Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Acting

Birthday

1922/09/15

Day of death

2011/05/03 (88 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also know as

John Cooper Jr.

Biography

Served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. 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...Read more

Acting
Superman
7.1

(1978) Superman

as Perry White

0.0

(1930) The Ghosts

as Juanito

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
4.6

(1987) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

as Perry White

Superman II
6.7

(1980) Superman II

as Perry White

Ziegfeld Girl
6.5

(1941) Ziegfeld Girl

as Jerry Regan

Superman III
5.5

(1983) Superman III

as Perry White

The Champ
7.1

(1931) The Champ

as Dink Purcell

The Return of Frank James
6.3

(1940) The Return of Frank James

as Clem

Treasure Island
6.5

(1934) Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

The Our Gang Story
0.0

(1994) The Our Gang Story

as Jackie (archive footage)

Gangster's Boy
0.0

(1938) Gangster's Boy

as Larry Kelly

Skippy
6.0

(1931) Skippy

as Skippy Skinner

Lone Cowboy
3.5

(1933) Lone Cowboy

as Scooter O'Neal

Chosen Survivors
5.4

(1974) Chosen Survivors

as Raymond Couzins

Broadway to Hollywood
4.6

(1933) Broadway to Hollywood

as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

Glamour Boy
6.0

(1941) Glamour Boy

as Tiny Barlow

Syncopation
6.8

(1942) Syncopation

as Johnny Schumacher

Men of Texas
0.0

(1942) Men of Texas

as Robert Houston Scott

The Navy Comes Through
5.6

(1942) The Navy Comes Through

as Joe 'Babe' Duttson

Surrender
4.9

(1987) Surrender

as Ace Morgan

White Banners
5.8

(1938) White Banners

as Peter Trimble

Boxing Gloves
6.0

(1929) Boxing Gloves

as Jackie

Pups Is Pups
6.1

(1930) Pups Is Pups

as Jackie

Divorce In The Family
6.0

(1932) Divorce In The Family

as Terry Parker

Everything's Ducky
7.5

(1961) Everything's Ducky

as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist

Peck's Bad Boy
5.7

(1934) Peck's Bad Boy

as Bill Peck

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
3.0

(1929) Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)

0.0

(1941) Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

as Self

The Astronaut
5.7

(1972) The Astronaut

as Kurt Anderson

Journey into Fear
5.6

(1975) Journey into Fear

as Eric Hurst

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Seventeen
0.0

(1940) Seventeen

as William Sylvanus Baxter

Tough Guy
4.6

(1936) Tough Guy

as Frederick Martindale Vincent III

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
0.0

(1932) Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

as Self

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
5.4

(1971) Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

as Ed Miller

Gallant Sons
7.2

(1940) Gallant Sons

as Byron Newbold

Moan & Groan, Inc.
5.5

(1929) Moan & Groan, Inc.

as Jackie

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
6.0

(1935) O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy

Where Are Your Children?
4.0

(1943) Where Are Your Children?

as Danny Cheston

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
0.0

(2021) The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2

as ---

Bear Facts
6.8

(1938) Bear Facts

as Bear

Dinky
6.7

(1935) Dinky

as Dinky Daniels

Boy of the Streets
5.0

(1938) Boy of the Streets

as Chuck Brennan

When the Wind Blows
6.1

(1930) When the Wind Blows

as Jackie

Life with Henry
5.0

(1941) Life with Henry

as Henry Aldrich

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
8.5

(1995) The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self

Newsboys' Home
6.0

(1938) Newsboys' Home

as Rifle Edwards

The Bowery
5.1

(1933) The Bowery

as Swipes McGurk

Shivering Shakespeare
5.7

(1930) Shivering Shakespeare

as Jackie

Bouncing Babies
6.1

(1929) Bouncing Babies

as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)

The First Seven Years
5.2

(1930) The First Seven Years

as Jackie

Bear Shooters
5.2

(1930) Bear Shooters

as Jackie

10.0

(1997) Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

The Day the Earth Moved
6.3

(1974) The Day the Earth Moved

as Steve Barker

The Love Machine
4.2

(1971) The Love Machine

as Danton Miller

What a Life
0.0

(1939) What a Life

as Henry Aldrich

The Devil Is a Sissy
6.9

(1936) The Devil Is a Sissy

as 'Buck' Murphy

When a Feller Needs a Friend
2.0

(1932) When a Feller Needs a Friend

as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall

The Christmas Party
4.9

(1931) The Christmas Party

as Himself

The Spirit of Culver
0.0

(1939) The Spirit of Culver

as Tom Allen

Mobile Two
0.0

(1975) Mobile Two

as Peter Campbell

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
7.0

(1962) The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

as Self

Sunny Side Up
7.3

(1929) Sunny Side Up

as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)

