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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2021
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Character:Perry White
Release Date:02/11/2006
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Character:Self
Release Date:12/06/2006
Judy Garland: By Myself
Character:Self - Actor (voice)
Release Date:25/02/2004
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2001
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/08/2000
Sports on the Silver Screen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/03/1997
Inside the Dream Factory
Character:
Release Date:01/11/1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
The Our Gang Story
Character:Jackie (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1994
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/1989
Surrender
Character:Ace Morgan
Release Date:09/10/1987
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Character:Perry White
Release Date:24/07/1987
Classic Comedy Teams
Character:Our Gang(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1986
The Making of 'Superman III'
Character:Self
Release Date:26/08/1985
Ticket to Hollywood
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/05/1984
No Earthly Reason
Character:J. Nash Hawkins
Release Date:03/04/1984
The Making of 'Superman II'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/07/1983
Superman III
Character:Perry White
Release Date:17/06/1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Hollywood’s Children
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/02/1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/1982
Rascal Dazzle
Character:Jackie (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1981
Superman II
Character:Perry White
Release Date:12/12/1980
Superman
Character:Perry White
Release Date:14/12/1978
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Mobile Two
Character:Peter Campbell
Release Date:02/09/1975
Journey into Fear
Character:Eric Hurst
Release Date:08/08/1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
The Invisible Man
Character:Walter Carlson
Release Date:06/05/1975
The Day the Earth Moved
Character:Steve Barker
Release Date:18/09/1974
Chosen Survivors
Character:Raymond Couzins
Release Date:24/05/1974
Big John Morrison
Character:John Morrison
Release Date:23/10/1973
Of Men and Women
Character:
Release Date:17/12/1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
Character:Doctor
Release Date:01/05/1972
The Astronaut
Character:Kurt Anderson
Release Date:08/01/1972
The Love Machine
Character:Danton Miller
Release Date:14/08/1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
Character:Ed Miller
Release Date:16/02/1971
Shadow on the Land
Character:Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Release Date:04/12/1968
Calhoun
Character:Everett Calhoun
Release Date:08/07/1964
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Character:Self
Release Date:06/01/1962
Everything's Ducky
Character:Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
Release Date:20/12/1961
French Leave
Character:Skitch Kilroy
Release Date:10/04/1948
Kilroy Was Here
Character:John J. Kilroy
Release Date:19/07/1947
Stork Bites Man
Character:Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Release Date:21/06/1947
Where Are Your Children?
Character:Danny Cheston
Release Date:26/11/1943
The Navy Comes Through
Character:Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Release Date:30/10/1942
Men of Texas
Character:Robert Houston Scott
Release Date:03/07/1942
Syncopation
Character:Johnny Schumacher
Release Date:22/05/1942
Soaring Stars
Character:Pilot
Release Date:25/04/1942
Glamour Boy
Character:Tiny Barlow
Release Date:05/12/1941
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/1941
Her First Beau
Character:Chuck Harris
Release Date:08/05/1941
Ziegfeld Girl
Character:Jerry Regan
Release Date:25/04/1941
Life with Henry
Character:Henry Aldrich
Release Date:23/01/1941
Gallant Sons
Character:Byron Newbold
Release Date:15/11/1940
Rodeo Dough
Character:Jackie Cooper
Release Date:09/11/1940
The Return of Frank James
Character:Clem
Release Date:10/08/1940
Seventeen
Character:William Sylvanus Baxter
Release Date:01/03/1940
The Big Guy
Character:Jimmy Hutchins
Release Date:22/12/1939
Hollywood Cavalcade
Character:Burglar
Release Date:13/10/1939
What a Life
Character:Henry Aldrich
Release Date:05/10/1939
Two Bright Boys
Character:Rory O'Donnell
Release Date:21/09/1939
Streets of New York
Character:James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
Release Date:12/04/1939
The Spirit of Culver
Character:Tom Allen
Release Date:10/03/1939
Scouts to the Rescue
Character:Bruce Scott
Release Date:17/01/1939
Newsboys' Home
Character:Rifle Edwards
Release Date:24/12/1938
Gangster's Boy
Character:Larry Kelly
Release Date:16/11/1938
That Certain Age
Character:Kenneth Warren
Release Date:06/10/1938
White Banners
Character:Peter Trimble
Release Date:23/06/1938
Bear Facts
Character:Bear
Release Date:05/03/1938
Boy of the Streets
Character:Chuck Brennan
Release Date:08/01/1938
The Devil Is a Sissy
Character:'Buck' Murphy
Release Date:18/09/1936
Tough Guy
Character:Frederick Martindale Vincent III
Release Date:24/01/1936
