About Tex Cooper
Lived 1876 – 1951 (aged 74). Tex Cooper was an actor, film actor and television actor.
Judge Thomas Cooper (April 21, 1876 He began his screen career in 1916, and in 1918, he appeared in the silent film Lest We Forget. Aside from acting in films, he played Buffalo Bill in numerous rodeos.
Later in his career, Cooper guest-starred in television programs including The Lone Ranger, The Range Rider and The Gene Autry Show. He also appeared in numerous films such as The Flame and the Arrow, Mississippi Rhythm, Frontier Outlaws, Casablanca, Lone Star Raiders, A Tornado in the Saddle, Roaring Frontiers, Young Mr. Lincoln, Days of Buffalo Bill, Prairie Rustlers, King of the Bullwhip, Boss of Rawhide, Return of the Frontiersman, The Fighting Kentuckian, Mississippi Rhythm, South of St. Louis, Tex Granger, The Sin of Harold Diddlebock and Badman's Territory.
Cooper retired from acting in 1952, last appearing in the film Montana Belle.
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Who was Tex Cooper?
American film and television actor
When was Tex Cooper born?
Tex Cooper was born on 21 April 1876.
When did Tex Cooper die?
Tex Cooper died on 29 March 1951.
What was Tex Cooper's occupation?
Tex Cooper was an actor, film actor and television actor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tex Cooper. https://biography.guide/tex-cooper/
MLA: "Tex Cooper." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tex-cooper/.
Chicago: "Tex Cooper." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/tex-cooper/.
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