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