Hollywood Cavalcade
5.1

(1939) Hollywood Cavalcade

as Burglar

School's Out
6.8

(1930) School's Out

as Jackie Cooper

A Tough Winter
5.4

(1930) A Tough Winter

as Jackie

Helping Grandma
6.8

(1931) Helping Grandma

as Jackie

Little Daddy
7.0

(1931) Little Daddy

as Jackie

Teacher's Pet
7.2

(1930) Teacher's Pet

as Jackie

Love Business
6.9

(1931) Love Business

as Jackie Cooper

The Making of 'Superman III'
6.7

(1985) The Making of 'Superman III'

as Self

Rodeo Dough
5.3

(1940) Rodeo Dough

as Jackie Cooper

Stand Up and Be Counted
7.0

(1972) Stand Up and Be Counted

as Doctor

Shadow on the Land
8.0

(1968) Shadow on the Land

as Lt. Col. Andy Davis

French Leave
0.0

(1948) French Leave

as Skitch Kilroy

0.0

(1942) Soaring Stars

as Pilot

That Certain Age
5.0

(1938) That Certain Age

as Kenneth Warren

The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
0.0

(2021) The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1

as ---

Scouts to the Rescue
0.0

(1939) Scouts to the Rescue

as Bruce Scott

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
7.0

(2000) Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

as Self

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
6.3

(1980) The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

as Self

The Making of 'Superman II'
7.6

(1982) The Making of 'Superman II'

as Self

Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5

(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self - Actor (voice)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7

(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Calhoun
6.0

(1964) Calhoun

as Everett Calhoun

Young Donovan's Kid
0.0

(1931) Young Donovan's Kid

as Midge Murray

Kilroy Was Here
5.0

(1947) Kilroy Was Here

as John J. Kilroy

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
7.5

(2006) Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

as Self

Sooky
1.0

(1931) Sooky

as Skippy

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
6.0

(1934) Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

as ---

Her First Beau
5.0

(1941) Her First Beau

as Chuck Harris

0.0

(1973) Big John Morrison

as John Morrison

Bargain Day
6.0

(1931) Bargain Day

as Jackie

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.3

(2006) Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

as Perry White

Stork Bites Man
0.0

(1947) Stork Bites Man

as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown

Streets of New York
5.6

(1939) Streets of New York

as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan

The Invisible Man
8.3

(1975) The Invisible Man

as Walter Carlson

Rascal Dazzle
7.0

(1981) Rascal Dazzle

as Jackie

Hollywood’s Children
0.0

(1982) Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1984) No Earthly Reason

as J. Nash Hawkins

Two Bright Boys
0.0

(1939) Two Bright Boys

as Rory O'Donnell

The Big Guy
0.0

(1939) The Big Guy

as Jimmy Hutchins

Inside the Dream Factory
6.0

(1995) Inside the Dream Factory

as ---

Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
7.3

(2001) Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir

as Self

0.0

(1984) Ticket to Hollywood

as Narrator

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
6.0

(2006) You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as Self

Hooray for Hollywood
0.0

(1976) Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

St. Elsewhere
5.5

(1982) St. Elsewhere

as ---

7.3

(1948) Texaco Star Theater

as ---

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Nelson Hayward

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Judd Rogers

The Colgate Comedy Hour
7.0

(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Lt. Dickson

The F.B.I.
5.5

(1965) The F.B.I.

as Harlan Slade

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Alexander Southmore

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Frank Mulvaney

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Jeremy Bates

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as ---

7.4

(1956) To Tell the Truth

as ---

Hec Ramsey
6.8

(1972) Hec Ramsey

as ---

Cowboy G-Men
5.3

(1952) Cowboy G-Men

as ---

5.0

(1975) Mobile One

as ---

Police Story
6.9

(1973) Police Story

as ---

Hennesey
6.0

(1959) Hennesey

as ---

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Orrin Dudley

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bob Heywood

McCloud
7.1

(1970) McCloud

as ---

Your Show of Shows
5.5

(1950) Your Show of Shows

as ---

The United States Steel Hour
5.8

(1953) The United States Steel Hour

as ---

The Danny Kaye Show
6.3

(1963) The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse
6.0

(1948) The Philco Television Playhouse

as Bubbo

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
5.3

(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

6.3

(1954) Producers' Showcase

as ---

Suspense
4.7

(1949) Suspense

as Williams

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as ---

The People's Choice
4.0

(1955) The People's Choice

as Socrates 'Sock' Miller

6.0

(1948) The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre

as ---

Tales of Tomorrow
6.0

(1951) Tales of Tomorrow

as ---

8.0

(1950) Danger

as ---

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

0.0

(1958) Pursuit

as ---

Telephone Time
6.3

(1956) Telephone Time

as ---

0.0

(1971) Mantrap

as ---

Revlon Mirror Theatre
0.0

(1953) Revlon Mirror Theatre

as ---

Medallion Theatre
0.0

(1953) Medallion Theatre

as ---

0.0

(1949) The Clock

as ---

0.0

(1950) Starlight Theatre

as ---

Ghost Story
7.1

(1972) Ghost Story

as Dumpy Doyle

7.0

(1954) The Elgin Hour

as ---

0.0

(1954) Justice

as ---

0.0

(1971) It Was a Very Good Year

as ---

0.0

(1961) The Gertrude Berg Show

as ---

The Motorola Television Hour
0.0

(1953) The Motorola Television Hour

as ---

MGM Parade
0.0

(1955) MGM Parade

as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)

0.0

(1974) The Dean Martin Comedy World

as Host

7.0

(1954) The George Gobel Show

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Dave Carter

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as John Reardon

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Self - Host

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Peter Graves

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Pvt. Oscar Purkey

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Maurice Gaines

Robert Montgomery Presents
5.2

(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents

as Willy Benton

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4

(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Dave Tuttle

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Capt. Highland

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Blackie Scantling

The Rockford Files
7.5

(1974) The Rockford Files

as Garth McGregor

The Steve Allen Show
5.0

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

Suspense
4.7

(1949) Suspense

as Murderer

Suspense
4.7

(1949) Suspense

as Dan Crowley

What's My Line?
6.8

(1950) What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

6.0

(1990) Capital News

as John C. Dodd

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self