Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
William Hopper is a Actor American born on 26 january 1915 at New York City (USA)

William Hopper

William Hopper
If you like this person, let us know!
Birth name William DeWolf Hopper, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 26 january 1915 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 march 1970 (at 55 years) at Palm Springs (USA)
Awards Bronze Star Medal

William DeWolf Hopper, Jr. (January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American stage, film and television actor. The only child of actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in predominantly minor roles in more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and 1940s. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II he left acting, but in the mid-1950s he was persuaded by director William A. Wellman to resume his film career. He became best known for his work in television, as private detective Paul Drake in the long-running CBS series, Perry Mason.

Biography

In 1940 Hopper married actress Jane Kies, sister of Margaret Lindsay, whose professional name was Jane Gilbert. They had worked together on the 1939 film, Invisible Stripes. They had one daughter, Joan, born in 1947.

On February 1, 1966, Hopper announced the death of his mother, actress and celebrated Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, from double pneumonia.

Despite rumors to the contrary, actor Dennis Hopper was not related to William Hopper.

Best films

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
(Actor)

Usually with

Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
(35 films)
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(34 films)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
(33 films)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
(30 films)
Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(25 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William Hopper (91 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

Myra Breckinridge, 1h34
Directed by Mike Sarne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Raquel Welch, Mae West, John Huston, Farrah Fawcett, Rex Reed, Roger C. Carmel
Roles Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)
Rating45% 2.2536852.2536852.2536852.2536852.253685
Myron Breckinridge, étudiant en cinématographie, va en Europe pour y subir une opération de changement de sexe ; revenu en Amérique il se fait appeler Myra et part pour Hollywood. Une fois là-bas il cherche à prendre sa revanche des torts qu'on lui a faits et dont il se souvient, et il le fait avec une astuce toute féminine.
20 Million Miles to Earth, 1h19
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Films about magic and magicians, Giant monster films, Space opera, Venus in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, Ray Harryhausen, John Zaremba, Bart Braverman
Roles Colonel Robert Calder
Rating62% 3.1489553.1489553.1489553.1489553.148955
Off the coast of a small Sicilian fishing village, two fishermen watch in amazement as a spaceship pierces the skies and crashes into the sea. The men, Mondello (Don Orlando) and Verrico (George Khoury), row out to the site and pull two space travelers from the capsized craft before it shudders and sinks into the sea. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., General A. D. McIntosh (Thomas Browne Henry) discovers that the government's missing spacecraft, piloted by Col. Bob Calder (William Hopper), has been located off the coast of Italy. As McIntosh flies to Italy, Pepe (Bart Braverman), a little boy who lives in the fishing village of Gerra, finds a metal capsule that has washed up on the beach. Upon opening the capsule, he finds a jelly-like glob inside and sells it to Dr. Leonardo (Frank Puglia), a visiting zoologist who is studying sea creatures. Meanwhile, Leonardo's medical-student granddaughter Marisa (Joan Taylor) is summoned to town to take care of the injured Calder and his companion, Dr. Sharman. When Calder regains consciousness, he finds Sharman in the last throes of the fatal disease that decimated his crew.
The Deadly Mantis, 1h19
Directed by Nathan Juran
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Natural horror films, Films about insects, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Patrick Douglas "Pat" Conway, Donald Randolph, Florenz Ames, Paul Smith
Roles Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
Rating51% 2.5508552.5508552.5508552.5508552.550855
Figée dans les glaces de l'Antarctique depuis la préhistoire, une mante religieuse géante est libérée à la suite de la brisure d'un iceberg. Le monstre attaque alors New York, puis Washington. L'armée va devoir stopper l'insecte.
The Bad Seed, 2h9
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays
Actors Nancy Kelly, William Hopper, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
Roles Col. Kenneth Penmark
Rating73% 3.6971653.6971653.6971653.6971653.697165
On her piano, eight year old Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack) plays the French song "Au clair de la lune", while her father (William Hopper) says his goodbyes to her and his wife, Christine (Nancy Kelly), as he goes away on military duty. Their neighbor and landlord, Monica Breedlove (Evelyn Varden), comes in with a present for Rhoda - a locket. Rhoda, looking pristine and proper in her perfect pinafore dress and long blonde pigtails, thanks Monica for the gift. She then tap dances on the hard floor. Monica notices Rhoda's tap shoes, and Rhoda says that adding the taps to the shoes was her own idea. They then discuss a penmanship medal competition that Rhoda lost to her schoolmate, Claude Daigle; Monica speaks of it as a childish disappointment, but Rhoda's face darkens with fury. Christine and Rhoda leave for the school picnic at a nearby lake.
The First Texan, 1h22
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Joel McCrea, Felicia Farr, Jeff Morrow, Wallace Ford, Jody McCrea, Abraham Sofaer
Roles William Barrett Travis
Rating60% 3.049623.049623.049623.049623.04962
Sam Houston, a lawyer and former Governor of Tennessee, travels to San Antonio, Texas to begin a new life. He encounters Jim Bowie, who is determined to free the territory from Mexico's rule.
Good-bye, My Lady, 1h34
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about dogs
Actors Walter Brennan, Brandon deWilde, William Hopper, Sidney Poitier, Louise Beavers, Phil Harris
Roles Walden Grover
