Jackie Cooper
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
183
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-09-15
Day of death
2011-05-03 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Jackie Cooper
Biography
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Columbo
Ironside
Murder, She Wrote
The Philco Television Playhouse
Hawaii Five-O
The Merv Griffin Show
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Twilight Zone
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
St. Elsewhere
The F.B.I.
What's My Line?
McCloud
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
Kojak
Suspense
Suspense
Suspense
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Danny Kaye Show
Police Story
Your Show of Shows
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
Telephone Time
Ghost Story
Tales of Tomorrow
Superman
Danger
The United States Steel Hour
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
The Great Adventure
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Hennesey
The George Gobel Show
Superman II
Producers' Showcase
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Love Business
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Surrender
Hollywood Cavalcade
Stork Bites Man
Hollywood’s Children
Broadway to Hollywood
Scouts to the Rescue
Bouncing Babies
Superman III
Life with Henry
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Gallant Sons
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
The Spirit of Culver
Calhoun
The Return of Frank James
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Shadow on the Land
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Rascal Dazzle
Hooray for Hollywood
The Navy Comes Through
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Chosen Survivors
The Making of 'Superman III'
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
The Making of 'Superman II'
Temps d'Hiver
Shivering Shakespeare
French Leave
The Love Machine
Capital News
The Ghosts
Cowboy G-Men
The Our Gang Story
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
The People's Choice
Bear Shooters
School's Out
Tough Guy
Everything's Ducky
The First Seven Years
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Gangster's Boy
Sports on the Silver Screen
That Certain Age
Ticket to Hollywood
Two Bright Boys
Mobile Two
Helping Grandma
Seventeen
Pups Is Pups
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Where Are Your Children?
The Bowery
The Gertrude Berg Show
Newsboys' Home
Bargain Day
The Invisible Man
Glamour Boy
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Medallion Theatre
Syncopation
Justice
What a Life
Treasure Island
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Little Daddy
Hec Ramsey
Dinky
White Banners
The Champ
Boxing Gloves
Judy Garland: By Myself
The Christmas Party
General Electric Theater
Skippy
The Big Guy
MGM Parade
No Earthly Reason
Texaco Star Theater
Young Donovan's Kid
Inside the Dream Factory
Boy of the Streets
Pursuit
Lone Cowboy
A Tough Winter
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
The Motorola Television Hour
Mobile One
The Elgin Hour
The Day the Earth Moved
Rodeo Dough
Soaring Stars
When the Wind Blows
Sooky
Divorce In The Family
Sunny Side Up
Starlight Theatre
Big John Morrison
Streets of New York
Peck's Bad Boy
To Tell the Truth
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Ziegfeld Girl
Men of Texas
The Clock
The Dean Martin Comedy World
Teacher's Pet
The Devil Is a Sissy
Stand Up and Be Counted
Journey into Fear
Kilroy Was Here
The Astronaut
Mantrap
It Was a Very Good Year
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Bear Facts
Classic Comedy Teams
Her First Beau
Los cazadores de osos
