Stuart Cooper | |
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Born | Stuart W. Cooper 1942 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. |
Years active | 1970–Present |
Spouse | Kelly Cooper |
Stuart W. Cooper (born 1942) is an American filmmaker, actor and writer. [1]
Cooper was a resident of the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s where his most notable film appearance was as one of The Dirty Dozen , Roscoe Lever, in 1967. [2] His other film roles included I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) as one of Oliver Reed's film crew, and Subterfuge (1968) starring Gene Barry and Joan Collins. [3]
Overlord , his 1975 WWII collage docudrama, originally failed to get US theatrical distribution and was only shown there in select screenings and on television (including a run on California's Z Channel in 1982, which was highlighted in the acclaimed 2004 TV documentary film Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession ). [4] [5]
His 1974 film Little Malcolm was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear. [6] The following year, Overlord won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize at the 25th Berlin Festival. [7]
As director
Title | Year |
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A Test of Violence | 1970 |
Kelly Country | 1973 |
Little Malcolm | 1974 |
Overlord | 1975 |
The Disappearance | 1977 |
Christmas Eve | 1986 |
Payoff | 1991 |
One Special Victory | 1991 |
Rubdown | 1993 |
Dancing with Danger | 1994 |
Bitter Vengeance | 1994 |
Out of Annie's Past | 1995 |
Dead Ahead | 1996 |
Bloodhounds II | 1996 |
The Ticket | 1997 |
The Hunted | 1998 |
Chameleon | 1998 |
The Hustle | 2000 |
Magic Man | 2010 |
Title | Year |
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The Long Hot Summer | 1985 |
A.D. | 1985 |
Christmas Eve | 1986 |
The Fortunate Pilgrim | 1988 |
As actor
Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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The Dirty Dozen | 1967 | Roscoe Lever | |
I'll Never Forget What's'isname | 1967 | Lewis Force | |
Subterfuge | 1968 | Dubrossman |
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