Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
March 6, 1927
Died
October 4, 2004 (age 77)
Place of Birth
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Col. Gordon Cooper
Gordon Cooper
Biography
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human space program of the United States.
Known For
TV
American Experience
Self (archive footage)
1988
TV
Miss USA
Self - Judge
1963
TV
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Gordon Cooper
1969
TV
UFO
Self
1999
Film
The Phenomenon
Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)
2020
Film
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
Self
2005
Film
Rocket's Red Glare
Gordon Cooper
2000
Film
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Out of the Blue
Self
2003
Film
The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'
Self
2003
Film
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
Self
2003
Film
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact
Self - Astronaut
2000
Filmography
2020FilmThe Phenomenonas Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)2019FilmApollo: The Forgotten Filmsas Self (archive footage)2019FilmApollo: Missions to the Moonas Self (archive footage)2005FilmDan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOsas Self2003FilmOut of the Blueas Self2003FilmThe Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'as Self2003FilmProject Gemini: Bridge to the Moonas Self2000FilmRocket's Red Glareas Gordon Cooper2000FilmClose Encounters: Proof of Alien Contactas Self - Astronaut1999TVUFOas Self1988TVAmerican Experienceas Self (archive footage)1969TVThe Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras Gordon Cooper1963TVMiss USAas Self - Judge