William Hopper
American actor (1915-1970) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 55
William DeWolf Hopper Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor. The only child of actor DeWolf Hopper and actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Myra BreckinridgeFilm, 1970Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)1957
Perry MasonSeries, Paul Drake
20 Million Miles to EarthFilm, 1957Colonel Robert Calder
The Deadly MantisFilm, 1957Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson1956On TrialSeries, Arnold Bait
The Bad SeedFilm, 1956Col. Kenneth Penmark1955
GunsmokeSeries, John Henry Jordan
Matinee TheaterSeries, 1955
The 20th Century Fox HourSeries, 1955Philip Harland
The MillionaireSeries, 1955Capt. Jonathan Carroll
Conquest of SpaceFilm, 1955Dr. George Fenton1954
Sitting BullFilm, Charles Wentworth1952
The Ford Television TheatreSeries, Joe Cramer1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, Dan Mailer1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Brad Scott1943
Action in the North AtlanticFilm, Canadian Soldier (uncredited)1942
Across the PacificFilm, Orderly (uncredited)1941
Blues in the NightFilm, Billiards player
The Bride Came C.O.D.Film, 1941Pilot1940
Brother OrchidFilm, 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited)1939
Daughters CourageousFilm, Striped-Shirted Man at Beach (uncredited)
Dust Be My DestinyFilm, 1939Reporter (uncredited)1937
The Adventurous BlondeFilm, Matt, a Reporter1915Born26 January 1915Known for
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The Maltese Falcon 1941
Stagecoach 1939
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
Midnight 1939
The Bad Seed 1956
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Hal B. Wallis Produced They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Jack L. Warner Produced Invisible Stripes (1939)
Lloyd Bacon Directed Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
John Wayne Produced The High and the Mighty (1954)
Raoul Walsh Directed They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
William A. Wellman Directed The High and the Mighty (1954)
Bryan Foy Produced The Return of Doctor X (1939)
James Flavin Also in Knute Rockne, All American and Manpower
John Litel Also in They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Frank Mayo Also in Knute Rockne, All American and Manpower
Jack Mower Also in Invisible Stripes (1939)
William Keighley Directed The Fighting 69th (1940)
Vera Lewis Also in They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Joseph Crehan Also in They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Anatole Litvak Directed Castle on the Hudson (1940)
John Ridgely Also in They Died with Their Boots On (1942)
Paul Panzer Also in Knute Rockne, All American and Manpower
Charles C. Wilson Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Ronald Reagan Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
Edmund Goulding Directed The Old Maid and 'Til We Meet Again- Nathan Juran Directed 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
William K. Howard Directed Knute Rockne, All American (1940)- Sidney Salkow Directed Sitting Bull and Robbers' Roost
Eddy Chandler Also in Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
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After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he left acting, but was persuaded by director William Wellman in the 1950s to resume his film career. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of private detective Paul Drake in the CBS television series Perry Mason.
