Gary Cooper
Acting
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
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tvSverige och kriget
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieLeslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieBright Leaves
2004
(archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieGoldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieClara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
movieGary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
movieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieIngrid Bergman Remembered
1996
Self (archive footage)
movieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Self (archive footage)
movieCitizen Cohn
1992
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieMovie Tough Guys
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieGary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
Self (archive footage)
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieMarilyn Monroe
1986
archive footage
movieHollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Ballyhoo
1982
Self (archive footage)
movieOops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Self (archive footage)
tvHollywood
1980
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
Beau Geste (archive footage)
movieSongs for After a War
1976
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Naked Edge
1961
George Radcliffe
movieProject XX: The Real West
1961
Self - Narrator
movieThe 10 from Texas
1961
(archive footage)
movieThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
Gideon Patch
movieThey Came to Cordura
1959
Major Thomas Thorn
movieThe Hanging Tree
1959
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
movieMan of the West
1958
Link Jones
movieTen North Frederick
1958
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
movieLove in the Afternoon
1957
Frank Flannagan
movieFriendly Persuasion
1956
Jess Birdwell
movieThe Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Col. Billy Mitchell
movieVera Cruz
1954
Benjamin Trane
movieGarden of Evil
1954
Hooker
movieBoom on Paris
1954
lui-même
movieBlowing Wild
1953
Jeff Dawson
movieReturn to Paradise
1953
Mr. Morgan
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieSpringfield Rifle
1952
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
movieHigh Noon
1952
Marshal Will Kane
movieDistant Drums
1951
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
movieStarlift
1951
Gary Cooper
movieYou're in the Navy Now
1951
Lt. John W. Harkness
movieDallas
1950
Blayde "Reb" Hollister
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
Gary Cooper
movieBright Leaf
1950
Brant Royle
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieSnow Carnival
1949
Self - Narrator
movieTask Force
1949
Jonathan L. Scott
movieIt's a Great Feeling
1949
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Howard Roark
movieGood Sam
1948
Sam Clayton
movieUnconquered
1947
Captain Christopher Holden
movieVariety Girl
1947
Gary Cooper
movieCloak and Dagger
1946
Prof. Alvah Jesper
movieThe Army Nurse
1945
Self (archive footage)
movieSaratoga Trunk
1945
Colonel Clint Maroon
movieAlong Came Jones
1945
Melody Jones
movieCasanova Brown
1944
Casanova (Cass) Brown
movieThe Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
movieFor Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
Robert Jordan
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
movieBall of Fire
1941
Professor Bertram Potts
movieBreakdowns of 1941
1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSergeant York
1941
Alvin C. York
movieMeet John Doe
1941
Long John Willoughby
movieNorth West Mounted Police
1940
Dusty Rivers
movieThe Westerner
1940
Cole Harden
movieThe Real Glory
1939
Doctor Canavan
movieBeau Geste
1939
Beau Geste
movieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938
Stretch Willoughby
movieThe Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
Marco Polo
movieBluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
Michael Brandon
movieSouls at Sea
1937
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
movieLest We Forget
1937
Himself
movieThe Plainsman
1936
Wild Bill Hickok
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
movieDesire
1936
Tom Bradley
movieMr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Longfellow Deeds
moviePeter Ibbetson
1935
Peter Ibbetson
movieThe Wedding Night
1935
Tony Barrett
movieThe Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
Alan McGregor
movieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Self (uncredited)
movieNow and Forever
1934
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
movieOperator 13
1934
Captain Jack Gailliard
movieDesign for Living
1933
George Curtis
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933
White Knight
movieHollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieOne Sunday Afternoon
1933
Biff Grimes
movieToday We Live
1933
Richard Bogard
movieA Farewell to Arms
1932
Lt. Frederic Henry
movieIf I Had a Million
1932
Steve Gallagher
movieDevil and the Deep
1932
Lt. Sempter
movieMake Me a Star
1932
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
movieHis Woman
1931
Captain Sam Whalan
movieI Take This Woman
1931
Tom McNair
movieCity Streets
1931
The Kid
movieThe Stolen Jools
1931
Newspaper Editor
movieFighting Caravans
1931
Clint Belmet
movieMorocco
1930
Légionnaire Tom Brown
movieThe Spoilers
1930
Roy Glenister
movieA Man from Wyoming
1930
Jim Baker
movieThe Texan
1930
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
movieParamount on Parade
1930
Hunter (Dream Girl)
movieOnly the Brave
1930
Capt. James Braydon
movieSeven Days Leave
1930
Kenneth Dowey
movieThe Virginian
1929
The Virginian
movieBetrayal
1929
Andre Frey
movieWolf Song
1929
Sam Lash
movieThe Shopworn Angel
1928
William Tyler
movieLilac Time
1928
Capt. Philip Blythe
movieThe First Kiss
1928
Mulligan Talbot
movieHalf a Bride
1928
Capt. Edmunds
movieThe Legion of the Condemned
1928
Gale Price
movieDoomsday
1928
Arnold Furze
movieBeau Sabreur
1928
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
movieWings
1927
Cadet White
movieNevada
1927
Nevada
movieThe Last Outlaw
1927
Sheriff Buddy Hale
movieChildren of Divorce
1927
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
movieArizona Bound
1927
Dave Saulter
movieIt
1927
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
movieBad Man's Bluff
1926
Cowboy (uncredited)
movieOld Ironsides
1926
Seaman (uncredited)
movieLightnin' Flashes
1926
(uncredited)
movieLightnin' Wins
1926
Tom Harding
movieWatch Your Wife
1926
Bit part (uncredited)
movieA Six Shootin' Romance
1926
(uncredited)
movieThe Johnstown Flood
1926
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
movieThree Pals
1926
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
movieNorth Star
1925
Townsman (uncredited)
movieBen-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
Roman Guard (uncredited)
movieTricks
1925
Rider (uncredited)
movieThe Eagle
1925
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
movieThe Vanishing American
1925
(uncredited)
movieWild Horse Mesa
1925
Cowboy
movieThe Lucky Horseshoe
1925
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
movieThe Drug Store Cowboy
1925
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1925
Rider (uncredited)
movieThe Thundering Herd
1925
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
movieThe Trail Rider
1925
Rider (uncredited)
movieDick Turpin
1925
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
movieWarrior Gap
1925
Bit part
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movieAlong Came Jones
1945
Producer