Most Recent Role: Himself on Biography
Alias Name(s): Frank Cooper, Frank J. Cooper
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, USA
Birthday: 5-7-1901
Birth Name: Frank James Cooper
Date of Death: 5-13-1961
Cause of Death: Prostate Cancer
Alias Name(s): Frank Cooper, Frank J. Cooper
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, USA
Birthday: 5-7-1901
Birth Name: Frank James Cooper
Date of Death: 5-13-1961
Cause of Death: Prostate Cancer
Most Recent Appearance
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero
Saturday 6 November 1999 on A&E
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero. Clips from "High Noon", "The Pride of the Yankees", and other Cooper classics highlight this retrospective on the great actor renowned for portraying strong, silent heroes
Gary took his role in High Noon (1952) after Montgomery Clift turned it down.
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Gary turned down the lead roles in 2 of the biggest films of 1939, Stagecoach and Gone With The Wind.
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Gary co-starred with Barbara Stanwyck in 3 films, including:
Ball Of Fire (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Blowing Wind (1953) (edit) From 1938 until 1942, Gary was paid $150,000 for each movie he filmed. (edit) Gary co-starred with William Powell in 5 films, including:
Nevada (1927)
Beau Sabreur (1928)
Paramount On Parade (1930)
Make Me A Star (1932)
It's A Big Country (1951) (edit)
Ball Of Fire (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Blowing Wind (1953) (edit) From 1938 until 1942, Gary was paid $150,000 for each movie he filmed. (edit) Gary co-starred with William Powell in 5 films, including:
Nevada (1927)
Beau Sabreur (1928)
Paramount On Parade (1930)
Make Me A Star (1932)
It's A Big Country (1951) (edit)
Gary Cooper: Naturally, the nearer the character you play comes to the character you are, the more authenticity you give it. You are not acting so much as being. The result is realism.
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Gary Cooper: Having to work hard never had any real appeal for me, and that may have some connection with me being in the movies.
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Gary Cooper: Movie acting is a pretty silly business for a man because it takes less training, less ability and less brains to be successful in it than any other business I can think of.
(edit) Gary Cooper: If you hit the mark with two out of every five movies you'll keep the wheels of the cycle turning. (edit) (About living on a ranch)
Gary Cooper: Getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning in the dead of winter to feed 450 head of cattle and shoveling manure at 40 below ain't romantic. (edit)
(edit) Gary Cooper: If you hit the mark with two out of every five movies you'll keep the wheels of the cycle turning. (edit) (About living on a ranch)
Gary Cooper: Getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning in the dead of winter to feed 450 head of cattle and shoveling manure at 40 below ain't romantic. (edit)
Other Appearances
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Biography
Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero Himself |
The Academy Awards
The 30th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Presenter |
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The Academy Awards
The 26th Annual Academy Awards Himself - Presenter |
The Academy Awards
The 32nd Annual Academy Awards Himself - Presenter |
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The Academy Awards
The 31st Annual Academy Awards Himself - Presenter |
The Ed Sullivan Show
scheduled: Gary Cooper & Rod Steiger; Jay Nemeth / Also: Ice Show remote scheduled guest |
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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Writer |
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Writer |
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