Portrait of Jackie Cooper

Acting

Jackie Cooper

Career

Active from 1929 to 2006, with a break from 1989 to 2005, busiest in 1930 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer!
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jackie Cooper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.1, average 4.7
  • Tension
    4.6, average 6.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Family-Friendly 9
  • Nostalgic 8
  • Historical Setting 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age Story 4
  • Lighthearted 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Treasure Hunt 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Emotional Resonance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

150
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 76
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as Perry White

1990s

2 titles
The Our Gang Story
The Our Gang Story (1994)

as Jackie (archive footage)

Capital News
Capital News (1990)

TV show ยท as John C. Dodd

1980s

20 titles ยท average score 62
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
GoodWatch score 26

as Perry White

Surrender
Surrender (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ace Morgan

The Deacon Street Deer
The Deacon Street Deer (1986)

Director

Izzy & Moe
Izzy & Moe (1985)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Night They Saved Christmas
The Night They Saved Christmas (1984)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story
Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)

Director

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as David Domedion

Leave 'Em Laughing
Leave 'Em Laughing (1981)

Director

Rodeo Girl
Rodeo Girl (1980)

Director

White Mama
White Mama (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

Director

Marathon
Marathon (1980)

Director

1970s

25 titles ยท average score 68
Sex and the Single Parent
Sex and the Single Parent (1979)

Director

Superman
Superman (1978)
GoodWatch score 80

as Perry White

Rainbow
Rainbow (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Perfect Gentlemen
Perfect Gentlemen (1978)

Director

Mobile One
Mobile One (1975)

TV show ยท as Peter Campbell

The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1975)

as Walter Carlson

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Garth McGregor / Capt. Highland

The Day the Earth Moved
The Day the Earth Moved (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Steve Barker

Chosen Survivors
Chosen Survivors (1974)
GoodWatch score 46

as Raymond Couzins

The Astronaut
The Astronaut (1972)

as Kurt Anderson

Stand Up and Be Counted
Stand Up and Be Counted (1972)

as Doctor

Columbo
Columbo (1971)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Nelson Hayward

1960s

9 titles ยท average score 56
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Dr. Alexander Southmore

Shadow on the Land
Shadow on the Land (1968)

as Lt. Col. Andy Davis

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Harlan Slade

Calhoun
Calhoun (1964)

as Everett Calhoun

The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure (1963)

TV show ยท as Lt. Dickson

Everything's Ducky
Everything's Ducky (1961)

as Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist

The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as John Reardon / Self - Host

The Gertrude Berg Show
The Gertrude Berg Show (1961)

TV show

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 71
Hennesey
Hennesey (1959)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Lt. Charles 'Chick' Hennesey, MD

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)

Telephone Time
Telephone Time (1956)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The People's Choice
The People's Choice (1955)

TV show ยท as Socrates 'Sock' Miller

MGM Parade
MGM Parade (1955)

TV show ยท as Dink in 'The Champ' (archive footage)

The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Cowboy G-Men
Cowboy G-Men (1952)

TV show

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show ยท as Willy Benton / Peter Graves

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows (1950)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Dave Carter / Orrin Dudley

Danger
Danger (1950)

TV show

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 61
French Leave
French Leave (1948)

as Skitch Kilroy

Kilroy Was Here
Kilroy Was Here (1947)

as John J. Kilroy

Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children? (1943)

as Danny Cheston

Syncopation
Syncopation (1942)
GoodWatch score 56

as Johnny Schumacher

Men of Texas
Men of Texas (1942)

as Robert Houston Scott

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jerry Regan

Her First Beau
Her First Beau (1941)

as Chuck Harris

Life with Henry
Life with Henry (1941)

as Henry Aldrich

Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy (1941)

as Tiny Barlow

The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Clem

Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

as Byron Newbold

Seventeen
Seventeen (1940)

as William Sylvanus Baxter

1930s

43 titles ยท average score 64
Streets of New York
Streets of New York (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan

Boy of the Streets
Boy of the Streets (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

as Chuck Brennan

That Certain Age
That Certain Age (1938)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kenneth Warren

The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

as 'Buck' Murphy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy

Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1934)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jim Hawkins

The Bowery
The Bowery (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Swipes McGurk

Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ted Hackett Jr. as Child

The Champ
The Champ (1931)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dink Purcell

Skippy
Skippy (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Skippy Skinner

Teacher's Pet
Teacher's Pet (1930)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jackie

When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows (1930)

as Jackie

1920s

5 titles ยท average score 64
Moan & Groan, Inc.
Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929)

as Jackie

Sunny Side Up
Sunny Side Up (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)

Boxing Gloves
Boxing Gloves (1929)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jackie

Bouncing Babies
Bouncing Babies (1929)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)

as Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)