Gary Cooper

Acting · Born 1901-05-07 in 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.

Filmography

• High Noon as Marshal Will Kane
• Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as Longfellow Deeds
• Meet John Doe as Long John Willoughby
• Wings as Cadet White
• Ball of Fire as Professor Bertram Potts
• Sergeant York as Alvin C. York
• Love in the Afternoon as Frank Flannagan
• Design for Living as George Curtis
• Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
• Ingrid Bergman Remembered as Self (archive footage)

TV

• The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• The Jack Benny Program as Self
• What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
• Cinépanorama as Self
• American Experience as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Hollywood as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
• Sverige och kriget as Self (archive footage)