Jackie Cooper
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 15, 1922
- Died
- May 3, 2011 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) was an American actor. He is best known for his role of Perry White in the Christopher Reeves Superman films (1978–1987). He with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II and then, quietly and without publicity or fanfare, compiled one of the most distinguished peacetime military careers of anyone in his profession. In 1961, as his weekly TV series Hennesey (1959) was enhancing naval recruiting efforts, accepted a commission as a line officer in the Naval Reserve with duties in recruitment, training films, and public relations. Holder of a multi-engine pilot license, he later co-piloted jet planes for the Navy, which made him an Honorary Aviator authorized to wear wings of gold-at the time only the third so honored in naval aviation history. By 1976 he had attained the rank of captain, and was in uniform aboard the carrier USS Constellation for the Bicentennial celebration on July 4. In 1980, the Navy proposed a period of active duty at the Pentagon that would have resulted in a promotion to rear admiral, bringing him even with Air Force Reserve Brigadier General James Stewart. Fresh on the heels of a second directing Emmy, he felt his absence would impact achieving a long-held goal of directing motion pictures, and reluctantly declined. (The opportunity in films never materialized.) Holds Letters of Commendation from six secretaries of the Navy. Was honorary chairman of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation and a charter member of VIVA, the effort to return POW-MIAs from Vietnam. Upon retirement in 1982, he was decorated with the Legion of Merit by Navy Secretary John F. Lehman Jr.. Other than Stewart, no performer in his industry has achieved a higher uniformed rank in the U.S. military. (Glenn Ford was also a Naval Reserve captain, and director and Captain John Ford was awarded honorary flag rank upon his 1951 retirement from the Naval Reserve).
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Filmography
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
Movie
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Movie · as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Movie · as Perry White
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Movie · as Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Movie · as Self - Actor (voice)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Movie · as Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Movie · as Self
Inside the Dream Factory
Movie
The Our Gang Story
Movie · as Jackie (archive footage)
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Movie · as Self
Capital News
TV · as John C. Dodd · 2 eps
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Movie · as Self
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Movie · as Perry White
Surrender
Movie · as Ace Morgan
Classic Comedy Teams
Movie · as Our Gang(archive footage)
The Making of 'Superman III'
Movie · as Self
No Earthly Reason
Movie · as J. Nash Hawkins
Ticket to Hollywood
Movie · as Narrator
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher · 2 eps
Superman III
Movie · as Perry White
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'Superman II'
Movie · as Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie · as Self
Hollywood’s Children
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
St. Elsewhere
TV · as David Domedion · 1 ep
Rascal Dazzle
Movie · as Jackie (archive footage)
Superman II
Movie · as Perry White
Superman
Movie · as Perry White
Hooray for Hollywood
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Journey into Fear
Movie · as Eric Hurst
Mobile Two
Movie · as Peter Campbell
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Man
Movie · as Walter Carlson
Mobile One
TV · as Peter Campbell · 13 eps
Chosen Survivors
Movie · as Raymond Couzins
The Day the Earth Moved
Movie · as Steve Barker
The Dean Martin Comedy World
TV · as Host · 1 ep
The Rockford Files
TV · as Capt. Highland, Garth McGregor · 1 ep
Big John Morrison
Movie · as John Morrison
Kojak
TV · as Frank Mulvaney · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 3 eps
The Astronaut
Movie · as Kurt Anderson
Stand Up and Be Counted
Movie · as Doctor
Of Men and Women
Movie
Hec Ramsey
TV · 1 ep
Ghost Story
TV · as Dumpy Doyle · 1 ep
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Movie · as Ed Miller
The Love Machine
Movie · as Danton Miller
Columbo
TV · as Nelson Hayward · 1 ep
Mantrap
TV · 1 ep
It Was a Very Good Year
TV · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · as Winn Hollis
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Dr. Alexander Southmore · 1 ep
Shadow on the Land
Movie · as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Harlan Slade · 1 ep
Calhoun
Movie · as Everett Calhoun
The Great Adventure
TV · as Lt. Dickson · 1 ep
The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Everything's Ducky
