John Cooper Jr., bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen Jackie Cooper, war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Regisseur. Er begann seine Karriere als Kinderdarsteller und war von 1929 bis 1931 festes Mitglied des Ensembles der Fernsehserie „Our Gang“. Im Alter von neun Jahren wurde er als einziges Kind und jüngster Mensch für den Oscar als Bester Hauptdarsteller nominiert – für seine Rolle in dem Film „Skippy“ (1931). In den 1930er-Jahren spielte er erfolgreich Rollen als Jugendlicher und ab 1940 als Erwachsener.
Als Erwachsener verkörperte er Clem in Fritz Langs Western „Rache für Jesse James“ (1940) Socrates „Sock“ Miller in der Sitcom „The People’s Choice“ (1955–1958) und die Titelrolle in „Hennesey“ (1959–1962). Außerdem spielte er den Chefredakteur des „Daily Planet“, Perry White, in den „Superman“-Filmen (1978–1987). Er war auch als Fernsehregisseur erfolgreich und gewann zwei Primetime Emmy Awards für seine Regiearbeit. Parallel dazu verfolgte er eine Karriere als Offizier der US-Marine, sowohl im aktiven Dienst als auch in der Reserve.
Filmografie
Filme
2021 – The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2006 – You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 – Superman II - Richard Donner Cut
2006 – Look, up in the Sky! Die fantastische Geschichte von Superman
2004 – Judy Garland: By Myself
2001 – Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2000 – Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
1997 – Sports on the Silver Screen
1995 – Inside the Dream Factory
1995 – The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1994 – The Our Gang Story
1993 – Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1989 – When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1987 – Nicht jetzt, Liebling
1987 – Superman IV – Die Welt am Abgrund
1986 – Classic Comedy Teams
1985 – The Making of 'Superman III'
1984 – Ticket to Hollywood
1984 – No Earthly Reason
1983 – The Making of 'Superman II'
1983 – Superman III – Der stählerne Blitz
1983 – Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1982 – Hollywood’s Children
1982 – Superman-Der Film - Making of
1981 – Rascal Dazzle
1980 – Superman II – Allein gegen alle
1978 – Superman
1976 – Hooray for Hollywood
1975 – Mobile Two
1975 – Flucht in die Angst
1975 – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 – The Invisible Man
1974 – Als die Erde aufbrach
1974 – Chosen Survivors
1973 – Big John Morrison
1972 – Of Men and Women
1972 – Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 – The Astronaut
1971 – The Love Machine
1971 – Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1968 – Shadow on the Land
1964 – Calhoun
1962 – The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1961 – Everything's Ducky
1948 – French Leave
1947 – Kilroy Was Here
1947 – Stork Bites Man
1943 – Where Are Your Children?
1942 – The Navy Comes Through
1942 – Men of Texas
1942 – Syncopation
1942 – Soaring Stars
1941 – Glamour Boy
1941 – Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 – Her First Beau
1941 – Mädchen im Rampenlicht
1941 – Life with Henry
1940 – Gallant Sons
1940 – Rodeo Dough
1940 – Rache für Jesse James
1940 – Seventeen
1939 – The Big Guy
1939 – Damals in Hollywood
1939 – What a Life
1939 – Two Bright Boys
1939 – Streets of New York
1939 – The Spirit of Culver
1939 – Scouts to the Rescue
1938 – Newsboys' Home
1938 – Gangster's Boy
1938 – That Certain Age
1938 – White Banners
1938 – Bear Facts
1938 – Boy of the Streets
1936 – The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 – Tough Guy
1935 – O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935 – Dinky
1934 – Peck's Bad Boy
1934 – Die Schatzinsel
1934 – Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1933 – Lone Cowboy
1933 – The Bowery
1933 – Broadway to Hollywood
1932 – Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 – Divorce In The Family
1932 – When a Feller Needs a Friend
1931 – Sooky
1931 – The Christmas Party
1931 – Der Champ
1931 – Young Donovan's Kid
1931 – Armes Kind aus reichem Haus
