Gary Cooper

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 7, 1901

died

May 13, 1961

place of birth

Helena, Montana, USA

also known as

Coop · Garry Cooper · Frank James Cooper · Frank J. Cooper

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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High Noon
7.7

High Noon

1952as Marshal Will Kane
Sergeant York
7.2

Sergeant York

1941as Alvin C. York
Vera Cruz
6.7

Vera Cruz

1954as Benjamin Trane
Wings
7.2

Wings

1927as Cadet White
Unconquered
6.5

Unconquered

1947as Captain Christopher Holden
Beau Geste
7.0

Beau Geste

1939as Beau Geste
Friendly Persuasion
6.7

Friendly Persuasion

1956as Jess Birdwell
Ball of Fire
7.4

Ball of Fire

1941as Professor Bertram Potts
Alias Jesse James
6.0

Alias Jesse James

1959as Cowboy
Man of the West
6.6

Man of the West

1958as Link Jones
The Hanging Tree
6.7

The Hanging Tree

1959as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949as Howard Roark
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Alice in Wonderland
6.1

Alice in Wonderland

1933as White Knight
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.5

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943as Robert Jordan
Distant Drums
6.3

Distant Drums

1951as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936as Longfellow Deeds
You're in the Navy Now
5.4

You're in the Navy Now

1951as Lt. John W. Harkness
Love in the Afternoon
7.0

Love in the Afternoon

1957as Frank Flannagan
A Farewell to Arms
6.2

A Farewell to Arms

1932as Lt. Frederic Henry
North West Mounted Police
6.4

North West Mounted Police

1940as Dusty Rivers
Peter Ibbetson
7.0

Peter Ibbetson

1935as Peter Ibbetson
Meet John Doe
7.3

Meet John Doe

1941as Long John Willoughby
Bright Leaf
5.9

Bright Leaf

1950as Brant Royle
The Westerner
7.1

The Westerner

1940as Cole Harden
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.1

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997as Self (archive footage)
Morocco
6.4

Morocco

1930as Légionnaire Tom Brown
The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Desire
7.0

Desire

1936as Tom Bradley
Operator 13
5.9

Operator 13

1934as Captain Jack Gailliard
The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.4

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Cloak and Dagger
6.5

Cloak and Dagger

1946as Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.3

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959as Gideon Patch
Garden of Evil
6.3

Garden of Evil

1954as Hooker
Citizen Cohn
6.3

Citizen Cohn

1992as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

1932as Steve Gallagher
The Eagle
6.3

The Eagle

1925as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955as Col. Billy Mitchell
Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

Showbiz Goes to War

1982as (archive footage)
Springfield Rifle
6.4

Springfield Rifle

1952as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Souls at Sea
6.5

Souls at Sea

1937as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Saratoga Trunk
6.1

Saratoga Trunk

1945as Colonel Clint Maroon
Task Force
7.0

Task Force

1949as Jonathan L. Scott
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935as Alan McGregor
Dallas
6.5

Dallas

1950as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
It
6.9

It

1927as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
The Texan
6.2

The Texan

1930as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Design for Living
7.1

Design for Living

1933as George Curtis
The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938as Stretch Willoughby