
Gary Cooper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 May 1901
- Died
- 13 May 1961 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- 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 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.
Known for
Filmography
- 2025Sverige och krigetTVas Self (archive footage) · 5 episodes
- 2024Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold WarTVas Self - Actor (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2015Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damnas Self (archive footage)
- 2004Bright Leavesas (archive footage)
- 2003Complicated Womenas Self (archive footage)







