Frank James (Gary) Cooper (May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961) 

Cooper’s career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death in
1961, with more than one hundred films to his credit. He received five
 Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for Sergeant
York and High Noon. He also received an Honorary Award in 1961 from
the Academy.

The American Film Institute’s 100 Years…100 Stars ranked cooper at 
#11 among males from the Classical Hollywood cinema period. In 2003,
his performances as Will Kane in High Noon (1952), Lou Gehrig in The
Pride of the Yankees (1942), and Alvin York in Sergeant York (1941) 
made the AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Heroes and Villains list, all of them
as heroes.

Gary Cooper in Sergeant York

Cooper in High Noon