10.0
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper
Acting
Born:September 15, 1922
Died:May 3, 2011(aged 88)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
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CommunityBiography
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
Filmography (117 movies)
10.0
10.0
Rodeo Girl
1980
Director
8.3
8.3
The Invisible Man
1975
as Walter Carlson
8.1
8.1
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
8.0
8.0
Shadow on the Land
1968
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
8.0
8.0
White Mama
1980
Director
8.0
8.0
Leave 'Em Laughing
1981
Director
7.6
7.6
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Self
7.5
7.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self - Actor (voice)
7.4
7.4
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Perry White
7.3
7.3
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self
7.2
7.2
Gallant Sons
1940
as Byron Newbold
7.2
7.2
Superman
1978
as Perry White
7.1
7.1
The Champ
1931
as Dink Purcell
7.0
7.0
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
7.0
7.0
Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Jackie (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Little Daddy
1931
as Jackie
7.0
7.0
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
as Self
7.0
7.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
Director
6.9
6.9
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as 'Buck' Murphy
6.9
6.9
Love Business
1931
as Jackie Cooper
6.8
6.8
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Helping Grandma
1931
as Jackie
6.8
6.8
School's Out
1930
as Jackie Cooper
6.8
6.8
Bear Facts
1938
as Bear
6.7
6.7
Superman II
1980
as Perry White
6.7
6.7
Dinky
1935
as Dinky Daniels
6.7
6.7
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
as Self
6.6
6.6
Teacher's Pet
1930
as Jackie
6.5
6.5
Treasure Island
1934
as Jim Hawkins
6.4
6.4
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Jerry Regan
6.3
6.3
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Steve Barker
6.3
6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Clem
6.2
6.2
Syncopation
1942
as Johnny Schumacher
6.2
6.2
Pups Is Pups
1930
as Jackie
6.1
6.1
Skippy
1931
as Skippy Skinner
6.1
6.1
When the Wind Blows
1930
as Jackie
6.1
6.1
Bouncing Babies
1929
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
6.0
6.0
Boxing Gloves
1929
as Jackie
6.0
6.0
Divorce In The Family
1932
as Terry Parker
6.0
6.0
Glamour Boy
1941
as Tiny Barlow
6.0
6.0
Bargain Day
1931
as Jackie
6.0
6.0
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
6.0
6.0
Calhoun
1964
as Everett Calhoun
6.0
6.0
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Rifle Edwards
6.0
6.0
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
6.0
6.0
Moonlight
1982
Director
5.8
5.8
White Banners
1938
as Peter Trimble
5.7
5.7
Peck's Bad Boy
1934
as Bill Peck
5.7
5.7
Shivering Shakespeare
1930
as Jackie
5.7
5.7
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as Ed Miller
5.7
5.7
The Astronaut
1972
as Kurt Anderson
5.6
5.6
Journey into Fear
1975
as Eric Hurst
5.6
5.6
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
5.6
5.6
The Night They Saved Christmas
1984
Director
5.6
5.6
Chosen Survivors
1974
as Raymond Couzins
5.5
5.5
Superman III
1983
as Perry White
5.5
5.5
Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929
as Jackie
5.4
5.4
A Tough Winter
1930
as Jackie
5.3
5.3
Bear Shooters
1930
as Jackie
5.3
5.3
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Jackie Cooper
5.3
5.3
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
5.2
5.2
The First Seven Years
1930
as Jackie
5.1
5.1
That Certain Age
1938
as Kenneth Warren
5.0
5.0
Her First Beau
1941
as Chuck Harris
5.0
5.0
Kilroy Was Here
1947
as John J. Kilroy
5.0
5.0
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Chuck Brennan
5.0
5.0
Life with Henry
1941
as Henry Aldrich
4.9
4.9
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself
4.9
4.9
Surrender
1987
as Ace Morgan
4.8
4.8
Streets of New York
1939
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
4.7
4.7
The Bowery
1933
as Swipes McGurk
4.6
4.6
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
4.6
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Perry White
4.3
4.3
Tough Guy
1936
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
4.2
4.2
The Love Machine
1971
as Danton Miller
4.0
4.0
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Danny Cheston
4.0
4.0
Izzy & Moe
1985
Director
4.0
4.0
Having Babies III
1978
Director
4.0
4.0
Marathon
1980
Director
3.0
3.0
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
3.0
3.0
Perfect Gentlemen
1978
Director
2.7
2.7
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Scooter O'Neal
2.0
2.0
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
1.0
1.0
Sooky
1931
as Skippy
No Earthly Reason
1984
as J. Nash Hawkins
The Big Guy
1939
as Jimmy Hutchins
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Rory O'Donnell
Temps d'Hiver
1930
as Jackie
Ticket to Hollywood
1984
as Narrator
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Jackie (archive footage)
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
as Self
Seventeen
1940
as William Sylvanus Baxter
Mobile Two
1975
as Peter Campbell
The Ghosts
1930
as Juanito
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
Soaring Stars
1942
as Pilot
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
What a Life
1939
as Henry Aldrich
The Spirit of Culver
1939
as Tom Allen
Gangster's Boy
1938
as Larry Kelly
French Leave
1948
as Skitch Kilroy
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Bruce Scott
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2021
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Midge Murray
Big John Morrison
1973
as John Morrison
Stork Bites Man
1947
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Los cazadores de osos
1930
as Juanito
Men of Texas
1942
as Robert Houston Scott
The Deacon Street Deer
1986
Director
Rainbow
1978
Director
The Ladies
1987
Director
Sex and the Single Parent
1979
Director
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
1982
Director
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