Married to June Horne from 1944 to 1949, they had one son, John "Jack" Cooper, III (1946)

Cooper found renewed fame in the 1970s as Daily Planet editor Perry White in the "Superman" film starring Christopher Reeve

Jackie Cooper in "Life with Henry"

He was the main character in the episode "When the Wind Blows"

He appeared on an episode of "M*A*S*H"

Cooper played the title role in the Henry Aldrich movie, "What a Life" (1939)

Cooper appeared in the film "Broadway to Hollywood"

His first Academy Award nomination was for his 1931 film "Skippy"

He appeared in the film "Sunny Side Up"

Married to Barbara Rae Kraus from 1954 to 2009, they had three children, Russell, Julie and Cristina

A tribute to Jackie Cooper

He appeared in "Candidate for Crime" starring Peter Falk as Columbo in 1973

Cooper's final film role was as Ace Morgan in the film "Surrender," starring Sally Field, Michael Caine, and Steve Guttenberg

Jackie Cooper interview

He starred in a 1978 "The Rockford Files: The House on Willis Avenue"

Cooper joined the series "Boxing Gloves" in 1929, signing to a three-year contract

Cooper's autobiography, "Please Don't Shoot My Dog," was published in 1982

His most notable "Our Gang" shorts explored his crush on Miss Crabtree, the schoolteacher played by June Marlowe

Jackie appeared on ABC's "The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom"

Cooper passed away on May 3, 2011 after a short illness, in Santa Monica, California

He played the role of America's "Uranium King," Charles A. Steen in "I Found 60 Million Dollars" on the Armstrong Circle Theatre

Married to Hildy Parks from 1950 to 1951

In 1964, he appeared in Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone" episode "Caesar and Me"

At age three, Jackie appeared in Lloyd Hamilton comedies under the name of Leonard