
Gary Cooper
Known for Acting · 168 credits
- Born
- 1901-05-07
- Died
- 1961-05-13
- Place of birth
- Helena, Montana, USA
- Also known as
- Coop · Garry Cooper · Frank James Cooper · Frank J. Cooper · Cowboy Cooper · The Montana Mule
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
TV Shows (9)

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter

American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self

The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Self

Cinépanorama
1956
as Self

Hollywood
1980
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sverige och kriget
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Movies (159)

High Noon
1952
as Marshal Will Kane

Operator 13
1934
as Captain Jack Gailliard

Sergeant York
1941
as Alvin C. York

Wings
1927
as Cadet White

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Michael Brandon

Unconquered
1947
as Captain Christopher Holden

You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Lt. John W. Harkness

Vera Cruz
1954
as Benjamin Trane

North West Mounted Police
1940
as Dusty Rivers

Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Jess Birdwell

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Robert Jordan

Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Peter Ibbetson

Distant Drums
1951
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt

The Fountainhead
1949
as Howard Roark

Man of the West
1958
as Link Jones

The Plainsman
1936
as Wild Bill Hickok

Meet John Doe
1941
as Long John Willoughby

Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Frank Flannagan

Dallas
1950
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister

Task Force
1949
as Jonathan L. Scott

A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Lt. Frederic Henry

Morocco
1930
as Légionnaire Tom Brown

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Longfellow Deeds

Ball of Fire
1941
as Professor Bertram Potts

Citizen Cohn
1992
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)

The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

The Westerner
1940
as Cole Harden

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925
as Roman Guard (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
1959
as Cowboy

The Hanging Tree
1959
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Alice in Wonderland
1933
as White Knight

Fighting Caravans
1931
as Clint Belmet

Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)

North Star
1925
as Townsman (uncredited)

City Streets
1931
as The Kid

Desire
1936
as Tom Bradley

Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Prof. Alvah Jesper

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Beau Geste (archive footage)

Variety Girl
1947
as Gary Cooper

Arizona Bound
1927
as Dave Saulter

Garden of Evil
1954
as Hooker

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Alan McGregor

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

If I Had a Million
1932
as Steve Gallagher

Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)

They Came to Cordura
1959
as Major Thomas Thorn

Along Came Jones
1945
as Melody Jones

Good Sam
1948
as Sam Clayton

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Gideon Patch

Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)

Design for Living
1933
as George Curtis

Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Colonel Clint Maroon

Springfield Rifle
1952
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)

Blowing Wild
1953
as Jeff Dawson

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Col. Billy Mitchell

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Stretch Willoughby

The Spoilers
1930
as Roy Glenister

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)

Bright Leaf
1950
as Brant Royle

The Virginian
1929
as The Virginian

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Old Ironsides
1926
as Seaman (uncredited)

It's a Great Feeling
1949
as Gary Cooper (uncredited)

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

The Naked Edge
1961
as George Radcliffe

Breakdowns of 1941
1941
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Casanova Brown
1944
as Casanova (Cass) Brown

Now and Forever
1934
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day

It
1927
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Betrayal
1929
as Andre Frey

Lightnin' Wins
1926
as Tom Harding

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self

Wolf Song
1929
as Sam Lash

It's a Big Country
1951
as Texas

Devil and the Deep
1932
as Lt. Sempter

The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Gale Price

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
1999
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

The General Died at Dawn
1936
as O'Hara

The Stolen Jools
1931
as Newspaper Editor

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
as Self (archive footage)

The Last Outlaw
1927
as Sheriff Buddy Hale

Songs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Today We Live
1933
as Richard Bogard

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
as Self (archive footage)

The Real Glory
1939
as Doctor Canavan

Seven Days Leave
1930
as Kenneth Dowey

His Woman
1931
as Captain Sam Whalan

The Wedding Night
1935
as Tony Barrett

The Eagle
1925
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)

Paramount on Parade
1930
as Hunter (Dream Girl)

Lilac Time
1928
as Capt. Philip Blythe

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Marco Polo

Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self

Starlift
1951
as Gary Cooper

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
as Self (archive footage)

I Take This Woman
1931
as Tom McNair

Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Return to Paradise
1953
as Mr. Morgan

Ten North Frederick
1958
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

The Shopworn Angel
1928
as William Tyler

Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)

The Vanishing American
1925
as (uncredited)

Lykke og krone
1962

A Man from Wyoming
1930
as Jim Baker

Souls at Sea
1937
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor

Half a Bride
1928
as Capt. Edmunds

Children of Divorce
1927
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee

Warrior Gap
1925
as Bit part

The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926
as Abe Lee

Bright Leaves
2004
as (archive footage)
About Gary Cooper
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 proj… With 168 credits spanning from 1925 to 2025, Gary Cooper has appeared in 159 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gary Cooper Movies
- High Noon (1952) — as Marshal Will Kane
- Operator 13 (1934) — as Captain Jack Gailliard
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Alvin C. York
- Wings (1927) — as Cadet White
- Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) — as Michael Brandon
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