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Chris Cooper
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Chris Cooper

Actor · born July 9, 1951

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Christopher Walton Cooper is an American actor. Having debuted as a stage actor, his television breakthrough was as Sheriff July Johnson in the acclaimed Western television miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989).

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~52Received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture2003
  2. 51Received the Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorMarch 23, 2003

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Actor

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