High Noon1952
As Marshal Will Kane
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Gary Cooper
Born
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 (161)
Sergeant York1941
As Alvin C. York
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Distant Drums1951
As Capt. Quincy Wyatt
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Morocco1930
As Légionnaire Tom Brown
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Meet John Doe1941
As Long John Willoughby
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Wings1927
As Cadet White
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Unconquered1947
As Captain Christopher Holden
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Good Sam1948
As Sam Clayton
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Friendly Persuasion1956
As Jess Birdwell
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Dallas1950
As Blayde "Reb" Hollister
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Vera Cruz1954
As Benjamin Trane
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
As Longfellow Deeds
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Desire1936
As Tom Bradley
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Farewell to Arms1932
As Lt. Frederic Henry
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ1925
As Roman Guard (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Peter Ibbetson1935
As Peter Ibbetson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
For Whom the Bell Tolls1943
As Robert Jordan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Love in the Afternoon1957
As Frank Flannagan
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ball of Fire1941
As Professor Bertram Potts
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Garden of Evil1954
As Hooker
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Plainsman1936
As Wild Bill Hickok
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Casanova Brown1944
As Casanova (Cass) Brown
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Alice in Wonderland1933
As White Knight
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Beau Geste1939
As Beau Geste
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Man of the West1958
As Link Jones
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Fountainhead1949
As Howard Roark
TMDb 6.8 / 10
His Woman1931
As Captain Sam Whalan
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Westerner1940
As Cole Harden
TMDb 7.1 / 10
If I Had a Million1932
As Steve Gallagher
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Hanging Tree1959
As Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Cloak and Dagger1946
As Prof. Alvah Jesper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Alias Jesse James1959
As Cowboy
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Pride of the Yankees1942
As Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Springfield Rifle1952
As Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bright Leaf1950
As Brant Royle
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Last Remake of Beau Geste1977
As Beau Geste (archive footage)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Eagle1925
As Masked Cossack (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Wreck of the Mary Deare1959
As Gideon Patch
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Along Came Jones1945
As Melody Jones
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Watch Your Wife1926
As Bit part (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955
As Col. Billy Mitchell
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer1935
As Alan McGregor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Cowboy and the Lady1938
As Stretch Willoughby
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Real Glory1939
As Doctor Canavan
TMDb 6.3 / 10
They Came to Cordura1959
As Major Thomas Thorn
TMDb 6.6 / 10
North West Mounted Police1940
As Dusty Rivers
TMDb 6.4 / 10
It1927
As Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
It's a Big Country1951
As Texas
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Bluebeard's 8th Wife1938
As Michael Brandon
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Breakdowns of 19441944
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Design for Living1933
As George Curtis
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Stolen Jools1931
As Newspaper Editor
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Souls at Sea1937
As Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Wedding Night1935
As Tony Barrett
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Citizen Cohn1992
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Task Force1949
As Jonathan L. Scott
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lykke og krone1962
TMDb 9.0 / 10
You're in the Navy Now1951
As Lt. John W. Harkness
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Story of Dr. Wassell1944
As Dr. Corydon M. Wassell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Fighting Caravans1931
As Clint Belmet
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Blowing Wild1953
As Jeff Dawson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Today We Live1933
As Richard Bogard
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Showbiz Goes to War1982
As (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Betrayal1929
As Andre Frey
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Saratoga Trunk1945
As Colonel Clint Maroon
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The General Died at Dawn1936
As O'Hara
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Variety Girl1947
As Gary Cooper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Half a Bride1928
As Capt. Edmunds
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Naked Edge1961
As George Radcliffe
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Adventures of Marco Polo1938
As Marco Polo
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Wild Horse Mesa1925
As Cowboy
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Drug Store Cowboy1925
As Cowboy Whose Horse is Being Shod (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara1935
As Self
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Virginian1929
As The Virginian
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Operator 131934
As Captain Jack Gailliard
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Lucky Horseshoe1925
As Unknown-Doubtful (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
One Sunday Afternoon1933
As Biff Grimes
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC1988
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood1960
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hollywood Boulevard1936
As Gary Cooper - Actor at Trocadero Bar (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Thundering Herd1925
As Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
City Streets1931
As The Kid
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Bad Man's Bluff1926
As Cowboy (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Showbiz Ballyhoo1982
As Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ten North Frederick1958
As Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Shopworn Angel1928
As William Tyler
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies2001
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.5 / 10
It's a Great Feeling1949
As Gary Cooper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Last Outlaw1927
As Sheriff Buddy Hale
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Riders of the Purple Sage1925
As Rider (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Dick Turpin1925
As Crowd Extra (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Wolf Song1929
As Sam Lash
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Breakdowns of 19411941
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Old Ironsides1926
As Seaman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!1982
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Only the Brave1930
As Capt. James Braydon
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Complicated Women2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn2015
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Devil and the Deep1932
As Lt. Sempter
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove1934
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender1997
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Return to Paradise1953
As Mr. Morgan
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Ingrid Bergman Remembered1996
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire1991
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Man from Wyoming1930
As Jim Baker
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Breakdowns of 19491949
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Winning of Barbara Worth1926
As Abe Lee
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero1998
As Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Johnstown Flood1926
As Flood Survivor (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Paramount on Parade1930
As Hunter (Dream Girl)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Marilyn Monroe1986
As archive footage
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers1985
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Boom on Paris1954
As lui-même
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Starlift1951
As Gary Cooper
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Now and Forever1934
As Jerome 'Jerry' Day
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Hollywood on Parade1932
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Songs for After a War1976
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Bright Leaves2004
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor1973
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Spoilers1930
As Roy Glenister
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Lightnin' Flashes1926
As (uncredited)
Children of Divorce1927
As Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lightnin' Wins1926
As Tom Harding
The Western: A Lost TV Special1958
As Self
Warrior Gap1925
As Bit part
TMDb 10.0 / 10
North Star1925
As Townsman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl1999
As Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
TMDb 8.3 / 10
The Vanishing American1925
As (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Voice That Thrilled the World1943
As Self (segment 'Sergeant York') (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Seven Days Leave1930
As Kenneth Dowey
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Going Hollywood: The '30s1984
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Grace Kelly: The American Princess1987
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
A Six Shootin' Romance1926
As (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Doomsday1928
As Arnold Furze
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Nevada1927
As Nevada
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Legion of the Condemned1928
As Gale Price
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Hollywood Gad-About1934
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Hollywood on Parade No. B-51933
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Pals1926
As Car Driver Flirting with Betty
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Tricks1925
As Rider (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Arizona Bound1927
As Dave Saulter
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Lilac Time1928
As Capt. Philip Blythe
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The 10 from Texas1961
As (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Movie Tough Guys1991
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend1989
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Beau Sabreur1928
As Maj. Henri de Beaujolais
TMDb 9.0 / 10
I Take This Woman1931
As Tom McNair
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 8
Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 81935
The Trail Rider1925
As Rider (uncredited)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Lest We Forget1937
As Himself
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Make Me a Star1932
As Gary Cooper (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Texan1930
As Enrique, aka 'Quico,' The Llano Kid
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Memo for Joe1944
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 31942
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The First Kiss1928
As Mulligan Talbot
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Project XX: The Real West1961
As Self - Narrator
Snow Carnival1949
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Army Nurse1945
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb