Jackie Cooper (I) (1922–2011)

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Jackie Cooper was born John Cooper in Los Angeles, California, to Mabel Leonard, an Italian-American stage pianist, and John Cooper. Through his mother, he was the nephew of actress Julie Leonard, screenwriter Jack Leonard, and (by marriage) director Norman Taurog. Jackie served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. ... See full bio »

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Known For

Superman
Superman Perry White
(1978)
Superman II
Superman II Perry White
(1980)
Superman III
Superman III Perry White
(1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Perry White
(1987)
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Filmography

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 1990 Capital News (TV Series)
John C. Dodd
- Blues for Mr. White (1990) ... John C. Dodd
- Finished? Not Dunne (1990) ... John C. Dodd
 1989 For Jenny with Love (TV Series)
J. Nash Hawkins
 1987/I Surrender
Ace Morgan
 1986 Sledge Hammer! (TV Series)
Audience Member
- All Shook Up (1986) ... Audience Member (uncredited)
 1986 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2 (1986) ... Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
- Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 (1986) ... Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
 1986 St. Elsewhere (TV Series)
Dr. David Domedion
- Time Heals: Part 2 (1986) ... Dr. David Domedion
 1984 No Earthly Reason (TV Movie)
J. Nash Hawkins
 1983 Superman III
Perry White
 1980 Superman II
Perry White
 1978 Superman
Perry White
 1975-1978 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Garth McGregor / Capt. Highland
- The House on Willis Avenue (1978) ... Garth McGregor
- Claire (1975) ... Capt. Highland
 1977 Operation Petticoat (TV Series)
Admiral
- Operation Petticoat (1977) ... Admiral (uncredited)
 1974-1977 Police Story (TV Series)
Jack McGraw / Eamon Kinsella Royce / Lt. Bruckner / ...
- The Blue Fog (1977) ... Jack McGraw
- Eamon Kinsella Royce (1976) ... Eamon Kinsella Royce
- Robbery: 48 Hours (1974) ... Lt. Bruckner
- The Hunters (1974) ... John Morrison
 1975-1976 Mobile One (TV Series)
Peter Campbell
- Libel (1976)
- Murder at Fourteen (1975) ... Peter Campbell
- The Listening Ear (1975) ... Peter Campbell
- The Boxer (1975) ... Peter Campbell
- The Middle Man (1975) ... Peter Campbell
Show all 13 episodes
 1975 Mobile Two (TV Movie)
Peter Campbell
 1975 Journey Into Fear
Eric Hurst
 1975 The Invisible Man (TV Series)
Walter Carlson
- The Invisible Man (1975) ... Walter Carlson
 1974 The Day the Earth Moved (TV Movie)
Steve Barker
 1974 Chosen Survivors
Raymond Couzins
 1974 Doctor Dan (TV Movie)
Dr. Dan Morgan
 1974 Hec Ramsey (TV Series)
Barney Tolliver
- Dead Heat (1974) ... Barney Tolliver
 1974 Kojak (TV Series)
Frank Mulvaney
- Last Rites for a Dead Priest (1974) ... Frank Mulvaney
 1973 Columbo (TV Series)
Nelson Hayward
- Candidate for Crime (1973) ... Nelson Hayward
 1973 The F.B.I. (TV Series)
Harlan Slade
- Break-In (1973) ... Harlan Slade
 1973 Keep an Eye on Denise (TV Movie)
 1973 Of Men and Women (TV Movie)
Ted (segment "Hot Machine, Cold Machine")
 1972 Circle of Fear (TV Series)
Dumpy Doyle
- Cry of the Cat (1972) ... Dumpy Doyle
 1972 Ironside (TV Series)
Dr. Norman
- The Countdown (1972) ... Dr. Norman
 1972 McCloud (TV Series)
Winn Hollis
- The New Mexican Connection (1972) ... Winn Hollis
 1972 Stand Up and Be Counted
Doctor (uncredited)
 1972 The Astronaut (TV Movie)
Kurt Anderson
 1971 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
Dr. Alexander Southmore
- The Burning Ice (1971) ... Dr. Alexander Southmore
 1971 The Love Machine
Danton Miller
 1971 Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (TV Movie)
Ed Miller
 1968 Shadow on the Land (TV Movie)
Lt. Col. Andy Davis
 1964 Calhoun: County Agent (TV Movie)
Everett Calhoun
 1964 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Jonathan West / Caesar
- Caesar and Me (1964) ... Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
 1963 The Great Adventure (TV Series)
Lt. Dickson
- The Hunley (1963) ... Lt. Dickson
 1956-1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV Series)
Val Barton
- The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1963)
