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Gary Cooper

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 7, 1901 (Died at 60)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthHelena, Montana, USA
Career Span1925 – 1961
Known Credits171 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 2.1

Gary Cooper

Also known as:CoopGarry CooperFrank James CooperFrank J. Cooper+5 more
Total Works

171

161 movies • 10 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#2

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.8
Role: Thanks
High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie
as Marshal Will Kane
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5
as Longfellow Deeds
Love in the Afternoon
7.0
as Frank Flannagan

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 171 titles featuring Gary Cooper

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.8

Role: Thanks

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie

as Marshal Will Kane

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

as Longfellow Deeds

Love in the Afternoon
7.0

as Frank Flannagan

Wings
7.2
Wings
1927•movie

as Cadet White

Meet John Doe
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941•movie

as Long John Willoughby

Vera Cruz
6.7
Vera Cruz
1954•movie

as Benjamin Trane

Ball of Fire
7.4
Ball of Fire
1941•movie

as Professor Bertram Potts

Man of the West
6.6
Man of the West
1958•movie

as Link Jones

Sergeant York
7.2
Sergeant York
1941•movie

as Alvin C. York

Design for Living
7.1
Design for Living
1933•movie

as George Curtis

For Whom the Bell Tolls
6.5

as Robert Jordan

Morocco
6.5
Morocco
1930•movie

as Légionnaire Tom Brown

A Farewell to Arms
6.1
A Farewell to Arms
1932•movie

as Lt. Frederic Henry

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Howard Roark

Friendly Persuasion
6.6

as Jess Birdwell

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

The Westerner
7.1
The Westerner
1940•movie

as Cole Harden

The Hanging Tree
6.7
The Hanging Tree
1959•movie

as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.3

as Roman Guard (uncredited)

Beau Geste
7.0
Beau Geste
1939•movie

as Beau Geste

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
7.0

as Michael Brandon

Garden of Evil
6.3
Garden of Evil
1954•movie

as Hooker

Distant Drums
6.3
Distant Drums
1951•movie

as Capt. Quincy Wyatt

The Oscars
7.1
4 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

It
6.9
It
1927•movie

as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Cloak and Dagger
6.5
Cloak and Dagger
1946•movie

as Prof. Alvah Jesper

Peter Ibbetson
7.0
Peter Ibbetson
1935•movie

as Peter Ibbetson

Alice in Wonderland
6.1

as White Knight

Unconquered
6.5
Unconquered
1947•movie

as Captain Christopher Holden

The Eagle
6.4
The Eagle
1925•movie

as Masked Cossack (uncredited)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
6.6

as Alan McGregor

Desire
7.0
Desire
1936•movie

as Tom Bradley

Springfield Rifle
6.4
Springfield Rifle
1952•movie

as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

The Last Remake of Beau Geste
5.7

as Beau Geste (archive footage)

If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

as Steve Gallagher

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
8.0
1 eps

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

as Col. Billy Mitchell

American Experience
6.5
1 eps
American Experience
1988•series

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

City Streets
6.3
City Streets
1931•movie

as The Kid

North West Mounted Police
6.4

as Dusty Rivers

The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.3

as Gideon Patch

The Plainsman
6.5
The Plainsman
1936•movie

as Wild Bill Hickok

They Came to Cordura
6.6

as Major Thomas Thorn

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Melody Jones

Dallas
6.4
Dallas
1950•movie

as Blayde "Reb" Hollister

It's a Great Feeling
5.9

as Gary Cooper (uncredited)

The Stolen Jools
5.6
The Stolen Jools
1931•movie

as Newspaper Editor

Blowing Wild
6.0
Blowing Wild
1953•movie

as Jeff Dawson

Return to Paradise
5.9
Return to Paradise
1953•movie

as Mr. Morgan

The Naked Edge
6.3
The Naked Edge
1961•movie

as George Radcliffe

Alias Jesse James
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959•movie

as Cowboy

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

as Stretch Willoughby

What's My Line?
7.0
1 eps
What's My Line?
1950•series

as Self

The Wedding Night
5.9
The Wedding Night
1935•movie

as Tony Barrett

Citizen Cohn
6.3
Citizen Cohn
1992•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Casanova Brown
6.4
Casanova Brown
1944•movie

as Casanova (Cass) Brown

The Story of Dr. Wassell
6.3

as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

Now and Forever
6.8
Now and Forever
1934•movie

as Jerome 'Jerry' Day

The Winning of Barbara Worth
6.5

as Abe Lee

Good Sam
6.3
Good Sam
1948•movie

as Sam Clayton

The Real Glory
6.3
The Real Glory
1939•movie

as Doctor Canavan

The General Died at Dawn
6.5

as O'Hara

Children of Divorce
6.0

as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
3 eps

as Self

Bright Leaf
6.0
Bright Leaf
1950•movie

as Brant Royle

Golden Globe Awards
7.0
1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944•series

as Self - Presenter

Today We Live
6.3
Today We Live
1933•movie

as Richard Bogard

Fighting Caravans
5.0
Fighting Caravans
1931•movie

as Clint Belmet

The Virginian
5.8
The Virginian
1929•movie

as The Virginian

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Colonel Clint Maroon

The Adventures of Marco Polo
6.2

as Marco Polo

Old Ironsides
6.4
Old Ironsides
1926•movie

as Seaman (uncredited)

Operator 13
5.9
Operator 13
1934•movie

as Captain Jack Gailliard

The Jack Benny Program
7.8
1 eps

as Gary Cooper

Hollywood
8.4
1 eps
Hollywood
1980•series

as Self (archive footage, uncredited)