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Character:Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Release Date:27/09/1935
Dinky
Character:Dinky Daniels
Release Date:11/05/1935
Peck's Bad Boy
Character:Bill Peck
Release Date:18/10/1934
Treasure Island
Character:Jim Hawkins
Release Date:17/08/1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Character:
Release Date:02/03/1934
Lone Cowboy
Character:Scooter O'Neal
Release Date:02/12/1933
The Bowery
Character:Swipes McGurk
Release Date:07/10/1933
Broadway to Hollywood
Character:Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
Release Date:15/09/1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/1932
Divorce In The Family
Character:Terry Parker
Release Date:27/08/1932
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Character:Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Release Date:30/04/1932
Sooky
Character:Skippy
Release Date:26/12/1931
The Christmas Party
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/12/1931
The Champ
Character:Dink Purcell
Release Date:21/11/1931
Young Donovan's Kid
Character:Midge Murray
Release Date:06/06/1931
Bargain Day
Character:Jackie
Release Date:01/05/1931
Skippy
Character:Skippy Skinner
Release Date:25/04/1931
Little Daddy
Character:Jackie
Release Date:28/03/1931
Love Business
Character:Jackie Cooper
Release Date:14/02/1931
Helping Grandma
Character:Jackie
Release Date:03/01/1931
Temps d'Hiver
Character:Jackie
Release Date:01/12/1930
School's Out
Character:Jackie Cooper
Release Date:21/11/1930
Los cazadores de osos
Character:Juanito
Release Date:30/10/1930
Teacher's Pet
Character:Jackie
Release Date:11/10/1930
Pups Is Pups
Character:Jackie
Release Date:30/08/1930
A Tough Winter
Character:Jackie
Release Date:21/06/1930
Bear Shooters
Character:Jackie
Release Date:16/05/1930
The Ghosts
Character:Juanito
Release Date:05/04/1930
When the Wind Blows
Character:Jackie
Release Date:05/04/1930
The First Seven Years
Character:Jackie
Release Date:01/03/1930
Shivering Shakespeare
Character:Jackie
Release Date:25/01/1930
Sunny Side Up
Character:Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1929
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Character:Jackie
Release Date:07/12/1929
Bouncing Babies
Character:Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1929
Boxing Gloves
Character:Jackie
Release Date:09/09/1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Character:Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1929
Television Appearances
Capital News
Character:John C. Dodd
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
St. Elsewhere
Character:David Domedion
Mobile One
Character:Peter Campbell
The Rockford Files
Character:Capt. Highland
The Rockford Files
Character:Garth McGregor
The Dean Martin Comedy World
Character:Host
Kojak
Character:Frank Mulvaney
Police Story
Character:
Ghost Story
Character:Dumpy Doyle
Hec Ramsey
Character:
Columbo
Character:Nelson Hayward
Mantrap
Character:
It Was a Very Good Year
Character:
McCloud
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Dr. Alexander Southmore
Ironside
Character:
The F.B.I.
Character:Harlan Slade
The Great Adventure
Character:Lt. Dickson
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Gertrude Berg Show
Character:
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Judd Rogers
The Dick Powell Show
Character:John Reardon
The Dick Powell Show
Character:Self - Host
The Twilight Zone
Character:Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
Hennesey
Character:Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD
Pursuit
Character:
To Tell the Truth
Character:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Character:Self
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Singer
Telephone Time
Character:
The People's Choice
Character:Socrates 'Sock' Miller
MGM Parade
Character:Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
Producers' Showcase
Character:
The Elgin Hour
Character:
The George Gobel Show
Character:Self
Justice
Character:
The Motorola Television Hour
Character:
The United States Steel Hour
Character:
Medallion Theatre
Character:
Revlon Mirror Theatre
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Jeremy Bates
Cowboy G-Men
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Bob Heywood
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
Tales of Tomorrow
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Orrin Dudley
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dave Carter
Danger
Character:
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
Starlight Theatre
Character:
Your Show of Shows
Character:
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Peter Graves
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Pvt. Oscar Purkey
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Maurice Gaines
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:Willy Benton
The Clock
Character:
Suspense
Character:Williams
Suspense
Character:Murderer
Suspense
Character:Dan Crowley
Studio One
Character:
Studio One
Character:Dave Tuttle
Studio One
Character:Blackie Scantling
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:Bubbo
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
Character:
Texaco Star Theater
Character:
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