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Bo Hopkins
William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins was born on February 2, 1938, and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. After a troubled youth, he dropped out of school just before his 17th birthday and joined the U.S. Army, serving in the 101st Airborne Division in Korea for nine months. Following his military service, he began dating Norma Woodle, his first wife, and had a daughter with her in July 1960. Hopkins then moved to Hollywood and began his acting career, parking cars to earn a living while studying at the Actors Studio, where Martin Landau was one of his classmates. In his personal life, Hopkins was known to have a two-year relationship with Gondola co-star Sondra Locke.
Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Hopkins appeared in more than 100 film and television roles. His breakthrough came with the major studio film 'American Graffiti' and he went on to play supporting roles in several other significant films from 1969 to 1979. Among the most notable of these were 'The Wild Bunch' (1969), 'The Getaway' (1972), and 'More American Graffiti' (1979). His final film, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' was directed by his long-time friend Ron Howard and was released in 2020. Bo Hopkins passed away after a heart attack on May 28, 2022, at the age of 84. During his later years, he had returned to acting and was working on his autobiography.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: William Mauldin Hopkins
Born: Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: February 2, 1938
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1966-2006, 2013-2020
Children: 2
Spouses: Norma Woodle, Sian Eleanor Green
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Movies Featuring Bo Hopkins
American Graffiti
The Killer Elite
Hillbilly Elegy
The Day of the Locust
The Getaway
White Lightning
Midnight Express
More American Graffiti
Tentacles
A Little Christmas Business
Cowboy Up
Pitcher and the Pin-Up
A Crack in the Floor
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Big Bad John
Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!
Blood Ties
Sweet Sixteen
Night Shadows
The Final Alliance
Louis L’Amour’s Down the Long Hills
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Trapper County War
The Bounty Hunter
Nightmare at Noon
What Comes Around
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
The Moonshine War
Monte Walsh
The Thousand Plane Raid
The Legend of Wolf Mountain
The Fifth Floor
OP Center
A Small Town in Texas
Macho Callahan
Inside Monkey Zetterland
The Feminine Touch
Cheyenne Warrior
Radioland Murders
Painted Hero
Posse
Fever Lake
Uncle Sam
R.I.O.T.: The Movie
The Nickel Ride
Center of the Web
The Bridge at Remagen
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
Time Served
The Kansas City Massacre
Career Timeline
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1992
The Legend of Wolf Mountain
Steven Haynes
Inside Monkey Zetterland
Mike Zetterland
Center of the Web
Frank Allesendro
1990
Big Bad John
Lester
Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!
Sheriff Jon Farlock
The Final Alliance
Sheriff Whistler
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