Souls at Sea
6.5
Souls at Sea
1937•movie

as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor

Devil and the Deep
5.1
Devil and the Deep
1932•movie

as Lt. Sempter

Bright Leaves
7.0
Bright Leaves
2004•movie

as (archive footage)

Task Force
6.9
Task Force
1949•movie

as Jonathan L. Scott

You're in the Navy Now
5.5

as Lt. John W. Harkness

Ten North Frederick
7.1

as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
5.3

as Self (archive footage)

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
6.1

as Self

The Texan
6.1
The Texan
1930•movie

as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid

Variety Girl
6.5
Variety Girl
1947•movie

as Gary Cooper

Complicated Women
6.9
Complicated Women
2003•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Songs for After a War
6.8

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Johnstown Flood
7.0

as Flood Survivor (uncredited)

Riders of the Purple Sage
6.1

as Rider (uncredited)

Paramount on Parade
5.9

as Hunter (Dream Girl)

It's a Big Country
5.9
It's a Big Country
1951•movie

as Texas

One Sunday Afternoon
6.6

as Biff Grimes

Wolf Song
5.1
Wolf Song
1929•movie

as Sam Lash

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

as Self (archive footage)

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Vanishing American
6.6

as (uncredited)

I Take This Woman
5.2
I Take This Woman
1931•movie

as Tom McNair

Lilac Time
6.9
Lilac Time
1928•movie

as Capt. Philip Blythe

Starlift
6.6
Starlift
1951•movie

as Gary Cooper

His Woman
4.3
His Woman
1931•movie

as Captain Sam Whalan

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
6.7

as Self (archive footage)

Dick Turpin
5.6
Dick Turpin
1925•movie

as Crowd Extra (uncredited)

Make Me a Star
6.4
Make Me a Star
1932•movie

as Gary Cooper (uncredited)

Seven Days Leave
6.6
Seven Days Leave
1930•movie

as Kenneth Dowey

Boom on Paris
5.7
Boom on Paris
1954•movie

as lui-même

Snow Carnival
7.0
Snow Carnival
1949•movie

as Self - Narrator

The Voice That Thrilled the World
6.0

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

Breakdowns of 1941
7.0
Breakdowns of 1941
1941•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
8.2

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Doomsday
7.0
Doomsday
1928•movie

as Arnold Furze

Hollywood Boulevard
4.5

as Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)

Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
6.0
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

Wild Horse Mesa
7.0
Wild Horse Mesa
1925•movie

as Cowboy

The Hollywood Gad-About
6.0

as Self (uncredited)

Nevada
6.7
Nevada
1927•movie

as Nevada

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
6.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Half a Bride
6.7
Half a Bride
1928•movie

as Capt. Edmunds

Cinépanorama
8.7
2 eps
Cinépanorama
1956•series

as Self

North Star
7.5
North Star
1925•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Only the Brave
7.0
Only the Brave
1930•movie

as Capt. James Braydon

Going Hollywood: The '30s
9.0

as (archive footage)

Hollywood on Parade
6.5

as Self

A Man from Wyoming
8.0
A Man from Wyoming
1930•movie

as Jim Baker

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Spoilers
6.5
The Spoilers
1930•movie

as Roy Glenister

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

The Last Outlaw
7.5
The Last Outlaw
1927•movie

as Sheriff Buddy Hale

Breakdowns of 1944
6.5
Breakdowns of 1944
1944•movie

as Self

Lest We Forget
7.0
Lest We Forget
1937•movie

as Himself

Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Movie Tough Guys
10.0
Movie Tough Guys
1991•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
2.0

as Self (archive footage)

Warrior Gap
10.0
Warrior Gap
1925•movie

as Bit part

The Thundering Herd
9.0

as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)

A Six Shootin' Romance
7.0

as (uncredited)

The Trail Rider
10.0
The Trail Rider
1925•movie

as Rider (uncredited)

The Drug Store Cowboy
10.0

as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)

Tricks
7.0
Tricks
1925•movie

as Rider (uncredited)

The Lucky Horseshoe
8.0

as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)

Showbiz Goes to War
10.0

as (archive footage)

Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Legion of the Condemned
10.0

as Gale Price

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
10.0
The Shopworn Angel
9.0
The Shopworn Angel
1928•movie

as William Tyler

Three Pals
7.0
Three Pals
1926•movie

as Car Driver Flirting with Betty

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
6.0

as Self

Beau Sabreur
9.0
Beau Sabreur
1928•movie

as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais

The First Kiss
9.0
The First Kiss
1928•movie

as Mulligan Talbot

Breakdowns of 1949
6.0
Breakdowns of 1949
1949•movie

as Self

Memo for Joe
8.0
Memo for Joe
1944•movie

as Self

Betrayal
9.0
Betrayal
1929•movie

as Andre Frey

The 10 from Texas
9.0
The 10 from Texas
1961•movie

as (archive footage)

The Army Nurse
8.0
The Army Nurse
1945•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
7.0

as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Arizona Bound
10.0
Arizona Bound
1927•movie

as Dave Saulter

Bad Man's Bluff
10.0
Bad Man's Bluff
1926•movie

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Watch Your Wife
7.0
Watch Your Wife
1926•movie

as Bit part (uncredited)

Lykke og krone
9.0
Lykke og krone
1962•movie

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marilyn Monroe
10.0
Marilyn Monroe
1986•movie

as archive footage

Sverige och kriget
5.0
5 eps
Sverige och kriget
2025•series

as Self (archive footage)

Lightnin' Flashes
Lightnin' Flashes
1926•movie

as (uncredited)

Hollywood on Parade No. B-5

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Project XX: The Real West

as Self - Narrator

Lightnin' Wins
Lightnin' Wins
1926•movie

as Tom Harding

Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982•movie

as Self (archive footage)