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Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Gary Cooper
Also known as: Frank James Cooper, Frank Cooper
Acting
Nationality:United States
Height:6'3" (191 cm)
Education:Grinnell College, Helena High School, Gallatin County High School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, as well as an Academy Honorary Award in 1961 for his career achievements. He was one of the top-10 film personalities for 23 consecutive years and one of the top money-making stars for 18 years. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 50 greatest screen legends. Cooper's career spanned 36 years, from 1925 to 1961, and included leading roles in 84 feature films. He was a major movie star from the end of the silent film era through almost the end of the golden age of classical Hollywood. His screen persona appealed strongly to both men and women, and his range included roles in most major film genres. His 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. Cooper began his career as a film extra and stunt rider, but soon landed acting roles. After establishing himself as a Western hero in his early silent films, he became a movie star with his first sound picture, playing the title role in 1929's The Virginian. In the early 1930s, he expanded his heroic image to include more cautious characters in adventure films and dramas such as A Farewell to Arms (1932) and The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). During the height of his career, Cooper portrayed a new type of hero, a champion of the common man in films such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Meet John Doe (1941), Sergeant York (1941), Ball of Fire (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943). He later portrayed more mature characters at odds with the world in films such as The Fountainhead (1949) and High Noon (1952).
Filmography (138 movies)
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Showbiz Goes to War
1982
as (archive footage)
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A Man from Wyoming
1930
as Jim Baker
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8.0
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self (archive footage)
7.7
7.7
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
1999
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
7.7
7.7
High Noon
1952
as Marshal Will Kane
7.5
7.5
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Longfellow Deeds
7.5
7.5
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
7.3
7.3
Ball of Fire
1941
as Professor Bertram Potts
7.3
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
as Long John Willoughby
7.2
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Wings
1927
as Cadet White
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Sergeant York
1941
as Alvin C. York
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Design for Living
1933
as George Curtis
7.1
7.1
The Westerner
1940
as Cole Harden
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Love in the Afternoon
1957
as Frank Flannagan
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Wild Horse Mesa
1925
as Cowboy
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Seven Days Leave
1930
as Kenneth Dowey
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Task Force
1949
as Jonathan L. Scott
7.0
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Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
1998
as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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7.0
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938
as Michael Brandon
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Beau Geste
1939
as Beau Geste
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Peter Ibbetson
1935
as Peter Ibbetson
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6.9
It
1927
as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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Ten North Frederick
1958
as Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
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6.9
Desire
1936
as Tom Bradley
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6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Col. Billy Mitchell
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6.8
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Flood Survivor (uncredited)
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6.8
The Fountainhead
1949
as Howard Roark
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6.7
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
6.7
6.7
They Came to Cordura
1959
as Major Thomas Thorn
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Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Jess Birdwell
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Now and Forever
1934
as Jerome 'Jerry' Day
6.6
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
1935
as Alan McGregor
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Vera Cruz
1954
as Benjamin Trane
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If I Had a Million
1932
as Steve Gallagher
6.6
6.6
Man of the West
1958
as Link Jones
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6.5
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
as Robert Jordan
6.5
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Breakdowns of 1944
1944
as Self
6.5
6.5
Dallas
1950
as Blayde "Reb" Hollister
6.5
6.5
Songs for After a War
1976
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Vanishing American
1925
as (uncredited)
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6.5
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Cloak and Dagger
1946
as Prof. Alvah Jesper
6.4
6.4
Casanova Brown
1944
as Casanova (Cass) Brown
6.4
6.4
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Dusty Rivers
6.3
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The General Died at Dawn
1936
as O'Hara
6.3
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The Winning of Barbara Worth
1926
as Abe Lee
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Unconquered
1947
as Captain Christopher Holden
6.3
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Morocco
1930
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
6.3
