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
Columbo
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Murder, She Wrote
The Mike Douglas Show
Ironside
The Twilight Zone
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Hawaii Five-O
The Merv Griffin Show
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
St. Elsewhere
The Philco Television Playhouse
Kojak
Studio One
Studio One
Studio One
What's My Line?
The F.B.I.
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
McCloud
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
The Great Adventure
Superman
The Danny Kaye Show
Your Show of Shows
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Ghost Story
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Police Story
Suspense
Suspense
Suspense
Danger
Superman II
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
The United States Steel Hour
Mobile Two
Telephone Time
Glamour Boy
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Newsboys' Home
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Skippy
Tales of Tomorrow
Treasure Island
Calhoun
The Champ
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
Little Daddy
Bear Shooters
Syncopation
Superman III
The George Gobel Show
Bargain Day
Rascal Dazzle
The Devil Is a Sissy
Tough Guy
Dinky
The Ghosts
Producers' Showcase
Seventeen
The Making of 'Superman II'
Hollywood Cavalcade
Boxing Gloves
Helping Grandma
Surrender
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
The Bowery
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
French Leave
Justice
Bouncing Babies
Soaring Stars
Hennesey
White Banners
The People's Choice
Broadway to Hollywood
Capital News
Lone Cowboy
The Return of Frank James
The Love Machine
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
The Navy Comes Through
The Our Gang Story
Shadow on the Land
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The Gertrude Berg Show
Stand Up and Be Counted
Hollywood’s Children
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Life with Henry
Scouts to the Rescue
Stork Bites Man
The Christmas Party
That Certain Age
Peck's Bad Boy
Ziegfeld Girl
Streets of New York
The Invisible Man
Gangster's Boy
Everything's Ducky
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
School's Out
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Hooray for Hollywood
The First Seven Years
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
What a Life
When the Wind Blows
Judy Garland: By Myself
Sooky
Moan & Groan, Inc.
The Big Guy
Cowboy G-Men
Hec Ramsey
The Day the Earth Moved
Sunny Side Up
Men of Texas
The Making of 'Superman III'
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Pups Is Pups
No Earthly Reason
Young Donovan's Kid
Big John Morrison
Texaco Star Theater
Pursuit
The Motorola Television Hour
General Electric Theater
Inside the Dream Factory
A Tough Winter
Divorce In The Family
Temps d'Hiver
Love Business
Starlight Theatre
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Elgin Hour
Her First Beau
Medallion Theatre
MGM Parade
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Two Bright Boys
Teacher's Pet
Mobile One
Kilroy Was Here
To Tell the Truth
Journey into Fear
The Clock
The Astronaut
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Chosen Survivors
Where Are Your Children?
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
The Spirit of Culver
Shivering Shakespeare
Gallant Sons
Boy of the Streets
The Dean Martin Comedy World
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Bear Facts
Sports on the Silver Screen
Classic Comedy Teams
It Was a Very Good Year
Mantrap
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Rodeo Dough
Ticket to Hollywood
Los cazadores de osos
