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 (122)
High Noon
Marshal Will Kane
The Plainsman
Wild Bill Hickok
Sergeant York
Alvin C. York
Wings
Cadet White
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds
Morocco
Légionnaire Tom Brown
Unconquered
Captain Christopher Holden
Distant Drums
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
Vera Cruz
Benjamin Trane
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
Man of the West
Link Jones
The Fountainhead
Howard Roark
Love in the Afternoon
Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion
Jess Birdwell
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
Meet John Doe
Long John Willoughby
Ball of Fire
Professor Bertram Potts
North West Mounted Police
Dusty Rivers
Garden of Evil
Hooker
Dallas
Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Desire
Tom Bradley
Alice in Wonderland
White Knight
Casanova Brown
Casanova (Cass) Brown
Good Sam
Sam Clayton
The Real Glory
Doctor Canavan
The General Died at Dawn
O'Hara
Alias Jesse James
Cowboy
The Hanging Tree
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
The Westerner
Cole Harden
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederic Henry
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Col. Billy Mitchell
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Michael Brandon
Paramount on Parade
Hunter (Dream Girl)
Lykke og krone
1962
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Gideon Patch
Blowing Wild
Jeff Dawson
The Pride of the Yankees
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Springfield Rifle
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
If I Had a Million
Steve Gallagher
Variety Girl
Gary Cooper
Task Force
Jonathan L. Scott
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste (archive footage)
Along Came Jones
Melody Jones
The Texan
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
The Stolen Jools
Newspaper Editor
Design for Living
George Curtis
The Cowboy and the Lady
Stretch Willoughby
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Alan McGregor
Cloak and Dagger
Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Naked Edge
George Radcliffe
The First Kiss
Mulligan Talbot
Bright Leaf
Brant Royle
You're in the Navy Now
Lt. John W. Harkness
Souls at Sea
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
It's a Big Country
Texas
The Eagle
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Half a Bride
Capt. Edmunds
His Woman
Captain Sam Whalan
They Came to Cordura
Major Thomas Thorn
Betrayal
Andre Frey
City Streets
The Kid
Devil and the Deep
Lt. Sempter
The Wedding Night
Tony Barrett
Fighting Caravans
Clint Belmet
Today We Live
Richard Bogard
It's a Great Feeling
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Colonel Clint Maroon
Now and Forever
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Wild Horse Mesa
Cowboy
Ten North Frederick
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Operator 13
Captain Jack Gailliard
Seven Days Leave
Kenneth Dowey
The Drug Store Cowboy
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife
Bit part (uncredited)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Boom on Paris
lui-même
The Thundering Herd
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
Biff Grimes
Beau Sabreur
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
The Shopworn Angel
William Tyler
Children of Divorce
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
It
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Starlift
Gary Cooper
The Virginian
The Virginian
Make Me a Star
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
(uncredited)
Bad Man's Bluff
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Return to Paradise
Mr. Morgan
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
The Last Outlaw
Sheriff Buddy Hale
The Legion of the Condemned
Gale Price
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Abe Lee
The Lucky Horseshoe
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
A Man from Wyoming
Jim Baker
Only the Brave
Capt. James Braydon
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
Lilac Time
Capt. Philip Blythe
I Take This Woman
Tom McNair
Warrior Gap
Bit part
Arizona Bound
Dave Saulter
Wolf Song
Sam Lash
Old Ironsides
Seaman (uncredited)
The Spoilers
Roy Glenister
North Star
Townsman (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
Rider (uncredited)
Doomsday
Arnold Furze
Lightnin' Wins
Tom Harding
Bright Leaves
(archive footage)
Tricks
Rider (uncredited)
Nevada
Nevada
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
Three Pals
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
The Trail Rider
Rider (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance
(uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
(uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (47)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 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
Sverige och kriget
Self (archive footage) · 5 eps
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
Memo for Joe
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood on Parade
Self
Lest We Forget
Himself
Project XX: The Real West
Self - Narrator
Snow Carnival
Self - Narrator
The Army Nurse
Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
Self