Movie · as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Judd Rogers, John Reardon, Self - Host · 1 ep
The Gertrude Berg Show
TV · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice) · 1 ep
Hennesey
TV · as Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD · 96 eps
Pursuit
TV · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · 12 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Singer · 1 ep
Telephone Time
TV · 1 ep
The People's Choice
TV · as Socrates 'Sock' Miller · 104 eps
MGM Parade
TV · as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage) · 1 ep
Producers' Showcase
TV · 1 ep
The Elgin Hour
TV · 1 ep
Justice
TV · 1 ep
The George Gobel Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
TV · as Jeremy Bates · 1 ep
The United States Steel Hour
TV · 2 eps
Revlon Mirror Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Medallion Theatre
TV · 2 eps
The Motorola Television Hour
TV · 1 ep
Cowboy G-Men
TV · 39 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Bob Heywood, Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah · 1 ep
Tales of Tomorrow
TV · 1 ep
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Orrin Dudley, Dave Carter · 1 ep
Your Show of Shows
TV · 2 eps
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · as Peter Graves, Pvt. Oscar Purkey, Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow, Maurice Gaines, Willy Benton · 2 eps
Danger
TV · 1 ep
Starlight Theatre
TV · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Suspense
TV · as Williams, Murderer, Dan Crowley · 1 ep
The Clock
TV · 1 ep
French Leave
Movie · as Skitch Kilroy
Texaco Star Theater
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Dave Tuttle, Blackie Scantling · 1 ep
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV · as Bubbo · 1 ep
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
TV · 1 ep
Kilroy Was Here
Movie · as John J. Kilroy
Stork Bites Man
Movie · as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Where Are Your Children?
Movie · as Danny Cheston
Syncopation
Movie · as Johnny Schumacher
Men of Texas
Movie · as Robert Houston Scott
The Navy Comes Through
Movie · as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Soaring Stars
Movie · as Pilot
Ziegfeld Girl
Movie · as Jerry Regan
Glamour Boy
Movie · as Tiny Barlow
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Movie · as Self
Life with Henry
Movie · as Henry Aldrich
Her First Beau
Movie · as Chuck Harris
The Return of Frank James
Movie · as Clem
Seventeen
Movie · as William Sylvanus Baxter
Gallant Sons
Movie · as Byron Newbold
Rodeo Dough
Movie · as Jackie Cooper
What a Life
Movie · as Henry Aldrich
The Spirit of Culver
Movie · as Tom Allen
Hollywood Cavalcade
Movie · as Burglar
Scouts to the Rescue
Movie · as Bruce Scott
Streets of New York
Movie · as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
Two Bright Boys
Movie · as Rory O'Donnell
The Big Guy
Movie · as Jimmy Hutchins
Gangster's Boy
Movie · as Larry Kelly
White Banners
Movie · as Peter Trimble
Bear Facts
Movie · as Bear
Boy of the Streets
Movie · as Chuck Brennan
Newsboys' Home
Movie · as Rifle Edwards
That Certain Age
Movie · as Kenneth Warren
Tough Guy
Movie · as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
The Devil Is a Sissy
Movie · as 'Buck' Murphy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Movie · as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Dinky
Movie · as Dinky Daniels
Treasure Island
Movie · as Jim Hawkins
Peck's Bad Boy
Movie · as Bill Peck
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
Lone Cowboy
Movie · as Scooter O'Neal
Broadway to Hollywood
Movie · as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
The Bowery
Movie · as Swipes McGurk
Divorce In The Family
Movie · as Terry Parker
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Movie · as Self
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Movie · as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
The Champ
Movie · as Dink Purcell
Skippy
Movie · as Skippy Skinner
The Christmas Party
Movie · as Himself
Helping Grandma
Movie · as Jackie
Little Daddy
Movie · as Jackie
Love Business
Movie · as Jackie Cooper
Young Donovan's Kid
Movie · as Midge Murray
Sooky
Movie · as Skippy
Bargain Day
Movie · as Jackie
The Ghosts
Movie · as Juanito
Pups Is Pups
Movie · as Jackie
When the Wind Blows
Movie · as Jackie
Shivering Shakespeare
Movie · as Jackie
The First Seven Years
Movie · as Jackie
Bear Shooters
Movie · as Jackie
School's Out
Movie · as Jackie Cooper
A Tough Winter
Movie · as Jackie
Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Jackie
Los cazadores de osos
Movie · as Juanito
Temps d'Hiver
Movie · as Jackie
Boxing Gloves
Movie · as Jackie
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Movie · as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Movie · as Jackie
Bouncing Babies
Movie · as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Sunny Side Up
Movie · as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)