Actor
Jackie Cooper
September 15, 1922 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Notable work
7.2Superman (1978)
as Perry White
6.8Superman II (1980)
as Perry White
5.5Superman III (1983)
as Perry White
4.6Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
as Perry White
8.5The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Jonathan West / Caesar (voice)
8.1Columbo (1971)
as Nelson Hayward
7.9M*A*S*H (1972)
Director
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Carl Schulman / Neil Fletcher
7.3Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Director
7.4Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
as Perry White
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