Cast

Gary Cooper

1901 – 1961

Active years (films on this site)

1929–1961

Genres

DramaRomanceAdventureWesternComedy

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodEarly and Pioneering CinemaBritish CinemaGerman Expressionism

Directors worked with

Cecil B. DeMille4 filmsErnst Lubitsch3 filmsHoward Hawks3 filmsWilliam Wyler3 filmsFrank Borzage2 filmsKing Vidor2 filmsFrank Capra2 filmsDelmer Daves2 filmsMichael Anderson2 filmsVictor Fleming1 filmJosef von Sternberg1 filmRouben Mamoulian1 filmLewis Milestone1 filmJohn Cromwell1 filmFritz Lang1 filmLeo McCarey1 filmMichael Curtiz1 filmRaoul Walsh1 filmFred Zinnemann1 filmRobert Aldrich1 filmOtto Preminger1 filmBilly Wilder1 filmAnthony Mann1 filmPhilip Dunne1 film

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Robert Rossen1 film

Biography

Gary Cooper was an American actor known for his strong, silent type of 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 and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actor 1942
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1953
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 1953

National / local

• Academy Honorary Award 1960
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

39 films on this site

1. The Virginian 1929 · Victor Fleming · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
2. Morocco 1930 · Josef von Sternberg · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. City Streets 1931 · Rouben Mamoulian · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
4. A Farewell to Arms (1932) 1932 · Frank Borzage · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
5. If I Had a Million 1932 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
6. Design for Living 1933 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
7. Today We Live 1933 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 5.9 · Cast
8. The Wedding Night 1935 · King Vidor · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
9. Desire (1936) 1936 · Frank Borzage · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
10. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
11. The General Died at Dawn 1936 · Lewis Milestone · IMDb 6.5 · Cast
12. The Plainsman 1936 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
13. Bluebeard's Eighth Wife 1938 · Ernst Lubitsch · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
14. The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938 · John Cromwell · IMDb 5.6 · Cast
15. The Cowboy and the Lady 1938 · William Wyler · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
16. North West Mounted Police 1940 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
17. The Westerner 1940 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.2 · Cast
18. Ball of Fire 1941 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
19. Meet John Doe 1941 · Frank Capra · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
20. Sergeant York 1941 · Howard Hawks · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
21. The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
22. Cloak and Dagger 1946 · Fritz Lang · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
23. Unconquered 1947 · Cecil B. DeMille · IMDb 6.9 · Cast
24. Good Sam 1948 · Leo McCarey · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
25. Task Force 1949 · Delmer Daves · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
26. The Fountainhead 1949 · King Vidor · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
27. Bright Leaf 1950 · Michael Curtiz · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
28. Distant Drums 1951 · Raoul Walsh · IMDb 6.3 · Cast
29. High Noon 1952 · Fred Zinnemann · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
30. Vera Cruz 1954 · Robert Aldrich · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
31. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955 · Otto Preminger · IMDb 6.8 · Cast
32. Friendly Persuasion 1956 · William Wyler · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
33. Love in the Afternoon 1957 · Billy Wilder · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
34. Man of the West 1958 · Anthony Mann · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
35. Ten North Frederick 1958 · Philip Dunne · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
36. The Hanging Tree 1959 · Delmer Daves · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
37. The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959 · Michael Anderson · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
38. They Came to Cordura 1959 · Robert Rossen · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
39. The Naked Edge 1961 · Michael Anderson · IMDb 6.6 · Cast