Actor gary cooper biography imdb

American actor Gary Cooper started his career in as a film extra and stuntman. He made his official cinematic debut in in the Samuel Goldwyn production The Winning of Barbara Worth. He went on to become a contract player with Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular leading man prior to the end of the silent film era.

Cooper's future in the sound era was assured with the release of The Virginian (), his first all-talkie film. For the next 32 years, he would be one of cinema's top money-making stars. From to , Cooper ranked 18 times among the top ten box office attractions—a record when he died in , and later surpassed only by John Wayne, who ranked among the top ten 25 times, Clint Eastwood (21 times) and Tom Cruise (20 times).

Cooper was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award five times and won twice, for Sergeant York () and High Noon (). The latter film boosted his popularity, resulting in him being the number one b