Jackie Cooper
- Child actor
- Teen actor
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).
Acted in
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 2
2021
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2021
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Perry White
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self - Actor (voice)
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
as Self
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
as Self
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Jackie (archive footage)
Capital News
1990
as John C. Dodd
Surrender
1987
as Ace Morgan
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
as Perry White
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
Ticket to Hollywood
1984
as Narrator
No Earthly Reason
1984
as J. Nash Hawkins
Superman III
1983
as Perry White
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
St. Elsewhere
1982
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Superman II'
1982
as Self
Rascal Dazzle
1981
as Jackie
Superman II
1980
as Perry White
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980
as Self
Superman
1978
as Perry White
Mobile One
1975
Mobile Two
1975
as Peter Campbell
Journey into Fear
1975
as Eric Hurst
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Invisible Man
1975
as Walter Carlson
The Day the Earth Moved
1974
as Steve Barker
The Rockford Files
1974
as Capt. Highland
The Rockford Files
1974
as Garth McGregor
The Dean Martin Comedy World
1974
as Host
Chosen Survivors
1974
as Raymond Couzins
Kojak
1973
as Frank Mulvaney
Big John Morrison
1973
as John Morrison
Police Story
1973
Ghost Story
1972
as Dumpy Doyle
Hec Ramsey
1972
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
as Doctor
The Astronaut
1972
as Kurt Anderson
Columbo
1971
as Nelson Hayward
Mantrap
1971
The Love Machine
1971
as Danton Miller
It Was a Very Good Year
1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as Ed Miller
McCloud
1970
Shadow on the Land
1968
as Lt. Col. Andy Davis
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Alexander Southmore
Ironside
1967
The F.B.I.
1965
as Harlan Slade
Calhoun
1964
as Everett Calhoun
The Great Adventure
1963
as Lt. Dickson
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
Hennesey
1959
Pursuit
1958
To Tell the Truth
1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Singer
Telephone Time
1956
The People's Choice
1955
as Socrates 'Sock' Miller
MGM Parade
1955
as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)
Producers' Showcase
1954
The Elgin Hour
1954
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Justice
1954
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Medallion Theatre
1953
Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jeremy Bates
Cowboy G-Men
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bob Heywood
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Bill Harlow / Joe Toyah
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Orrin Dudley
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dave Carter
Danger
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Starlight Theatre
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Peter Graves
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Pvt. Oscar Purkey
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Milton 'Mezz' Mezzrow
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Maurice Gaines
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Willy Benton
The Clock
1949
Suspense
1949
as Williams
Suspense
1949
as Murderer
Suspense
1949
as Dan Crowley
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
as Dave Tuttle
Studio One
1948
as Blackie Scantling
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
as Bubbo
The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
1948
Texaco Star Theater
1948
French Leave
1948
as Skitch Kilroy
Kilroy Was Here
1947
as John J. Kilroy
Stork Bites Man
1947
as Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Danny Cheston
The Navy Comes Through
1942
as Joe 'Babe' Duttson
Men of Texas
1942
as Robert Houston Scott
Syncopation
1942
as Johnny Schumacher
Soaring Stars
1942
as Pilot
Glamour Boy
1941
as Tiny Barlow
Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941
as Self
Her First Beau
1941
as Chuck Harris
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Jerry Regan
Life with Henry
1941
as Henry Aldrich
Gallant Sons
1940
as Byron Newbold
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Jackie Cooper
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Clem
Seventeen
1940
as William Sylvanus Baxter
The Big Guy
1939
as Jimmy Hutchins
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
as Burglar
What a Life
1939
as Henry Aldrich
Two Bright Boys
1939
as Rory O'Donnell
Streets of New York
1939
as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
The Spirit of Culver
1939
as Tom Allen
Scouts to the Rescue
1939
as Bruce Scott
Newsboys' Home
1938
as Rifle Edwards
Gangster's Boy
1938
as Larry Kelly
That Certain Age
1938
as Kenneth Warren
White Banners
1938
as Peter Trimble
Bear Facts
1938
as Bear
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Chuck Brennan
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as 'Buck' Murphy
Tough Guy
1936
as Frederick Martindale Vincent III
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
Dinky
1935
as Dinky Daniels
Peck's Bad Boy
1934
as Bill Peck
Treasure Island
1934
as Jim Hawkins
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Lone Cowboy
1933
as Scooter O'Neal
The Bowery
1933
as Swipes McGurk
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
Divorce In The Family
1932
as Terry Parker
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
as Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
Sooky
1931
as Skippy
The Christmas Party
1931
as Himself
The Champ
1931
as Dink Purcell
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Midge Murray
Bargain Day
1931
as Jackie
Skippy
1931
as Skippy Skinner
Little Daddy
1931
as Jackie
Love Business
1931
as Jackie Cooper
Helping Grandma
1931
as Jackie
School's Out
1930
as Jackie Cooper
Teacher's Pet
1930
as Jackie
Pups Is Pups
1930
as Jackie
A Tough Winter
1930
as Jackie
Bear Shooters
1930
as Jackie
The Ghosts
1930
as Juanito
When the Wind Blows
1930
as Jackie
The First Seven Years
1930
as Jackie
Shivering Shakespeare
1930
as Jackie
Sunny Side Up
1929
as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929
as Jackie
Bouncing Babies
1929
as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
Boxing Gloves
1929
as Jackie
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929
as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)