
A Man from Wyoming
Jim Baker
The Texan
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Paramount on Parade
Hunter (Dream Girl)
Only the Brave
Capt. James Braydon
1920s
- 1929
Wolf Song
Sam Lash
- 1928
The Shopworn Angel
William Tyler
Lilac Time
Capt. Philip Blythe
The First Kiss
Mulligan Talbot
Half a Bride
Capt. Edmunds
The Legion of the Condemned
Gale Price
Doomsday
Arnold Furze
Beau Sabreur
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
- 1927
Nevada
Nevada
The Last Outlaw
Sheriff Buddy Hale
Children of Divorce
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Arizona Bound
Dave Saulter
It
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- 1926
Bad Man's Bluff
Cowboy (uncredited)
Old Ironsides
Seaman (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
(uncredited)
Lightnin' Wins
Tom Harding
Watch Your Wife
Bit part (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance
(uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Three Pals
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
- 1925
North Star
Townsman (uncredited)
Tricks
Rider (uncredited)
The Eagle
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
(uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
Cowboy
The Lucky Horseshoe
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Rider (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
The Trail Rider
Rider (uncredited)
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Warrior Gap
Bit part
Produced 1
1940s
- 1945
Appearances47
2020s
- 2025
Sverige och kriget
Self (archive footage) · 5 episodes
2010s
- 2015
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2003
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1998
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
- 1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
- 1992
Citizen Cohn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Self (archive footage)
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
- 1985
- 1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
- 1980
Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 episode
1970s
- 1976
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
1960s
- 1962
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1961
Project XX: The Real West
Self - Narrator
- 1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1950s
- 1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
- 1956
- 1953
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Snow Carnival
Self - Narrator
- 1948
- 1945
The Army Nurse
Self (archive footage)
- 1944
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
Memo for Joe
Self
- 1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
- 1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
Self
- 1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1930s
- 1937
Lest We Forget
Himself
- 1935
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
- 1934
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
- 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1932
Hollywood on Parade
Self
Thanked in the credits1
1970s
- 1975
