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