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Gary Cooper
Helena, Montana, USA
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 thi…
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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.
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2025
Sverige och kriget
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2024
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
TV show Self - Actor (archive footage)
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2015
Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2004
Bright Leaves
Movie (archive footage)
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2003
Complicated Women
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Movie Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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1998
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Movie Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1996
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1992
Citizen Cohn
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
Movie Tough Guys
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1989
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1988
American Experience
TV show Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1986
Marilyn Monroe
Movie archive footage
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1985
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie (archive footage)
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1982
Showbiz Goes to War
Movie (archive footage)
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1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1980
Hollywood
TV show Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1977
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Movie Beau Geste (archive footage)
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1976
Songs for After a War
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Movie Thanks
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1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1962
Lykke og krone
Movie
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1961
The Naked Edge
Movie George Radcliffe
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1961
Project XX: The Real West
Movie Self - Narrator
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1961
The 10 from Texas
Movie (archive footage)
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1960
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Movie Self
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1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Movie Gideon Patch
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1959
They Came to Cordura
Movie Major Thomas Thorn
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1959
Alias Jesse James
Movie Cowboy
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1959
The Hanging Tree
Movie Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail
