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 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.
Filmography
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Citizen Cohn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
as archive footage
Marilyn Monroe
as archive footage
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)
Lykke og krone
Lykke og krone
The Naked Edge
as George Radcliffe
The Naked Edge
as George Radcliffe
Project XX: The Real West
as Self - Narrator
Project XX: The Real West
as Self - Narrator
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Gideon Patch
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Gideon Patch
They Came to Cordura
as Major Thomas Thorn
They Came to Cordura
as Major Thomas Thorn
Alias Jesse James
as Cowboy
Alias Jesse James
as Cowboy
The Hanging Tree
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
The Hanging Tree
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Man of the West
as Link Jones
Man of the West
as Link Jones
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Col. Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane
Blowing Wild
as Jeff Dawson
Blowing Wild
as Jeff Dawson
Return to Paradise
as Mr. Morgan
Return to Paradise
as Mr. Morgan
Springfield Rifle
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Springfield Rifle
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
High Noon
as Marshal Will Kane
High Noon
as Marshal Will Kane
Distant Drums
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Distant Drums
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Bright Leaf
as Brant Royle
Bright Leaf
as Brant Royle
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
Breakdowns of 1949
as Self
Task Force
as Jonathan L. Scott
Task Force
as Jonathan L. Scott
It's a Great Feeling
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
It's a Great Feeling
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Good Sam
as Sam Clayton
Good Sam
as Sam Clayton
Variety Girl
as Gary Cooper
Variety Girl
as Gary Cooper
Saratoga Trunk
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Saratoga Trunk
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Along Came Jones
as Melody Jones
Along Came Jones
as Melody Jones
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
Breakdowns of 1944
as Self
Casanova Brown
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
Casanova Brown
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
Memo for Joe
as Self
Memo for Joe
as Self
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
as Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
as Self
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby
North West Mounted Police
as Dusty Rivers
North West Mounted Police
as Dusty Rivers
The Westerner
as Cole Harden
The Westerner
as Cole Harden
The Real Glory
as Doctor Canavan
The Real Glory
as Doctor Canavan
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
Souls at Sea
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Souls at Sea
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Lest We Forget
as Himself
The General Died at Dawn
as O'Hara
The General Died at Dawn
as O'Hara
The Plainsman
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Plainsman
as Wild Bill Hickok
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Desire
as Tom Bradley
Desire
as Tom Bradley
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
as Self
Peter Ibbetson
as Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
as Peter Ibbetson
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
The Wedding Night
as Tony Barrett
The Wedding Night
as Tony Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Alan McGregor
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Alan McGregor
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
as Self
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Now and Forever
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Now and Forever
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Operator 13
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Operator 13
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Design for Living
as George Curtis
Design for Living
as George Curtis
Alice in Wonderland
as White Knight
Alice in Wonderland
as White Knight
One Sunday Afternoon
as Biff Grimes
One Sunday Afternoon
as Biff Grimes
Today We Live
as Richard Bogard
Today We Live
as Richard Bogard
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry
If I Had a Million
as Steve Gallagher
If I Had a Million
as Steve Gallagher
Devil and the Deep
as Lt. Sempter
Devil and the Deep
as Lt. Sempter
Make Me a Star
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Make Me a Star
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
I Take This Woman
as Tom McNair
I Take This Woman
as Tom McNair
City Streets
as The Kid
City Streets
as The Kid
The Stolen Jools
as Newspaper Editor
The Stolen Jools
as Newspaper Editor
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
A Man from Wyoming
as Jim Baker
A Man from Wyoming
as Jim Baker
The Texan
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
The Texan
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Betrayal
as Andre Frey
Betrayal
as Andre Frey
Wolf Song
as Sam Lash
Wolf Song
as Sam Lash
Lilac Time
as Capt. Philip Blythe
Lilac Time
as Capt. Philip Blythe
Wings
as Cadet White
Wings
as Cadet White
Nevada
as Nevada
Nevada
as Nevada
Children of Divorce
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Children of Divorce
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Arizona Bound
as Dave Saulter
Arizona Bound
as Dave Saulter
Lightnin' Flashes
as (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
as (uncredited)
Three Pals
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Three Pals
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
North Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
North Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Eagle
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Eagle
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as (uncredited)