Directed credits
35
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jackie Cooper
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 21All crew credits: 37
TMDB ID: 55278
IMDb ID: nm0178114
Known for: Acting
Born: September 15, 1922
Died: May 3, 2011
Age: 88
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2021
Years active: 93
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q372073
Also known as
John Cooper Jr. • Джеки Купер • Джекки Купер
Frequent jobs
Director (35)Creator (1)Producer (1)
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 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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jackie Cooper.
The Deacon Street Deer
Director
1986 Movie
4.0
Izzy & Moe
Director
1985 Movie
5.6
The Night They Saved Christmas
Director
1984 Movie
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Director
1982 Movie
6.0
Moonlight
Director
1982 Movie
8.0
Leave 'Em Laughing
Director
1981 Movie
10.0
Rodeo Girl
Director
1980 Movie
8.0
White Mama
Director
1980 Movie
4.0
Marathon
Director
1980 Movie
Sex and the Single Parent
Director
1979 Movie
Rainbow
Director
1978 Movie
3.0
Perfect Gentlemen
Director
1978 Movie
4.0
Having Babies III
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Stand Up and Be Counted
Director
1972 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Jackie Cooper.
6.3
Superboy
Director • 2 eps
1988 Series
5.5
Supercarrier
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.5
The Law & Harry McGraw
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
6.2
Jake and the Fatman
Director • 2 eps
1987 Series
Spies
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.2
Ohara
Director • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
Director • 4 eps
1986 Series
4.5
Glitter
Director • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Cagney & Lacey
Director • 4 eps
1982 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
Director • 2 eps
1980 Series
5.0
Paris
Director • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.5
Trapper John, M.D.
Director • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.1
The White Shadow
Director • 6 eps
1978 Series
The Feather And Father Gang
Director • 5 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 3 eps
1976 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
Director • 5 eps
1974 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 13 eps
1972 Series
6.9
McMillan & Wife
Director • 2 eps
1971 Series
7.6
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Director • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.5
Ensign O'Toole
Director • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.5
Hennesey
Director • 2 eps
1959 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jackie Cooper.
7.4
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Perry White
2006 Movie
7.2
Superman
as Perry White
1978 Movie
6.7
Superman II
as Perry White
1980 Movie
6.3
The Return of Frank James
as Clem
1940 Movie
5.5
Superman III
as Perry White
1983 Movie
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
as Perry White
1987 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jackie Cooper.
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice) • 1 eps
1959 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Nelson Hayward • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
Director • 4 eps
1986 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 13 eps
1972 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
Director • 5 eps
1974 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher • 2 eps
1984 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 3 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
Director • 2 eps
1980 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Alexander Southmore • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Frank Mulvaney • 1 eps
1973 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as David Domedion • 1 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jackie Cooper.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jackie Cooper.
8.1
Columbo
as Nelson Hayward • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.9
M*A*S*H
Director • 13 eps
1972 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher • 2 eps
1984 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice) • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
Director • 2 eps
1980 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
Director • 5 eps
1974 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
Director • 3 eps
1976 Series
6.8
Ironside
1 eps
1967 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Alexander Southmore • 1 eps
1968 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as David Domedion • 1 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jackie Cooper.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Jackie Cooper.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jackie Cooper.
The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2021 Movie
6.0
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
2006 Movie
7.4
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Perry White
2006 Movie
7.5
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
2006 Movie
7.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice)
2004 Movie
7.3
Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
as Self
2001 Movie
7.0
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
as Self
2000 Movie
10.0
Sports on the Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1997 Movie
6.0
Inside the Dream Factory
1995 Movie
7.8
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
1995 Movie
The Our Gang Story
as Jackie (archive footage)
1994 Movie
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
as Self
1989 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jackie Cooper.
6.0
Capital News
as John C. Dodd • 2 eps
1990 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher • 2 eps
1984 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as David Domedion • 1 eps
1982 Series
5.0
Mobile One
as Peter Campbell • 13 eps
1975 Series
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Capt. Highland • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Kojak
as Frank Mulvaney • 1 eps
1973 Series
6.9
Police Story
3 eps
1973 Series
7.1
Ghost Story
as Dumpy Doyle • 1 eps
1972 Series
6.8
Hec Ramsey
1 eps
1972 Series
8.1
Columbo
as Nelson Hayward • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.1
McCloud
1 eps
1970 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Alexander Southmore • 1 eps
1968 Series