Acting
Gary Cooper
EN, ES, NO, FR cinema · 162 credits
Born
7 May 1901
Died
13 May 1961 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Helena, Montana, USA
Also known as Coop · Garry Cooper · Frank James Cooper · Frank J. Cooper · Cowboy Cooper · The Montana Mule
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
Filmography
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
as Self (archive footage)
Bright Leaves
as (archive footage)
Complicated Women
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)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
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)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
as archive footage
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Beau Geste (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self (archive footage)
Lykke og krone
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Naked Edge
as George Radcliffe
Project XX: The Real West
as Self - Narrator
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
The Hanging Tree
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
Alias Jesse James
as Cowboy
They Came to Cordura
as Major Thomas Thorn
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Gideon Patch
Man of the West
as Link Jones
Ten North Frederick
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Love in the Afternoon
as Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion
as Jess Birdwell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Col. Billy Mitchell
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane
Garden of Evil
as Hooker
Boom on Paris
as lui-même
Blowing Wild
as Jeff Dawson
Return to Paradise
as Mr. Morgan
High Noon
as Marshal Will Kane
Springfield Rifle
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Distant Drums
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
You're in the Navy Now
as Lt. John W. Harkness
It's a Big Country
as Texas
Starlift
as Gary Cooper
Bright Leaf
as Brant Royle
Dallas
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
The Fountainhead
as Howard Roark
Task Force
as Jonathan L. Scott
It's a Great Feeling
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Snow Carnival
as Self - Narrator
Good Sam
as Sam Clayton
Unconquered
as Captain Christopher Holden
Variety Girl
as Gary Cooper
Cloak and Dagger
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
Saratoga Trunk
as Colonel Clint Maroon
Along Came Jones
as Melody Jones, Producer
The Army Nurse
as Self (archive footage)
Casanova Brown
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
The Story of Dr. Wassell
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Memo for Joe
as Self
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York
Breakdowns of 1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Westerner
as Cole Harden
North West Mounted Police
as Dusty Rivers
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste
The Real Glory
as Doctor Canavan
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
as Michael Brandon
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Stretch Willoughby
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Marco Polo
Souls at Sea
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Lest We Forget
as Himself
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds
The Plainsman
as Wild Bill Hickok
Desire
as Tom Bradley
The General Died at Dawn
as O'Hara
Hollywood Boulevard
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
The Wedding Night
as Tony Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
as Alan McGregor
Peter Ibbetson
as Peter Ibbetson
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Now and Forever
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
Operator 13
as Captain Jack Gailliard
Alice in Wonderland
as White Knight
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Design for Living
as George Curtis
Today We Live
as Richard Bogard
One Sunday Afternoon
as Biff Grimes
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry
Make Me a Star
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Devil and the Deep
as Lt. Sempter
If I Had a Million
as Steve Gallagher
City Streets
as The Kid
Fighting Caravans
as Clint Belmet
His Woman
as Captain Sam Whalan
The Stolen Jools
as Newspaper Editor
I Take This Woman
as Tom McNair
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
Only the Brave
as Capt. James Braydon
Seven Days Leave
as Kenneth Dowey
A Man from Wyoming
as Jim Baker
The Texan
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
The Spoilers
as Roy Glenister
Paramount on Parade
as Hunter (Dream Girl)
The Virginian
as The Virginian
Wolf Song
as Sam Lash
Betrayal
as Andre Frey
Lilac Time
as Capt. Philip Blythe
Doomsday
as Arnold Furze
The Legion of the Condemned
as Gale Price
The Shopworn Angel
as William Tyler
Beau Sabreur
as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
The First Kiss
as Mulligan Talbot
Half a Bride
as Capt. Edmunds
Wings
as Cadet White
It
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Nevada
as Nevada
Children of Divorce
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
The Last Outlaw
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Arizona Bound
as Dave Saulter
Old Ironsides
as Seaman (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
as (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance
as (uncredited)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
as Abe Lee
Three Pals
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Lightnin' Wins
as Tom Harding
Bad Man's Bluff
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Watch Your Wife
as Bit part (uncredited)
Warrior Gap
as Bit part
Dick Turpin
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
North Star
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Eagle
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
The Trail Rider
as Rider (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
as (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Rider (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Lucky Horseshoe
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
Tricks
as Rider (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
as Cowboy