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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Born on May 7th, 1901

Helena, Montana, USA

Died on May 13th, 1961

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.

Filmography

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Self (archive footage)

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Paris Hilton, Inc.

2009

Self (archive footage)

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Bright Leaves

2004

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Complicated Women

2003

Self (archive footage)

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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

2001

Self (archive footage)

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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

1999

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

1998

Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

Self (archive footage)

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Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

1997

Self (archive footage)

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Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996

Self (archive footage)

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Citizen Cohn

1992

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Self (archive footage)

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Movie Tough Guys

1991

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Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend

1989

Self (archive footage)

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

1988

Self (archive footage)

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Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Self (archive footage)

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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

1985

Self (archive footage)

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Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

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Showbiz Goes to War

1982

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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

1982

Self (archive footage)

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The Last Remake of Beau Geste

1977

Beau Geste (archive footage)

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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Self (archive footage)

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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973

Self (archive footage)

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The Naked Edge

1961

George Radcliffe

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The 10 from Texas

1961

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

1960

Self

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The Real West

1960

Self

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The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

Gideon Patch

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They Came to Cordura

1959

Major Thomas Thorn

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Alias Jesse James

1959

Cowboy

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The Hanging Tree

1959

Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

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Man of the West

1958

Link Jones

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Ten North Frederick

1958

Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

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Love in the Afternoon

1957

Frank Flannagan

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Friendly Persuasion

1956

Jess Birdwell

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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

Col. Billy Mitchell

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Vera Cruz

1954

Benjamin Trane

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Garden of Evil

1954

Hooker

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Boom on Paris

1954

Self

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Blowing Wild

1953

Jeff Dawson

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Return to Paradise

1953

Mr. Morgan

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Springfield Rifle

1952

Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

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High Noon

1952

Marshal Will Kane

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Distant Drums

1951

Capt. Quincy Wyatt

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Starlift

1951

Gary Cooper

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It's a Big Country

1951

Texas

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You're in the Navy Now

1951

Lt. John W. Harkness

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Dallas

1950

Blayde Hollister

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Bright Leaf

1950

Brant Royle

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Breakdowns of 1949

1949

Self

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Snow Carnival

1949

Self - Narrator

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Task Force

1949

Jonathan L. Scott

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It's a Great Feeling

1949

Gary Cooper (uncredited)

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The Fountainhead

1949

Howard Roark

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Good Sam

1948

Sam Clayton

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Unconquered

1947

Captain Christopher Holden

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Variety Girl

1947

Gary Cooper

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Cloak and Dagger

1946

Prof. Alvah Jesper

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The Army Nurse

1945

Self (archive footage)

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Saratoga Trunk

1945

Colonel Clint Maroon

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Along Came Jones

1945

Melody Jones

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Breakdowns of 1944

1944

Self

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Casanova Brown

1944

Casanova (Cass) Brown

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Memo for Joe

1944

Self

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The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944

Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

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The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)

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For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943

Robert Jordan

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The Pride of the Yankees

1942

Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3

1942

Self

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Ball of Fire

1941

Professor Bertram Potts

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Breakdowns of 1941

1941

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sergeant York

1941

Alvin C. York

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Meet John Doe

1941

Long John Willoughby

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North West Mounted Police

1940

Dusty Rivers

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The Westerner

1940

Cole Harden

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The Real Glory

1939

Doctor Canavan

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Beau Geste

1939

Beau Geste

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The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

Stretch Willoughby

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The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

Marco Polo

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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938

Michael Brandon

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Souls at Sea

1937

Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor

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Lest We Forget

1937

Himself

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The General Died at Dawn

1936

O'Hara

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The Plainsman

1936

Wild Bill Hickok

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Hollywood Boulevard

1936

Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)

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Desire

1936

Tom Bradley

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Longfellow Deeds

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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935

Self

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Peter Ibbetson

1935

Peter Ibbetson

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The Wedding Night

1935

Tony Barrett

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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer

1935

Alan McGregor

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Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove

1934

Self

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The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

Self (uncredited)

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Now and Forever

1934

Jerome 'Jerry' Day

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Operator 13

1934

Captain Jack Gailliard

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Design for Living

1933

George Curtis

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Alice in Wonderland

1933

White Knight

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

1933

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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One Sunday Afternoon

1933

Biff Grimes

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Today We Live

1933

Richard Bogard

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A Farewell to Arms

1932

Lt. Frederic Henry

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If I Had a Million

1932

Steve Gallagher

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Devil and the Deep

1932

Lt. Sempter

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Make Me a Star

1932

Gary Cooper (uncredited)

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Hollywood on Parade

1932

Self

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His Woman

1931

Captain Sam Whalan

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I Take This Woman

1931

Tom McNair

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City Streets

1931

The Kid

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The Stolen Jools

1931

Newspaper Editor

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Fighting Caravans

1931

Clint Belmet

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Morocco

1930

Légionnaire Tom Brown

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The Spoilers

1930

Roy Glenister

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A Man from Wyoming

1930

Jim Baker

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The Texan

1930

Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid

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Paramount on Parade

1930

Hunter (Dream Girl)

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Only the Brave

1930

Capt. James Braydon

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Seven Days Leave

1930

Kenneth Dowey

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The Virginian

1929

The Virginian

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Betrayal

1929

Andre Frey

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Wolf Song

1929

Sam Lash

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The Shopworn Angel

1928

William Tyler

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Lilac Time

1928

Capt. Philip Blythe

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The First Kiss

1928

Mulligan Talbot

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Half a Bride

1928

Capt. Edmunds

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The Legion of the Condemned

1928

Gale Price

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Doomsday

1928

Arnold Furze

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Beau Sabreur

1928

Maj. Henri de Beaujolais

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Wings

1927

Cadet White

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Nevada

1927

Nevada

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The Last Outlaw

1927

Sheriff Buddy Hale

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Children of Divorce

1927

Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee

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Arizona Bound

1927

Dave Saulter

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It

1927

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

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Old Ironsides

1926

Seaman (uncredited)

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Lightnin' Flashes

1926

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The Winning of Barbara Worth

1926

Abe Lee

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Lightnin' Wins

1926

Tom Harding

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A Six Shootin' Romance

1926

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The Johnstown Flood

1926

Flood Survivor (uncredited)

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Three Pals

1926

Car Driver Flirting with Betty

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North Star

1925

Townsman (uncredited)

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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925

Roman Guard (uncredited)

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Tricks

1925

Rider (uncredited)

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The Eagle

1925

Masked Cossack (uncredited)

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The Vanishing American

1925

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Wild Horse Mesa

1925

Cowboy

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The Lucky Horseshoe

1925

Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)

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The Drug Store Cowboy

1925

Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)

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Riders of the Purple Sage

1925

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The Thundering Herd

1925

Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)

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The Trail Rider

1925

Rider (uncredited)

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Dick Turpin

1925

Crowd Extra (uncredited)

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Warrior Gap

1925

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