Gary cooper movies

Original name, Frank James Cooper; born May 7, 1901, in Helena, MT; died of cancer, May 31, 1961, in Beverly Hills, CA; raised in England, 1910-17; son ofCharles Henry (a lawyer, judge, and rancher) and Alice Cooper; married Veronica Balfe (some sources say Sandra Shaw), 1933; children: Maria.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 7, 1901

Helena, Montana, United States

Death Details

May 31, 1961

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Masked Cossack, The Eagle, 1925.
• Extra, Dick Turpin, 1925.
• The Lucky Horseshoe, 1925.
• The Thundering Herd, 1925.
• Tricks, 1925.
• The Vanishing American (also known as The Vanishing Race), 1925.
• Wild Horse Mesa, 1925.
• Lightnin' Wins, 1926.
• The Enchanted Hill, 1926.
• Extra, Old Ironsides (also known as Sons of the Sea), 1926.
• Three Pals, 1926.
• Watch Your Wife, 1926.
• Abe Lee, The Winning of Barbara Worth, United Artists, 1926.
• Cadet White, Wings (silent), Paramount, 1927.
• Sheriff Buddy Hale, The Last Outlaw, 1927.
• Ted Larrabee, Children of Divorce, 1927.
• Cowboy Dave Saulter, Arizona Bound, 1927.
• Newspaper reporter, It, Paramount, 1927.
• Jim Lacy, Nevada, 1927.
• William Tyler, The Shopworn Angel, Paramount, 1928.
• Captain Philip Blythe, Lilac Time (also known as Love Never Dies), 1928.
• Mulligan Talbot, The First Kiss, 1928.
• Gale Price, The Legion of the Condemned, 1928.
• Arnold Furze, Doomsday, 1928.
• Major Henri de Beaujolais, Beau Sabreur, 1928.
• Captain Edmunds, Half a Bride, 1928.
• Title role, The Virginian, Famous Players, 1929.
• Sam Lash, Wolf Song, Paramount, 1929.
• Andre Frey, Betrayal, 1929.
• Paramount on Parade, Paramount, 1930.
• Jim Baker, A Man from Wyoming, Paramount, 1930.
• Tom Brown, Morocco, Paramount, 1930.
• Captain James Braydon, Only the Brave, Paramount, 1930.
• Kenneth Dowey, Seven Days' Leave, Paramount, 1930.
• Roy Glenister, The Spoilers, Paramount, 1930.
• Enrique "Quico", The Texan, Paramount, 1930.
• The Kid, City Streets, Paramount, 1931.
• Clint Belmet, Fighting Caravans (also known as Blazing Arrows), Paramount, 1931.
• Captain Sam Whalan, His Woman, Paramount, 1931.
• Tom McNair, I Take This Woman, Paramount, 1931.
• Reporter, The Slippery Pearls (short; also known as The Stolen Jools), 1931.
• Himself, The Voice of Hollywood Number 13, 1932.
• Lieutenant Sempter, The Devil and the Deep, Paramount, 1932.
• Lieutenant Frederic Henry, A Farewell to Arms, Paramount, 1932.
• Gallagher, If I Had a Million, Paramount, 1932.
• Himself, Make Me a Star, Paramount, 1932.
• White Knight, Alice in Wonderland, Paramount, 1933.
• George Curtis, Design for Living, Paramount, 1933.
• Lucius "Biff" Griffith Grimes, One Sunday Afternoon, Paramount, 1933.
• Richard Bogard, Today We Live, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1933.
• Jerry Day, Now and Forever, Paramount, 1934.
• Captain Jack Gailliard, Operator 13 (also known as Spy 13), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1934.
• Lieutenant Alan McGregor, The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Paramount, 1935.
• Title role, Peter Ibbetson, Paramount, 1935.
• Tony Barrett, The Wedding Night, United Artists, 1935.
• Himself, Star Night at the Coconut Grove (short), 1935.
• Tom Bradley, Desire, Paramount, 1936.
• O'Hara, The General Died at Dawn, Paramount, 1936.
• Man at bar, Hollywood Boulevard, Paramount, 1936.
• Longfellow Deeds, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Columbia, 1936.
• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short), 1936.
• Wild Bill Hickok, The Plainsman, Paramount, 1937.
• Michael "Nuggin" Taylor, Souls at Sea, Paramount, 1937.
• Himself, Lest We Forget (short), 1937.
• Title role, The Adventures of Marco Polo, United Artists, 1938.
• Michael Brandon, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, Paramount, 1938.
• Stretch Willoughby, The Cowboy and the Lady, United Artists, 1938.
• Michael "Beau" Geste, Beau Geste, Paramount, 1939.
