Gary Cooper
Acting
Born: May 7, 1901 · Helena, Montana, USA
Died: May 13, 1961 (aged 60)
Highest Rated
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
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
High Noon
1952
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
Love in the Afternoon
1957
Wings
1927
Meet John Doe
1941
Vera Cruz
1954
Ball of Fire
1941
Man of the West
1958
Sergeant York
1941
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
Design for Living
1933
Photos (13)
Movies (121)
Friendly Persuasion
Jess Birdwell
High Noon
Marshal Will Kane
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Michael Brandon
Vera Cruz
Benjamin Trane
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederic Henry
The Plainsman
Wild Bill Hickok
Alias Jesse James
Cowboy
Meet John Doe
Long John Willoughby
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
They Came to Cordura
Major Thomas Thorn
Wings
Cadet White
Sergeant York
Alvin C. York
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
Distant Drums
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Cloak and Dagger
Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Cowboy and the Lady
Stretch Willoughby
The Hanging Tree
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Devil and the Deep
Lt. Sempter
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Roman Guard (uncredited)
Unconquered
Captain Christopher Holden
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste (archive footage)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds
Morocco
Légionnaire Tom Brown
Man of the West
Link Jones
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
The Pride of the Yankees
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Love in the Afternoon
Frank Flannagan
The Fountainhead
Howard Roark
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Garden of Evil
Hooker
It's a Great Feeling
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
The Real Glory
Doctor Canavan
Springfield Rifle
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Gideon Patch
North West Mounted Police
Dusty Rivers
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Col. Billy Mitchell
Good Sam
Sam Clayton
You're in the Navy Now
Lt. John W. Harkness
Alice in Wonderland
White Knight
It's a Big Country
Texas
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Abe Lee
Ball of Fire
Professor Bertram Potts
Along Came Jones
Melody Jones
The Westerner
Cole Harden
Variety Girl
Gary Cooper
Saratoga Trunk
Colonel Clint Maroon
Dallas
Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
City Streets
The Kid
The Naked Edge
George Radcliffe
Desire
Tom Bradley
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Alan McGregor
Fighting Caravans
Clint Belmet
Blowing Wild
Jeff Dawson
Casanova Brown
Casanova (Cass) Brown
The Eagle
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Design for Living
George Curtis
Task Force
Jonathan L. Scott
The Virginian
The Virginian
Betrayal
Andre Frey
His Woman
Captain Sam Whalan
Wolf Song
Sam Lash
Starlift
Gary Cooper
It
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Bright Leaf
Brant Royle
Wild Horse Mesa
Cowboy
Bright Leaves
(archive footage)
A Man from Wyoming
Jim Baker
Children of Divorce
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Make Me a Star
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The General Died at Dawn
O'Hara
I Take This Woman
Tom McNair
Ten North Frederick
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Hollywood Boulevard
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Steve Gallagher
The Shopworn Angel
William Tyler
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
The Stolen Jools
Newspaper Editor
The Wedding Night
Tony Barrett
The Drug Store Cowboy
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Arizona Bound
Dave Saulter
The Vanishing American
(uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Souls at Sea
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
The Thundering Herd
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
The Legion of the Condemned
Gale Price
The Last Outlaw
Sheriff Buddy Hale
Now and Forever
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Today We Live
Richard Bogard
The Texan
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Rider (uncredited)
The First Kiss
Mulligan Talbot
Three Pals
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Boom on Paris
lui-même
Return to Paradise
Mr. Morgan
Nevada
Nevada
Paramount on Parade
Hunter (Dream Girl)
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance
(uncredited)
Seven Days Leave
Kenneth Dowey
The Lucky Horseshoe
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
Biff Grimes
Old Ironsides
Seaman (uncredited)
Only the Brave
Capt. James Braydon
Bad Man's Bluff
Cowboy (uncredited)
Operator 13
Captain Jack Gailliard
Beau Sabreur
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
The Trail Rider
Rider (uncredited)
Half a Bride
Capt. Edmunds
Warrior Gap
Bit part
Lilac Time
Capt. Philip Blythe
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
North Star
Townsman (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife
Bit part (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Roy Glenister
Lightnin' Flashes
(uncredited)
Doomsday
Arnold Furze
Lightnin' Wins
Tom Harding
Tricks
Rider (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (48)
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 3 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 2 eps
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Self - Actor (archive footage) · 1 eps
Hollywood
Self (archive footage, uncredited) · 1 eps
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sverige och kriget
Self (archive footage) · 5 eps
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Citizen Cohn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
Self
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Lykke og krone
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
Self
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
Himself
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
Memo for Joe
Self
Project XX: The Real West
Self - Narrator
Snow Carnival
Self - Narrator
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
The Army Nurse
Self (archive footage)