- Mid-Summer (1958) ... Val Barton
- The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1956)
 1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)
John Reardon / Judd Rogers
- Thunder in a Forgotten Town (1963) ... John Reardon
- Special Assignment (1962) ... Judd Rogers
 1959-1962 Hennesey (TV Series)
Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- I Thee Wed (1962) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- Martha (1962) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- Hennesey Meets Soupy Sales (1962) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- Calling Doctor Good-Deed (1962) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
- The Best Man (1962) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
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 1961 Everything's Ducky
Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
 1961 The Gertrude Berg Show (TV Series)
Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, USN
- Mrs. G. Meets Dr. Hennesey (1961) ... Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, USN
 1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)
Chris Shade
- Curtain Call (1958) ... Chris Shade
 1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
- The Hasty Heart (1958)
 1958 Pursuit (TV Series)
- Free Ride (1958)
 1955-1958 The People's Choice (TV Series)
Socrates 'Sock' Miller / Socretes 'Sock' Miller / The King / ...
- Daisies Won't Tell (1958) ... Socrates 'Sock' Miller
- Missing Moolah (1958) ... Socrates 'Sock' Miller
- Rollo's Wedding (1958) ... Socrates 'Sock' Miller
- The First Anniversary (1958) ... Socrates 'Sock' Miller
- Rollo Makes Good (1958) ... Socrates 'Sock' Miller
Show all 104 episodes
 1953-1958 Studio One (TV Series)
Dave Tuttle / Blackie Scantling
- The Fair-Haired Boy (1958) ... Dave Tuttle
- Hound-Dog Man (1953) ... Blackie Scantling
- Birthright (1953)
 1952-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series)
Willy Benton / Maurice Gaines / Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow / ...
- End of Morning (1956) ... Willy Benton
- It Depends on You (1955)
- A Dream of Summer (1954) ... Maurice Gaines
- Really the Blues (1953) ... Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow
- Private Purkey's Private Place (1953) ... Pvt. Oscar Purkey
Show all 7 episodes
 1955 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Bubbo
- The Pardon-Me Boy (1955) ... Bubbo
 1953-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah / Bob Heywood
- Fast Break (1955) ... Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
- Big Jim's Boy (1953) ... Bob Heywood
 1953-1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
Charles Steen / Larry
- I Found Sixty Million Dollars (1955) ... Charles Steen
- Tour of Duty (1953)
- The Middle Son (1953) ... Larry
 1955 Justice (TV Series)
- Witness for Death (1955)
 1955 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Jeremy Bates
- Yankee Peddler (1955) ... Jeremy Bates
 1955 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
O'Hara
- Yellow Jack (1955) ... O'Hara
 1954 The Elgin Hour (TV Series)
Joe Morton
- Falling Star (1954) ... Joe Morton
 1953 Medallion Theatre (TV Series)
- Twenty-Four Men in a Plane (1953)
- Gran'ma Rebel (1953)
 1953 Danger (TV Series)
- Towerman (1953)
 1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series)
- Westward the Sun (1953)
 1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV Series)
- A Reputation (1953)
 1948-1953 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Diehard (1953)
- The Ivory Door (1948)
 1951-1952 Suspense (TV Series)
Dan Crowley / Murderer / Williams
- The Invisible Killer (1952) ... Dan Crowley
- Murderers' Meeting (1951) ... Murderer
- Go Home Dead Man (1951) ... Williams
 1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Dave Carter / Orrin Dudley
- A Message for Janice (1952) ... Dave Carter
- Life, Liberty and Orrin Dudley (1952) ... Orrin Dudley
 1952 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
Tom
- The Cocoon (1952) ... Tom
 1951 The Clock (TV Series)
- Dream Beach (1951)
 1951 Starlight Theatre (TV Series)
- The Fascinating Mr. Hogan (1951)
 1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series)
- Jinxed (1949)
 1948 French Leave
Skitch Kilroy
 1947 Kilroy Was Here
