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Gary Cooper

Acting

Born May 7, 1901 · Helena, Montana, USA

Died May 13, 1961

Also known as Coop · Garry Cooper · Frank James Cooper

Biography

Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his strong, silent screen persona and understated acting style. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Cooper at number 11 on its list of the 50 greatest screen legends. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Sergeant York (1941) and High Noon (1952) and an Academy Honorary Award in 1961.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award · 1960
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1953
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1953
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1942
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1953 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1944 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1943 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1942 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1937 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Marilyn Monroe

1986as archive footage

Arizona Bound

1927as Dave Saulter

A Man from Wyoming

1930as Jim Baker

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975Thanks

The Jack Benny Program

1950as Gary Cooper

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997as Self (archive footage)

High Noon

1952as Marshal Will Kane

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936as Longfellow Deeds

The Pride of the Yankees

1942as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

Ball of Fire

1941as Professor Bertram Potts

Meet John Doe

1941as Long John Willoughby

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925as Roman Guard (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941as Alvin C. York

Wings

1927as Cadet White

The Westerner

1940as Cole Harden

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

1938as Michael Brandon

Design for Living

1933as George Curtis

Bright Leaves

2004as (archive footage)

Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero

1998as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987as Self (archive footage)

Love in the Afternoon

1957as Frank Flannagan

What's My Line?

1950as Self - Mystery Guest

Task Force

1949as Jonathan L. Scott

Beau Geste

1939as Beau Geste

Desire

1936as Tom Bradley

Peter Ibbetson

1935as Peter Ibbetson

Seven Days Leave

1930as Kenneth Dowey

It

1927as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

The Fountainhead

1949as Howard Roark

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Lilac Time

1928as Capt. Philip Blythe

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996as Self (archive footage)

The Hanging Tree

1959as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Friendly Persuasion

1956as Jess Birdwell

Vera Cruz

1954as Benjamin Trane

They Came to Cordura

1959as Major Thomas Thorn

Man of the West

1958as Link Jones

One Sunday Afternoon

1933as Biff Grimes

If I Had a Million

1932as Steve Gallagher

American Experience

1988as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dallas

1950as Blayde "Reb" Hollister

Unconquered

1947as Captain Christopher Holden

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943as Robert Jordan

The Plainsman

1936as Wild Bill Hickok

The Winning of Barbara Worth

1926as Abe Lee

Springfield Rifle

1952as Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

Casanova Brown

1944as Casanova (Cass) Brown

Morocco

1930as Légionnaire Tom Brown

Old Ironsides

1926as Seaman (uncredited)