Jackie Cooper
Actor
Born September 15, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Jackie Cooper (September 15, 1922 –May 3, 2011) 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).
Filmography
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Perry White
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
The Our Gang Story
Jackie (archive footage)
Capital News
John C. Dodd
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
Superboy
Supercarrier
Surrender
Ace Morgan
The Law & Harry McGraw
Jake and the Fatman
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Perry White
The Ladies
Spies
Ohara
Sledge Hammer!
The Deacon Street Deer
Classic Comedy Teams
Our Gang(archive footage)
Izzy & Moe
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
The Night They Saved Christmas
Murder, She Wrote
Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
Glitter
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
Superman III
Perry White
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
St. Elsewhere
David Domedion
Moonlight
Cagney & Lacey
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
Leave 'Em Laughing
Rascal Dazzle
Jackie (archive footage)
Magnum, P.I.
Superman II
Perry White
Rodeo Girl
White Mama
Marathon
Paris
Trapper John, M.D.
Sex and the Single Parent
Superman
Perry White
The White Shadow
Rainbow
Perfect Gentlemen
Having Babies III
The Feather And Father Gang
Quincy, M.E.
Holmes & Yo-Yo
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Mobile One
Peter Campbell
Mobile Two
Peter Campbell
Journey into Fear
Eric Hurst
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Man
Walter Carlson
The Day the Earth Moved
Steve Barker
The Rockford Files
Capt. Highland
Chosen Survivors
Raymond Couzins
Kojak
Frank Mulvaney
Big John Morrison
John Morrison
Police Story
M*A*S*H
Ghost Story
Dumpy Doyle
Hec Ramsey
Stand Up and Be Counted
Doctor
The Astronaut
Kurt Anderson
McMillan & Wife
Columbo
Nelson Hayward
The Love Machine
Danton Miller
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Ed Miller
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
McCloud
Shadow on the Land
Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Alexander Southmore
Ironside
The F.B.I.
Harlan Slade
Calhoun
Everett Calhoun
The Great Adventure
Lt. Dickson
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Ensign O'Toole
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
Everything's Ducky
Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Dick Powell Show
Judd Rogers
The Twilight Zone
Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
Hennesey
Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Telephone Time
The People's Choice
Socrates 'Sock' Miller
MGM Parade
Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
The Motorola Television Hour
The United States Steel Hour
Medallion Theatre
Revlon Mirror Theatre
General Electric Theater
Jeremy Bates
Cowboy G-Men
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bob Heywood
Tales of Tomorrow
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
Your Show of Shows
What's My Line?
Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
Suspense
Williams
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse
Bubbo
French Leave
Skitch Kilroy
Kilroy Was Here
John J. Kilroy
Stork Bites Man
Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Where Are Your Children?
Danny Cheston
The Navy Comes Through
Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Men of Texas
Robert Houston Scott
Syncopation
Johnny Schumacher
Glamour Boy
Tiny Barlow
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Self
Her First Beau
Chuck Harris
Ziegfeld Girl
Jerry Regan
Life with Henry
Henry Aldrich
Gallant Sons
Byron Newbold
Rodeo Dough
Jackie Cooper
The Return of Frank James
Clem
Seventeen
William Sylvanus Baxter
The Big Guy
Jimmy Hutchins
Hollywood Cavalcade
Burglar
What a Life
Henry Aldrich
Two Bright Boys
Rory O'Donnell
Streets of New York
James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
The Spirit of Culver
Tom Allen
Scouts to the Rescue
Bruce Scott
Newsboys' Home
Rifle Edwards
Gangster's Boy
Larry Kelly
That Certain Age
Kenneth Warren
White Banners
Peter Trimble
Bear Facts
Bear
Boy of the Streets
Chuck Brennan
The Devil Is a Sissy
'Buck' Murphy
Tough Guy
Frederick Martindale Vincent III
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Dinky
Dinky Daniels
Peck's Bad Boy
Bill Peck
Treasure Island
Jim Hawkins
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Lone Cowboy
Scooter O'Neal
The Bowery
Swipes McGurk
Broadway to Hollywood
Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Self
Divorce In The Family
Terry Parker
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Sooky
Skippy
The Christmas Party
Himself
The Champ
Dink Purcell
Young Donovan's Kid
Midge Murray
Bargain Day
Jackie
Skippy
Skippy Skinner
Little Daddy
Jackie
Love Business
Jackie Cooper
Helping Grandma
Jackie
School's Out
Jackie Cooper
Teacher's Pet
Jackie
Pups Is Pups
Jackie
A Tough Winter
Jackie
Bear Shooters
Jackie
When the Wind Blows
Jackie
The First Seven Years
Jackie
Shivering Shakespeare
Jackie
Sunny Side Up
Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Jackie
Bouncing Babies
Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Boxing Gloves
Jackie
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)