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Bigelow Cooper is a Actor American born on 21 december 1867

Bigelow Cooper

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Birth name Jackson Bigelow Cooper
Nationality USA
Birth 21 december 1867
Death 1 january 1953 (at 85 years)

Bigelow Cooper (1867-1953) was a stage and screen character actor prominent in the silent film era. He was born Jackson Bigelow Cooper in Springfield, Ohio. He began in films in 1911 and worked for such companies as Edison and Vitagraph.

In 1915 Cooper and a friend were nearly killed in a road accident when their car overturned trapping them underneath. They were evidently not seriously hurt.



^ Bigelow Cooper; findagrave.com

^ Silent Film Necrology p. 104 2nd edition c. 2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana (quoting from defunct New York Daily Mirror of September 22, 1915)

Usually with

Harold M. Shaw
Harold M. Shaw
(4 films)
John Sturgeon
John Sturgeon
(4 films)
Robert Brower
Robert Brower
(3 films)
Herbert Yost
Herbert Yost
(2 films)
Harry Chandlee
Harry Chandlee
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bigelow Cooper (15 films)

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Actor

Bad Company
Bad Company (1925)
, 50minutes
Directed by Edward H. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Madge Kennedy, Bigelow Cooper, Conway Tearle
Roles Peter Ewing

Out of the Chorus
Out of the Chorus (1921)
, 50minutes
Directed by Herbert Blaché
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Alice Brady, Vernon Steele, Charles K. Gerrard, Emily Fitzroy, Bigelow Cooper
Roles Mr. Von Beekman

As described in a summary in a film publication, chorus girl Florence Maddis (Brady) marries Ross Van Beekman (Steele), a son in an aristocratic family. His mother Mrs. Van Beekman (Fitzroy) is determined to turn Ross against his wife, and plots with Ned Ormsby, who wants Florence for himself. Mrs. Van Beekman contrives to have Ned and Florence thrown together often until Ross begins to doubt his wife. Ross sets a trap for her, and on his return finds evidence that Ned was also there, but the wife is an innocent victim of the scheme. Ross shoots through a door behind which he believes Ned is hiding and when Ned is later mysteriously murdered in his home, Ross believes that he is the killer. Florence, to save her husband's life, lies when testifying at trial and says that Ned was shot while he was with her. The truth and Ross' innocence are finally established, and Florence's actions win the love and esteem of Ross and his family.
The Law of the Yukon
The Law of the Yukon (1920)

Directed by Charles Miller
Origin USA
Actors June Elvidge, Edward Earle, Joseph Smiley, Bigelow Cooper, Warburton Gamble, Bird Millman
Roles Dr. Meredith

Morgan Kleath, a young newspaper man from San Francisco, arrives in the Yukon to start a paper. His welcome is an insult from Joe Duke, a belligerent native, that results in the latter's first defeat and brews trouble to follow for Kleath. Goldie Meadows, the adopted daughter of Tim Meadows, keeper of the dance hall wins the heart of Kleath, increasing Duke's rage. A robbery instigated by associates of Duke leaves clues that point to Kleath as the guilty man. Claire Meredith, wife of the doctor, and Tiny Tess, a habitue of the dance hall, supply the weak souls to perish in the country's crushing power, and their two love affairs make side issues from the main romance of Kleath and Goldie. As the noose begins to threaten Kleath, his unfaithful wife arrives from 'Frisco to reveal his freedom from blame and breathes her last with the end of her testimony, permitting the union of the lovers.
The Test of Honor
The Test of Honor (1919)

Directed by John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Barrymore, Constance Binney, Bigelow Cooper, Robert Schable, Louis Wolheim
Roles Judge Ferris
Rating70% 3.5234553.5234553.5234553.5234553.523455
Martin Wingrave(Barrymore) is arrested and sent to prison for seven years for a crime he didn't commit. While incarcerated he learns that his girlfriend and her male accomplice framed him for the crime. When Wingrave is released he plots revenge against his former girl and her man(Manon, Schable). However he begins a romance with his neighbor, a young woman(Binney) who truly loves him and warms his heart.
Revelation
Revelation (1918)
, 1h10
Directed by George D. Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Alla Nazimova, Charles Bryant, Frank Currier, Bigelow Cooper, Eugene Borden
Roles Count Adrian de Roche

The Make-Believe Wife
The Make-Believe Wife (1918)
, 50minutes
Directed by John S. Robertson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Billie Burke, Alfred Hickman, Ida Darling, David Powell, Bigelow Cooper
Roles Mr. Ashbrook
Rating64% 3.2031253.2031253.2031253.2031253.203125
The Totville Eye
The Totville Eye (1912)
, 14minutes
Directed by C.J. Williams
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Walter Edwin, Yale Boss, Robert Brower, Harry Beaumont, Bigelow Cooper, Charles Ogle
Roles The Minister
Rating59% 2.958842.958842.958842.958842.95884
Le patron du journal doit s'absenter. Les deux employés, après avoir détruit involontairement la maquette d'impression prévue, se décident à recueillir des nouvelles locales très "personnelles" ! ...
The Land Beyond the Sunset
The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)
, 14minutes
Directed by Harold M. Shaw
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Bigelow Cooper, Walter Edwin, Margery Bonney Erskine
Roles The Minister
Rating68% 3.43213.43213.43213.43213.4321
Joe is an impoverished New York newsboy who lives with his abusive grandmother. While selling papers, he is given a ticket for a children's excursion sponsored by the Fresh Air Fund.