Gary Cooper

Acting

May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961 · Helena, Montana, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

High Noon1952
as ⁨Marshal Will Kane⁩
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
as ⁨Longfellow Deeds⁩
Love in the Afternoon1957
as ⁨Frank Flannagan⁩
Wings1927
as ⁨Cadet White⁩
Meet John Doe1941
as ⁨Long John Willoughby⁩
Vera Cruz1954
as ⁨Benjamin Trane⁩
Ball of Fire1941
as ⁨Professor Bertram Potts⁩
as ⁨Link Jones⁩
as ⁨Alvin C. York⁩
as ⁨George Curtis⁩
as ⁨Robert Jordan⁩
as ⁨Légionnaire Tom Brown⁩
as ⁨Lt. Frederic Henry⁩
as ⁨Howard Roark⁩
as ⁨Jess Birdwell⁩
as ⁨Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig⁩
as ⁨Cole Harden⁩
as ⁨Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail⁩
as ⁨Roman Guard (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Beau Geste⁩
as ⁨Michael Brandon⁩
as ⁨Hooker⁩
as ⁨Capt. Quincy Wyatt⁩
as ⁨Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Prof. Alvah Jesper⁩
as ⁨Peter Ibbetson⁩
as ⁨Captain Christopher Holden⁩
as ⁨White Knight⁩
as ⁨Masked Cossack (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Alan McGregor⁩
as ⁨Tom Bradley⁩
as ⁨Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney⁩
as ⁨Beau Geste (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Steve Gallagher⁩
as ⁨Col. Billy Mitchell⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

High Noon1952
as ⁨Marshal Will Kane⁩
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936
as ⁨Longfellow Deeds⁩
Love in the Afternoon1957
as ⁨Frank Flannagan⁩
Wings1927
as ⁨Cadet White⁩
Meet John Doe1941
as ⁨Long John Willoughby⁩
Vera Cruz1954
as ⁨Benjamin Trane⁩
Ball of Fire1941
as ⁨Professor Bertram Potts⁩
as ⁨Link Jones⁩
as ⁨Alvin C. York⁩
as ⁨George Curtis⁩
as ⁨Robert Jordan⁩
as ⁨Légionnaire Tom Brown⁩
as ⁨Lt. Frederic Henry⁩
as ⁨Howard Roark⁩
as ⁨Jess Birdwell⁩
as ⁨Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig⁩
as ⁨Cole Harden⁩
as ⁨Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail⁩
as ⁨Roman Guard (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Beau Geste⁩
as ⁨Michael Brandon⁩
as ⁨Hooker⁩
as ⁨Capt. Quincy Wyatt⁩
as ⁨Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Prof. Alvah Jesper⁩
as ⁨Peter Ibbetson⁩
as ⁨Captain Christopher Holden⁩
as ⁨White Knight⁩
as ⁨Masked Cossack (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Alan McGregor⁩
as ⁨Tom Bradley⁩
as ⁨Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney⁩
as ⁨Beau Geste (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Steve Gallagher⁩
as ⁨Col. Billy Mitchell⁩