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name: "Ben Cooper"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 September 1933"
died: "24 February 2020"
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average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T03:00:11.478574+00:00"
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# Ben Cooper

Actor. Born 30 September 1933 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Died 24 February 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 September 1933, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
- **Died:** 24 February 2020
- **Also known as:** Benjamin Austin Cooper Jr., Benjamin Cooper
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cooper, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2895379, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177879/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/151470

## Biography

Ben Cooper (born Benjamin Austin Cooper Jr.) was an American actor. He began his career as a child on Broadway in the long-running production of *Life with Father* (1939) and later attended Columbia University. He appeared in numerous films and on radio before transitioning to film and television roles.

Cooper was known for his work in Westerns, including *Johnny Guitar* (1954) as Turkey Ralston and *The Rose Tattoo* (1955) as Seaman Jack Hunter. He also appeared in television series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Bonanza*, *Perry Mason*, *Gunsmoke* and *Combat!*. In 2005 he received a Golden Boot Award for his contributions to Westerns.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Rose Tattoo* (1955), Fi1m 76, as Seaman Jack Hunter — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rose-tattoo.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Maddigan's Quest* (2006), series, Actor
- *Kung Fu: The Legend Continues* (1993), series, as Sheriff Dowd
- *The Story of Book One* (1987), Actor
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as J. Howard Tucker
- *1st & Ten* (1984), series, as Paul Barrow, Paul Barrow (uncredited)
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, as The Manager
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *Knots Landing* (1979), series, as Bureaucrat
- *The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo* (1979), series, Actor
- *B. J. and the Bear* (1979), series, Actor
- *The Sky's the Limit* (1975), as Hank
- *The Boy and the Bronc Buster* (1973), as Deputy Harden
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Goodnight
- *Funny Face* (1971), series, Actor
- *Support Your Local Gunfighter* (1971), as Colorado
- *One More Train to Rob* (1971), as First Deputy
- *Marcus Welby, M.D.* (1969), series, as Larry Adams
- *Room 222* (1969), series, Actor
- *Adam-12* (1968), series, as Officer Brinkman
- *The Outsider* (1968), series, Actor
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Capt. Maxwell
- *Mannix* (1967), series, as Frank
- *Red Tomahawk* (1967), as Lt. Drake
- *The Time Tunnel* (1966), series, as Nazarro
- *Waco* (1966), as Scotty Moore
- *Arizona Raiders* (1965), as Willie Martin
- *The Raiders* (1963), as Tom King
- *Gunfight at Comanche Creek* (1963), as Bill 'Kid' Carter
- *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Sam Grayson
- *Combat!* (1962), series, as Cpl. John Cross, Willy Kleve
- *The Americans* (1961), series, Actor
- *Chartroose Caboose* (1960), as Dub Dawson
- *The Best of the Post* (1960), series, as Lt. Cohill
- *The Westerner* (1960), series, as Cal Davis
- *Adventures in Paradise* (1959), series, as Doug Forsythe
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Dauger — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Reno Brother
- *Wichita Town* (1959), series, Actor
- *Laramie* (1959), series, as Johnny Hartley
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Johnny Lightly, Sam Kirby
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Ronnie Watson
- *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Clell Miller
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Frank Wells, Davis Crane, James Grove, Clyde Jasper, Lowell Rupert
- *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Tom Tuckett
- *Outlaw's Son* (1957), as Jeff Blaine
- *Duel at Apache Wells* (1957), as Johnny Shattuck
- *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Clint Harding, Sam Duskin Jr., Darryl Thompson, Sandy
- *A Strange Adventure* (1956), as Harold Norton
- *Rebel in Town* (1956), as Gray Mason
- *The Fighting Chance* (1955), as Mike Gargan
- *The Rose Tattoo* (1955), as Seaman Jack Hunter — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rose-tattoo.md)
- *Matinee Theater* (1955), series, Actor
- *Headline Hunters* (1955), as David Flynn
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Pitt, Breck, Breck Taylor
- *The Last Command* (1955), as Jeb Lacey
- *The Eternal Sea* (1955), as Seaman P.J. 'Zuggy' Zugbaum
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Seaman William Williams
- *Hell's Outpost* (1954), as Alec Bacchione
- *The Outcast* (1954), as The Kid
- *Johnny Guitar* (1954), as Turkey Ralston
- *Flight Nurse* (1953), as Pfc. Marvin Judd
- *Sea of Lost Ships* (1953), as 3rd Plane Crewman
- *A Perilous Journey* (1953), as Sam
- *Woman They Almost Lynched* (1953), as Jesse James
- *Thunderbirds* (1952), as Calvin Jones
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Benjamin Franklin
- *Schlitz Playhouse of Stars* (1951), series, as Lt. Charles Baker
- *Suspense* (1949), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Ben Cooper 1954](https://film.one/media/person/1238534/gallery-9b4f33410a40.jpg) Ben Cooper 1954 — Photographer not credited, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Ben_Cooper_1954_%282%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ben Cooper](https://film.one/media/person/1238534/gallery-7abc7046cee4.jpg) Ben Cooper — Film screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Ben_Cooper_in_Bonanza_episode_Showdown_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ben Cooper](https://film.one/media/person/1238534/gallery-41ea1b982cde.jpg) Ben Cooper — Image via TMDB

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