Gary Cooper
Known for Acting · 168 credits
- Born
- 1901-05-07
- Died
- 1961-05-13
- Place of birth
- Helena, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Coop · Garry Cooper · Frank James Cooper · Frank J. Cooper · Cowboy Cooper · The Montana Mule
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Hollywood
1980
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sverige och kriget
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (159)
High Noon
1952
as Marshal Will Kane
Operator 13
1934
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Sergeant York
1941
as Alvin C. York
Wings
1927
as Cadet White
Distant Drums
1951
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Unconquered
1947
as Captain Christopher Holden
The Fountainhead
1949
as Howard Roark
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Dusty Rivers
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Vera Cruz
1954
as Benjamin Trane
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Jess Birdwell
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Michael Brandon
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Lt. John W. Harkness
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Task Force
1949
as Jonathan L. Scott
The Plainsman
1936
as Wild Bill Hickok
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Robert Jordan
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Lt. Frederic Henry
North Star
1925
as Townsman (uncredited)
Morocco
1930
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
Man of the West
1958
as Link Jones
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Frank Flannagan
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Dallas
1950
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Meet John Doe
1941
as Long John Willoughby
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Fighting Caravans
1931
as Clint Belmet
Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Peter Ibbetson
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Longfellow Deeds
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as White Knight
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Cowboy
Arizona Bound
1927
as Dave Saulter
City Streets
1931
as The Kid
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
Ball of Fire
1941
as Professor Bertram Potts
The Westerner
1940
as Cole Harden
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Gideon Patch
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Garden of Evil
1954
as Hooker
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Variety Girl
1947
as Gary Cooper
Good Sam
1948
as Sam Clayton
If I Had a Million
1932
as Steve Gallagher
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Desire
1936
as Tom Bradley
They Came to Cordura
1959
as Major Thomas Thorn
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Casanova Brown
1944
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
The Virginian
1929
as The Virginian
The Real Glory
1939
as Doctor Canavan
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
It's a Big Country
1951
as Texas
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Along Came Jones
1945
as Melody Jones
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Spoilers
1930
as Roy Glenister
Design for Living
1933
as George Curtis
Bright Leaf
1950
as Brant Royle
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Stretch Willoughby
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Blowing Wild
1953
as Jeff Dawson
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Return to Paradise
1953
as Mr. Morgan
Old Ironsides
1926
as Seaman (uncredited)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Alan McGregor
Lilac Time
1928
as Capt. Philip Blythe
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Naked Edge
1961
as George Radcliffe
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as O'Hara
A Man from Wyoming
1930
as Jim Baker
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Newspaper Editor
The Eagle
1925
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Today We Live
1933
as Richard Bogard
Betrayal
1929
as Andre Frey
Songs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Lt. Sempter
It
1927
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
1935
as Tony Barrett
Now and Forever
1934
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
His Woman
1931
as Captain Sam Whalan
The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926
as Abe Lee
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Gale Price
The Shopworn Angel
1928
as William Tyler
Lightnin' Wins
1926
as Tom Harding
Children of Divorce
1927
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Marco Polo
Wolf Song
1929
as Sam Lash
Watch Your Wife
1926
as Bit part (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
1925
as (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
Dick Turpin
1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Seven Days Leave
1930
as Kenneth Dowey
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Ten North Frederick
1958
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
One Sunday Afternoon
1933
as Biff Grimes
Souls at Sea
1937
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Starlift
1951
as Gary Cooper
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Last Outlaw
1927
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
Boom on Paris
1954
as lui-même
About Gary Cooper
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 proj… With 168 credits spanning from 1925 to 2025, Gary Cooper has appeared in 159 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gary Cooper Movies
- High Noon (1952) — as Marshal Will Kane
- Operator 13 (1934) — as Captain Jack Gailliard
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Alvin C. York
- Wings (1927) — as Cadet White
- Distant Drums (1951) — as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
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