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 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.
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Full filmography
- American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self - Mystery Guest
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Gary Cooper
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- High Noon (1952) as Marshal Will Kane
- Hollywood (1980) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) as Alvin C. York
- Vera Cruz (1954) as Benjamin Trane
- Unconquered (1947) as Captain Christopher Holden
- Sverige och kriget (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Wings (1927) as Cadet White
- Desire (1936) as Tom Bradley
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) as Robert Jordan
- Beau Geste (1939) as Beau Geste
- Man of the West (1958) as Link Jones
- Morocco (1930) as Légionnaire Tom Brown
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) as Jess Birdwell
- The Fountainhead (1949) as Howard Roark
- A Farewell to Arms (1932) as Lt. Frederic Henry
- The Hanging Tree (1959) as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
- The Pride of the Yankees (1942) as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig