
Person
Gary Cooper
Acting · 1901–1961 · Helena, Montana, USA
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.
Known for

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter

American Experience
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest

The Oscars
Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self

The Jack Benny Program
Gary Cooper

Cinépanorama
Self

Unconquered
Captain Christopher Holden

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Thanks

High Noon
Marshal Will Kane
Filmography
- 2025Sverige och krigetSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a DamnSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Bright Leaves(archive footage)
- 2003Complicated WomenSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Goldwyn: The Man and His MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1998Gary Cooper: The Face of a HeroSelf / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1997The Silver Screen: Color Me LavenderSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the LineSelf (archive footage)
- 1996Ingrid Bergman RememberedSelf (archive footage)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1994100 Years at the MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 1992Citizen CohnSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and DesireSelf (archive footage)
- 1991Movie Tough GuysSelf (archive footage)
- 1989Gary Cooper: American Life, American LegendSelf (archive footage)
- 1988American ExperienceSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBCSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf (archive footage)
- 1986Marilyn Monroearchive footage
- 1985Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)
- 1982Showbiz Goes to War(archive footage)
- 1982Showbiz BallyhooSelf (archive footage)
- 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)
- 1980HollywoodSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977The Last Remake of Beau GesteBeau Geste (archive footage)
- 1976Songs for After a WarSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Self (archive footage)
- 1975Monty Python and the Holy GrailThanks
- 1973The Men Who Made the Movies: King VidorSelf (archive footage)
- 1962Lykke og krone
- 1961The Naked EdgeGeorge Radcliffe
- 1961Project XX: The Real WestSelf - Narrator
- 1961The 10 from Texas(archive footage)
- 1960Hedda Hopper's HollywoodSelf
- 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareGideon Patch
- 1959They Came to CorduraMajor Thomas Thorn
- 1959Alias Jesse JamesCowboy
- 1959The Hanging TreeDr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
- 1958Man of the WestLink Jones
- 1958The Western: A Lost TV SpecialSelf
- 1958Ten North FrederickJoseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
- 1957Love in the AfternoonFrank Flannagan
- 1956Friendly PersuasionJess Birdwell
- 1956CinépanoramaSelf
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellCol. Billy Mitchell
- 1954Vera CruzBenjamin Trane
- 1954Garden of EvilHooker
- 1954Boom on Parislui-même
- 1953Blowing WildJeff Dawson
- 1953Return to ParadiseMr. Morgan
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Springfield RifleMaj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
- 1952High NoonMarshal Will Kane
- 1951Distant DrumsCapt. Quincy Wyatt
- 1951StarliftGary Cooper
- 1951It's a Big CountryTexas
- 1951You're in the Navy NowLt. John W. Harkness
- 1950DallasBlayde "Reb" Hollister
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramGary Cooper
- 1950Bright LeafBrant Royle
- 1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949Breakdowns of 1949Self
- 1949Snow CarnivalSelf - Narrator
- 1949Task ForceJonathan L. Scott
- 1949It's a Great FeelingGary Cooper (uncredited)
- 1949The FountainheadHoward Roark
- 1948Good SamSam Clayton
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
- 1947UnconqueredCaptain Christopher Holden
- 1947Variety GirlGary Cooper
- 1946Cloak and DaggerProf. Alvah Jesper
- 1945The Army NurseSelf (archive footage)
- 1945Saratoga TrunkColonel Clint Maroon
- 1945Along Came JonesMelody Jones
- 1944Breakdowns of 1944Self
- 1944Casanova BrownCasanova (Cass) Brown
- 1944Memo for JoeSelf
- 1944The Story of Dr. WassellDr. Corydon M. Wassell
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
- 1943For Whom the Bell TollsRobert Jordan
- 1942The Pride of the YankeesHenry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
- 1942Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3Self
- 1941Ball of FireProfessor Bertram Potts
- 1941Breakdowns of 1941Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1941Sergeant YorkAlvin C. York
- 1941Meet John DoeLong John Willoughby
- 1940North West Mounted PoliceDusty Rivers
- 1940The WesternerCole Harden
- 1939The Real GloryDoctor Canavan
- 1939Beau GesteBeau Geste
- 1938The Cowboy and the LadyStretch Willoughby
- 1938The Adventures of Marco PoloMarco Polo
- 1938Bluebeard's 8th WifeMichael Brandon
- 1937Souls at SeaMichael 'Nuggin' Taylor
- 1937Lest We ForgetHimself
- 1936The General Died at DawnO'Hara
- 1936The PlainsmanWild Bill Hickok
- 1936Hollywood BoulevardGary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
- 1936DesireTom Bradley
- 1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownLongfellow Deeds
- 1935La Fiesta de Santa BarbaraSelf
- 1935Peter IbbetsonPeter Ibbetson
- 1935Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
- 1935The Wedding NightTony Barrett
- 1935The Lives of a Bengal LancerAlan McGregor
- 1934Star Night at the Cocoanut GroveSelf
- 1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutSelf (uncredited)
- 1934Now and ForeverJerome 'Jerry' Day
- 1934Operator 13Captain Jack Gailliard
- 1933Design for LivingGeorge Curtis
- 1933Alice in WonderlandWhite Knight
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. B-5Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1933One Sunday AfternoonBiff Grimes
- 1933Today We LiveRichard Bogard
- 1932A Farewell to ArmsLt. Frederic Henry
- 1932If I Had a MillionSteve Gallagher
- 1932Devil and the DeepLt. Sempter
- 1932Make Me a StarGary Cooper (uncredited)
- 1932Hollywood on ParadeSelf
- 1931His WomanCaptain Sam Whalan
- 1931I Take This WomanTom McNair
- 1931City StreetsThe Kid
- 1931The Stolen JoolsNewspaper Editor
- 1931Fighting CaravansClint Belmet
- 1930MoroccoLégionnaire Tom Brown
- 1930The SpoilersRoy Glenister
- 1930A Man from WyomingJim Baker
- 1930The TexanEnrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
- 1930Paramount on ParadeHunter (Dream Girl)
- 1930Only the BraveCapt. James Braydon
- 1930Seven Days LeaveKenneth Dowey
- 1929The VirginianThe Virginian
- 1929BetrayalAndre Frey
- 1929Wolf SongSam Lash
- 1928The Shopworn AngelWilliam Tyler
- 1928Lilac TimeCapt. Philip Blythe
- 1928The First KissMulligan Talbot
- 1928Half a BrideCapt. Edmunds
- 1928The Legion of the CondemnedGale Price
- 1928DoomsdayArnold Furze
- 1928Beau SabreurMaj. Henri de Beaujolais
- 1927WingsCadet White
- 1927NevadaNevada
- 1927The Last OutlawSheriff Buddy Hale
- 1927Children of DivorceEdward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
- 1927Arizona BoundDave Saulter
- 1927ItNewspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- 1926Bad Man's BluffCowboy (uncredited)
- 1926Old IronsidesSeaman (uncredited)
- 1926Lightnin' Flashes(uncredited)
- 1926The Winning of Barbara WorthAbe Lee
- 1926Lightnin' WinsTom Harding
- 1926Watch Your WifeBit part (uncredited)
- 1926A Six Shootin' Romance(uncredited)
- 1926The Johnstown FloodFlood Survivor (uncredited)
- 1926Three PalsCar Driver Flirting with Betty
- 1925North StarTownsman (uncredited)
- 1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristRoman Guard (uncredited)
- 1925TricksRider (uncredited)
- 1925The EagleMasked Cossack (uncredited)
- 1925The Vanishing American(uncredited)
- 1925Wild Horse MesaCowboy
- 1925The Lucky HorseshoeUnknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
- 1925The Drug Store CowboyCowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
- 1925Riders of the Purple SageRider (uncredited)
- 1925The Thundering HerdBuffalo Hunter (uncredited)
- 1925The Trail RiderRider (uncredited)
- 1925Dick TurpinCrowd Extra (uncredited)
- 1925Warrior GapBit part
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