People
Gary Cooper
Acting · follow into films and chains
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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
The Pride of the Yankees
Appears in a KinoChain journey
High Noon
As Marshal Will Kane
Sverige och kriget
As Self (archive footage)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
As Robert Jordan
Morocco
As Légionnaire Tom Brown
Meet John Doe
As Long John Willoughby
The Plainsman
As Wild Bill Hickok
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
As Gideon Patch
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
Related people
Collaborators & neighbours
Acted
Sverige och kriget
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Gideon Patch
High Noon
1952 · Marshal Will Kane
Casanova Brown
1944 · Casanova (Cass) Brown
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943 · Robert Jordan
The Pride of the Yankees
1942 · Henry Louis 'Lou' Gehrig
Meet John Doe
1941 · Long John Willoughby
The Plainsman
1936 · Wild Bill Hickok
A Farewell to Arms
1932 · Lt. Frederic Henry
Morocco
1930 · Légionnaire Tom Brown