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

The Phenomenon

as Self - NASA Astronaut (archive footage)

Apollo: Missions to the Moon

as Self (archive footage)

American Experience

as Self (archive footage)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Gordon Cooper

Out of the Blue

as Self

Dan Aykroyd Unplugged On UFOs

as Himself

Apollo: The Forgotten Films

as Self (archive footage)

Miss USA

as Judge

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact

as Self - Astronaut

Rocket's Red Glare

as Gordon Cooper