Name
Jackie Cooper
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1922-09-15
Deathday
2011-05-03 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
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Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, fo...
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With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a cru...
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Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware th...
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Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as thr...
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Farmer Frank and his ward hunt brother Jesse's killers, the back-shooting Fords....
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The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations....
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In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Ha...
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An oil company is exploring two Arctic sites for oil. The needed blasting at the first sit...
- 1978 Superman as Perry White
- 1930 The Ghosts as Juanito
- 1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Perry White
- 1980 Superman II as Perry White
- 1941 Ziegfeld Girl as Jerry Regan
- 1983 Superman III as Perry White
- 1931 The Champ as Dink Purcell
- 1940 The Return of Frank James as Clem
- 1934 Treasure Island as Jim Hawkins
- 1994 The Our Gang Story as Jackie (archive footage)
- 1938 Gangster's Boy as Larry Kelly
- 1931 Skippy as Skippy Skinner
- 1933 Lone Cowboy as Scooter O'Neal
- 1974 Chosen Survivors as Raymond Couzins
- 1933 Broadway to Hollywood as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
- 1941 Glamour Boy as Tiny Barlow
- 1942 Syncopation as Johnny Schumacher
- 1942 Men of Texas as Robert Houston Scott
- 1942 The Navy Comes Through as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
- 1987 Surrender as Ace Morgan
- 1938 White Banners as Peter Trimble
- 1929 Boxing Gloves as Jackie
- 1930 Pups Is Pups as Jackie
- 1932 Divorce In The Family as Terry Parker
- 1961 Everything's Ducky as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
- 1934 Peck's Bad Boy as Bill Peck
- 1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
- 1941 Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 as Self
- 1972 The Astronaut as Kurt Anderson
- 1975 Journey into Fear as Eric Hurst
- 1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1940 Seventeen as William Sylvanus Baxter
- 1936 Tough Guy as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
- 1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 as Self
- 1971 Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring as Ed Miller
- 1940 Gallant Sons as Byron Newbold
- 1929 Moan & Groan, Inc. as Jackie
- 1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
- 1943 Where Are Your Children? as Danny Cheston
- 1938 Bear Facts as Bear
- 1935 Dinky as Dinky Daniels
- 1938 Boy of the Streets as Chuck Brennan
- 1930 When the Wind Blows as Jackie
- 1941 Life with Henry as Henry Aldrich
- 1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1938 Newsboys' Home as Rifle Edwards
- 1933 The Bowery as Swipes McGurk
- 1930 Shivering Shakespeare as Jackie
- 1929 Bouncing Babies as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
- 1930 The First Seven Years as Jackie
- 1930 Bear Shooters as Jackie
- 1997 Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
- 1974 The Day the Earth Moved as Steve Barker
- 1971 The Love Machine as Danton Miller
- 1939 What a Life as Henry Aldrich
- 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy as 'Buck' Murphy
- 1932 When a Feller Needs a Friend as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
- 1931 The Christmas Party as Himself
- 1939 The Spirit of Culver as Tom Allen
- 1975 Mobile Two as Peter Campbell
- 1962 The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self
- 1929 Sunny Side Up as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
- 1939 Hollywood Cavalcade as Burglar
- 1930 School's Out as Jackie Cooper
- 1930 A Tough Winter as Jackie
- 1931 Helping Grandma as Jackie
- 1931 Little Daddy as Jackie
- 1930 Teacher's Pet as Jackie
- 1931 Love Business as Jackie Cooper
- 1985 The Making of 'Superman III' as Self
- 1940 Rodeo Dough as Jackie Cooper
- 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted as Doctor
- 1968 Shadow on the Land as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
- 1948 French Leave as Skitch Kilroy
- 1942 Soaring Stars as Pilot
- 1938 That Certain Age as Kenneth Warren
- 2021 The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
- 1939 Scouts to the Rescue as Bruce Scott
- 2000 Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood as Self
- 1982 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
- 1983 The Making of 'Superman II' as Self
- 2004 Judy Garland: By Myself as Self - Actor (voice)
- 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1964 Calhoun as Everett Calhoun
- 1931 Young Donovan's Kid as Midge Murray
- 1947 Kilroy Was Here as John J. Kilroy
