Hank Cooper — Gus Character Profile

About Hank Cooper

Team owner deeply in debt to bookmakers who bets his team's ownership on winning the Super Bowl. He authorizes putting Gus in the game and joins Andy to rescue the mule via helicopter during the championship.

Hank Cooper — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Ed Asner

Appears in

Gus (1976)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Hank Cooper — Professional Creditor — Charles Gwynn (Harold Gould)

  Bookmaker creditor to the desperate team owner.

• Hank Cooper — Professional Related — Cal Wilson (Dick Van Patten)

  Bookmaker creditor to the desperate team owner.

• Hank Cooper — Professional Employer — Andy Petrovic (Gary Grimes)

  Team owner utilizing Andy's mule handling skills.

• Hank Cooper — Conflict Opponent — Crankcase (Tim Conway)

  Threat to Cooper's business survival.

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• Andy Petrovic (Gary Grimes)
• Crankcase (Tim Conway)
• Charles Gwynn (Harold Gould)
• Debbie Kovac (Louise Williams)
• Atoms' Announcer (Dick Enberg)
• Reporter (Virginia O'Brien)
• Seth Petrovic (Titos Vandis)
• Dr. Morgan (Liam Dunn)
• Locker Room Announcer (Larry Burrell)
• Tall Man (Richard Kiel)
• Atoms player (sideline & showers) (uncredited) (Fred Dryer)