Tall, lean, and slow speaking, Gary Cooper had a great, long career. His defining role was as SERGEANT YORK. Notable films include FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, BALL OF FIRE, and HIGH NOON.

Cooper won two Best Actor Oscars: SERGEANT YORK (1941) & HIGH NOON (1952).

Speaking of his popularity, Gary Cooper once said, "Until I came along, all the leading men were handsome, but luckily they wrote a lot of stories about the fellow next door."

Gary Cooper won two Best Actor Oscars and he received a Special Academy Award in 1960, for his many years of memorable screen performances. MORE

	Gary Cooper 1941 Best Actor SERGEANT YORK (War Biography) Gary Cooper received his oscar for playing the deeply religious Tennessee farmer who became the famous American hero of World War One who captured 132 Germans.
	Gary Cooper 1952 Best Actor HIGH NOON (Western) Cooper received his second Oscar for playing the small town sherrif who faces four killers alone.
ABOUT GARY COOPER (1901 - 1961) American leading man, from Montana, who's real name was Frank J. Cooper. Gary Cooper won a special Academy Award in 1960 "for his many memorable screen performances and for the international recognition he, as an individual, has gained for the film industry". In addition, Gary Cooper received nominations for: MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (36) THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (42) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (43) Gary Cooper's other credits include: THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH LILAC TIME THE FIRST KISS THE TEXAN MOROCCO FIGHTING CARAVANS THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP A FAREWELL TO ARMS CITY STREETS ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ALICE IN WONDERLAND OPERATOR THIRTEEN LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER NOW AND FOREVER THE GENERAL DIED AT DAWN THE PLAINSMAN THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO THE COWBOY AND THE LADY BEAU GESTE THE WESTERNER NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE MEET JOHN DOE SARATOGA TRUNK CLOAK AND DAGGER GOOD SAM TASK FORCE DALLAS YOU'RE IN THE NAVY NOW BLOWING WILD VERA CRUZ THE COURT MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL TEN NORTH FREDERICK THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE THE NAKED EDGE

Gary Cooper in SERGEANT YORK (1941)