Portrait of Ben Cooper

Acting

Ben Cooper

Career

Active from 1953 to 1965, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ben Cooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Good vs Evil 2
  • Western 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 65
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Sheriff Dowd

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 71
L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as J. Howard Tucker

Who's the Boss?
Who's the Boss? (1984)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as The Manager

1st & Ten
1st & Ten (1984)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Paul Barrow / Paul Barrow (uncredited)

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

1970s

9 titles ยท average score 63
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Bureaucrat

B. J. and the Bear
B. J. and the Bear (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show

The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

The Sky's the Limit
The Sky's the Limit (1975)

as Hank

The Boy and the Bronc Buster
The Boy and the Bronc Buster (1973)

as Deputy Harden

Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Goodnight

Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

as Colorado

Funny Face
Funny Face (1971)

TV show

One More Train to Rob
One More Train to Rob (1971)
GoodWatch score 57

as First Deputy

1960s

18 titles ยท average score 66
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Larry Adams

Room 222
Room 222 (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Officer Brinkman

It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Capt. Maxwell

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Frank

The Time Tunnel
The Time Tunnel (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Nazarro

Arizona Raiders
Arizona Raiders (1965)
GoodWatch score 48

as Willie Martin

Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Bill 'Kid' Carter

The Raiders
The Raiders (1963)
GoodWatch score 50

as Tom King

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Sam Grayson

Combat!
Combat! (1962)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Willy Kleve / Cpl. John Cross

Chartroose Caboose
Chartroose Caboose (1960)

as Dub Dawson

1950s

34 titles ยท average score 68
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Dauger

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Sam Kirby / Johnny Lightly

Outlaw's Son
Outlaw's Son (1957)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jeff Blaine

Duel at Apache Wells
Duel at Apache Wells (1957)

as Johnny Shattuck

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as James Grove / Clyde Jasper

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Tom Tuckett

A Strange Adventure
A Strange Adventure (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Harold Norton

The Eternal Sea
The Eternal Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Seaman P.J. 'Zuggy' Zugbaum

The Rose Tattoo
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Seaman Jack Hunter

Headline Hunters
Headline Hunters (1955)

as David Flynn

The Fighting Chance
The Fighting Chance (1955)

as Mike Gargan

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Turkey Ralston

1940s

1 title ยท average score 62
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show