Gordon Cooper

Known for

Acting

Born

March 6, 1927

Birthplace

Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Died

October 4, 2004 (aged 77)

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.

Best known work

The Phenomenon

2020

American Experience

1988

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

2019

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1969

Out of the Blue

2003

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

2005

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

2019

Miss USA

1963

Rocket's Red Glare

2000

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact

2000

Filmography

2020
The Phenomenon
as Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)
2019
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
as Self
2003
Out of the Blue
as Self
2003
The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'
as Self
2003
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
as Self
2000
Rocket's Red Glare
as Gordon Cooper
2000
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact
as Self - Astronaut
1999
UFOTV
as Self (1 episode)
1988
American ExperienceTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
1969
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTV
as Gordon Cooper (1 episode)
1963
Miss USATV
as Self - Judge (2 episodes)