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Producer:

• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Best of Cinerama (1963) (co-producer)
   
   
2. Seven Wonders of the World (1956) (producer)
3. The Searchers (1956) (executive producer)
4. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) (producer) (uncredited)
5. This Is Cinerama (1952) (producer)
6. The Quiet Man (1952) (producer)
7. Rio Grande (1950) (producer) (uncredited)
   ... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
8. Wagon Master (1950) (executive producer) (uncredited)
   
   
9. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) (executive producer) (uncredited)
10. Mighty Joe Young (1949) (producer)
    ... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
11. 3 Godfathers (1948) (producer) (uncredited)
12. Fort Apache (1948) (executive producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka War Party
13. The Fugitive (1947) (producer)
    ... aka El fugitivo (Mexico)
14. Dr. Cyclops (1940) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Doctor Cyclops (USA: poster title)
    
    
15. The Toy Wife (1938) (producer)
    ... aka Frou Frou (UK)
16. Dancing Pirate (1936) (executive producer)
17. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) (producer)
18. She (1935) (producer)
19. Kentucky Kernels (1934) (executive producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Triple Trouble (UK)
20. Finishing School (1934) (executive producer)
21. Sing and Like It (1934) (executive producer)
22. This Man Is Mine (1934) (executive producer)
23. Success at Any Price (1934) (executive producer)
24. Spitfire (1934) (executive producer)
25. Keep 'Em Rolling (1934) (executive producer)
26. The Lost Patrol (1934) (executive producer)
27. Hips, Hips, Hooray! (1934) (executive producer)
28. Two Alone (1934) (executive producer)
29. Long Lost Father (1934) (executive producer)
30. The Meanest Gal in Town (1934) (executive producer)
31. Flying Down to Rio (1933) (executive producer)
32. The Son of Kong (1933) (executive producer)
33. If I Were Free (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka Behold We Live (UK)
34. The Right to Romance (1933) (executive producer)
35. Little Women (1933) (executive producer)
36. Chance at Heaven (1933) (executive producer)
37. After Tonight (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka Sealed Lips (UK)
38. Ace of Aces (1933) (executive producer)
39. Headline Shooter (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka Evidence in Camera (UK)
40. Aggie Appleby Maker of Men (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka Cupid in the Rough (UK)
41. Flaming Gold (1933) (executive producer)
42. Ann Vickers (1933) (executive producer)
43. Midshipman Jack (1933) (executive producer)
44. Rafter Romance (1933) (executive producer)
45. One Man's Journey (1933) (executive producer)
46. Blind Adventure (1933) (executive producer)
47. Morning Glory (1933) (executive producer)
48. No Marriage Ties (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Ad Man (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Public Be Sold
49. Before Dawn (1933) (executive producer)
50. Double Harness (1933) (executive producer)
51. Flying Devils (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Flying Circus (UK)
52. Bed of Roses (1933) (executive producer)
53. Emergency Call (1933) (executive producer)
54. Melody Cruise (1933) (executive producer)
55. Professional Sweetheart (1933) (executive producer)
    ... aka Imaginary Sweetheart
56. Cross Fire (1933) (executive producer)
57. Diplomaniacs (1933) (executive producer)
58. The Silver Cord (1933) (executive producer)
59. King Kong (1933) (producer)
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
60. Lucky Devils (1933) (associate producer)
61. The Monkey's Paw (1933) (producer)
62. The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) (associate producer)
63. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (associate producer)
    
    
64. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) (producer)
    ... aka Chang (USA: short title)
65. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Grass (USA: short title)
    ... aka Grass, the Epic of a Lost Tribe (USA)
    

Writer:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. War Eagles (2010) (pre-production) (original concept)
   
   
2. King Kong (2005) (story)
   ... aka King Kong (Germany)
   ... aka Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title: teaser title)
   ... aka Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA: promotional title)
3. Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) (V) (character idea) (uncredited)
4. "Kong: The Animated Series" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes, 2000)
5. Kong (2000) (character idea)
   
   
6. Mighty Joe Young (1998) (story)
   ... aka Mighty Joe (UK)
7. The Mighty Kong (1998) (V) (screen story "King Kong") (uncredited)
   
   
8. King Kong Lives (1986) (character)
   ... aka King Kong 2 (USA)
   
   
9. King Kong (1976) (idea)
   
   
10. Mighty Joe Young (1949) (story)
    ... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
    
    
11. King Kong (1933) (idea) (story) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder
    ... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
12. Roar of the Dragon (1932) (story)
    
    
13. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) (uncredited)
    ... aka Chang (USA: short title)
    

Director:

• 1950s
• 1930s
• 1920s

1. This Is Cinerama (1952)
   
   
2. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) (uncredited)
3. King Kong (1933) (uncredited)
   ... aka The Eighth Wonder
   ... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
   
   
4. The Four Feathers (1929)
5. Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)
   ... aka Chang (USA: short title)
6. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) (uncredited)
   ... aka Grass (USA: short title)
   ... aka Grass, the Epic of a Lost Tribe (USA)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Wagon Master (1950) (presenter)
   
   
2. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) (presenter)
3. 3 Godfathers (1948) (presenter)
4. Fort Apache (1948) (presenter)
   ... aka War Party
5. The Fugitive (1947) (presenter)
   ... aka El fugitivo (Mexico)
   
   
6. Stingaree (1934) (presenter)
   

Cinematographer:

1. The Four Feathers (1929) (uncredited)
2. Captain Salisbury's Ra-Mu (1929)
   ... aka Ra-Mu (USA: reissue title)
3. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
   ... aka Grass (USA: short title)
   ... aka Grass, the Epic of a Lost Tribe (USA)
   

Actor:

1. King Kong (1933) (uncredited) .... Pilot of Plane That Kills Kong
   ... aka The Eighth Wonder
   ... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
   

Thanks:

1. King Kong (2005) (dedicatee)
   ... aka King Kong (Germany)
   ... aka Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title: teaser title)
   ... aka Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA: promotional title)
   

Self:

1. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925) (as Merian Cooper) .... Himself
   ... aka Grass (USA: short title)
   ... aka Grass, the Epic of a Lost Tribe (USA)
   

Archive Footage:

1. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) (archive sound) .... Himself
2. Cinerama Adventure (2002) .... Himself/Airplane gunner (in "King Kong")
3. "Hollywood Stuntmakers"
       - Episode #1.0 (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pilot of plane that kills Kong
       - King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pilot of plane that kills Kong