
Gary Cooper
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 i…
Known For
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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High Noon
Marshal Will Kane
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds
Wings
Cadet White
Meet John Doe
Long John Willoughby
Love in the Afternoon
Frank Flannagan
Ball of Fire
Professor Bertram Potts
Sergeant York
Alvin C. York
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Filmography
Acting (168)
Movies (159)
Paris Hilton, Inc.
2009as Self (archive footage)
Bright Leaves
2004as (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003as Self (archive footage)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001as Self (archive footage)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
1999as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997as Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn
1992as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
1991as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988as Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985as Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982as (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982as Self (archive footage)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977as Beau Geste (archive footage)
Songs for After a War
1976as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973as Self (archive footage)
Lykke og krone
1962
The Naked Edge
1961as George Radcliffe
The 10 from Texas
1961as (archive footage)
Project XX: The Real West
1961as Self - Narrator
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960as Self
The Hanging Tree
1959as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
They Came to Cordura
1959as Major Thomas Thorn
Alias Jesse James
1959as Cowboy
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959as Gideon Patch
Ten North Frederick
1958as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
Man of the West
1958as Link Jones
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958as Self
Love in the Afternoon
1957as Frank Flannagan
Friendly Persuasion
1956as Jess Birdwell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955as Col. Billy Mitchell
Garden of Evil
1954as Hooker
Vera Cruz
1954as Benjamin Trane
Boom on Paris
1954as Self
Return to Paradise
1953as Mr. Morgan
Blowing Wild
1953as Jeff Dawson
High Noon
1952as Marshal Will Kane
Springfield Rifle
1952as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
Distant Drums
1951as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
It's a Big Country
1951as Texas
Starlift
1951as Gary Cooper
You're in the Navy Now
1951as Lt. John W. Harkness
Bright Leaf
1950as Brant Royle
Dallas
1950as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
Task Force
1949as Jonathan L. Scott
Snow Carnival
1949as Self - Narrator
The Fountainhead
1949as Howard Roark
It's a Great Feeling
1949as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1949
1949as Self
Good Sam
1948as Sam Clayton
Unconquered
1947as Captain Christopher Holden
Variety Girl
1947as Gary Cooper
Cloak and Dagger
1946as Prof. Alvah Jesper
The Army Nurse
1945as Self (archive footage)
Along Came Jones
1945as Melody Jones
Saratoga Trunk
1945as Colonel Clint Maroon
Casanova Brown
1944as Casanova (Cass) Brown
Breakdowns of 1944
1944as Self
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
Memo for Joe
1944as Self
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943as Robert Jordan
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942as Self
The Pride of the Yankees
1942as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Sergeant York
1941as Alvin C. York
Meet John Doe
1941as Long John Willoughby
Ball of Fire
1941as Professor Bertram Potts
Breakdowns of 1941
1941as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Westerner
1940as Cole Harden
North West Mounted Police
1940as Dusty Rivers
Beau Geste
1939as Beau Geste
The Real Glory
1939as Doctor Canavan
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938as Marco Polo
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938as Michael Brandon
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938as Stretch Willoughby
Souls at Sea
1937as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
Lest We Forget
1937as Himself
Desire
1936as Tom Bradley
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936as Longfellow Deeds
The Plainsman
1936as Wild Bill Hickok
The General Died at Dawn
1936as O'Hara
Hollywood Boulevard
1936as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
Peter Ibbetson
1935as Peter Ibbetson
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
The Wedding Night
1935as Tony Barrett
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935as Alan McGregor
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935as Self
Now and Forever
1934as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934as Self (uncredited)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934as Self
Operator 13
1934as Captain Jack Gailliard
Alice in Wonderland
1933as White Knight
Design for Living
1933as George Curtis
Today We Live
1933as Richard Bogard
One Sunday Afternoon
1933as Biff Grimes
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Farewell to Arms
1932as Lt. Frederic Henry
If I Had a Million
1932as Steve Gallagher
Devil and the Deep
1932as Lt. Sempter
Make Me a Star
1932as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade
1932as Self
Fighting Caravans
1931as Clint Belmet
City Streets
1931as The Kid
His Woman
1931as Captain Sam Whalan
I Take This Woman
1931as Tom McNair
The Stolen Jools
1931as Newspaper Editor
Morocco
1930as Légionnaire Tom Brown
The Texan
1930as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
Only the Brave
1930as Capt. James Braydon
Paramount on Parade
1930as Hunter (Dream Girl)
A Man from Wyoming
1930as Jim Baker
The Spoilers
1930as Roy Glenister
Seven Days Leave
1930as Kenneth Dowey
Betrayal
1929as Andre Frey
The Virginian
1929as The Virginian
Wolf Song
1929as Sam Lash
Doomsday
1928as Arnold Furze
The Shopworn Angel
1928as William Tyler
Lilac Time
1928as Capt. Philip Blythe
Half a Bride
1928as Capt. Edmunds
Beau Sabreur
1928as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
The First Kiss
1928as Mulligan Talbot
The Legion of the Condemned
1928as Gale Price
Wings
1927as Cadet White
The Last Outlaw
1927as Sheriff Buddy Hale
It
1927as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Children of Divorce
1927as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Nevada
1927as Nevada
Arizona Bound
1927as Dave Saulter
Bad Man's Bluff
1926as Cowboy (uncredited)
Lightnin' Flashes
1926as (uncredited)
The Johnstown Flood
1926as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
Old Ironsides
1926as Seaman (uncredited)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926as Abe Lee
A Six Shootin' Romance
1926as (uncredited)
Lightnin' Wins
1926as Tom Harding
Three Pals
1926as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Watch Your Wife
1926as Bit part (uncredited)
North Star
1925as Townsman (uncredited)
The Vanishing American
1925as (uncredited)
Dick Turpin
1925as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925as Roman Guard (uncredited)
The Lucky Horseshoe
1925as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
1925as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
Wild Horse Mesa
1925as Cowboy
The Eagle
1925as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925as Rider (uncredited)
The Trail Rider
1925as Rider (uncredited)
Tricks
1925as Rider (uncredited)
Warrior Gap
1925as Bit part
Television (9)
Sverige och kriget
2025as Self (archive footage)
American Experience
1988as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood
1980as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cinépanorama
1956as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
What's My Line?
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
The Jack Benny Program
1950as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Presenter
Crew (2)
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