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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright Leaves (2004) | (archive footage) | 7 |
| 2 | The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997) | Self (archive footage) | 5 |
| 3 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 4 | Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989) | Self (archive footage) | - |
| 5 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) | Beau Geste (archive footage) | 5.5 |
| 6 | Songs for After a War (1976) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 5 |
| 7 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | Dr. Joseph "Doc" Frail | 6 |
| 8 | Ten North Frederick (1958) | Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin | 3 |
| 9 | Man of the West (1958) | Link Jones | - |
| 10 | Love in the Afternoon (1957) | Frank Flannagan | 7.5 |
| 11 | Vera Cruz (1954) | Benjamin Trane | 8 |
| 12 | High Noon (1952) | Marshal Will Kane | 7.3 |
| 13 | Springfield Rifle (1952) | Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney | - |
| 14 | The Fountainhead (1949) | Howard Roark | 4.5 |
| 15 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | Gary Cooper (uncredited) | 4 |
| 16 | Good Sam (1948) | Sam Clayton | 6 |
| 17 | Unconquered (1947) | Captain Christopher Holden | 5 |
| 18 | Cloak and Dagger (1946) | Prof. Alvah Jesper | 4 |
| 19 | The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944) | Dr. Corydon M. Wassell | 5 |
| 20 | For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) | Robert Jordan | 6 |
| 21 | The Pride of the Yankees (1942) | Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig | 6.5 |
| 22 | Sergeant York (1941) | Alvin C. York | 4 |
| 23 | Ball of Fire (1941) | Professor Bertram Potts | 8 |
| 24 | Meet John Doe (1941) | Long John Willoughby | 7.3 |
| 25 | The Westerner (1940) | Cole Harden | - |
| 26 | North West Mounted Police (1940) | Dusty Rivers | - |
| 27 | The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) | Stretch Willoughby | - |
| 28 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1938) | Michael Brandon | 7 |
| 29 | Desire (1936) | Tom Bradley | 6 |
| 30 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | Longfellow Deeds | 5.8 |
| 31 | The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) | Alan McGregor | 5 |
| 32 | Peter Ibbetson (1935) | Peter Ibbetson | 3 |
| 33 | Design for Living (1933) | George Curtis | 6.7 |
| 34 | One Sunday Afternoon (1933) | Biff Grimes | 4 |
| 35 | A Farewell to Arms (1932) | Lt. Frederic Henry | 6.5 |
| 36 | The Stolen Jools (1931) | Newspaper Editor | - |
| 37 | City Streets (1931) | The Kid | 6 |
| 38 | Paramount on Parade (1930) | Hunter (Dream Girl) | - |
| 39 | Morocco (1930) | Légionnaire Tom Brown | 4.5 |
| 40 | It (1927) | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) | 5 |
| 41 | Wings (1927) | Cadet White | 7.8 |
| 42 | The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) | Abe Lee | 5 |
| 43 | Old Ironsides (1926) | Seaman (uncredited) | 6 |
| 44 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | Roman Guard (uncredited) | 6 |
| 45 | Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) | Rider (uncredited) | 6 |
| 46 | The Eagle (1925) | Masked Cossack (uncredited) | 3 |
