1922-09-15 Los Angeles, California, USA
Jackie Cooper 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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The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1 | 2021-06-01 | |
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self | 2006-06-12 |
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Perry White | 2006-11-02 |
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman | Self | 2006-11-28 |
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Judy Garland: By Myself | Self - Actor (voice) | 2004-02-25 |
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Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir | Self | 2001-10-01 |
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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Self | 2000-08-03 |
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Sports on the Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1997-03-16 |
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
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Inside the Dream Factory | 1995-11-01 | |
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The Our Gang Story | Jackie (archive footage) | 1994-01-01 |
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When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen | Self | 1989-12-02 |
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Perry White | 1987-07-24 |
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Surrender | Ace Morgan | 1987-10-09 |
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The Making of 'Superman III' | Self | 1985-08-26 |
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No Earthly Reason | J. Nash Hawkins | 1984-04-03 |
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Ticket to Hollywood | Narrator | 1984-05-01 |
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The Making of 'Superman II' | Self | 1983-07-17 |
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1983-02-25 |
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Superman III | Perry White | 1983-06-17 |
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | 1982-01-24 |
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Hollywood’s Children | Self (archive footage) | 1982-02-24 |
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Rascal Dazzle | Jackie (archive footage) | 1981-01-01 |
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Superman II | Perry White | 1980-12-12 |
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Superman | Perry White | 1978-12-14 |
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Hooray for Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 1976-01-01 |
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
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Journey into Fear | Eric Hurst | 1975-08-08 |
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The Invisible Man | Walter Carlson | 1975-05-06 |
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Mobile Two | Peter Campbell | 1975-09-02 |
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The Day the Earth Moved | Steve Barker | 1974-09-18 |
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Chosen Survivors | Raymond Couzins | 1974-05-24 |
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Big John Morrison | John Morrison | 1973-10-23 |
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The Astronaut | Kurt Anderson | 1972-01-08 |
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Stand Up and Be Counted | Doctor | 1972-05-01 |
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Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring | Ed Miller | 1971-02-16 |
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The Love Machine | Danton Miller | 1971-08-14 |
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Shadow on the Land | Lt. Col. Andy Davis | 1968-12-04 |
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Calhoun | Everett Calhoun | 1964-07-08 |
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The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | 1962-01-06 |
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Everything's Ducky | Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist | 1961-12-20 |
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French Leave | Skitch Kilroy | 1948-04-10 |
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Kilroy Was Here | John J. Kilroy | 1947-07-19 |
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Stork Bites Man | Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown | 1947-06-21 |
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Where Are Your Children? | Danny Cheston | 1943-11-26 |
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Syncopation | Johnny Schumacher | 1942-05-22 |
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Men of Texas | Robert Houston Scott | 1942-07-03 |
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The Navy Comes Through | Joe 'Babe' Duttson | 1942-10-30 |
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Soaring Stars | Pilot | 1942-04-25 |
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Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1 | Self | 1941-08-15 |
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Life with Henry | Henry Aldrich | 1941-01-23 |
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Glamour Boy | Tiny Barlow | 1941-12-05 |
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Ziegfeld Girl | Jerry Regan | 1941-04-25 |
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Her First Beau | Chuck Harris | 1941-05-08 |
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Seventeen | William Sylvanus Baxter | 1940-03-01 |
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The Return of Frank James | Clem | 1940-08-10 |
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Gallant Sons | Byron Newbold | 1940-11-15 |
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Rodeo Dough | Jackie Cooper | 1940-11-09 |
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The Big Guy | Jimmy Hutchins | 1939-12-22 |
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Two Bright Boys | Rory O'Donnell | 1939-09-21 |
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Scouts to the Rescue | Bruce Scott | 1939-01-17 |
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Streets of New York | James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan | 1939-04-12 |
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What a Life | Henry Aldrich | 1939-10-05 |
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The Spirit of Culver | Tom Allen | 1939-03-10 |
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Hollywood Cavalcade | Burglar | 1939-10-13 |
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Boy of the Streets | Chuck Brennan | 1938-01-08 |
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Newsboys' Home | Rifle Edwards | 1938-12-24 |
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That Certain Age | Kenneth Warren | 1938-10-06 |
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Bear Facts | Bear | 1938-03-05 |
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Gangster's Boy | Larry Kelly | 1938-11-16 |
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White Banners | Peter Trimble | 1938-06-23 |
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Tough Guy | Frederick Martindale Vincent III | 1936-01-24 |
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The Devil Is a Sissy | 'Buck' Murphy | 1936-09-18 |
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy | 1935-09-27 |
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Dinky | Dinky Daniels | 1935-05-11 |
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Peck's Bad Boy | Bill Peck | 1934-10-18 |
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Treasure Island | Jim Hawkins | 1934-08-17 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | 1934-03-02 | |
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Broadway to Hollywood | Ted Hackett Jr. as Child | 1933-09-15 |
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The Bowery | Swipes McGurk | 1933-10-07 |
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Lone Cowboy | Scooter O'Neal | 1933-12-02 |
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Divorce In The Family | Terry Parker | 1932-08-27 |
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 | Self | 1932-10-20 |
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When a Feller Needs a Friend | Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall | 1932-04-30 |
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The Champ | Dink Purcell | 1931-11-21 |
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Little Daddy | Jackie | 1931-03-28 |
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Skippy | Skippy Skinner | 1931-04-25 |
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Love Business | Jackie Cooper | 1931-02-14 |
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Helping Grandma | Jackie | 1931-01-03 |
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Bargain Day | Jackie | 1931-05-01 |
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Young Donovan's Kid | Midge Murray | 1931-06-06 |
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The Christmas Party | Himself | 1931-12-17 |
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Sooky | Skippy | 1931-12-26 |
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Bear Shooters | Jackie | 1930-05-16 |
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Shivering Shakespeare | Jackie | 1930-01-25 |
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The First Seven Years | Jackie | 1930-03-01 |
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Las fantasmas | Juanito | 1930-04-05 |
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Temps d'Hiver | Jackie | 1930-12-01 |
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Los cazadores de osos | Juanito | 1930-10-30 |
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When the Wind Blows | Jackie | 1930-04-05 |
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A Tough Winter | Jackie | 1930-06-21 |
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School's Out | Jackie Cooper | 1930-11-21 |
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Pups Is Pups | Jackie | 1930-08-30 |
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Teacher's Pet | Jackie | 1930-10-11 |
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Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 | Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited) | 1929-05-25 |
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Bouncing Babies | Kid listening to Farina (uncredited) | 1929-10-11 |
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Boxing Gloves | Jackie | 1929-09-09 |
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Moan & Groan, Inc. | Jackie | 1929-12-07 |
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Sunny Side Up | Jerry McGinnis (uncredited) | 1929-12-25 |