• Dr. Bill Canavan, The Real Glory, United Artists, 1939.
• Dusty Rivers, Northwest Mounted Police, Paramount, 1940.
• Cole Hardin, The Westerner, United Artists, 1940.
• Professor Bertram Potts, Ball of Fire (also known as The Professor and the Burlesque Queen), RKO Radio Pictures, 1941.
• "John Doe"/Long John Willoughby, Meet John Doe, Warner Bros., 1941.
• Sergeant Alvin C. York, Sergeant York, Warner Bros., 1941.
• Lou Gehrig, The Pride of the Yankees, RKO Radio Pictures, 1942.
• Himself, Hedda Hopper's Hollywood Number 3, 1942.
• Robert Jordan, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Paramount, 1943.
• Title role, Casanova Brown, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944.
• Dr. Corydon M. Wassell, The Story of Dr. Wassell, Paramount, 1944.
• Himself, Memo for Joe, 1944.
• Melody Jones, Along Came Jones, International and RKO Radio Pictures, 1945.
• Colonel Clint Maroon, Saratoga Trunk, Warner Bros., 1945.
• Professor Alvah Jesper, Cloak and Dagger, Warner Bros., 1946.
• Captain Christopher Holden, Unconquered, Paramount, 1947.
• Himself, Variety Girl, Paramount, 1947.
• Sam Clayton, Good Sam, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948.
• Howard Roark, The Fountainhead, Warner Bros., 1949.
• Himself, It's a Great Feeling, Warner Bros., 1949.
• Jonathan L. Scott, Task Force, Warner Bros., 1949.
• Narrator, Snow Carnival (short), 1949.
• Brant Royle, Bright Leaf, Warner Bros., 1950.
• Blayde "Reb" Hollister, Dallas, Warner Bros., 1950.
• Captain Quincy Wyatt, Distant Drums, Warner Bros., 1951.
• Texas, It's a Big Country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951.
• Guest star, Starlift, Warner Bros., 1951.
• Lieutenant John Harkness, You're in the Navy Now (also known as U.S.S. Teakettle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Will Kane, High Noon, United Artists, 1952.
• Major Alex Kearney, Springfield Rifle, Warner Bros., 1952.
• Jeff Dawson, Blowing Wild, Warner Bros., 1953.
• Mr. Morgan, Return to Paradise, United Artists, 1953.
• Hooker, Garden of Evil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954.
• Benjamin Trane, Vera Cruz, United Artists, 1954.
• General Billy Mitchell, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (also known as One-Man Mutiny), Warner Bros., 1955.
• Jess Birdwell, Friendly Persuasion, Allied Artists, 1956.
• Frank Flanagan, Love in the Afternoon, Allied Artists, 1957.
• Joe Chapin, Ten North Frederick, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958.
• Link Jones, Man of the West, United Artists, 1958.
• Himself, Alias Jesse James, United Artists, 1959.
• Doc Joseph Frail, The Hanging Tree, Warner Bros., 1959.
• Major Thomas Thorn, They Came to Cordura, Columbia, 1959.
• Gideon Patch, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
• George Radcliffe, The Naked Edge, United Artists, 1961.
• Credits; Film Work
• Producer, Along Came Jones, International and RKO Radio Pictures, 1945.
• Producer, Snow Carnival (short), 1949.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Gary Cooper Show," The Jack Benny Program, CBS, 1958.
• Narrator, "The Real West," Project 20, 1961.
• Writings;Periodicals
• "The Big Boy Tells His Story," Photoplay, April and May, 1929.
• "The Role I Liked Best," Saturday Evening Post (Philadelphia, PA), May 6,1950.
• "Well It Was This Way," Saturday Evening Post (Philadelphia), February, March, and April, 1956.

Further Reference

Books:

• Arce, Hectore, Gary Cooper: An Intimate Biography, New York, 1979.
• Carpozi, George Jr., The Gary Cooper Story, New Rochelle, NY, 1970.
• Gehman, Richard, The Tall American: The Story of Gary Cooper, New York,1963.
• International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Volume 3, Actors and Actresses, St. James (Detroit, MI), 1997.
• Kaminsky, Stuart, Coop: The Life and Legend of Gary Cooper, New York, 1980.
• Meyers, Jeffrey, Gary Cooper: An American Life, William Morrow, 1998.
• Wayne, Jane Ellen, Cooper's Women, New York, 1988.