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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Birthday: 1901-05-07 | Place of Birth: Helena, Montana, USA

Gary Cooper 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
Design for Living

as    George Curtis

2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as    Self (archive footage)

1998
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

as    Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as    Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

as    Self (archive footage)

1991
Movie Tough Guys

as    Self (archive footage)

1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as    Self (archive footage)

1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as    Self (archive footage)

1976
Songs for After a War

as    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1961
The 10 from Texas

as    (archive footage)

1961
The Naked Edge

as    George Radcliffe

1961
Project XX: The Real West

as    Self - Narrator

1959
The Hanging Tree

as    Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as    Gideon Patch

1959
They Came to Cordura

as    Major Thomas Thorn

1958
Ten North Frederick

as    Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

1958
Man of the West

as    Link Jones

1957
Love in the Afternoon

as    Frank Flannagan

1956
Friendly Persuasion

as    Jess Birdwell

1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as    Col. Billy Mitchell

1954
Vera Cruz

as    Benjamin Trane

1954
Garden of Evil

as    Hooker

1953
Blowing Wild

as    Jeff Dawson

1953
Return to Paradise

as    Mr. Morgan

1952
Springfield Rifle

as    Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

1952
High Noon

as    Marshal Will Kane

1951
It's a Big Country

as    Texas