Gary Cooper

Actor. Born 7 May 1901 in Helena, Montana, USA. Died 13 May 1961.

Titles on Fi1m11 acting · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Oscars2 won · 3 nominated

Born

7 May 1901, Helena, Montana, USA

Died

13 May 1961

Active

1927–1958

Frequently works with

Louis D. Lighton, Douglass Dumbrille, Henry Hathaway, Sam Wood, Waldemar Young, Walter Brennan

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

75Fi1m

72Critics

We rate Gary’s work 3 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 797

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 10 of 11 billed first or second
Reviewed: 11 films
Screen time: 22 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $57m across 6 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscars2 won · 3 nominated
Active: 1927–1958

Genres

Drama9
Romance5
War5
Adventure2
History2
Western2

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestHigh Noon1952

58WorstFor Whom the Bell Tolls1943

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

381920s

371930s

181940s

231950s

31960s

21970s

21980s

12000s

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