Gary Cooper
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.
Acting
Movie
High Noon
as Marshal Will Kane
1952
Movie
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds
1936
Movie
Love in the Afternoon
as Frank Flannagan
1957
Movie
Wings
as Cadet White
1927
Movie
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby
1941
Movie
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane
1954
Movie
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts
1941
Movie
Man of the West
as Link Jones
1958
Movie
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York
1941
Movie
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan
1943
Movie
Design for Living
as George Curtis
1933
Movie
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown
1930
Movie
The Fountainhead
as Howard Roark
1949
Movie
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry
1932
Movie
Friendly Persuasion
as Jess Birdwell
1956
Movie
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
1942
Movie
The Westerner
as Cole Harden
1940
Movie
The Hanging Tree
as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
1959
Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Roman Guard (uncredited)
1925
Movie
Beau Geste
as Beau Geste
1939
Movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
as Michael Brandon
1938
Movie
Garden of Evil
as Hooker
1954
Movie
Distant Drums
as Capt. Quincy Wyatt
1951
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
