Jackie Cooper
Known for Acting · 169 credits
- Born
- 1922-09-15
- Died
- 2011-05-03
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- John Cooper Jr. · Джеки Купер · Джекки Купер
Biography
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987).
He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
Known For
TV Shows (58)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self (archive footage)
Ironside
1967
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Columbo
1971
as Nelson Hayward
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Peter Graves / Pvt. Oscar Purkey / Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow / Maurice Gaines / Willy Benton
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Alexander Southmore
Studio One
1948
as Dave Tuttle / Blackie Scantling
St. Elsewhere
1982
as David Domedion
The Rockford Files
1974
as Capt. Highland / Garth McGregor
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The United States Steel Hour
1953
The F.B.I.
1965
as Harlan Slade
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bubbo
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest / Self - Singer
Danger
1950
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Telephone Time
1956
Kojak
1973
as Frank Mulvaney
McCloud
1970
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Police Story
1973
Ghost Story
1972
as Dumpy Doyle
Suspense
1949
as Williams / Murderer / Dan Crowley
MGM Parade
1955
as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Orrin Dudley / Dave Carter
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
The People's Choice
1955
as Socrates 'Sock' Miller
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Judd Rogers / John Reardon / Self - Host
The Great Adventure
1963
as Lt. Dickson
Justice
1954
Your Show of Shows
1950
Producers' Showcase
1954
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
1948
Capital News
1990
as John C. Dodd
Hennesey
1959
as Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
Pursuit
1958
Mobile One
1975
as Peter Campbell
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
To Tell the Truth
1956
Medallion Theatre
1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bob Heywood / Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
The Elgin Hour
1954
Starlight Theatre
1950
The Clock
1949
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jeremy Bates
Hec Ramsey
1972
Texaco Star Theater
1948
Cowboy G-Men
1952
It Was a Very Good Year
1971
The Dean Martin Comedy World
1974
as Host
Mantrap
1971
Movies (111)
Superman
1978
as Perry White
Superman II
1980
as Perry White
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Perry White
Superman III
1983
as Perry White
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Clem
Treasure Island
1934
as Jim Hawkins
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Perry White
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self - Actor (voice)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Soaring Stars
1942
as Pilot
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
Kilroy Was Here
1947
as John J. Kilroy
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Surrender
1987
as Ace Morgan
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Self
The Bowery
1933
as Swipes McGurk
Teacher's Pet
1930
as Jackie
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Jerry Regan
Her First Beau
1941
as Chuck Harris
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as 'Buck' Murphy
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Steve Barker
Big John Morrison
1973
as John Morrison
Chosen Survivors
1974
as Raymond Couzins
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
Journey into Fear
1975
as Eric Hurst
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
as Our Gang(archive footage)
Divorce In The Family
1932
as Terry Parker
The Champ
1931
as Dink Purcell
Glamour Boy
1941
as Tiny Barlow
Streets of New York
1939
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
Of Men and Women
1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Doctor
That Certain Age
1938
as Kenneth Warren
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Midge Murray
Syncopation
1942
as Johnny Schumacher
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Burglar
Men of Texas
1942
as Robert Houston Scott
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself
Gallant Sons
1940
as Byron Newbold
Skippy
1931
as Skippy Skinner
Shadow on the Land
1968
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Spirit of Culver
1939
as Tom Allen
Boxing Gloves
1929
as Jackie
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Danny Cheston
White Banners
1938
as Peter Trimble
Gangster's Boy
1938
as Larry Kelly
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Scooter O'Neal
When the Wind Blows
1930
as Jackie
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as Ed Miller
The Love Machine
1971
as Danton Miller
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
Pups Is Pups
1930
as Jackie
French Leave
1948
as Skitch Kilroy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
What a Life
1939
as Henry Aldrich
Stork Bites Man
1947
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Tough Guy
1936
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Bruce Scott
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
as Self
Shivering Shakespeare
1930
as Jackie
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Rifle Edwards
Life with Henry
1941
as Henry Aldrich
The First Seven Years
1930
as Jackie
The Astronaut
1972
as Kurt Anderson
The Big Guy
1939
as Jimmy Hutchins
School's Out
1930
as Jackie Cooper
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Jackie (archive footage)
Dinky
1935
as Dinky Daniels
The Invisible Man
1975
as Walter Carlson
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self
Ticket to Hollywood
1984
as Narrator
A Tough Winter
1930
as Jackie
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2021
Little Daddy
1931
as Jackie
Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929
as Jackie
Calhoun
1964
as Everett Calhoun
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Bargain Day
1931
as Jackie
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Chuck Brennan
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
Peck's Bad Boy
1934
as Bill Peck
Seventeen
1940
as William Sylvanus Baxter
Los cazadores de osos
1930
as Juanito
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Mobile Two
1975
as Peter Campbell
Helping Grandma
1931
as Jackie
Love Business
1931
as Jackie Cooper
Bear Shooters
1930
as Jackie
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
No Earthly Reason
1984
as J. Nash Hawkins
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Rory O'Donnell
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Jackie Cooper
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
as Self
Sooky
1931
as Skippy
Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Jackie (archive footage)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
Temps d'Hiver
1930
as Jackie
Bear Facts
1938
as Bear
Bouncing Babies
1929
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
The Ghosts
1930
as Juanito
About Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties i… With 169 credits spanning from 1929 to 2021, Jackie Cooper has appeared in 111 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jackie Cooper Movies
- Superman (1978) — as Perry White
- Superman II (1980) — as Perry White
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — as Perry White
- Superman III (1983) — as Perry White
- The Return of Frank James (1940) — as Clem
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