Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

American actor, director (1922-2011)

John Cooper Jr., known professionally as Jackie Cooper, was an American actor and director. He began his career as a child actor and was a featured member of the Our Gang ensemble 1929–1931. At age nine, he became the only child and youngest person nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1931 film Skippy. He then successfully transitioned to adolescent roles in the 1930s and adult roles from 1940 on.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 45 films (1929–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 15 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1980 RODEO GIRL Jackie Cooper 8:00 16mm sound
1979 Rodeo girl Multimedia Program Productions 24 16mm Color sound
1978 Superman Richard Donner 143 min Color
1972 The Astronaut Silverton Productions, Inc 80 min Color sound
1961 Everything's ducky. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Stork Bites Man. Cy Endfield 75 min. 35mm B&W sound
1944 Where Are Your Children. William Nigh 8 reels B&W
1943 Where are your children? Monogram Pictures Corporation 2500 16mm B&W sound
1942 Men Of Texas. Bell & Howell Company 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1941 Glamour Boy. Ralph Murphy 8 reels B&W
1941 Life With Henry. Theodore Reed 9 reels B&W
1941 Ziegfeld Girl. Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley 14 reels B&W
1940 The Return Of Frank James. Fritz Lang 8 440 ft. Color
1939 SPIRIT OF CULVER. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1939 THE BIG GUY. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 What a Life. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W silent
1938 Gangster's boy. Monogram Pictures Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 NEWSBOYS HOME. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1938 SCOUTS TO THE RESCUE. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. B&W
1938 That certain age Edward Ludwig 84 min B&W
1938 THAT CERTAIN AGE. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W Sound
1938 WHITE BANNERS. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 10 reels 16mm Color & B&W Sound
1937 Boy of the streets. Monogram Pictures Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1936 THE DEVIL IS A SISSY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1936 TOUGH GUY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 DINKY. Vitaphone Corp. 7 reels B&W
1935 O'SHAUGHNESSY'S BOY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1934 Treasure Island ▶ MGM/UA 40 min. 16mm B&W sound
1934 TREASURE ISLAND Teaching Film Custodians, Inc 40min 16mm B&W Sound
1933 BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 10 reels B&W
1933 LONE COWBOY. Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels B&W
1933 THE BOWERY. 20th Century Pictures 11 reels. B&W
1932 DIVORCE IN THE FAMILY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 9 reels B&W
1932 SOOKY. Paramount Publix Corp. 9 reels B&W
1931 SKIPPY Paramount 90min 16mm B&W Sound
1931 SOOKY Norman Taurog B&W
1931 THE CHAMP. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1931 YOUNG DONOVAN'S KID. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 9 reels B&W
1930 A Tough Winter Hal Roach Productions 21 min 16mm B&W sound
1930 Bear shooters. Hal Roach 600 16mm B&W sound
1930 School's out. Hal Roach 575 16mm B&W sound
1930 The first seven years. Hal Roach Studios. 5:40 16mm B&W sound
1929 Bouncing babies. Hal Roach 580 16mm B&W sound
1929 Boxing gloves. Hal Roach 6:20 16mm B&W sound
1929 Moan and Groan, Inc. HALROST 21 min. 16mm B&W