Gary Cooper

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-05-07

Day of death

1961-05-13 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Helena, Montana, USA

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.

Known For

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • The Voice That Thrilled the World

    The Voice That Thrilled the World

  • Operator 13

    Operator 13

  • Ball of Fire

    Ball of Fire

  • The Winning of Barbara Worth

    The Winning of Barbara Worth

  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Bright Leaf

    Bright Leaf

  • The Pride of the Yankees

    The Pride of the Yankees

  • Riders of the Purple Sage

    Riders of the Purple Sage

  • Lilac Time

    Lilac Time

  • Souls at Sea

    Souls at Sea

  • The Legion of the Condemned

    The Legion of the Condemned

  • The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

  • Cloak and Dagger

    Cloak and Dagger

  • North Star

    North Star

  • Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

    Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

  • Devil and the Deep

    Devil and the Deep

  • The Westerner

    The Westerner

  • City Streets

    City Streets

  • Ten North Frederick

    Ten North Frederick

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Paris Hilton, Inc.

    Paris Hilton, Inc.

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Sergeant York

    Sergeant York

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • Lightnin' Flashes

    Lightnin' Flashes

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • Paramount on Parade

    Paramount on Parade

  • Beau Geste

    Beau Geste

  • Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

    Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8

  • The Thundering Herd

    The Thundering Herd

  • Seven Days Leave

    Seven Days Leave

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • The Eagle

    The Eagle

  • Doomsday

    Doomsday

  • Desire

    Desire

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Love in the Afternoon

    Love in the Afternoon

  • Snow Carnival

    Snow Carnival

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

  • Wings

    Wings

  • Meet John Doe

    Meet John Doe

  • Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

    Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

  • Man of the West

    Man of the West

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Friendly Persuasion

  • The First Kiss

    The First Kiss

  • Morocco

    Morocco

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • A Farewell to Arms

    A Farewell to Arms

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • The Wedding Night

    The Wedding Night

  • Old Ironsides

    Old Ironsides

  • La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

    La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Wild Horse Mesa

    Wild Horse Mesa

  • Breakdowns of 1949

    Breakdowns of 1949

  • Warrior Gap

    Warrior Gap

  • Along Came Jones

    Along Came Jones

  • Only the Brave

    Only the Brave

  • The Johnstown Flood

    The Johnstown Flood

  • Sweden and the War

    Sweden and the War

  • Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

  • Nevada

    Nevada

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Unconquered

    Unconquered

  • Fighting Caravans

    Fighting Caravans

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

    Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

  • One Sunday Afternoon

    One Sunday Afternoon

  • Hollywood on Parade

    Hollywood on Parade

  • It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

  • Design for Living

    Design for Living

  • Children of Divorce

    Children of Divorce

  • Three Pals

    Three Pals

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Today We Live

    Today We Live

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

  • The Stolen Jools

    The Stolen Jools

  • Ingrid Bergman Remembered

    Ingrid Bergman Remembered

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • Distant Drums

    Distant Drums

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    The Wreck of the Mary Deare

  • Wolf Song

    Wolf Song

  • They Came to Cordura

    They Came to Cordura

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Good Sam

    Good Sam

  • His Woman

    His Woman

  • Arizona Bound

    Arizona Bound

  • Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

    Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

  • The Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • It

    It

  • The Naked Edge

    The Naked Edge

  • Beau Sabreur

    Beau Sabreur

  • The Real Glory

    The Real Glory

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • I Take This Woman

    I Take This Woman

  • It's a Great Feeling

    It's a Great Feeling

  • Task Force

    Task Force

  • Peter Ibbetson

    Peter Ibbetson

  • You're in the Navy Now

    You're in the Navy Now

  • Breakdowns of 1941

    Breakdowns of 1941

  • The Lucky Horseshoe

    The Lucky Horseshoe

  • Dick Turpin

    Dick Turpin

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    Bluebeard's 8th Wife

  • Breakdowns of 1944

    Breakdowns of 1944

  • The Last Outlaw

    The Last Outlaw

  • Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

    Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

    Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Now and Forever

    Now and Forever

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • A Man from Wyoming

    A Man from Wyoming

  • Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

    Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

  • Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

    Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

  • Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

  • The General Died at Dawn

    The General Died at Dawn

  • Return to Paradise

    Return to Paradise

  • Starlift

    Starlift

  • Blowing Wild

    Blowing Wild

  • Tricks

    Tricks

  • The Army Nurse

    The Army Nurse

  • The Shopworn Angel

    The Shopworn Angel

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

  • The Story of Dr. Wassell

    The Story of Dr. Wassell

  • The Drug Store Cowboy

    The Drug Store Cowboy

  • The Vanishing American

    The Vanishing American

  • North West Mounted Police

    North West Mounted Police

  • Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

  • The Western: A Lost TV Special

    The Western: A Lost TV Special

  • Casanova Brown

    Casanova Brown

  • Songs for After a War

    Songs for After a War

  • Half a Bride

    Half a Bride

  • Memo for Joe

    Memo for Joe

  • Complicated Women

    Complicated Women

  • Boom on Paris

    Boom on Paris

  • Showbiz Ballyhoo

    Showbiz Ballyhoo

  • The Trail Rider

    The Trail Rider

  • Lightnin' Wins

    Lightnin' Wins

  • Project XX: The Real West

    Project XX: The Real West

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Bright Leaves

    Bright Leaves

  • A Six Shootin' Romance

    A Six Shootin' Romance