John J. Kilroy
 1947 Stork Bites Man
Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
 1943 Where Are Your Children?
Danny Cheston
 1942 The Navy Comes Through
Joe 'Babe' Duttson
 1942 Men of Texas
Robert Houston Scott
 1942 Syncopation
Johnny Schumacher
 1941 Glamour Boy
Tiny Barlow
 1941 Her First Beau
Chuck Harris
 1941 Ziegfeld Girl
Jerry Regan
 1940 Gallant Sons
Byron 'By' Newbold
 1940 Life with Henry
Henry Aldrich
 1940 Rodeo Dough (Short)
Jackie Cooper
 1940 Seventeen
William Sylvanus Baxter
 1939 The Big Guy
Jimmy Hutchins
 1939 What a Life
Henry Aldrich
 1939 Two Bright Boys
Rory O'Donnell
 1939 Streets of New York
James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
 1939 The Spirit of Culver
Tom Allen
 1939 Scouts to the Rescue
Bruce Scott
 1938 Newsboys' Home
Rifle Edwards
 1938 Gangster's Boy
Larry Kelly
 1938 That Certain Age
Kenneth 'Ken' Warren
 1938 White Banners
Peter Trimble
 1937 Boy of the Streets
Chuck Brennan
 1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
'Buck' Murphy
 1936 Tough Guy
Frederick Martindale 'Freddie' Vincent, III
 1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy
'Stubby'
 1935 Dinky
Dinky Daniels
 1934 Peck's Bad Boy
Bill Peck
 1934 Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
 1933 Lone Cowboy
Scooter O'Neal
 1933 The Bowery
Swipes McGurk
 1933 Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett Jr. as a Child
 1932 Divorce in the Family
Terry Parker
 1932 When a Feller Needs a Friend
Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
 1931 Sooky
Skippy Skinner
 1931 The Christmas Party (Short)
Jackie (uncredited)
 1931/I The Champ
Dink Purcell
 1931 Young Donovan's Kid
Midge Murray
 1931 Bargain Day (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1931 Skippy
Skippy
 1931 Little Daddy (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1931 Love Business (Short)
Jackie Cooper (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1931 Helping Grandma (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 School's Out (Short)
Jackie Cooper (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 Teacher's Pet (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 Pups Is Pups (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 A Tough Winter (Short)
Jackie
 1930 Bear Shooters (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 Los cazadores de osos (Short)
Juanito
 1930 Las fantasmas (Short)
Juanito
 1930 When the Wind Blows (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 Los pequeños papas (Short)
Juanito
 1930 The First Seven Years (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1930 Shivering Shakespeare (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1929 Moan & Groan, Inc. (Short)
Jackie (as Hal Roach's Rascals)
 1929 Bouncing Babies (Short)
Kid Listening to Farina (uncredited)
 1929 Sunny Side Up
Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
 1929 Boxing Gloves (Short)
Jackie
 1929 Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage: Appeared in "Mister Roberts" in London, England. Written by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan (also director). Coliseum Theatre. Also in cast: Tyrone Power. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Portrayal | 2 Articles | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jackie | Hal Roach's Rascals | Alan Smithee

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse:

Barbara Rae Kraus  (her death)  (3 children) | See more »

Children:

Jackie Cooper Jr.

Parents:

C.J. Bigelow | Mabel Leonard Bigelow

Relatives:

Norman Taurog (aunt or uncle) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[In 1976] Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night and I'll hear a voice that sounds familiar . . . my wife has fallen asleep with the tube on, and I'll finally start recognizing the dialogue, look up, and Jesus Christ, it's me at 14, or 12, or 9, or whatever. Sometimes I'll sit there and watch it and I can tell myself what's coming next . . . I remember the dialogue, the scene and the ... See more »

Trivia:

As a child star he appeared on eight of the Our Gang comedies which led to him playing the title role of Skippy. See more »

Nickname:

America's Boy

Star Sign:

Virgo
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