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.
High Noon
(Marshal Will Kane)
Movie Tough Guys
(Self (archive footage))
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
(Self (archive footage))
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
(Self (archive footage))
A Farewell to Arms
(Lt. Frederic Henry)
The Fountainhead
(Howard Roark)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
(Longfellow Deeds)
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
(Michael Brandon)
The Wedding Night
(Tony Barrett)
Alice in Wonderland
(White Knight)
Meet John Doe
(Long John Willoughby)
Vera Cruz
(Benjamin Trane)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(Robert Jordan)
Warrior Gap
(Bit part)
Wings
(Cadet White)
Garden of Evil
(Hooker)
City Streets
(The Kid)
Ball of Fire
(Professor Bertram Potts)
The Virginian
(The Virginian)
Man of the West
(Link Jones)
Morocco
(Légionnaire Tom Brown)
Beau Geste
(Beau Geste)
The Westerner
(Cole Harden)
Friendly Persuasion
(Jess Birdwell)
The Hanging Tree
(Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail)
Souls at Sea
(Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor)
Task Force
(Jonathan L. Scott)
Distant Drums
(Capt. Quincy Wyatt)
The Plainsman
(Wild Bill Hickok)
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
(Alan McGregor)
Cloak and Dagger
(Prof. Alvah Jesper)
Galas de la Paramount
(Self (from original version))
Sergeant York
(Alvin C. York)
Dick Turpin
(Crowd Extra (uncredited))
Citizen Cohn
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
It's a Great Feeling
(Gary Cooper (uncredited))
The Hollywood Gad-About
(Self (uncredited))
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Make Me a Star
(Gary Cooper (uncredited))
It
(Newspaper Reporter (uncredited))
Old Ironsides
(Seaman (uncredited))
Lightnin' Flashes
((uncredited))
The Johnstown Flood
(Flood Survivor (uncredited))
North Star
(Townsman (uncredited))
The Eagle
(Masked Cossack (uncredited))
The Trail Rider
(Rider (uncredited))
The Thundering Herd
(Buffalo Hunter (uncredited))
The Drug Store Cowboy
(Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited))
The Vanishing American
((uncredited))
A Six Shootin' Romance
((uncredited))
Saratoga Trunk
(Colonel Clint Maroon)
Alias Jesse James
(Cowboy)
Riders of the Purple Sage
(Rider (uncredited))
They Came to Cordura
(Major Thomas Thorn)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(Roman Guard (uncredited))
Love in the Afternoon
(Frank Flannagan)
The Lucky Horseshoe
(Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited))
Tricks
(Rider (uncredited))
Casanova Brown
(Casanova (Cass) Brown)
Breakdowns of 1941
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Pride of the Yankees
(Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig)
Showbiz Goes to War
((archive footage))
You're in the Navy Now
(Lt. John W. Harkness)
Now and Forever
(Jerome 'Jerry' Day)
Devil and the Deep
(Lt. Sempter)
Along Came Jones
(Melody Jones)
Unconquered
(Captain Christopher Holden)
North West Mounted Police
(Dusty Rivers)
It's a Big Country
(Texas)
Bright Leaf
(Brant Royle)
The Story of Dr. Wassell
(Dr. Corydon M. Wassell)
Blowing Wild
(Jeff Dawson)
Peter Ibbetson
(Peter Ibbetson)
Lilac Time
(Capt. Philip Blythe)
Design for Living
(George Curtis)
Desire
(Tom Bradley)
The Winning of Barbara Worth
(Abe Lee)
Ten North Frederick
(Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin)
If I Had a Million
(Steve Gallagher)
Today We Live
(Richard Bogard)
The Naked Edge
(George Radcliffe)
Good Sam
(Sam Clayton)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
(Self (archive footage))
Nevada
(Nevada)
Fighting Caravans
(Clint Belmet)
Springfield Rifle
(Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney)
Operator 13
(Captain Jack Gailliard)
The Cowboy and the Lady
(Stretch Willoughby)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
(Self (archive footage))
The Real Glory
(Doctor Canavan)
The General Died at Dawn
(O'Hara)
Dallas
(Blayde Hollister)
Variety Girl
(Gary Cooper)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(Gideon Patch)
Return to Paradise
(Mr. Morgan)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
(Marco Polo)
One Sunday Afternoon
(Biff Grimes)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(Col. Billy Mitchell)
Only the Brave
(Capt. James Braydon)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(Self (archive footage))
Starlift
(Gary Cooper)
Seven Days Leave
(Kenneth Dowey)
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
(Self / Various Roles (archive footage))
Boom on Paris
(Self)
Doomsday
(Arnold Furze)
The Legion of the Condemned
(Gale Price)
Snow Carnival
(Self - Narrator)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
(Self)
His Woman
(Captain Sam Whalan)
The Shopworn Angel
(William Tyler)
Wolf Song
(Sam Lash)
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
(Self)
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
(Self (archive footage))
Going Hollywood: The '30s
((archive footage))
Three Pals
(Car Driver Flirting with Betty)
Hollywood on Parade
(Self)
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
(Self (archive footage))
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(Self (archive footage))
The Real West
(Self)
Hollywood Boulevard
(Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited))
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
(Self)
A Man from Wyoming
(Jim Baker)
The Texan
(Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
(Self (archive footage))
The Spoilers
(Roy Glenister)
A Happy Summer
(Sam)
Lightnin' Wins
(Tom Harding)
The Stolen Jools
(Newspaper Editor)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
(Self (archive footage))
Beau Sabreur
(Maj. Henri de Beaujolais)
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
(Self)
Paramount on Parade
(Hunter (Dream Girl))
Children of Divorce
(Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee)
Bright Leaves
I Take This Woman
(Tom McNair)
The First Kiss
(Mulligan Talbot)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
(Self (archive footage))
Wild Horse Mesa
(Cowboy)
The Last Outlaw
(Sheriff Buddy Hale)
Breakdowns of 1944
(Self)
Breakdowns of 1949
(Self)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(Self (archive footage))
Complicated Women
(Self (archive footage))
Memo for Joe
(Self)
Betrayal
(Andre Frey)
The 10 from Texas
((archive footage))
The Love Goddesses
((archive footage))
The Voice That Thrilled the World
(Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage))
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
(Self (archive footage))
Half a Bride
(Capt. Edmunds)
The Army Nurse
(Self (archive footage))
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
(Beau Geste (archive footage))
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
(Self / Various Roles (archive footage))
Arizona Bound
(Dave Saulter)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self (archive footage))
The Jack Benny Program
(Self)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Cinépanorama
(Self)