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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Birthday: 1901-05-07 | Place of Birth: Helena, Montana, USA

Gary Cooper 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1961
The Naked Edge

as    George Radcliffe

1959
The Hanging Tree

as    Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as    Gideon Patch

1959
They Came to Cordura

as    Major Thomas Thorn

1958
Ten North Frederick

as    Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin

1958
Man of the West

as    Link Jones

1957
Love in the Afternoon

as    Frank Flannagan

1956
Friendly Persuasion

as    Jess Birdwell

1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as    Col. Billy Mitchell

1954
Vera Cruz

as    Benjamin Trane

1954
Garden of Evil

as    Hooker

1953
Blowing Wild

as    Jeff Dawson

1952
Springfield Rifle

as    Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney

1952
High Noon

as    Marshal Will Kane

1951
You're in the Navy Now

as    Lt. John W. Harkness

1951
It's a Big Country

as    Texas

1950
Dallas

as    Blayde Hollister

1950
Bright Leaf

as    Brant Royle

1949
The Fountainhead

as    Howard Roark

1949
Task Force

as    Jonathan L. Scott

1948
Good Sam

as    Sam Clayton

1947
Unconquered

as    Captain Christopher Holden

1946
Cloak and Dagger

as    Prof. Alvah Jesper

1945
Saratoga Trunk

as    Colonel Clint Maroon

1945
Along Came Jones

as    Melody Jones

1944
Casanova Brown

as    Casanova (Cass) Brown

1944
The Story of Dr. Wassell

as    Dr. Corydon M. Wassell

1943
For Whom the Bell Tolls

as    Robert Jordan

1942
The Pride of the Yankees

as    Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig