Clancy Cooper (July 23, 1906 – June 14, 1975) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1938 and 1962. He also guest-starred on numerous TV series, such as ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', '' Lawman'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', '' Maverick'', and ''

Alfred Hitchcock Presents ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, aired on CBS and NBC between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers and mysteries. Between 1962 and 1965 it was r ...

''; he also appeared on ''

Sanford and Son ''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC One in the Unite ...

'' as Kelly, an elderly friend of Fred Sanford, in the episode "The Copper Caper", the fourth episode in the first season of the series. He appeared as the Sheriff in ''

The Lone Ranger (TV series) ''The Lone Ranger'' is an American Western drama television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role. Jay Silverheels, a member of the Mohawk Aboriginal people in Canada, pla ...

'' 1949 episode (1/15) "Old Joe's Sister". Cooper's Broadway credits as an actor included ''Eight O'Clock Tuesday'' (1941), ''Horse Fever'' (1940), ''Night Music'' (1940), ''The Man Who Killed Lincoln'' (1940), ''Summer Night'' (1939), ''Stop Press'' (1939), ''The Fabulous Invalid'' (1938), and ''Casey Jones'' (1938). He also directed plays.

Selected filmography

* '' Mr. Wong, Detective'' (1938) - Warehouse Man (uncredited) * ''

Flying G-Men ''Flying G-Men'' is a 15-episode 1939 adventure film Film serial, directed by James W. Horne and Ray Taylor. The serial was the sixth of the 57 serials released by Columbia. Four "Flying G-Men" battle with enemy saboteurs intent on destroying Am ...

'' (1939, Serial) - Truck Driver (uncredited) * '' High Sierra'' (1941) - Policeman George Asking for ID (uncredited) * '' Double Cross'' (1941) - Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited) * ''

They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film's st ...

'' (1941) - Train Conductor (uncredited) * '' All Through the Night'' (1942) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * '' West of Tombstone'' (1942) - Dave Shurlock * ''

The Man Who Returned to Life ''The Man Who Returned to Life'' is a 1942 American black-and-white drama film directed by Lew Landers, written by Gordon Rigby and released by Columbia Pictures. Plot David Jameson lives in a rural town in Maryland. He is forced to flee aft ...

'' (1942) - Clem Beebe * '' Unseen Enemy'' (1942) - Police Inspector Alan Davies * ''

Juke Girl ''Juke Girl'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt, written by A. I. Bezzerides, and starring Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale Sr., Howard Da ...

'' (1942) - Farmer in Muckeye's (uncredited) * '' The Big Shot'' (1942) - Amos Haskell—Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Scanlon (uncredited) * ''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who ...

'' (1942) - Motorcycle Cop #1 (uncredited) * '' Wings for the Eagle'' (1942) - Policeman at Restaurant (uncredited) * '' The Secret Code'' (1942, Serial) - Det. Sgt. Pat Flanagan * '' A Man's World'' (1942) - John Black * '' Street of Chance'' (1942) - Burke * '' Riding Through Nevada'' (1942) - Ed Kendall * '' Dead Man's Gulch'' (1943) - Walt Bledsoe * '' The Human Comedy'' (1943) - Mess Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Redhead from Manhattan ''Redhead from Manhattan'' is a 1943 comedy film directed by Lew Landers and written by Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Lupe Vélez in one of her last screen appearances, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr, Lillian Yarbo and Arthur Loft. The f ...

'' (1943) - Policeman * ''

Girls in Chains ''Girls in Chains'' is a 1943 American women in prison film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Arline Judge. Plot Johnny Moon is a mob boss who controls everything from politicians to a profitable women's penitentiary he runs. He has ru ...

'' (1943) - Marcus * '' Frontier Fury'' (1943) - Dan Bentley (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Down Under ''The Man from Down Under'' is an American 1943 drama film starring Charles Laughton as a man who raises two war orphans. It was called "Hollywood's first full-length film dealing exclusively with Australia and Australians". Plot After the end ...

'' (1943) - Foreman (uncredited) * '' Deerslayer'' (1943) - Mr. Barlow * ''

Whistling in Brooklyn ''Whistling in Brooklyn'' is a 1943 film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford, and Jean Rogers. It is the third and last film starring Skelton as radio personality and amateur detective Wally "The Fox" Benton, fo ...

'' (1943) - Police Officer Slocum (uncredited) * '' Timber Queen'' (1944) - Barney (uncredited) * '' Sundown Valley'' (1944) - Hodge Miller (uncredited) * ''

The Whistler ''The Whistler'' is an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS radio network. The show was also broadcast in Chicago and over Armed Forces Radio. On the west coast, it ...

'' (1944) - Telephone Repairman (uncredited) * ''

Gambler's Choice ''Gambler's Choice'' is a 1944 film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Chester Morris and Nancy Kelly. Plot In 1897, three children, Ross Hadley, Mike McGlennon and Mary Rogers, are brought before a judge for stealing a man's wallet. McGle ...

'' (1944) - Tim Riley (uncredited) * '' Riding West'' (1944) - Blackburn * '' Take It Big'' (1944) - Telephone Man (uncredited) * ''

Haunted Harbor ''Haunted Harbor'' (1944) is a Republic serial, based on the novel by Ewart Adamson. Plot Sea captain Jim Marsden is about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit, and is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. To clear the captai ...

'' (1944, Serial) - Yank * '' The Last Ride'' (1944) - Police Sgt. Naylor (uncredited) * '' Mystery of the River Boat'' (1944, Serial) - Police Sergeant (scenes deleted) * ''

Cyclone Prairie Rangers ''Cyclone Prairie Rangers'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Benjamin H. Kline and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Constance Worth, Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely. The film was released on ...

'' (1944) - Henry Vogel (uncredited) * '' The Thin Man Goes Home'' (1944) - Butcher in Montage (uncredited) * '' High Powered'' (1945) - Plant Boss (uncredited) * '' Without Love'' (1945) - Sergeant * ''

Dangerous Partners ''Dangerous Partners'' is a 1945 American adventure film directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Marion Parsonnet and Edmund L. Hartmann, based on the novel “Paper Chase” by Oliver Weld Bayer, the pen-name of Leo and Eleanor Bayer (later k ...

'' (1945) - Ben Albee (uncredited) * ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typi ...

'' (1945) - Cop (uncredited) * ''

State Fair A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in ...

'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

'' (1945) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Danger Signal ''Danger Signal'' is a 1945 film noir starring Faye Emerson and Zachary Scott. The screenplay was adapted from the 1939 novel of the same name by Phyllis Bottome. Plot A mysterious pulp writer—and psychopath—named Ronnie Mason, steals a de ...

'' (1945) - Police Captain with Suicide Note (uncredited) * ''

Sing Your Way Home ''Sing Your Way Home'' is a 1945 musical film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Jack Haley and Marcy McGuire. Cast * Jack Haley as Steve Kimball * Marcy McGuire as Bridget Forrester * Glen Vernon as Jimmy McCue * Anne Jeffreys as Kay Lawrenc ...

'' (1945) - F.B.I. Man (uncredited) * '' The Enchanted Forest'' (1945) - Gilson * '' Dragonwyck'' (1946) - Farmer (uncredited) * '' The Wife of Monte Cristo'' (1946) - Baptiste * '' Somewhere in the Night'' (1946) - Tom - Sanitarium Guard (uncredited) * ''

Centennial Summer ''Centennial Summer'' is a 1946 musical film directed by Otto Preminger. Starring Jeanne Crain and Cornel Wilde, the film is based on a novel by Albert E. Idell. It was produced in response to the hugely successful 1944 MGM musical film '' Meet ...