1931 – Skippy
1931 – Little Daddy
1931 – Verliebt in die Lehrerin
1931 – Tante-Emma-Laden in Gefahr
1930 – Temps d'Hiver
1930 – Die Schule ist aus
1930 – Los cazadores de osos
1930 – Jackie und die neue Lehrerin
1930 – Farina und die 200 Mäuse
1930 – A Tough Winter
1930 – Bear Shooters
1930 – Las fantasmas
1930 – When the Wind Blows
1930 – The First Seven Years
1930 – Shivering Shakespeare
1929 – Sunny Side Up
1929 – Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 – Bouncing Babies
1929 – Boxing Gloves
1929 – Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Serien
1990 – Capital News
1984 – Mord ist ihr Hobby
1982 – Chefarzt Dr. Westphall
1975 – Mobile One
1974 – Detektiv Rockford – Anruf genügt
1974 – The Dean Martin Comedy World
1973 – Kojak
1973 – Police Story
1972 – Ghost Story
1972 – Hec Ramsey
1971 – Columbo
1971 – Mantrap
1971 – It Was a Very Good Year
1970 – Ein Sheriff in New York
1969 – Hawaii Fünf-Null
1967 – Der Chef
1965 – F.B.I.
1963 – The Great Adventure
1963 – The Danny Kaye Show
1962 – The Merv Griffin Show
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
1961 – The Gertrude Berg Show
1961 – Heute Abend Dick Powell
1959 – Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten
1959 – Hennesey
1958 – Pursuit
1956 – To Tell the Truth
1956 – The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 – The Steve Allen Show
1956 – Telephone Time
1955 – The People's Choice
1955 – MGM Parade
1954 – Producers' Showcase
1954 – The Elgin Hour
1954 – The George Gobel Show
1954 – Justice
1953 – The Motorola Television Hour
1953 – The United States Steel Hour
1953 – Medallion Theatre
1953 – Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953 – General Electric Theater
1952 – Cowboy G-Men
1951 – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 – Tales of Tomorrow
1950 – Lux Video Theatre
1950 – Danger
1950 – The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 – Starlight Theatre
1950 – Your Show of Shows
1950 – What's My Line?
1950 – Robert Montgomery Presents
1949 – The Clock
1949 – Suspense
1948 – Studio One
1948 – The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 – The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
1948 – Texaco Star Theater
1929 – The Little Rascals (1929)
Filme
2021 – The Little Rascals - The ClassicFlix Restorations, Volume 1
2006 – You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 – Superman II - Richard Donner Cut
2006 – Look, up in the Sky! Die fantastische Geschichte von Superman
2004 – Judy Garland: By Myself
2001 – Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir
2000 – Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
1997 – Sports on the Silver Screen
1995 – Inside the Dream Factory
1995 – The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1994 – The Our Gang Story
1993 – Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1989 – When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
1987 – Nicht jetzt, Liebling
1987 – Superman IV – Die Welt am Abgrund
1986 – Classic Comedy Teams
1985 – The Making of 'Superman III'
1984 – Ticket to Hollywood
1984 – No Earthly Reason
1983 – The Making of 'Superman II'
1983 – Superman III – Der stählerne Blitz
1983 – Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1982 – Hollywood’s Children
1982 – Superman-Der Film - Making of
1981 – Rascal Dazzle
1980 – Superman II – Allein gegen alle
1978 – Superman
1976 – Hooray for Hollywood
1975 – Mobile Two
1975 – Flucht in die Angst
1975 – Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975 – The Invisible Man
1974 – Als die Erde aufbrach
1974 – Chosen Survivors
1973 – Big John Morrison
1972 – Of Men and Women
1972 – Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 – The Astronaut
1971 – The Love Machine
1971 – Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1968 – Shadow on the Land
1964 – Calhoun
1962 – The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1961 – Everything's Ducky
1948 – French Leave
1947 – Kilroy Was Here
1947 – Stork Bites Man
1943 – Where Are Your Children?
