Gary Cooper
May 7, 1901 (124 years old) in Helena, Montana, USA
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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- 2025 · Sverige och kriget as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Bright Leaves as (archive footage)
- 2003 · Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1998 · Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1997 · The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Citizen Cohn as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1991 · Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
- 1991 · Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 · Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 1988 · American Experience as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 · Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)
- 1985 · Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 · Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Showbiz Goes to War as (archive footage)
- 1982 · Showbiz Ballyhoo as Self (archive footage)
- 1982 · Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! as Self (archive footage)
- 1980 · Hollywood as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1977 · The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Beau Geste (archive footage)
- 1976 · Songs for After a War as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1975 · Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor as Self (archive footage)
- 1962 · Lykke og krone as
- 1961 · The Naked Edge as George Radcliffe
- 1961 · Project XX: The Real West as Self - Narrator
- 1961 · The 10 from Texas as (archive footage)
- 1960 · Hedda Hopper's Hollywood as Self
- 1959 · The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Gideon Patch
- 1959 · They Came to Cordura as Major Thomas Thorn
- 1959 · Alias Jesse James as Cowboy
- 1959 · The Hanging Tree as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
- 1958 · Man of the West as Link Jones
- 1958 · The Western: A Lost TV Special as Self
- 1958 · Ten North Frederick as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
- 1957 · Love in the Afternoon as Frank Flannagan
- 1956 · Friendly Persuasion as Jess Birdwell
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Col. Billy Mitchell
- 1954 · Vera Cruz as Benjamin Trane
- 1954 · Garden of Evil as Hooker
- 1954 · Boom on Paris as lui-même
- 1953 · Blowing Wild as Jeff Dawson
- 1953 · Return to Paradise as Mr. Morgan
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Springfield Rifle as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
- 1952 · High Noon as Marshal Will Kane
- 1951 · Distant Drums as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
- 1951 · Starlift as Gary Cooper
- 1951 · It's a Big Country as Texas
- 1951 · You're in the Navy Now as Lt. John W. Harkness
- 1950 · Dallas as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Self
- 1950 · Bright Leaf as Brant Royle
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · Breakdowns of 1949 as Self
- 1949 · Snow Carnival as Self - Narrator
- 1949 · Task Force as Jonathan L. Scott
- 1949 · It's a Great Feeling as Gary Cooper (uncredited)