- Films
- 70
- Avg rating
- 6.80
- Peak run
- 1940’42
- Oscar wins
- 2 of 5
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Gary by the numbers
Average
6.80
58 rated films
Vote weighted
6.85
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.50
rating spread
Career
36y
1926 to 1961
Total votes
443K
across every film
Best
7.9
High Noon
Worst
6.4
A Farewell to Arms
Newest first
Filmography
| 1961 | The Naked Edge | George Radcliffe | 6.6 | 1,805 |
| 1959 | The Hanging Tree | Dr. Joseph 'Doc' Frail | 7.1 | 5,642 |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura | Major Thomas Thorn | 6.4 | 2,714 |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Gideon Patch | 6.7 | 3,232 |
| 1958 |  Man of the West | Link Jones | 7.0 | 10,980 |
| 1958 | Ten North Frederick | Joseph B. 'Joe' Chapin | · | 990 |
| 1957 |  Love in the Afternoon | Frank Flannagan | 7.1 | 18,604 |
| 1956 | Friendly Persuasion | Jess Birdwell | 7.3 | 8,571 |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Col. Billy Mitchell | 6.8 | 2,593 |
| 1954 | Garden of Evil | Hooker | 6.6 | 4,438 |
| 1954 |  Vera Cruz | Benjamin Trane | 7.0 | 13,205 |
| 1953 | Blowing Wild | Jeff Dawson | 6.4 | 1,420 |
| 1953 | Return to Paradise | Mr. Morgan | · | 943 |
| 1952 |  High Noon | Marshal Will Kane | 7.9 | 118K |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle | Maj. Alex 'Lex' Kearney | 6.6 | 2,695 |
| 1951 | Distant Drums | Capt. Quincy Wyatt | 6.3 | 2,656 |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | Texas (segment: Texas a.k.a. The Lone Star) | · | 792 |
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Lt. John W. Harkness | · | 944 |
| 1950 | Bright Leaf | Brant Royle | 6.7 | 1,760 |
| 1950 | Dallas | Blayde 'Reb' Hollister | 6.2 | 1,763 |
Better together?
Gary Cooper's regulars
- Henry HathawayDirector and actor · 7 films · 6.72 avg▼−0.05
- Walter BrennanCo-star · 6 films · 7.22 avg▲+0.29
- Sam WoodDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.73 avg▼−0.16
- Cecil B. DeMilleDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.65 avg▼−0.09
- Barbara StanwyckCo-star · 3 films · 7.23 avg▲+0.42
- Ernst LubitschDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.15
- Howard HawksDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.10 avg▲+0.20
- William WylerDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.03 avg▼−0.09
- Stuart HeislerDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.43 avg▼−0.16
- Otto BrowerDirector and actor · 2 films
- Frank LloydDirector and actor · 2 films
- Frank CapraDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.70 avg▲+0.67
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Gary Cooper
6 nominations, 3 wins
Awards record
- WonHonorary Award · Academy Awards 1961Gary Cooper
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1953Gary Cooper
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1944Gary Cooper
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1943Gary Cooper
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1942Gary Cooper
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1937Gary Cooper
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.