Acting
Jackie Cooper
EN cinema · 126 credits
Born
15 September 1922
Died
3 May 2011 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as John Cooper Jr. · Джеки Купер · Джекки Купер
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
Known for
Filmography
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Perry White
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice)
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Our Gang Story
as Jackie (archive footage)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Perry White
Surrender
as Ace Morgan
The Ladies
Producer, Director
Classic Comedy Teams
as Our Gang(archive footage)
Izzy & Moe
Director
No Earthly Reason
1984
No Earthly Reason
as J. Nash Hawkins
Superman III
as Perry White
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
Moonlight
Director
Rascal Dazzle
as Jackie (archive footage)
Leave 'Em Laughing
Director
Superman II
as Perry White
Rodeo Girl
Director
White Mama
Director
Marathon
Director
Superman
as Perry White
Rainbow
Director
Perfect Gentlemen
Director
Having Babies III
Director
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Journey into Fear
as Eric Hurst
Mobile Two
as Peter Campbell
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Man
as Walter Carlson
Chosen Survivors
as Raymond Couzins
The Day the Earth Moved
as Steve Barker
Big John Morrison
as John Morrison
The Astronaut
as Kurt Anderson
Stand Up and Be Counted
as Doctor, Director
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
as Ed Miller
The Love Machine
as Danton Miller
Shadow on the Land
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Calhoun
as Everett Calhoun
Everything's Ducky
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
French Leave
as Skitch Kilroy
Kilroy Was Here
as John J. Kilroy
Stork Bites Man
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Where Are Your Children?
as Danny Cheston
Syncopation
as Johnny Schumacher
Men of Texas
as Robert Houston Scott
The Navy Comes Through
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Ziegfeld Girl
as Jerry Regan
Glamour Boy
as Tiny Barlow
Life with Henry
as Henry Aldrich
Her First Beau
as Chuck Harris
Seventeen
as William Sylvanus Baxter
Gallant Sons
as Byron Newbold
Rodeo Dough
as Jackie Cooper
What a Life
as Henry Aldrich
The Spirit of Culver
as Tom Allen
Hollywood Cavalcade
as Burglar
Scouts to the Rescue
as Bruce Scott
Streets of New York
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
The Big Guy
as Jimmy Hutchins
Two Bright Boys
as Rory O'Donnell
Gangster's Boy
as Larry Kelly
White Banners
as Peter Trimble
Bear Facts
as Bear
Boy of the Streets
as Chuck Brennan
Newsboys' Home
as Rifle Edwards
That Certain Age
as Kenneth Warren
Tough Guy
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
The Devil Is a Sissy
as 'Buck' Murphy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Dinky
as Dinky Daniels
Treasure Island
as Jim Hawkins
Peck's Bad Boy
as Bill Peck
Lone Cowboy
as Scooter O'Neal
Broadway to Hollywood
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
The Bowery
as Swipes McGurk
Divorce In The Family
as Terry Parker
When a Feller Needs a Friend
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
The Champ
as Dink Purcell
Skippy
as Skippy Skinner
The Christmas Party
as Himself
Little Daddy
as Jackie
Helping Grandma
as Jackie
Love Business
as Jackie Cooper
Young Donovan's Kid
as Midge Murray
Sooky
as Skippy
Bargain Day
as Jackie
Pups Is Pups
as Jackie
When the Wind Blows
as Jackie
Shivering Shakespeare
as Jackie
Bear Shooters
as Jackie
The First Seven Years
as Jackie
School's Out
as Jackie Cooper
A Tough Winter
as Jackie
Teacher's Pet
as Jackie
Boxing Gloves
as Jackie
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
as Jackie
Bouncing Babies
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Sunny Side Up
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)