Ben Cooper

For other people named Ben Cooper, see Ben Cooper (disambiguation).

Ben Cooper
File:Ben Cooper 1954.jpg Cooper in 1954
Born	(1933-09-30) September 30, 1933 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949-1995
Spouse(s)	Pamela R. Cooper (m. 1960–2008) (her death) (2 children)
Children	Two daughters

Ben Cooper (born September 30, 1933). is a retired American actor of film and television, who won a Golden Boot Award in 2005 for his work in Westerns.

Film and television career

Cooper's earliest credited screen appearance was as an eighteen-year-old in 1952–1953 on the Armstrong Circle Theatre, then on NBC, in the two episodes "The Commandant's Clock" and "Changing Dream". Thereafter, he appeared in numerous films such as Thunderbirds, Johnny Guitar and The Rose Tattoo.

Starting in 1959, Cooper began appearing on dozens of television westerns, starting with NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Other series include Wagon Train, Bonanza and Rawhide.

Personal life

Cooper, a native of Hartford, Connecticut, resides in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He has two daughters. He attended Columbia University in New York City. His wife, actress Pamela R. Cooper, died in 2008.

Selected filmography

• Thunderbirds (1952)
• Woman They Almost Lynched (1953)
• Johnny Guitar (1954)
• The Rose Tattoo (1955)
• The Eternal Sea (1955)
• The Last Command (1955)
• Rebel in Town (1956)
• Duel at Apache Wells (1957)
• Outlaw's Son (1957)
• Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
• Arizona Raiders (1965)
• Waco (1966)
• Red Tomahawk (1967)
• The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
• Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

External links

• Ben Cooper at the Internet Movie Database
• Ben Cooper at AllMovie