'' (1946) - Carpenter (uncredited) * '' Courage of Lassie'' (1946) - Casey * '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog'' (1946) - House Detective (uncredited) * '' Below the Deadline'' (1946) - Nichols * ''

The Strange Woman ''The Strange Woman'' is a 1946 American melodrama film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and written by Ulmer and Hunt Stromberg, starring Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders and Louis Hayward. Originally released by United Artists, the film is now in the pu ...

'' (1946) - Lumberjack (uncredited) * ''

The Best Years of Our Lives ''The Best Years of Our Lives'' (also known as ''Glory for Me'' and ''Home Again'') is a 1946 American epic drama film directed by William Wyler, and starring Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and Harold Russe ...

'' (1946) - Taxi Driver (uncredited) * '' Gallant Bess'' (1946) - Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Cavalry N.C.O. (uncredited) * '' Nora Prentiss'' (1947) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian languages, Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized tribe, federally recognize ...

'' (1947) - Andrews (uncredited) * '' The Crimson Key'' (1947) - Club Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Deep Valley ''Deep Valley'' is a 1947 drama starring Ida Lupino and Dane Clark, directed by Jean Negulesco and produced and released by Warner Bros. A young woman lives unhappily with her embittered parents in an isolated rural home until an escaped convict ...

'' (1947) - Guard (uncredited) * '' Dark Passage'' (1947) - Man on Street Seeking Match (uncredited) * '' Unconquered'' (1947) - Sentry (uncredited) * '' Railroaded!'' (1947) - Detective Jim Chubb * '' Nightmare Alley'' (1947) - Stage Manager (uncredited) * ''

Her Husband's Affairs ''Her Husband's Affairs'' is a 1947 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone Stanislaus Pascal Franchot Tone (February 27, 1905 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor, produ ...

'' (1947) - Window Washer (uncredited) * '' The Gangster'' (1947) - Dan - Karty's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) * '' The Man from Texas'' (1948) - Jim Walsh - Henchman (uncredited) * '' The Sainted Sisters'' (1948) - Cal Frisbee * '' Lulu Belle'' (1948) - Ed - Bartender (uncredited) * '' Road House'' (1948) - Policeman at Road House (uncredited) * ''

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the corona ...

'' (1948) - Soldier #1 (uncredited) * '' Mr. Belvedere Goes to College'' (1949) - Mac - Police Officer #97 (uncredited) * ''

Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror (french: link=no, la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First French Republic, First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public Capital punishment, executions took pl ...

'' (1949) - Saint Just's Sentry (uncredited) * '' Trapped'' (1949) - Desk Sergeant (uncredited) * ''Prison Warden'' (1949) - McCall - Gate Guard (uncredited) * '' Song of Surrender'' (1949) - Mr. Torrance * '' Mary Ryan, Detective'' (1949) - Patrolman McBride (uncredited) * '' Bride for Sale'' (1949) - Finley (uncredited) * ''

Whirlpool A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle. Small whirlpools form when a bath or a sink is draining. More powerful ones formed in seas or oceans may be called maelstroms ( ). ''Vo ...

'' (1949) - First Policeman (uncredited) * ''Life of St. Paul Series'' (1949) - Blacksmith in Cyprus * '' The File on Thelma Jordon'' (1950) - Chase (uncredited) * '' Dakota Lil'' (1950) - Bartender * '' The Great Rupert'' (1950) - Police Lt. Saunders * ''

Where the Sidewalk Ends ''Where the Sidewalk Ends'' is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It was published by Harper and Row Publishers. The book's poems address many common childhood concerns and also present purely fanci ...

'' (1950) - Police Desk Sergeant Murphy (uncredited) * ''

Convicted In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of " not proven", which is con ...

'' (1950) - Prison Guard (uncredited) * ''

Southside 1-1000 ''Southside 1-1000'' is a 1950 semidocumentary-style film noir directed by Boris Ingster featuring Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias and Gerald Mohr as the off-screen narrator. It is about a Secret Service agent (Don DeFore) who goes und ...

