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