Gary Cooper
Born
May 7, 1901
Died
May 13, 1961 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Helena, Montana, USA
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.
Sweden and the War
Self (archive footage) · (5 episodes)
2025
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
Paris Hilton, Inc.
Self (archive footage)
2009
Bright Leaves
(archive footage)
2004
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
2001
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
1999
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1996
Citizen Cohn
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
1991
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Self (archive footage)
1989
American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
1988
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
1987
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
1982
Hollywood
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1980
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Beau Geste (archive footage)
1977
Songs for After a War
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self (archive footage)
1973
The Naked Edge
George Radcliffe
1961
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
1961
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
1960
The Real West
Self
1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Gideon Patch
1959
They Came to Cordura
Major Thomas Thorn
1959
Alias Jesse James
Cowboy
1959
The Hanging Tree
Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
1959
Man of the West
Link Jones
1958
Ten North Frederick
Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
1958
Love in the Afternoon
Frank Flannagan
1957
Friendly Persuasion
Jess Birdwell
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Col. Billy Mitchell
1955
Vera Cruz
Benjamin Trane
1954
Garden of Evil
Hooker
1954
Boom on Paris
Self
1954
Blowing Wild
Jeff Dawson
1953
Return to Paradise
Mr. Morgan
1953
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
1953
Springfield Rifle
Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
1952
High Noon
Marshal Will Kane
1952
Distant Drums
Capt. Quincy Wyatt
1951
Starlift
Gary Cooper
1951
It's a Big Country
Texas
1951
You're in the Navy Now
Lt. John W. Harkness
1951
Dallas
Blayde "Reb" Hollister
1950
The Jack Benny Program
Self · (1 episode)
1950
Bright Leaf
Brant Royle
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
Breakdowns of 1949
Self
1949
Snow Carnival
Self - Narrator
1949
Task Force
Jonathan L. Scott
1949
It's a Great Feeling
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
1949
The Fountainhead
Howard Roark
1949
Good Sam
Sam Clayton
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1948
Unconquered
Captain Christopher Holden
1947
Variety Girl
Gary Cooper
1947
Cloak and Dagger
Prof. Alvah Jesper
1946
The Army Nurse
Self (archive footage)
1945
Saratoga Trunk
Colonel Clint Maroon
1945
Along Came Jones
Melody Jones
1945
Breakdowns of 1944
Self
1944
Casanova Brown
Casanova (Cass) Brown
1944
Memo for Joe
Self
1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell
Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Robert Jordan
1943
The Pride of the Yankees
Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
1942
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
Self
1942
Ball of Fire
Professor Bertram Potts
1941
Breakdowns of 1941
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York
Alvin C. York
1941
Meet John Doe
Long John Willoughby
1941
North West Mounted Police
Dusty Rivers
1940
The Westerner
Cole Harden
1940
The Real Glory
Doctor Canavan
1939
Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
Stretch Willoughby
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Marco Polo
1938
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Michael Brandon
1938
Souls at Sea
Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
1937
Lest We Forget
Himself
1937
The General Died at Dawn
O'Hara
1936
The Plainsman
Wild Bill Hickok
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
1936
Desire
Tom Bradley
1936
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Longfellow Deeds
1936
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Self
1935
Peter Ibbetson
Peter Ibbetson
1935
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
The Wedding Night
Tony Barrett
1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Alan McGregor
1935
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
Self
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934
Now and Forever
Jerome 'Jerry' Day
1934
Operator 13
Captain Jack Gailliard
1934
Design for Living
George Curtis
1933
Alice in Wonderland
White Knight
1933
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
One Sunday Afternoon
Biff Grimes
1933
Today We Live
Richard Bogard
1933
A Farewell to Arms
Lt. Frederic Henry
1932
If I Had a Million
Steve Gallagher
1932
Devil and the Deep
Lt. Sempter
1932
Make Me a Star
Gary Cooper (uncredited)
1932
Hollywood on Parade
Self
1932
His Woman
Captain Sam Whalan
1931
I Take This Woman
Tom McNair
1931
City Streets
The Kid
1931
The Stolen Jools
Newspaper Editor
1931
Fighting Caravans
Clint Belmet
1931
Morocco
Légionnaire Tom Brown
1930
The Spoilers
Roy Glenister
1930
A Man from Wyoming
Jim Baker
1930
The Texan
Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
1930
Paramount on Parade
Hunter (Dream Girl)
1930
Only the Brave
Capt. James Braydon
1930
Seven Days Leave
Kenneth Dowey
1930
The Virginian
The Virginian
1929
Betrayal
Andre Frey
1929
Wolf Song
Sam Lash
1929
The Shopworn Angel
William Tyler
1928
Lilac Time
Capt. Philip Blythe
1928
The First Kiss
Mulligan Talbot
1928
Half a Bride
Capt. Edmunds
1928
The Legion of the Condemned
Gale Price
1928
Doomsday
Arnold Furze
1928
Beau Sabreur
Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
1928
Wings
Cadet White
1927
Nevada
Nevada
1927
The Last Outlaw
Sheriff Buddy Hale
1927
Children of Divorce
Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
1927
Arizona Bound
Dave Saulter
1927
It
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
1927
Old Ironsides
Seaman (uncredited)
1926
Lightnin' Flashes
(uncredited)
1926
The Winning of Barbara Worth
Abe Lee
1926
Lightnin' Wins
Tom Harding
1926
A Six Shootin' Romance
(uncredited)
1926
The Johnstown Flood
Flood Survivor (uncredited)
1926
Three Pals
Car Driver Flirting with Betty
1926
North Star
Townsman (uncredited)
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Roman Guard (uncredited)
1925
Tricks
Rider (uncredited)
1925
The Eagle
Masked Cossack (uncredited)
1925
The Vanishing American
(uncredited)
1925
Wild Horse Mesa
Cowboy
1925
The Lucky Horseshoe
Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
1925
The Drug Store Cowboy
Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
1925
Riders of the Purple Sage
Rider (uncredited)
1925
The Thundering Herd
Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
1925
The Trail Rider
Rider (uncredited)
1925
Dick Turpin
Crowd Extra (uncredited)
1925
Warrior Gap
Bit part
1925