Jackie Cooper
Biography
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 pr...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
2000
Superman
1978
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1989
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Superman II
1980
The Astronaut
1972
The Navy Comes Through
1942
Bear Facts
1938
The Return of Frank James
1940
The Making of 'Superman III'
1985
Superman III
1983
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Chosen Survivors
1974
Rodeo Dough
1940
Love Business
1931
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Helping Grandma
1931
Shivering Shakespeare
1930
Divorce In The Family
1932
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Life with Henry
1941
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2001
Classic Comedy Teams
1986
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
When the Wind Blows
1930
Streets of New York
1939
Gallant Sons
1940
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934