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Gordon Cooper - Biography & Filmography | The Couch Critic
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Gordon Cooper
Born
Mar 6, 1927
Died: Oct 4, 2004
Lived 77 years
Place of Birth
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
9
Movies
4
TV Shows
Also Known As
L. Gordon Cooper, Jr.
Col. Gordon Cooper
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Gordon Cooper
Acting
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.
Movies
9
TV Shows
4
The Phenomenon
as
Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)
2020
Apollo: The Forgotten Films
as
Self (archive footage)
2019
Apollo: Missions to the Moon
as
Self (archive footage)
2019
Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs
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Self
2005
Out of the Blue
as
Self
2003
The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'
as
Self
2003
Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon
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Self
2003
Rocket's Red Glare
as
Gordon Cooper
2000
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact
as
Self - Astronaut
2000