Gary Cooper
Born May 07, 1901 (Age: 124)
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Helena, Montana, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
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as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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Age: 96
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 94
Citizen Cohn
1992
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 91
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 90
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 87
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 86
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 71
Lykke og krone
1962
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as
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Age: 60
The Naked Edge
1961
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as George Radcliffe
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Age: 60
Project XX: The Real West
1961
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 59
The 10 from Texas
1961
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 59
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
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as Self
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Age: 58
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
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as Gideon Patch
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Age: 58
They Came to Cordura
1959
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as Major Thomas Thorn
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Age: 58
Alias Jesse James
1959
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as Cowboy
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Age: 57
The Hanging Tree
1959
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as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
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Age: 57
Man of the West
1958
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as Link Jones
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Age: 57
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
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as Self
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Age: 57
Ten North Frederick
1958
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as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
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Age: 57
Friendly Persuasion
1956
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as Jess Birdwell
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Age: 55
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
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as Col. Billy Mitchell
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Age: 54
Vera Cruz
1954
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as Benjamin Trane
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Age: 53
Garden of Evil
1954
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as Hooker
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Age: 53
Boom on Paris
1954
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as lui-même
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Age: 52
Blowing Wild
1953
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as Jeff Dawson
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Age: 52
Return to Paradise
1953
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as Mr. Morgan
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Age: 52
Dallas
1950
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as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
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Age: 49
Bright Leaf
1950
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as Brant Royle
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Age: 49
The Army Nurse
1945
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 44
Saratoga Trunk
1945
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as Colonel Clint Maroon
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Age: 44
Along Came Jones
1945
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as Melody Jones
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Age: 44
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
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as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
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Age: 41
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942
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as Self
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Age: 40
Ball of Fire
1941
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as Professor Bertram Potts
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Age: 40
Breakdowns of 1941
1941
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 40
Sergeant York
1941
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as Alvin C. York
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Age: 40
Meet John Doe
1941
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as Long John Willoughby
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Age: 39
A Farewell to Arms
1932
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as Lt. Frederic Henry
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Age: 31
If I Had a Million
1932
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as Steve Gallagher
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Age: 31
Devil and the Deep
1932
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as Lt. Sempter
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Age: 31
Make Me a Star
1932
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as Gary Cooper (uncredited)
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Age: 31
Hollywood on Parade
1932
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as Self
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Age: 31
His Woman
1931
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as Captain Sam Whalan
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Age: 30
I Take This Woman
1931
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as Tom McNair
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Age: 30
City Streets
1931
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as The Kid
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Age: 29
The Stolen Jools
1931
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as Newspaper Editor
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Age: 29
Fighting Caravans
1931
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as Clint Belmet
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Age: 29
Morocco
1930
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as Légionnaire Tom Brown
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Age: 29
The Spoilers
1930
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as Roy Glenister
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Age: 29
A Man from Wyoming
1930
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as Jim Baker
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Age: 29
The Texan
1930
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as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
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Age: 29
Paramount on Parade
1930
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as Hunter (Dream Girl)
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Age: 28
Only the Brave
1930
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as Capt. James Braydon
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Age: 28
Seven Days Leave
1930
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as Kenneth Dowey
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Age: 28