- 2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
- 1931 Sooky as Skippy
- 1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- 1941 Her First Beau as Chuck Harris
- 1973 Big John Morrison as John Morrison
- 1931 Bargain Day as Jackie
- 2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as Perry White
- 1947 Stork Bites Man as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
- 1939 Streets of New York as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
- 1975 The Invisible Man as Walter Carlson
- 1981 Rascal Dazzle as Jackie (archive footage)
- 1982 Hollywood’s Children as Self (archive footage)
- 1984 No Earthly Reason as J. Nash Hawkins
- 1939 Two Bright Boys as Rory O'Donnell
- 1939 The Big Guy as Jimmy Hutchins
- 1995 Inside the Dream Factory
- 2001 Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir as Self
- 1984 Ticket to Hollywood as Narrator
- 2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman as Self
- 1976 Hooray for Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen as Self
- 1930 Los cazadores de osos as Juanito
- 1930 Temps d'Hiver as Jackie
- 1986 Classic Comedy Teams as Our Gang(archive footage)
- 1972 Of Men and Women
- 1993 Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie as Self
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as David Domedion
- 1948 Texaco Star Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 2 episodes ) as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
- 1971 Columbo ( 1 episode ) as Nelson Hayward
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show ( 1 episode ) as Judd Rogers
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1963 The Great Adventure ( 1 episode ) as Lt. Dickson
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Harlan Slade
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Alexander Southmore
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Frank Mulvaney
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode )
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Jeremy Bates
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
- 1967 Ironside ( 1 episode )
- 1956 To Tell the Truth ( 12 episodes )
- 1972 Hec Ramsey ( 1 episode )
- 1952 Cowboy G-Men ( 39 episodes )
- 1975 Mobile One ( 13 episodes ) as Peter Campbell
- 1973 Police Story ( 3 episodes )
- 1959 Hennesey ( 96 episodes ) as Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Orrin Dudley
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Bob Heywood
- 1970 McCloud ( 0 episode )
- 1950 Your Show of Shows ( 2 episodes )
- 1953 The United States Steel Hour ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1948 The Philco Television Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Bubbo
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1954 Producers' Showcase ( 1 episode )
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Williams
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 2 episodes )
- 1955 The People's Choice ( 104 episodes ) as Socrates 'Sock' Miller
- 1948 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Tales of Tomorrow ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Danger ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1958 Pursuit ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Telephone Time ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Mantrap ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Revlon Mirror Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1953 Medallion Theatre ( 2 episodes )
- 1949 The Clock ( 1 episode )
- 1950 Starlight Theatre ( 1 episode )
- 1972 Ghost Story ( 1 episode ) as Dumpy Doyle
- 1954 The Elgin Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1954 Justice ( 1 episode )
- 1971 It Was a Very Good Year ( 1 episode )
- 1961 The Gertrude Berg Show ( 1 episode )
- 1953 The Motorola Television Hour ( 1 episode )
- 1955 MGM Parade ( 1 episode ) as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
- 1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 1954 The George Gobel Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Dave Carter
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show ( 1 episode ) as John Reardon
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Peter Graves
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Pvt. Oscar Purkey
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Maurice Gaines
- 1950 Robert Montgomery Presents ( 1 episode ) as Willy Benton
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Dave Tuttle
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Capt. Highland
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Blackie Scantling
- 1974 The Rockford Files ( 1 episode ) as Garth McGregor
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Singer
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Murderer
- 1949 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Dan Crowley
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 Capital News ( 2 episodes ) as John C. Dodd
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1929 The Little Rascals ( 80 episodes ) as Jackie
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode ) as Winn Hollis
