Actor

Jackie Cooper

1922 – 2011

Who they are

Born: 15 September 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 3 May 2011
Known for: Skippy, The Champ, Treasure Island

Jackie Cooper (1922–2011) was an American actor who became one of Hollywood's first major child stars in the early 1930s, then built a long career as an adult actor, TV star and director. He is later remembered as editor Perry White in the Christopher Reeve Superman films.

Where to start

Skippy (1931)Full guide
His breakout starring role as a child, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
The Champ (1931)Log in to add it to the library
Tearful child-star hit opposite Wallace Beery that cemented his early fame.
Treasure Island (1934)In the library
Played Jim Hawkins in a celebrated MGM adaptation, again alongside Wallace Beery.
Superman (1978)Log in to add it to the library
Introduced him to a new generation as Daily Planet editor Perry White, a role he repeated in sequels.

Their films in the library

Awards

1931: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Skippy (youngest nominee in that category at the time)
1974: Emmy Award for directing an episode of M*A*S*H

The full list · 126

1929Sunny Side UpLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
1929Boxing GlovesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1929Moan & Groan, Inc.Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1929Bouncing BabiesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
1929Fox Movietone Follies of 1929Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
1930Pups Is PupsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930School's OutLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie Cooper
1930Teacher's PetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930The First Seven YearsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930Bear ShootersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930When the Wind BlowsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930A Tough WinterLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930Shivering ShakespeareLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1930Los cazadores de ososLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Juanito
1930The GhostsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Juanito
1930Temps d'HiverLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1931The ChampLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dink Purcell
1931SkippyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Skippy Skinner
1931Little DaddyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1931Helping GrandmaLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1931The Christmas PartyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
1931Love BusinessLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie Cooper
1931Bargain DayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie
1931SookyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Skippy
1931Young Donovan's KidLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Midge Murray
1932Divorce In The FamilyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Terry Parker
1932When a Feller Needs a FriendLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-3Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1933The BoweryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Swipes McGurk
1933Broadway to HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
1933Lone CowboyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Scooter O'Neal
1934Treasure IslandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jim Hawkins
1934Peck's Bad BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bill Peck
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Log in to add it to the libraryActor
1935O'Shaughnessy's BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
1935DinkyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dinky Daniels
1936The Devil Is a SissyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as 'Buck' Murphy
1936Tough GuyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
1938That Certain AgeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kenneth Warren
1938Bear FactsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bear
1938White BannersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Peter Trimble
1938Boy of the StreetsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chuck Brennan
1938Newsboys' HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rifle Edwards
1938Gangster's BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Larry Kelly
1939Streets of New YorkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
1939Hollywood CavalcadeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Burglar
1939The Spirit of CulverLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tom Allen
1939Scouts to the RescueLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Bruce Scott
1939The Big GuyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jimmy Hutchins
1939Two Bright BoysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Rory O'Donnell
1939What a LifeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henry Aldrich
1940The Return of Frank JamesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Clem
1940Gallant SonsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Byron Newbold
1940Rodeo DoughLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie Cooper
1940SeventeenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as William Sylvanus Baxter
1941Ziegfeld GirlLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jerry Regan
1941Life with HenryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Henry Aldrich
1941Glamour BoyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tiny Barlow
1941Her First BeauLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Chuck Harris
1941Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1942The Navy Comes ThroughLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
1942SyncopationLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Johnny Schumacher
1942Men of TexasLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Robert Houston Scott
1942Soaring StarsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Pilot
1943Where Are Your Children?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Danny Cheston
1947Kilroy Was HereLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John J. Kilroy
1947Stork Bites ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
1948French LeaveLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Skitch Kilroy
1961Everything's DuckyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1964CalhounLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Everett Calhoun
1968Shadow on the LandLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
1971Maybe I'll Come Home in the SpringLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ed Miller
1971The Love MachineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Danton Miller
1972The AstronautLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Kurt Anderson
1972Stand Up and Be CountedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Doctor · Director
1972Of Men and WomenLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1973Big John MorrisonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John Morrison
1974Chosen SurvivorsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Raymond Couzins
1974The Day the Earth MovedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Steve Barker
1975Journey into FearLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Eric Hurst
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
1975The Invisible ManLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Walter Carlson
1975Mobile TwoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Peter Campbell
1976Hooray for HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
1978SupermanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perry White
1978Having Babies IIILog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1978Perfect GentlemenLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1978RainbowLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1979Sex and the Single ParentLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1980Superman IILog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perry White
1980White MamaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1980Rodeo GirlLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1980MarathonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1981Rascal DazzleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie (archive footage)
1981Leave 'Em LaughingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1982MoonlightLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1982Hollywood’s ChildrenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
1982Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney StoryLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1983Superman IIILog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perry White
1983The Making of 'Superman II'Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984The Night They Saved ChristmasLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1984Ticket to HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Narrator
1984No Earthly ReasonLog in to add it to the libraryActor as J. Nash Hawkins
1985The Making of 'Superman III'Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1985Izzy & MoeLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1986Classic Comedy TeamsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Our Gang(archive footage)
1986The Deacon Street DeerLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1987Superman IV: The Quest for PeaceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perry White
1987SurrenderLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ace Morgan
1987The LadiesLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
1989When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver ScreenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1993Lucy and Desi: A Home MovieLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1994The Our Gang StoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Jackie (archive footage)
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
1995Inside the Dream FactoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor
1997Sports on the Silver ScreenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
2000Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2001Lana Turner... a Daughter's MemoirLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2004Judy Garland: By MyselfLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Actor (voice)
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner CutLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Perry White
2006Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of SupermanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
2021The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1Log in to add it to the libraryActor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.