Gary Cooper
Biography
Gary Cooper was an American film actor known for his natural, authentic, and understated acting style. His career spanned thirty-six years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in eighty-four feature films. Cooper was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through to the end of the golden age of Classical Hollywood. He appeared in most major movie genres and his screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women. Cooper's ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his natural and authentic appearance on screen. He was active in the film industry for over three decades and is considered one of the most prominent actors of his time.
Career overview
Gary Cooper's acting career spanned thirty-six years, from 1925 to 1961. He appeared in eighty-four feature films, showcasing his range in various movie genres. Cooper's natural, authentic, and understated acting style contributed to his screen persona, appealing to both men and women.
Throughout his career, Cooper's ability to project his own personality onto the characters he played contributed to his authentic appearance on screen. 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. Cooper's versatility allowed him to excel in a wide range of roles.
Cooper's acting credits total 172, although the specific titles of these films are not provided in the available information. His career as a film actor spanned multiple decades, with a significant impact on the movie industry during his time.
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- Sverige och kriget (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- Bright Leaves (2004) as (archive footage)
- Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero (1998) as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996) as Self (archive footage)
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Citizen Cohn (1992) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Movie Tough Guys (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989) as Self (archive footage)
- American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Marilyn Monroe (1986) as archive footage
- Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985) as Self (archive footage)
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Showbiz Goes to War (1982) as (archive footage)
- Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Showbiz Ballyhoo (1982) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood (1980) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) as Beau Geste (archive footage)
- Songs for After a War (1976) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Thanks
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973) as Self (archive footage)
- Lykke og krone (1962)
- The Naked Edge (1961) as George Radcliffe
- The 10 from Texas (1961) as (archive footage)
- Project XX: The Real West (1961) as Self - Narrator
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood (1960) as Self
- The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) as Gideon Patch
- The Hanging Tree (1959) as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
- They Came to Cordura (1959) as Major Thomas Thorn
- Alias Jesse James (1959) as Cowboy
- Man of the West (1958) as Link Jones
- Ten North Frederick (1958) as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
- The Western: A Lost TV Special (1958) as Self
- Love in the Afternoon (1957) as Frank Flannagan
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) as Jess Birdwell
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) as Col. Billy Mitchell
- Garden of Evil (1954) as Hooker
- Vera Cruz (1954) as Benjamin Trane
- Boom on Paris (1954) as lui-même
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Blowing Wild (1953) as Jeff Dawson
- Return to Paradise (1953) as Mr. Morgan
- High Noon (1952) as Marshal Will Kane
- Springfield Rifle (1952) as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
- Distant Drums (1951) as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
- You're in the Navy Now (1951) as Lt. John W. Harkness
- It's a Big Country (1951) as Texas
- Starlift (1951) as Gary Cooper
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Gary Cooper
- Dallas (1950) as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
- Bright Leaf (1950) as Brant Royle
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Howard Roark
- Breakdowns of 1949 (1949) as Self
- It's a Great Feeling (1949) as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
- Task Force (1949) as Jonathan L. Scott
- Snow Carnival (1949) as Self - Narrator
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Good Sam (1948) as Sam Clayton
- Unconquered (1947) as Captain Christopher Holden
- Variety Girl (1947) as Gary Cooper
- Cloak and Dagger (1946) as Prof. Alvah Jesper
- Along Came Jones (1945) as Melody Jones
- Along Came Jones (1945) Producer
- Saratoga Trunk (1945) as Colonel Clint Maroon
- The Army Nurse (1945) as Self (archive footage)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Casanova Brown (1944) as Casanova (Cass) Brown
- Breakdowns of 1944 (1944) as Self
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
- Memo for Joe (1944) as Self
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) as Robert Jordan
- The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943) as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3 (1942) as Self
- Sergeant York (1941) as Alvin C. York
- Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Ball of Fire (1941) as Professor Bertram Potts
- Meet John Doe (1941) as Long John Willoughby
- North West Mounted Police (1940) as Dusty Rivers
- The Westerner (1940) as Cole Harden
- The Real Glory (1939) as Doctor Canavan
- Beau Geste (1939) as Beau Geste
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) as Michael Brandon
- The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) as Stretch Willoughby
- The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) as Marco Polo
- Lest We Forget (1937) as Himself
- Souls at Sea (1937) as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
- Desire (1936) as Tom Bradley
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) as Longfellow Deeds
- The Plainsman (1936) as Wild Bill Hickok
- The General Died at Dawn (1936) as O'Hara
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
- Peter Ibbetson (1935) as Peter Ibbetson
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) as Alan McGregor
- La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935) as Self
- The Wedding Night (1935) as Tony Barrett
- Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8 (1935)
- Operator 13 (1934) as Captain Jack Gailliard
- Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934) as Self
- Now and Forever (1934) as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
- The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) as Self (uncredited)
- Design for Living (1933) as George Curtis
- Alice in Wonderland (1933) as White Knight
- Today We Live (1933) as Richard Bogard
- One Sunday Afternoon (1933) as Biff Grimes
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 (1933) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Farewell to Arms (1932) as Lt. Frederic Henry
- If I Had a Million (1932) as Steve Gallagher
- Devil and the Deep (1932) as Lt. Sempter
- Hollywood on Parade (1932) as Self
- Make Me a Star (1932) as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
- His Woman (1931) as Captain Sam Whalan
- The Stolen Jools (1931) as Newspaper Editor
- City Streets (1931) as The Kid
- Fighting Caravans (1931) as Clint Belmet
- I Take This Woman (1931) as Tom McNair
- Morocco (1930) as Légionnaire Tom Brown
- Paramount on Parade (1930) as Hunter (Dream Girl)
- The Texan (1930) as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
- Seven Days Leave (1930) as Kenneth Dowey
- The Spoilers (1930) as Roy Glenister
- Only the Brave (1930) as Capt. James Braydon
- A Man from Wyoming (1930) as Jim Baker
- Betrayal (1929) as Andre Frey
- The Virginian (1929) as The Virginian
- Wolf Song (1929) as Sam Lash
- Half a Bride (1928) as Capt. Edmunds
- The Shopworn Angel (1928) as William Tyler
- The First Kiss (1928) as Mulligan Talbot
- Lilac Time (1928) as Capt. Philip Blythe
- Beau Sabreur (1928) as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
- The Legion of the Condemned (1928) as Gale Price
- Doomsday (1928) as Arnold Furze
- Wings (1927) as Cadet White
- The Last Outlaw (1927) as Sheriff Buddy Hale
- It (1927) as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- Arizona Bound (1927) as Dave Saulter
- Children of Divorce (1927) as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
- Nevada (1927) as Nevada
- Watch Your Wife (1926) as Bit part (uncredited)
- Bad Man's Bluff (1926) as Cowboy (uncredited)
- The Johnstown Flood (1926) as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
- The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) as Abe Lee
- Old Ironsides (1926) as Seaman (uncredited)
- A Six Shootin' Romance (1926) as (uncredited)
- Three Pals (1926) as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
- Lightnin' Wins (1926) as Tom Harding
- Lightnin' Flashes (1926) as (uncredited)
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) as Roman Guard (uncredited)
- The Drug Store Cowboy (1925) as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
- The Vanishing American (1925) as (uncredited)
- The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
- Wild Horse Mesa (1925) as Cowboy
- The Thundering Herd (1925) as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
- North Star (1925) as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Eagle (1925) as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
- Dick Turpin (1925) as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
- Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) as Rider (uncredited)
- Warrior Gap (1925) as Bit part
- The Trail Rider (1925) as Rider (uncredited)
- Tricks (1925) as Rider (uncredited)