Gordon Cooper

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.

Known For

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

Out of the Blue

Acting

2005

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

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Self

2020

The Phenomenon

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Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)

2000

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact

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Self - Astronaut

2000

Rocket's Red Glare

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Gordon Cooper

2019

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

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Self (archive footage)

2019

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

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Self (archive footage)

2003

Out of the Blue

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Self

2003

The Real Men with 'The Right Stuff'

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Self

2003

Project Gemini: Bridge to the Moon

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Self

UFO

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Self

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

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Gordon Cooper

Miss USA

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Self - Judge

American Experience

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Self (archive footage)

Production

Crew

Directing