Gary Cooper
1901–1961 · American actor
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.
Gary Cooper, in order
- 1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: acted · directed by Fred Niblo · critics 96%, audiences 84% · streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome
- 1925 Riders of the Purple Sage: acted · directed by Lynn Reynolds
- 1925 The Eagle: acted · directed by Clarence Brown
- 1925 The Thundering Herd: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway and William K. Howard
- 1925 The Vanishing American: acted · directed by George B. Seitz
- 1926 Old Ironsides: acted · directed by James Cruze
- 1926 The Winning of Barbara Worth: acted · directed by Henry King
- 1927 Arizona Bound: acted · directed by John Waters
- 1927 Children of Divorce: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd and Josef von Sternberg
- 1927 It: acted · directed by Clarence G. Badger and Josef von Sternberg
- 1927 Nevada: acted · directed by John Waters
- 1927 The Last Outlaw: acted · directed by Arthur Rosson
- 1927 Wings: acted · directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast and William A. Wellman
- 1928 Beau Sabreur: acted · directed by John Waters
- 1928 Doomsday: acted · directed by Rowland V. Lee
- 1928 Half a Bride: acted · directed by Gregory La Cava
- 1928 Lilac Time: acted · directed by Frank Lloyd and George Fitzmaurice
- 1928 Red Hair: acted · directed by Clarence G. Badger
- 1928 The First Kiss: acted · directed by Rowland V. Lee
- 1928 The Legion of the Condemned: acted · directed by William A. Wellman
- 1928 The Shopworn Angel: acted · directed by Richard Wallace
- 1929 Betrayal: acted · directed by Lewis Milestone
- 1929 The Virginian: acted · directed by Victor Fleming
- 1929 The Wolf Song: acted · directed by Lucien Hubbard and Victor Fleming
- 1930 A Man from Wyoming: acted · directed by Rowland V. Lee
- 1930 Morocco: acted · directed by Josef von Sternberg
- 1930 Only the Brave: acted · directed by Frank Tuttle
- 1930 Paramount on Parade: acted · directed by A. Edward Sutherland and Dorothy Arzner
- 1930 Seven Days' Leave: acted · directed by Richard Wallace
- 1930 The Spoilers: acted · directed by Edwin Carewe
- 1930 The Texan: acted · directed by John Cromwell
- 1931 City Streets: acted · directed by Rouben Mamoulian
- 1931 Fighting Caravans: acted · directed by David Burton and Otto Brower
- 1931 His Woman: acted · directed by Edward Sloman and Melville Baker
- 1931 I Take This Woman: acted · directed by Marion Gering
- 1931 The Stolen Jools (short film): acted · directed by William C. McGann
- 1932 A Farewell to Arms: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
- 1932 Devil and the Deep: acted · directed by Marion Gering
- 1932 If I Had a Million: acted · directed by Ernst Lubitsch and H. Bruce Humberstone · critics 100%, audiences 64%
- 1933 Alice in Wonderland: acted · directed by Norman Z. McLeod
- 1933 Design for Living: acted · directed by Ben Hecht and Ernst Lubitsch
- 1933 One Sunday Afternoon: acted · directed by Stephen Roberts
- 1933 The Film Parade: acted · directed by J. Stuart Blackton
- 1933 Today We Live: acted · directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson · audiences 25%
- 1934 Now and Forever: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1934 Operator 13: acted · directed by Richard Boleslawski
- 1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (short film): acted · directed by Louis Lewyn
- 1935 Peter Ibbetson: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1935 The Wedding Night: acted · directed by King Vidor
- 1936 Desire: acted · directed by Frank Borzage
- 1936 Hollywood Boulevard: acted · directed by Robert Florey
- 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town: acted · directed by Frank Capra
- 1936 The General Died at Dawn: acted · directed by Lewis Milestone
- 1936 The Plainsman: acted · directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- 1937 Souls at Sea: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1938 Bluebeard's Eighth Wife: acted · directed by Ernst Lubitsch · critics 55%, audiences 63%
- 1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo: acted · directed by Archie Mayo and John Cromwell · critics 60%, audiences 25% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 1938 The Cowboy and the Lady: acted · directed by H. C. Potter and Stuart Heisler
