Gary Cooper
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
as Longfellow Deeds 1936
Love in the Afternoon
as Frank Flannagan 1957
Wings
as Cadet White 1927
Meet John Doe
as Long John Willoughby 1941
Vera Cruz
as Benjamin Trane 1954
Ball of Fire
as Professor Bertram Potts 1941
Man of the West
as Link Jones 1958
Sergeant York
as Alvin C. York 1941
Design for Living
as George Curtis 1933
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Robert Jordan 1943
Morocco
as Légionnaire Tom Brown 1930
The Fountainhead
as Howard Roark 1949
A Farewell to Arms
as Lt. Frederic Henry 1932
Friendly Persuasion
as Jess Birdwell 1956
The Pride of the Yankees
as Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig 1942
The Westerner
as Cole Harden 1940