'' (1950) - Police Desk Sergeant * '' He Ran All the Way'' (1951) - Stan * '' The Tall Target'' (1951) - Brakeman (uncredited) * ''

Distant Drums ''Distant Drums'' is a 1951 American Florida Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Gary Cooper. It is set during the Second Seminole War in the 1840s, with Cooper playing an Army captain who successfully destroys a fort held by Sp ...

'' (1951) - Sgt. Shane (uncredited) * '' The Wild North'' (1952) - Sloan * '' Deadline - U.S.A.'' (1952) - Police Captain Finlay (uncredited) * ''

Lydia Bailey ''Lydia Bailey'' is a 1952 American historical film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the novel of the same name by Kenneth Roberts. It stars Dale Robertson and Anne Francis. Plot In 1802, lawyer Albion Hamlin travels from Baltimore to Ca ...

'' (1952) - Codman (uncredited) * '' Flat Top'' (1952) - Captain (uncredited) * ''

Because of You Because of You may refer to: Music Albums * ''Because of You'' (James Darren album), 2001 * ''Because of You'' (Ne-Yo album), 2007, and the title song (see below) * ''Because of You'' (Tony Bennett album), 1952, and the title song, a cover ...

'' (1952) - Federal Agent (uncredited) * ''

The Man Behind the Gun ''The Man Behind the Gun'' is a 1953 American Western film about the establishment of the city of Los Angeles. It was directed by Felix Feist and stars Randolph Scott.

'' (1953) - 'Kansas' Collins * ''

The Silver Whip ''The Silver Whip'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harmon Jones and starring Dale Robertson, Rory Calhoun and Robert Wagner. Plot Cocky young drifter Jess Harker (Robert Wagner) wants to be a driver on the stagecoach's main line, j ...

'' (1953) - Bert Foley (uncredited) * '' Pickup on South Street'' (1953) - Detective Eddie (uncredited) * '' Here Come the Girls'' (1953) - Otto (uncredited) * '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'' (1953) - Smith * ''

Living It Up ''Living It Up'' is a 1954 American comedy film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis which was released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Norman Taurog and produced by Paul Jones. The screenplay by Jack Rose and Melville Shavel ...

'' (1954) - Newspaper Slugger (uncredited) * ''

Artists and Models ''Artists and Models'' is a 1955 American musical romantic comedy film in VistaVision directed by Frank Tashlin, marking Martin and Lewis's 14th feature together as a team. The film co-stars Shirley MacLaine and Dorothy Malone, with Eva Gabor an ...

'' (1955) - Police Officer (uncredited) * '' The Square Jungle'' (1955) - Mike Walsh (uncredited) * '' Somebody Up There Likes Me'' (1956) - Capt. Lancheck (uncredited) * '' The Vagabond King'' (1956) - Gaoler (uncredited) * '' The Best Things in Life Are Free'' (1956) - Bootlegger (uncredited) * '' The True Story of Jesse James'' (1957) - Sheriff Yoe (uncredited) * ''

Oh, Men! Oh, Women! ''Oh, Men! Oh, Women!'' is a 1957 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey and David Niven. It was the feature film debut of ...

'' (1957) - Mounted Policeman (uncredited) * '' The Walter Winchell File'' (1957, Episode: "The Boy from Mason City") * ''

A Time to Love and a Time to Die ''A Time to Love and a Time to Die'' is a 1958 Eastmancolor CinemaScope drama war film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver. Based on the book by German author Erich Maria Remarque and set on the Eastern ...

'' (1958) - Sauer * '' The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw'' (1958) - A Barber * ''A Gift for Heidi'' (1958) - Dr. Roth * ''Wild Youth'' (1960) - Erickson * '' The Silent Call'' (1961) - Art - Neighbor (uncredited) * '' Saintly Sinners'' (1962) - Idaho Murphy * '' Incident in an Alley'' (1962) - Sam - Police Sergeant

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