
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.
Acting (156 movies)

High Noon
1952

Movie Tough Guys
1991

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996

A Farewell to Arms
1932

The Fountainhead
1949

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938

The Wedding Night
1935

Alice in Wonderland
1933

Meet John Doe
1941

Vera Cruz
1954

For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943

Warrior Gap
1925

Wings
1927

Garden of Evil
1954

City Streets
1931

Ball of Fire
1941

The Virginian
1929

Man of the West
1958

Morocco
1930

Beau Geste
1939

The Westerner
1940

Friendly Persuasion
1956

The Hanging Tree
1959

Souls at Sea
1937

Task Force
1949

Distant Drums
1951

The Plainsman
1936

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935

Cloak and Dagger
1946

Sergeant York
1941

Make Me a Star
1932

The Thundering Herd
1925

The Eagle
1925

The Vanishing American
1925

The Drug Store Cowboy
1925

Lightnin' Flashes
1926

Citizen Cohn
1992

It's a Great Feeling
1949

The Hollywood Gad-About
1934

The Trail Rider
1925

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933

It
1927

Old Ironsides
1926

The Johnstown Flood
1926

Dick Turpin
1925

North Star
1925

A Six Shootin' Romance
1926

Saratoga Trunk
1945

Alias Jesse James
1959

Riders of the Purple Sage
1925

They Came to Cordura
1959

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925

Love in the Afternoon
1957

The Lucky Horseshoe
1925

Tricks
1925

Casanova Brown
1944

Breakdowns of 1941
1941

The Pride of the Yankees
1942

Showbiz Goes to War
1982

You're in the Navy Now
1951

Now and Forever
1934

Devil and the Deep
1932

Along Came Jones
1945

Unconquered
1947

North West Mounted Police
1940

It's a Big Country
1951

Bright Leaf
1950

The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944

Blowing Wild
1953

Peter Ibbetson
1935

Lilac Time
1928

Design for Living
1933

Desire
1936

The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926

Ten North Frederick
1958

If I Had a Million
1932

Today We Live
1933

The Naked Edge
1961

Good Sam
1948

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989

Nevada
1927

Fighting Caravans
1931

Springfield Rifle
1952

Operator 13
1934

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

The Real Glory
1939

The General Died at Dawn
1936

Dallas
1950

Variety Girl
1947

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959

Return to Paradise
1953

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938

One Sunday Afternoon
1933

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955

Only the Brave
1930

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982

Starlift
1951
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Along Came Jones | 1945 | Producer |