Person Details

Birthday: 1901-05-07 06:20:42

Death: 1961-05-13 06:20:42

Aliases: Coop , Garry Cooper , Frank James Cooper , Frank J. Cooper , Cowboy Cooper , The Montana Mule , Studs , Гэри Купер

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Helena, Montana, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 117

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Gary Cooper 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.

Most Famous Work

What's My Line?
Average
7

What's My Line?

(1950) Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
High Noon
Average
8

High Noon

(1952) Marshal Will Kane
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Average
7

For Whom the Bell Tolls

(1943) Robert Jordan
Alice in Wonderland
Average
6

Alice in Wonderland

(1933) White Knight
Vera Cruz
Average
7

Vera Cruz

(1954) Benjamin Trane
Wings
Average
7

Wings

(1927) Cadet White
The Fountainhead
Average
7

The Fountainhead

(1949) Howard Roark

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self (archive footage)
2003 Self (archive footage)
2001 Self (archive footage)
1999 Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
1998 Self / Various roles (archive footage)
1997 Self (archive footage)
1996 Self (archive footage)
1992 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1989 Self (archive footage)
1988 Self (archive footage)
1985 Self (archive footage)
1984 (archive footage)
1982 (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
1977 Beau Geste (archive footage)
1975 Self (archive footage)
1965 (archive footage)
1961 George Radcliffe
(archive footage)
1960 Self
1959 Gideon Patch
Major Thomas Thorn
Cowboy
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
1958 Link Jones
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
1957 Frank Flannagan
1956 Jess Birdwell
Self
1955 Col. Billy Mitchell
1954 Benjamin Trane
Hooker
Self
1953 Jeff Dawson
Mr. Morgan
Self
1952 Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Marshal Will Kane
1951 Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Gary Cooper
Texas
Lt. John W. Harkness
1950 Blayde Hollister
Self
Brant Royle
Self - Mystery Guest
1949 Self
Self - Narrator
Jonathan L. Scott
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Howard Roark
1948 Sam Clayton
Self
Self (archive footage)
1947 Captain Christopher Holden
Gary Cooper
1946 Prof. Alvah Jesper
1945 Self (archive footage)
Colonel Clint Maroon
Melody Jones
1944 Self
Casanova (Cass) Brown
Self
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
1943 Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Robert Jordan
1942 Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Self
1941 Professor Bertram Potts
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alvin C. York
Long John Willoughby
1940 Dusty Rivers
Cole Harden
1939 Doctor Canavan
Beau Geste
1938 Stretch Willoughby
Marco Polo
Michael Brandon
1937 Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
1936 O'Hara
Wild Bill Hickok
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Tom Bradley
Longfellow Deeds
1935 Self
Peter Ibbetson
Tony Barrett
Alan McGregor
1934 Self
Self (uncredited)
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Captain Jack Gailliard
1933 George Curtis
White Knight
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Biff Grimes
Richard Bogard
1932 Lt. Frederic Henry
Steve Gallagher
Lt. Sempter
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Self
1931 Captain Sam Whalan
Tom McNair
The Kid
Newspaper Editor
Clint Belmet
1930 Légionnaire Tom Brown
Roy Glenister
Self (from original version)
Jim Baker
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Hunter (Dream Girl)
Capt. James Braydon
Kenneth Dowey
1929 The Virginian
Andre Frey
Sam Lash
1928 William Tyler
Capt. Philip Blythe
Mulligan Talbot
Capt. Edmunds
Gale Price
Arnold Furze
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
1927 Cadet White
Nevada
Sheriff Buddy Hale
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Dave Saulter
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
1926 Seaman (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Abe Lee
Tom Harding
(uncredited)
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
1925 Townsman (uncredited)
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Rider (uncredited)
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Cowboy
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Rider (uncredited)
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Rider (uncredited)
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Bit part
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1975 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1945 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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