- 1939 Beau Geste: acted · directed by William A. Wellman · critics 92%, audiences 83%
- 1939 Land of Liberty: acted · directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- 1939 The Real Glory: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway · critics 80%, audiences 42% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1940 North West Mounted Police: acted · directed by Arthur Rosson and Cecil B. DeMille
- 1940 Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 6: acted · directed by Ralph Staub
- 1940 The Westerner: acted · directed by William Wyler
- 1941 Ball of Fire: acted · directed by Howard Hawks · critics 100%, audiences 89% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
- 1941 Meet John Doe: acted · directed by Frank Capra
- 1941 Sergeant York: acted · directed by Howard Hawks · critics 80%, audiences 87% · streaming on Kanopy, Tubi
- 1942 For Whom the Bell Tolls: acted · directed by Sam Wood
- 1942 The Pride of the Yankees: acted · directed by Sam Wood
- 1944 Casanova Brown: acted · directed by Sam Wood · audiences 36%
- 1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell: acted · directed by Cecil B. DeMille
- 1945 Along Came Jones: produced, acted · directed by Stuart Heisler · critics 40%, audiences 54% · streaming on YouTube (free)
- 1945 Saratoga Trunk: acted · directed by Sam Wood
- 1946 Cloak and Dagger: acted · directed by Fritz Lang
- 1947 Unconquered: acted · directed by Cecil B. DeMille · critics 86%, audiences 67% · streaming on Philo
- 1947 Variety Girl: acted · directed by George Marshall
- 1948 Good Sam: acted · directed by Leo McCarey
- 1949 It's a Great Feeling: acted · directed by David Butler
- 1949 The Fountainhead: acted · directed by King Vidor · critics 80%, audiences 74%
- 1950 Bright Leaf: acted · directed by Michael Curtiz
- 1950 Dallas: acted · directed by Stuart Heisler
- 1950 Task Force: acted · directed by Delmer Daves
- 1951 Distant Drums: acted · directed by Raoul Walsh
- 1951 It's a Big Country: acted · directed by Charles Vidor and Clarence Brown
- 1951 Starlift: acted · directed by Roy Del Ruth
- 1951 You're in the Navy Now: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway and Lewis Seiler
- 1952 High Noon: acted · directed by Fred Zinnemann · critics 94%, audiences 89% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome
- 1952 Springfield Rifle: acted · directed by André de Toth
- 1953 Blowing Wild: acted · directed by Hugo Fregonese
- 1953 Return to Paradise: acted · directed by Mark Robson
- 1954 Boum sur Paris: acted · directed by Maurice de Canonge
- 1954 Garden of Evil: acted · directed by Henry Hathaway
- 1954 Vera Cruz: acted · directed by Robert Aldrich · critics 93%, audiences 68% · streaming on Prime Video, MGM+, YouTube (free)
- 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell: acted · directed by Otto Preminger
- 1956 Friendly Persuasion: acted · directed by William Wyler
- 1957 Love in the Afternoon: acted · directed by Billy Wilder · critics 78%, audiences 78%
- 1958 Man of the West: acted · directed by Anthony Mann
- 1958 Ten North Frederick: acted · directed by Philip Dunne
- 1959 Alias Jesse James: acted · directed by Norman Z. McLeod
- 1959 The Hanging Tree: acted · directed by Delmer Daves and Karl Malden
- 1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare: acted · directed by Michael Anderson · audiences 57%
- 1959 They Came to Cordura: acted · directed by Robert Rossen
- 1961 The Naked Edge: acted · directed by Michael Anderson · audiences 52%
- 1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up: acted · directed by Ken Murray and Rudy Behlmer · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1965 The Love Goddesses: acted · directed by Saul J. Turell · audiences 69% · streaming on Criterion Channel
- 1971 Canciones para después de una guerra: acted · directed by Basilio Martín Patino
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?: acted · directed by Philippe Mora · audiences 57% · streaming on Fawesome
- 2016 I Am Not Your Negro: acted · directed by Raoul Peck · critics 99%, audiences 83% · streaming on Philo, Roku Channel, Kanopy