Person
Gary Cooper
Actor· Helena, Montana, USA
Gary Cooper, an American film actor whose career spanned from 1925 to 1961, defined the screen hero with his natural, understated style. Appearing in eighty-four feature films, Cooper's persona resonated equally with men and women, embodying the ideal American hero. His acting range encompassed diverse genres, from Westerns to dramas, with a unique ability to blend his own personality into his roles, enhancing their authenticity. Cooper's star power endured from the silent era into the golden age of Hollywood, making him a timeless figure in cinema history.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2009 | Stone Bros. | Priest | Film |
| 2007 | Flight of Fury | Cmdr. Bud Jackson | Film |
| 1997 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1994 | 100 Years at the Movies | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1991 | Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1989 | Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1988 | Beyond the Rising Moon | Trooper #2 | Film |
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Beau Geste (archive footage) | Film |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | George Radcliffe | Film |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Gideon Patch | Film |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura | Major Thomas Thorn | Film |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Cowboy | Film |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail | Film |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick | Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin | Film |
| 1958 | Man of the West | Link Jones | Film |
| 1957 | Love in the Afternoon | Frank Flannagan | Film |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Jess Birdwell | Film |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Col. Billy Mitchell | Film |
| 1954 | Garden of Evil | Hooker | Film |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz | Benjamin Trane | Film |
| 1953 | Return to Paradise | Mr. Morgan | Film |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild | Jeff Dawson | Film |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney | Film |
| 1952 | High Noon | Marshal Will Kane | Film |
| 1951 | Distant Drums | Capt. Quincy Wyatt | Film |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country | Texas | Film |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Lt. John W. Harkness | Film |
| 1951 | Starlift | Gary Cooper | Film |
| 1950 | Dallas | Blayde "Reb" Hollister | Film |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Brant Royle | Film |
| 1949 | Task Force | Jonathan L. Scott | Film |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Howard Roark | Film |
| 1948 | Good Sam | Sam Clayton | Film |
| 1947 | Variety Girl | Gary Cooper | Film |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Captain Christopher Holden | Film |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger | Prof. Alvah Jesper | Film |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Colonel Clint Maroon | Film |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Melody Jones | Film |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown | Casanova (Cass) Brown | Film |
| 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell | Dr. Corydon M. Wassell | Film |
| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Robert Jordan | Film |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig | Film |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Long John Willoughby | Film |
| 1941 | Ball of Fire | Professor Bertram Potts | Film |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Alvin C. York | Film |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police | Dusty Rivers | Film |
| 1940 | The Westerner | Cole Harden | Film |
| 1939 | Beau Geste | Beau Geste | Film |
| 1939 | The Real Glory | Doctor Canavan | Film |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Marco Polo | Film |
| 1938 | The Cowboy and the Lady | Stretch Willoughby | Film |
| 1938 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife | Michael Brandon | Film |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor | Film |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | Wild Bill Hickok | Film |
| 1936 | The General Died at Dawn | O'Hara | Film |
| 1936 | Desire | Tom Bradley | Film |
| 1935 | Peter Ibbetson | Peter Ibbetson | Film |
| 1935 | The Wedding Night | Tony Barrett | Film |
| 1935 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer | Alan McGregor | Film |
| 1935 | La Fiesta de Santa Barbara | Self | Film |
| 1934 | Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove | Self | Film |
| 1934 | Operator 13 | Captain Jack Gailliard | Film |
| 1934 | Now and Forever | Jerome 'Jerry' Day | Film |
| 1933 | One Sunday Afternoon | Biff Grimes | Film |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-5 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Today We Live | Richard Bogard | Film |
| 1933 | Design for Living | George Curtis | Film |
| 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | White Knight | Film |
| 1932 | Devil and the Deep | Lt. Sempter | Film |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Steve Gallagher | Film |
| 1932 | A Farewell to Arms | Lt. Frederic Henry | Film |
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Gary Cooper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | The Stolen Jools | Newspaper Editor | Film |
| 1931 | City Streets | The Kid | Film |
| 1931 | His Woman | Captain Sam Whalan | Film |
| 1931 | Fighting Caravans | Clint Belmet | Film |
| 1930 | Paramount on Parade | Hunter (Dream Girl) | Film |
| 1930 | Only the Brave | Capt. James Braydon | Film |
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