Jackie Cooper
Acting
Served with the Navy in the South Pacific toward the end of World War II. 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).
Media of
Jackie Cooper
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Filmography of
Jackie Cooper
... 2006
Perry White
... 2006
... 2006
Self - Actor (voice)
... 2004
... 2001
Self (archive footage)
... 1997
... 1995
... 1995
Jackie (archive footage)
... 1994
Ace Morgan
... 1987
Perry White
... 1987
... 1985
Narrator
... 1984
J. Nash Hawkins
... 1984
Perry White
... 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
... 1983
Self (archive footage)
... 1982
... 1982
Jackie
... 1981
Perry White
... 1980
... 1980
Perry White
... 1978
Peter Campbell
... 1975
Eric Hurst
... 1975
Self (archive footage)
... 1975
Walter Carlson
... 1975
Steve Barker
... 1974
Raymond Couzins
... 1974
John Morrison
... 1973
Doctor
... 1972
Kurt Anderson
... 1972
Danton Miller
... 1971
Ed Miller
... 1971
Lt. Col. Andy Davis
... 1968
Everett Calhoun
... 1964
... 1962
Lt. J.S. Parmell - Psychiatrist
... 1961
Skitch Kilroy
... 1948
John J. Kilroy
... 1947
Ernest (Ernie) C. Brown
... 1947
Danny Cheston
... 1943
Joe 'Babe' Duttson
... 1942
Robert Houston Scott
... 1942
Johnny Schumacher
... 1942
Pilot
... 1942
Tiny Barlow
... 1941
... 1941
Chuck Harris
... 1941
Jerry Regan
... 1941
Henry Aldrich
... 1941
Byron Newbold
... 1940
Jackie Cooper
... 1940
... 1940
William Sylvanus Baxter
... 1940
Jimmy Hutchins
... 1939
Burglar
... 1939
Henry Aldrich
... 1939
Rory O'Donnell
... 1939
James Michael 'Jimmy' Keenan
... 1939
Tom Allen
... 1939
Bruce Scott
... 1939
Rifle Edwards
... 1938
Larry Kelly
... 1938
Kenneth Warren
... 1938
Peter Trimble
... 1938
Bear
... 1938
Chuck Brennan
... 1938
'Buck' Murphy
... 1936
Frederick Martindale Vincent III
... 1936
Joseph "Stubby" O'Shaughnessy
... 1935
Dinky Daniels
... 1935
Bill Peck
... 1934
Jim Hawkins
... 1934
... 1934
Scooter O'Neal
... 1933
Swipes McGurk
... 1933
Ted Hackett Jr. as Child
... 1933
... 1932
Terry Parker
... 1932
Edward Haverford 'Eddie' Randall
... 1932
Skippy
... 1931
Himself
... 1931
Dink Purcell
... 1931
Midge Murray
... 1931
Jackie
... 1931
Skippy Skinner
... 1931
Jackie
... 1931
Jackie Cooper
... 1931
Jackie
... 1931
Jackie Cooper
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Juanito
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jackie
... 1930
Jerry McGinnis (uncredited)
... 1929
Jackie
... 1929
Kid listening to Farina (uncredited)
... 1929
Jackie
... 1929
Little Boy in 'That's You, Baby' Number (uncredited)
... 1929