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Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

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 commis

Born

Sep 15, 1922

Los Angeles, California, USA

Died

May 03, 2011

Known For

Acting

Movies

112 acting

16 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

Superman

Superman

1978

as Perry White
Superman II

Superman II

1980

as Perry White
Superman III

Superman III

1983

as Perry White
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

as Perry White
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

2006

as Perry White
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

as Clem
Superman
Superman
1978 • as Perry White
★ 7.2
Superman II
Superman II
1980 • as Perry White
★ 6.8
Superman III
Superman III
1983 • as Perry White
★ 5.5
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 • as Perry White
★ 4.6
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 • as Perry White
★ 7.4
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl
1941 • as Jerry Regan
★ 6.7
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006 • as Self
★ 7.6
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1934 • as Jim Hawkins
★ 6.5
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 • as Self
★ 8.0
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 • as Eric Hurst
★ 6.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.3
Hollywood Cavalcade
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939 • as Burglar
★ 6.2
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
1940 • as Clem
★ 6.3
The Making of 'Superman II'
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983 • as Self
★ 7.6
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000 • as Self
★ 7.7
The Love Machine
The Love Machine
1971 • as Danton Miller
★ 5.0
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 • as Self
★ 6.8
The Champ
The Champ
1931 • as Dink Purcell
★ 7.1
That Certain Age
That Certain Age
1938 • as Kenneth Warren
★ 5.5
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 • as 'Buck' Murphy
★ 7.0
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993 • as Self
★ 8.2
Hollywood’s Children
Hollywood’s Children
1982 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971 • as Ed Miller
★ 5.8
Kilroy Was Here
Kilroy Was Here
1947 • as John J. Kilroy
★ 5.7
Surrender
Surrender
1987 • as Ace Morgan
★ 5.1
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942 • as Johnny Schumacher
★ 6.8
Chosen Survivors
Chosen Survivors
1974 • as Raymond Couzins
★ 5.7
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933 • as Swipes McGurk
★ 5.4
The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved
1974 • as Steve Barker
★ 7.0
Judy Garland: By Myself
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • as Self - Actor (voice)
★ 8.3
Hooray for Hollywood
Hooray for Hollywood
1976 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962 • as Self
★ 7.0
Life with Henry
Life with Henry
1941 • as Henry Aldrich
★ 6.5
Streets of New York
Streets of New York
1939 • as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
★ 5.4
The Navy Comes Through
The Navy Comes Through
1942 • as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
★ 6.0
movie
Soaring Stars
1942 • as Pilot
Big John Morrison
Big John Morrison
1973 • as John Morrison
The Astronaut
The Astronaut
1972 • as Kurt Anderson
★ 5.9
Sports on the Silver Screen
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 • as Doctor
★ 7.0
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 • as Self
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 • as Self
★ 6.0
What a Life
What a Life
1939 • as Henry Aldrich
★ 10.0
French Leave
French Leave
1948 • as Skitch Kilroy
★ 7.0
White Banners
White Banners
1938 • as Peter Trimble
★ 6.1
Inside the Dream Factory
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
★ 8.0
The Making of 'Superman III'
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Her First Beau
Her First Beau
1941 • as Chuck Harris
★ 6.5
Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy
1941 • as Tiny Barlow
★ 6.5
Skippy
Skippy
1931 • as Skippy Skinner
★ 6.1
Calhoun
Calhoun
1964 • as Everett Calhoun
★ 6.0
Two Bright Boys
Two Bright Boys
1939 • as Rory O'Donnell
★ 10.0
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
★ 7.3
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story
1994 • as Jackie (archive footage)
Lone Cowboy
Lone Cowboy
1933 • as Scooter O'Neal
★ 4.0
Newsboys' Home
Newsboys' Home
1938 • as Rifle Edwards
★ 8.0
Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet
1930 • as Jackie
★ 6.8
When a Feller Needs a Friend
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932 • as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
★ 5.5
Dinky
Dinky
1935 • as Dinky Daniels
★ 7.3
Divorce In The Family
Divorce In The Family
1932 • as Terry Parker
★ 6.8
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935 • as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
★ 6.2
School's Out
School's Out
1930 • as Jackie Cooper
★ 7.0
Rodeo Dough
Rodeo Dough
1940 • as Jackie Cooper
★ 6.4
The Big Guy
The Big Guy
1939 • as Jimmy Hutchins
★ 8.0
Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid
1931 • as Midge Murray
★ 10.0
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children?
1943 • as Danny Cheston
★ 7.0
Shadow on the Land
Shadow on the Land
1968 • as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
★ 7.7
The Spirit of Culver
The Spirit of Culver
1939 • as Tom Allen
★ 10.0
Men of Texas
Men of Texas
1942 • as Robert Houston Scott
★ 9.0
Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood
1933 • as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
★ 5.0
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001 • as Self
★ 7.3
Mobile Two
Mobile Two
1975 • as Peter Campbell
★ 7.0
Helping Grandma
Helping Grandma
1931 • as Jackie
★ 7.0
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
1975 • as Walter Carlson
★ 7.7
Little Daddy
Little Daddy
1931 • as Jackie
★ 6.9
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989 • as Self
Shivering Shakespeare
Shivering Shakespeare
1930 • as Jackie
★ 5.9
The Christmas Party
The Christmas Party
1931 • as Himself
★ 5.4
Stork Bites Man
Stork Bites Man
1947 • as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
★ 10.0
Pups Is Pups
Pups Is Pups
1930 • as Jackie
★ 6.2
The First Seven Years
The First Seven Years
1930 • as Jackie
★ 5.8
Boxing Gloves
Boxing Gloves
1929 • as Jackie
★ 6.2
movie
No Earthly Reason
1984 • as J. Nash Hawkins
Everything's Ducky
Everything's Ducky
1961 • as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
★ 6.5
Classic Comedy Teams
Classic Comedy Teams
1986 • as Our Gang(archive footage)
★ 7.0
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons
1940 • as Byron Newbold
★ 7.4
Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets
1938 • as Chuck Brennan
★ 6.0
movie
The Ghosts
1930 • as Juanito
Bouncing Babies
Bouncing Babies
1929 • as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
★ 6.2
movie
Of Men and Women
1972
Bear Shooters
Bear Shooters
1930 • as Jackie
★ 5.6
Love Business
Love Business
1931 • as Jackie Cooper
★ 6.8
Sooky
Sooky
1931 • as Skippy
★ 5.0
Peck's Bad Boy
Peck's Bad Boy
1934 • as Bill Peck
★ 6.0
Tough Guy
Tough Guy
1936 • as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
★ 5.1
Gangster's Boy
Gangster's Boy
1938 • as Larry Kelly
★ 6.0
A Tough Winter
A Tough Winter
1930 • as Jackie
★ 5.8
Seventeen
Seventeen
1940 • as William Sylvanus Baxter
★ 9.0
Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up
1929 • as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2021
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
1930 • as Jackie
★ 6.7
Bear Facts
Bear Facts
1938 • as Bear
★ 7.0
Rascal Dazzle
Rascal Dazzle
1981 • as Jackie (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Bargain Day
Bargain Day
1931 • as Jackie
★ 6.1
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929 • as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
★ 4.3
Scouts to the Rescue
Scouts to the Rescue
1939 • as Bruce Scott
★ 10.0
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 • as Jackie
★ 6.2
movie
Los cazadores de osos
1930 • as Juanito
movie
Temps d'Hiver
1930 • as Jackie
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 • as Self
★ 10.0
movie
Ticket to Hollywood
1984 • as Narrator