Rating71% 3.5932253.5932253.5932253.5932253.593225
Young orphan boy Skeeter (Brandon deWilde) is being raised in a Mississippi swamp cabin by his poor and toothless Uncle Jesse Jackson (Walter Brennan). One night, a mysterious noise is heard. They later discover that the noise was caused by a strange breed of dog (My Lady of the Congo) they do not recognize. Rather than a bark, the dog has a yodel or laugh. The animal has keen senses, and they decide to train her for bird hunting.
Rebel Without a Cause, 1h51
Directed by Nicholas Ray, Don Alvarado, Gary Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Transport films, Films about automobiles
Actors James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Ann Doran, William Hopper, Rochelle Hudson
Roles Judy's Father
Rating75% 3.799373.799373.799373.799373.79937
Behind the opening credits, the film opens on a suburban Los Angeles street with teenager Jim Stark (Dean) drunkenly lying down on a sidewalk. He is arrested and taken to the juvenile division of the police station for "plain drunkenness". At the station he meets John "Plato" Crawford (Mineo), who was brought in for shooting a litter of puppies with his mother's gun, and Judy (Wood), who was brought in for curfew violation (she was wearing a bright red dress with matching lipstick and was mistaken for being a streetwalker). The three each separately reveal their innermost frustrations to officers; all three of them suffer from problems at home:
Conquest of Space, 1h21
Directed by Byron Haskin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films based on science fiction novels, Space opera
Actors Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, William Redfield, Phil Foster, William Hopper
Roles Dr. George Fenton
Rating56% 2.802392.802392.802392.802392.80239
Mankind has achieved space flight capability and built "The Wheel" space station in orbit 1,075 miles above Earth. It is commanded by its designer, Colonel Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke). His son, Captain Barney (Eric Fleming), having been aboard for a year, wants to return to Earth.
One Desire
One Desire (1955)
, 1h34
Directed by Jerry Hopper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anne Baxter, Rock Hudson, Julie Adams, Carl Benton Reid, Natalie Wood, William Hopper
Roles 'Mac' MacBain
Rating61% 3.094133.094133.094133.094133.09413
Clint Saunders tient la banque dans une luxueuse salle de jeux de la petite ville d'Oil Hill. Sa petite amie Tracy Cromwell est hôtesse au même endroit. Quand Clint perd son travail, ils se séparent. Ce dernier trouve un poste à Randsberg dans le Colorado, dans un important établissement financier. Tracy rejoint son ami alors que ce dernier se fait charmer par l'envoûtante Judy, imparable séductrice .....
Robbers' Roost, 1h23
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors George Montgomery, Richard Boone, Bruce Bennett, Peter Graves, Warren Stevens, William Hopper
Roles Smokey
Rating59% 2.953042.953042.953042.953042.95304
This script must be run from the command line
The High and the Mighty, 2h27
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Dans un avion, Disaster films, American disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day, Robert Stack, Jan Sterling, Phil Harris
Roles Roy
Rating66% 3.346153.346153.346153.346153.34615
In Honolulu, a DC-4 airliner prepares to take off for San Francisco with 17 passengers and a crew of 5. Former captain Dan Roman (John Wayne), the flight's veteran first officer known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by a crash that killed his wife and son and left him with a permanent limp. The captain, Sullivan (Robert Stack), suffers from a secret fear of responsibility after logging thousands of hours looking after the lives of passengers and crew. Young second officer Hobie Wheeler (William Campbell) and veteran navigator Lenny Wilby (Wally Brown) are contrasts in age and experience. Stewardess Spalding (Doe Avedon) attends her passengers, each with varying personal problems, including jaded former actress May Holst (Claire Trevor), unhappily married heiress Lydia Rice (Laraine Day), aging beauty queen Sally McKee (Jan Sterling) and cheerful vacationer Ed Joseph (Phil Harris). Spalding befriends the terminally ill Frank Briscoe (Paul Fix) after being charmed by his pocket watch. A last-minute arrival, Humphrey Agnew (Sidney Blackmer), causes the crew concern with his strange behavior.
Sitting Bull, 1h45
Directed by Felix E. Feist, Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy, J. Carrol Naish, John Litel, Iron Eyes Cody, John Hamilton
Roles Charles Wentworth
Rating56% 2.8475652.8475652.8475652.8475652.847565
Major Robert Parrish of the 7th Cavalry is considered by some to be his own worst enemy because he's not a "team player". Formerly one of the youngest Colonels in the Union Army during the American Civil War, he is now a company commander under Lt. Colonel (formerly Brevet Major General during the Civil War) George Armstrong Custer. His fiancée Kathy, daughter of Parrish's commanding general, breaks off their engagement because he has not risen in rank.
Track of the Cat, 1h42
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Diana Lynn, Tab Hunter, Philip Tonge, Beulah Bondi
Roles Arthur Bridges
Rating63% 3.195043.195043.195043.195043.19504
The squabbling Bridges family spends a harsh winter on their remote ranch in northern California in the early years of the 20th century. Crude and quarrelsome middle brother Curt (Robert Mitchum) bullies his noble, unselfish eldest brother Arthur (William Hopper), while youngest brother Harold (Tab Hunter) endures Curt’s abuse in browbeaten silence. Their mother (Beulah Bondi) is a bigoted religious zealot and their father (Philip Tonge) is a loquacious, self-pitying drunk. Bitter old maid sister Grace (Teresa Wright) is temporarily gladdened by the arrival of Harold’s fiancé, spirited Gwen (Diana Lynn).
This Is My Love, 1h31
Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Linda Darnell, Rick Jason, Dan Duryea, Faith Domergue, Connie Russell, Jerry Mathers
Roles District Attorney
Rating64% 3.234063.234063.234063.234063.23406
Vida Dove lives with younger sister Evelyn and brother-in-law Murray Myer, working in a diner he owns. A former beau of hers, Murray fell in love with her sister, married her, then became paralyzed from a car crash. He now suffers from frequent convulsions and is bitter and cruel to Vida, calling her a spinster and cajoling her to marry and move out.