TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Gary Cooper.

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Birthdate: May 7, 1901

Death date: May 13, 1961

Gary Cooper

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,405

120
All-time Actor

of 38,403

74
Decades
- 1920s
  
  of 1,771
  
  255
- 1930s
  
  of 4,137
  
  29
- 1940s
  
  of 5,357
  
  20
- 1950s
  
  of 7,577
  
  131
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,600
  
  240
- Adventure
  
  of 25,519
  
  127
- Biography
  
  of 11,944
  
  3
- Comedy
  
  of 84,799
  
  81
- Crime
  
  of 34,304
  
  14,516
- Drama
  
  of 107,136
  
  38
- Family
  
  of 15,334
  
  939
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,834
  
  10,457
- Family
  
  of 15,334
  
  939
- History
  
  of 5,928
  
  450
- Romance
  
  of 37,230
  
  97
- Sports
  
  of 9,428
  
  213
- Thriller
  
  of 49,522
  
  1,492
- War
  
  of 9,718
  
  22
- Western
  
  of 7,065
  
  80

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1920s

1.9624

1930s

4.0000

1940s

3.0936

1950s

2.6375

1960s

No Reviews

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Gary Cooper is ranked overall as 3.0472 of of 4 stars

3.0472

Gary Cooper Movie Rankings

High Noon (1952)

3.2624

On his last day as town Marshall, Will Kane hears a rumor that one of the men he put in jail is on his way to seek his revenge on the lawman. Abandoned by the town's people, Kane is forced to face the gang alone. ...more about High Noon

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama

DVD from $3.99

(16 sellers)

Gary Cooper starring in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

3.1609

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life - including playing the tuba in the town band. ...more about Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role

DVD from $10.23

(13 sellers)

Sergeant York (1941)

3.1492

A hillbilly sharpshooter becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI when he single-handedly attacks and captures a German position using the same strategy as in turkey shoot. ...more about Sergeant York

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor

DVD from $10.00

(15 sellers)

Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)

3.1316

The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan. Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. ...more about Lives of a Bengal Lancer

DVD from $16.37

(12 sellers)

Wings (1927)

3.0035

Two young men fall in love for the same same girl. After US enters WWi, both join the Air Corps and become ace. They remain friends, but the realtion to the girl threatens their friendship. ...more about Wings

Not Available on DVD

Man of the West (1958)

2.9785

On his way to hire a schoolteacher, a homesteader is left a hundred miles from anywhere when the train he is on is robbed. ...more about Man of the West

Not Available on DVD

Pride of the Yankees, The (1942)

2.9706

Biopic traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. ...more about Pride of the Yankees

Actor Awards

Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role

DVD from $8.99

(9 sellers)

Today We Live (1933)

2.9679

The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait. ...more about Today We Live

Not Available on DVD

It (1927)

2.9418

Shopgirl Betty Lou has designs on Cyrus Waltham, the handsome owner of the department store where she works. Waltham, though, doesn't even know Betty Lou is around. ...more about It

DVD from $19.17

(8 sellers)

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

2.8173

Director Billy Wilder salutes his idol, Ernst Lubitsch, with this comedy about a middle-aged playboy fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client. ...more about Love in the Afternoon

DVD from $9.76

(11 sellers)

Farewell to Arms, A (1932)

2.8172

A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyses Lt. ...more about Farewell to Arms

DVD from $5.84

(7 sellers)

Friendly Persuasion (1956)

2.7899

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. ...more about Friendly Persuasion

Actor Awards

Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama

DVD from $9.76

(11 sellers)

Westerner, The (1940)

2.7727

Cole Hardin just doesn't look like a horse thief, Jane-Ellen Matthews tells Judge Roy Bean as she steps up to the bar. Cole says he can't take it with him as he empties all of his coins on the bar to buy drinks for the jury. ...more about Westerner

Not Available on DVD

Meet John Doe (1941)

2.7570

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe. ...more about Meet John Doe

DVD from $2.99

(11 sellers)

Beau Geste (1939)

2.7563

Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. ...more about Beau Geste

DVD from $16.37