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The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Stretch Willoughby
6.3
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One Sunday Afternoon
1933
as Biff Grimes
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The Real Glory
1939
as Doctor Canavan
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Souls at Sea
1937
as Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
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The Plainsman
1936
as Wild Bill Hickok
6.3
6.3
The Story of Dr. Wassell
1944
as Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
6.3
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The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Gideon Patch
6.2
6.2
Distant Drums
1951
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
6.2
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City Streets
1931
as The Kid
6.2
6.2
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
6.2
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Snow Carnival
1949
as Self - Narrator
6.2
6.2
The Naked Edge
1961
as George Radcliffe
6.2
6.2
Today We Live
1933
as Richard Bogard
6.2
6.2
The Eagle
1925
as Masked Cossack (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Lilac Time
1928
as Capt. Philip Blythe
6.1
6.1
Variety Girl
1947
as Gary Cooper
6.1
6.1
Garden of Evil
1954
as Hooker
6.1
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A Farewell to Arms
1932
as Lt. Frederic Henry
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Alice in Wonderland
1933
as White Knight
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Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Marco Polo
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Half a Bride
1928
as Capt. Edmunds
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The Spoilers
1930
as Roy Glenister
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Nevada
1927
as Nevada
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Good Sam
1948
as Sam Clayton
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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
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North Star
1925
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
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Doomsday
1928
as Arnold Furze
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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
as Self (archive footage)
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935
as Self
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5.9
Return to Paradise
1953
as Mr. Morgan
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The Texan
1930
as Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
5.8
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The Wedding Night
1935
as Tony Barrett
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Operator 13
1934
as Captain Jack Gailliard
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Alias Jesse James
1959
as Cowboy
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5.8
The Virginian
1929
as The Virginian
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5.8
Blowing Wild
1953
as Jeff Dawson
5.7
5.7
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Colonel Clint Maroon
5.7
5.7
Riders of the Purple Sage
1925
as Rider (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Children of Divorce
1927
as Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
5.6
5.6
Bright Leaf
1950
as Brant Royle
5.6
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Starlift
1951
as Gary Cooper
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The Stolen Jools
1931
as Newspaper Editor
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Along Came Jones
1945
Producer
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Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934
as Self
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I Take This Woman
1931
as Tom McNair
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5.3
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
5.3
5.3
It's a Big Country
1951
as Texas
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5.3
Dick Turpin
1925
as Crowd Extra (uncredited)
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4.9
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
as Self (archive footage)
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4.8
Fighting Caravans
1931
as Clint Belmet
4.8
4.8
Devil and the Deep
1932
as Lt. Sempter
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Wolf Song
1929
as Sam Lash
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4.4
You're in the Navy Now
1951
as Lt. John W. Harkness
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His Woman
1931
as Captain Sam Whalan
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Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
Lightnin' Wins
1926
as Tom Harding
The First Kiss
1928
as Mulligan Talbot
The 10 from Texas
1961
as (archive footage)
Lest We Forget
1937
as Himself
Project XX: The Real West
1961
as Self - Narrator
Arizona Bound
1927
as Dave Saulter
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
1935
The Lucky Horseshoe
1925
as Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
Memo for Joe
1944
as Self
The Drug Store Cowboy
1925
as Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
A Six Shootin' Romance
1926
as (uncredited)
Betrayal
1929
as Andre Frey
Lightnin' Flashes
1926
as (uncredited)
The Shopworn Angel
1928
as William Tyler
The Army Nurse
1945
as Self (archive footage)
Warrior Gap
1925
as Bit part
Hollywood on Parade No. B-5
1933
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
1925
as Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
The Trail Rider
1925
as Rider (uncredited)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942
as Self
Tricks
1925
as Rider (uncredited)
The Last Outlaw
1927
as Sheriff Buddy Hale
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Three Pals
1926
as Car Driver Flirting with Betty
Showbiz Ballyhoo
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Man's Bluff
1926
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Only the Brave
1930
as Capt. James Braydon
Beau Sabreur
1928
as Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
The Legion of the Condemned
1928
as Gale Price
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