Gary Cooper
Known for Acting · 170 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)
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Gary Cooper
Sverige och kriget
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
1980
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movies (161)
High Noon
1952
as Marshal Will Kane
Distant Drums
1951
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Desire
1936
as Tom Bradley
Unconquered
1947
as Captain Christopher Holden
Morocco
1930
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
Wings
1927
as Cadet White
Half a Bride
1928
as Capt. Edmunds
Dallas
1950
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Sergeant York
1941
as Alvin C. York
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Jess Birdwell
Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Frank Flannagan
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Robert Jordan
Good Sam
1948
as Sam Clayton
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Michael Brandon
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Dusty Rivers
Ball of Fire
1941
as Professor Bertram Potts
Man of the West
1958
as Link Jones
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Longfellow Deeds
Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Peter Ibbetson
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
The Westerner
1940
as Cole Harden
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Casanova Brown
1944
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
The Plainsman
1936
as Wild Bill Hickok
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Cowboy
Along Came Jones
1945
as Melody Jones
Design for Living
1933
as George Curtis
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Gideon Patch
The Fountainhead
1949
as Howard Roark
Betrayal
1929
as Andre Frey
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
1925
as (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
1933
as White Knight
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Meet John Doe
1941
as Long John Willoughby
The Real Glory
1939
as Doctor Canavan
The Eagle
1925
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Variety Girl
1947
as Gary Cooper
His Woman
1931
as Captain Sam Whalan
It
1927
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
They Came to Cordura
1959
as Major Thomas Thorn
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Marco Polo
Lykke og krone
1962
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Stretch Willoughby
Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste
A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Lt. Frederic Henry
The Naked Edge
1961
as George Radcliffe
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Lt. John W. Harkness
If I Had a Million
1932
as Steve Gallagher
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Operator 13
1934
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Ten North Frederick
1958
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
The General Died at Dawn
1936
as O'Hara
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Alan McGregor
The Last Outlaw
1927
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
It's a Big Country
1951
as Texas
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
The Stolen Jools
1931
as Newspaper Editor
Watch Your Wife
1926
as Bit part (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Bright Leaf
1950
as Brant Royle
City Streets
1931
as The Kid
Return to Paradise
1953
as Mr. Morgan
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lest We Forget
1937
as Himself
The Lucky Horseshoe
1925
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
1925
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Garden of Evil
1954
as Hooker
It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Fighting Caravans
1931
as Clint Belmet
The Shopworn Angel
1928
as William Tyler
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Horse Mesa
1925
as Cowboy
Vera Cruz
1954
as Benjamin Trane
Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
Today We Live
1933
as Richard Bogard
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926
as Abe Lee
Task Force
1949
as Jonathan L. Scott
Boom on Paris
1954
as lui-même
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Now and Forever
1934
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Lt. Sempter
Dick Turpin
1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Lilac Time
1928
as Capt. Philip Blythe
Bad Man's Bluff
1926
as Cowboy (uncredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Bright Leaves
2004
as (archive footage)
The Virginian
1929
as The Virginian
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Children of Divorce
1927
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
The First Kiss
1928
as Mulligan Talbot
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Nevada
1927
as Nevada
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Rider (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Souls at Sea
1937
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
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 170 credits spanning from 1925 to 2025, Gary Cooper has appeared in 161 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gary Cooper Movies
- High Noon (1952) — as Marshal Will Kane
- Distant Drums (1951) — as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
- Desire (1936) — as Tom Bradley
- Unconquered (1947) — as Captain Christopher Holden
- Morocco (1930) — as Légionnaire Tom Brown
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