1942 – The Navy Comes Through
1942 – Men of Texas
1942 – Syncopation
1942 – Soaring Stars
1941 – Glamour Boy
1941 – Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941 – Her First Beau
1941 – Mädchen im Rampenlicht
1941 – Life with Henry
1940 – Gallant Sons
1940 – Rodeo Dough
1940 – Rache für Jesse James
1940 – Seventeen
1939 – The Big Guy
1939 – Damals in Hollywood
1939 – What a Life
1939 – Two Bright Boys
1939 – Streets of New York
1939 – The Spirit of Culver
1939 – Scouts to the Rescue
1938 – Newsboys' Home
1938 – Gangster's Boy
1938 – That Certain Age
1938 – White Banners
1938 – Bear Facts
1938 – Boy of the Streets
1936 – The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 – Tough Guy
1935 – O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935 – Dinky
1934 – Peck's Bad Boy
1934 – Die Schatzinsel
1934 – Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1933 – Lone Cowboy
1933 – The Bowery
1933 – Broadway to Hollywood
1932 – Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932 – Divorce In The Family
1932 – When a Feller Needs a Friend
1931 – Sooky
1931 – The Christmas Party
1931 – Der Champ
1931 – Young Donovan's Kid
1931 – Armes Kind aus reichem Haus
1931 – Skippy
1931 – Little Daddy
1931 – Verliebt in die Lehrerin
1931 – Tante-Emma-Laden in Gefahr
1930 – Temps d'Hiver
1930 – Die Schule ist aus
1930 – Los cazadores de osos
1930 – Jackie und die neue Lehrerin
1930 – Farina und die 200 Mäuse
1930 – A Tough Winter
1930 – Bear Shooters
1930 – Las fantasmas
1930 – When the Wind Blows
1930 – The First Seven Years
1930 – Shivering Shakespeare
1929 – Sunny Side Up
1929 – Moan & Groan, Inc.
1929 – Bouncing Babies
1929 – Boxing Gloves
1929 – Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 Serien
1990 – Capital News
1984 – Mord ist ihr Hobby
1982 – Chefarzt Dr. Westphall
1975 – Mobile One
1974 – Detektiv Rockford – Anruf genügt
1974 – The Dean Martin Comedy World
1973 – Kojak
1973 – Police Story
1972 – Ghost Story
1972 – Hec Ramsey
1971 – Columbo
1971 – Mantrap
1971 – It Was a Very Good Year
1970 – Ein Sheriff in New York
1969 – Hawaii Fünf-Null
1967 – Der Chef
1965 – F.B.I.
1963 – The Great Adventure
1963 – The Danny Kaye Show
1962 – The Merv Griffin Show
1962 – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1961 – The Mike Douglas Show
1961 – The Gertrude Berg Show
1961 – Heute Abend Dick Powell
1959 – Twilight Zone - Unwahrscheinliche Geschichten
1959 – Hennesey
1958 – Pursuit
1956 – To Tell the Truth
1956 – The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 – The Steve Allen Show
1956 – Telephone Time
1955 – The People's Choice
1955 – MGM Parade
1954 – Producers' Showcase
1954 – The Elgin Hour
1954 – The George Gobel Show
1954 – Justice
1953 – The Motorola Television Hour
1953 – The United States Steel Hour
1953 – Medallion Theatre
1953 – Revlon Mirror Theatre
1953 – General Electric Theater
1952 – Cowboy G-Men
1951 – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 – Tales of Tomorrow
1950 – Lux Video Theatre
1950 – Danger
1950 – The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 – Starlight Theatre
1950 – Your Show of Shows
1950 – What's My Line?
1950 – Robert Montgomery Presents
1949 – The Clock
1949 – Suspense
1948 – Studio One
1948 – The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 – The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre
1948 – Texaco Star Theater
1929 – The Little Rascals (1929)
