Jackson Bigelow Cooper (December 21, 1867 – 1953) was an American stage and screen

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prominent in the silent film era.

Biography

Born in

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in 1867, Cooper's early acting experience came in stock theater, including acting with the first stock company at the Murray Hill Theater in New York City. He began in films in 1911 and worked for such companies as

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and

Vitagraph Vitagraph Studios, also known as the Vitagraph Company of America, was a United States motion picture studio. It was founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York, as the American Vitagraph Company. By 1907, ...

. In 1915 Cooper and a friend were nearly killed in a road accident when their car overturned trapping them underneath. They were evidently not seriously hurt.''Silent Film Necrology'' p. 104 2nd edition c. 2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana (quoting from defunct ''

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'' of September 22, 1915)

Selected filmography

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'' (1912) * '' Helping John'' (1912) * '' The Land Beyond the Sunset'' (1912) * ''

On the Broad Stairway ''On The Broad Stairway'', from Edison Studios, was a 1913 American silent film (short) written and directed by J. Searle Dawley.Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 4. Works of Art, Etc. New Series By Library of Congress. Copyright Office – 1913 ...

'' (1914) * '' Vanity Fair'' (1915) * ''

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'' (1915) * ''

When Love Is King ''When Love Is King'' is a 1916 silent film comedy drama, that was produced and distributed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in conjunction with George Kleine. The film is a starring debut for stage actress Carroll McComas. The film is preserved at the L ...

'' (1916) * ''

The Heart of the Hills ''The Heart of the Hills'' is a 1914 silent short film directed by and starring Wallace Reid and co-starring his wife Dorothy Davenport. It was produced by the Rex Motion Picture Company and distributed through the Universal Film Manufacturing C ...

'' (1916) * '' Where Love Is'' (1917) * '' The Light in Darkness'' (1917) *''

The Tell-Tale Step ''The Tell-Tale Step'' is a 1917 American silent crime drama film directed by Burton George and starring Pat O'Malley, Shirley Mason and Guido Colucci.Bertellini p.372 Cast * Pat O'Malley as Hugh Graham * Shirley Mason as Lucia * Guido Coluc ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Bottom of the Well ''The Bottom of the Well'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John S. Robertson and starring Evart Overton, Agnes Ayres and Adele DeGarde. Cast * Evart Overton as Stanley Deane * Agnes Ayres as Alice Buckingham * Adele DeGarde a ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1918) * ''

Wild Primrose ''Wild Primrose'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring Gladys Leslie, Richard Barthelmess, Eulalie Jensen, Charles Kent, and Claude Gillingwater. The film was released by V-L-S-E, Incorporated on Augus ...

'' (1918) * '' The Make-Believe Wife'' (1918) * ''

The Test of Honor ''The Test of Honor'' (1919) was an American silent film drama produced by Famous Players-Lasky, released by Paramount, directed by John S. Robertson, and starring John Barrymore. Considered the actor's first drama movie role after years of doi ...

'' (1919) * ''

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'' (1919) * ''

Shadows of Suspicion ''Shadows of Suspicion'' is a 1919 American silent thriller film directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Harold Lockwood, Naomi Childers, and Helen Lindroth.Goble p. 949. It is based on the 1915 novel ''The Yellow Dove'' by George Fort Gibbs, whic ...

'' (1919) * '' The Prophet's Paradise'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * ''

Another Scandal ''Another Scandal'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith and distributed by W. W. Hodkinson. Based on a 1923 novel ''Another Scandal'' by Cosmo Hamilton, the film stars Lois Wilson and Holmes Herbert. Plot As de ...

'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

The Broadway Drifter ''The Broadway Drifter'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Bernard McEveety and starring George Walsh, Dorothy Hall and Arthur Donaldson.Munden p.89 Synopsis A drifter who hangs around Broadway is disowned by his father. He tries ...

'' (1927)

References

External links

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Portrait gallery
(New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection) 1867 births 1953 deaths American male silent film actors Male actors from Ohio People from Springfield, Ohio American male stage actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-film-actor-1860s-stub