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Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

Acting

May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961 (died at 60)
Helena, Montana, USA
Male
161 Movies
9 TV Shows

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.

High Noon
High Noon

High Noon

1952 7.7

as Marshal Will Kane

Age 51 (now 60)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936 7.5

as Longfellow Deeds

Age 34 (now 60)
Love in the Afternoon
Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1957 7.0

as Frank Flannagan

Age 56 (now 60)
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941 7.3

as Long John Willoughby

Age 39 (now 60)
Ball of Fire
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941 7.4

as Professor Bertram Potts

Age 40 (now 60)
Sergeant York
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941 7.2

as Alvin C. York

Age 40 (now 60)
Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954 6.7

as Benjamin Trane

Age 53 (now 60)
Man of the West
Man of the West

Man of the West

1958 6.6

as Link Jones

Age 57 (now 60)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943 6.5

as Robert Jordan

Age 42 (now 60)
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

1942 7.4

as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig

Age 41 (now 60)
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949 6.8

as Howard Roark

Age 48 (now 60)
The Westerner
The Westerner

The Westerner

1940 7.1

as Cole Harden

Age 39 (now 60)
Morocco
Morocco

Morocco

1930 6.4

as Légionnaire Tom Brown

Age 29 (now 60)
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion

Friendly Persuasion

1956 6.7

as Jess Birdwell

Age 55 (now 60)
The Hanging Tree
The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

1959 6.7

as Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail

Age 57 (now 60)
Beau Geste
Beau Geste

Beau Geste

1939 7.0

as Beau Geste

Age 38 (now 60)