Jackie Cooper

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1922-09-15

Deathday 2011-05-03 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As John Cooper Jr.

Jackie Cooper

Biography

Served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. 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

Actor

2004
Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self - Actor (voice)

1997
Sports on the Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1994
The Our Gang Story

as Jackie (archive footage)

1990
Capital News

as John C. Dodd

1987
Surrender

as Ace Morgan

1984
1984
No Earthly Reason

as J. Nash Hawkins

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher

1983
Superman III

as Perry White

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

1981
Rascal Dazzle

as Jackie

1980
Superman II

as Perry White

1978
Superman

as Perry White

1975
Mobile Two

as Peter Campbell

1975
Journey into Fear

as Eric Hurst

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1975
The Invisible Man

as Walter Carlson

1974
The Day the Earth Moved

as Steve Barker

1974
Chosen Survivors

as Raymond Couzins

1974
The Rockford Files

as Capt. Highland

1974
The Rockford Files

as Garth McGregor

1973
Big John Morrison

as John Morrison

1973
Kojak

as Frank Mulvaney

1972
The Astronaut

as Kurt Anderson

1972
Ghost Story

as Dumpy Doyle

1971
The Love Machine

as Danton Miller

1971
Columbo

as Nelson Hayward

1968
Shadow on the Land

as Lt. Col. Andy Davis

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Dr. Alexander Southmore

1965
The F.B.I.

as Harlan Slade

1964
Calhoun

as Everett Calhoun

1963
The Great Adventure

as Lt. Dickson

1961
Everything's Ducky

as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Judd Rogers

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as John Reardon

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Self - Host

1959
The Twilight Zone

as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Singer

1955
The People's Choice

as Socrates 'Sock' Miller

1955
MGM Parade

as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)

1953
General Electric Theater

as Jeremy Bates

1951
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah

1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Orrin Dudley

1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Dave Carter

1950
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Pvt. Oscar Purkey

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

as Maurice Gaines

1950
1949
Suspense

as Williams

1949
Suspense

as Murderer

1949
Suspense

as Dan Crowley

1948
French Leave

as Skitch Kilroy

1948
Studio One

as Dave Tuttle

1948
Studio One

as Blackie Scantling

1947
Kilroy Was Here

as John J. Kilroy

1947
Stork Bites Man

as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown

1943
Where Are Your Children?

as Danny Cheston

1942
The Navy Comes Through

as Joe 'Babe' Duttson

1942
Men of Texas

as Robert Houston Scott

1942
Syncopation

as Johnny Schumacher

1942
Soaring Stars

as Pilot

1941
Glamour Boy

as Tiny Barlow

1941
Her First Beau

as Chuck Harris

1941
Ziegfeld Girl

as Jerry Regan

1941
Life with Henry

as Henry Aldrich

1940
Gallant Sons

as Byron Newbold

1940
Rodeo Dough

as Jackie Cooper

1940
Seventeen

as William Sylvanus Baxter

1939
The Big Guy

as Jimmy Hutchins

1939
1939
What a Life

as Henry Aldrich

1939
Two Bright Boys

as Rory O'Donnell

1939
Streets of New York

as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan

1939
1939
Scouts to the Rescue

as Bruce Scott

1938
Newsboys' Home

as Rifle Edwards

1938
Gangster's Boy

as Larry Kelly

1938
That Certain Age

as Kenneth Warren

1938
White Banners

as Peter Trimble

1938
Bear Facts

as Bear

1938
Boy of the Streets

as Chuck Brennan

1936
The Devil Is a Sissy

as 'Buck' Murphy

1936
Tough Guy

as Frederick Martindale Vincent III

1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy

1935
Dinky

as Dinky Daniels

1934
Peck's Bad Boy

as Bill Peck

1934
Treasure Island

as Jim Hawkins

1933
Lone Cowboy

as Scooter O'Neal

1933
The Bowery

as Swipes McGurk

1933
Broadway to Hollywood

as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

1932
Divorce In The Family

as Terry Parker

1932
When a Feller Needs a Friend

as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall

1931
Sooky

as Skippy

1931
1931
The Champ

as Dink Purcell

1931
Young Donovan's Kid

as Midge Murray

1931
Bargain Day

as Jackie

1931
Skippy

as Skippy Skinner

1931
Little Daddy

as Jackie

1931
Love Business

as Jackie Cooper

1931
Helping Grandma

as Jackie

1930
School's Out

as Jackie Cooper

1930
Teacher's Pet

as Jackie

1930
Pups Is Pups

as Jackie

1930
A Tough Winter

as Jackie

1930
Bear Shooters

as Jackie

1930
The Ghosts

as Juanito

1930
1930
1930
1929
Sunny Side Up

as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)

1929
1929
Bouncing Babies

as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)

1929
Boxing Gloves

as Jackie

1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929

as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)

Director

1988
Superboy

as Director

1988
Supercarrier

as Director

1987
The Ladies

as Director

1987
1987
1987
Ohara

as Director

1987
Spies

as Director

1986
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Director

1985
Izzy & Moe

as Director

1984
Glitter

as Director

1982
Moonlight

as Director

1982
Cagney & Lacey

as Director

1981
Leave 'Em Laughing

as Director

1980
Rodeo Girl

as Director

1980
White Mama

as Director

1980
Marathon

as Director

1980
Magnum, P.I.

as Director

1979
Trapper John, M.D.

as Director

1979
Paris

as Director

1978
Rainbow

as Director

1978
Perfect Gentlemen

as Director

1978
Having Babies III

as Director

1978
The White Shadow

as Director

1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Director

1974
The Rockford Files

as Director

1972
1972
M*A*S*H

as Director

1971
McMillan and Wife

as Director

1962
Ensign O'Toole

as Director

1959
Hennesey

as Director

Producer

1987
The Ladies

as Producer

Creator

1976
Holmes & Yo-Yo

as Creator