Actor Jackie Cooper, Perry White in “Superman” films, dead at 88
Jackie Cooper as Perry White
KTLA in Los Angeles is reporting the death of actor Jackie Cooper, the child actor who later became a Navy pilot, and who is perhaps best-known for his role as Clark Kent’s gruff editor Perry White in the “Superman” films of the 1970s and 1980s. He was 88.
With Christopher Reeve (Superman/Clark Kent), Margot Kidder (Lois Lane) and Marc McClure (Jimmy Olsen), is one of only four performers to appear in all four “Superman” films of that era.
He was the youngest-ever actor nominated for an Oscar for best actor – he was nominated at age 9 for the film “Skippy.”
His Perry White performances help to ground the Superman films – especially the first, when the newspaperman snaps and growls at his reporters to chase the Superman story.
Cooper retired from acting in 1989.
- Matt Price
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RIP Jackie Cooper a true Movie Star in shorts movies such ” Our Gang” which brought kids so much joy. From chilhood to adult his iconic performances were unforgettable . Not many childhood stars of years past can boast his thespian record. … “I have miles to go before I sleep.”