Bo Hopkins

Born: 2nd of February 1938

Died: 28th of May 2022 (aged 84)

Biography:
Bo Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) was an American actor.  He appeared in more than 100 film and television roles in a career of more than 40 years, including the The Wild Bunch (1969), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Getaway (1972), American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973), The Killer Elite (1975), Posse (1975), A Small Town in Texas (1976), Midnight Express (1978), and More American Graffiti (1979).

After Hopkins' first roles in major films in the early 1970s he appeared in White Lightning (1973). He starred or co-starred in a number of made-for-television movies of the mid-1970s, including Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975), The Runaway Barge (1975), The Kansas City Massacre (1975), The Invasion of Johnson County (1976), Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976), Woman on the Run (1977), Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978), Crisis in Sun Valley (1978) and The Busters (1978).

When Gretchen Corbett left the television series The Rockford Files in 1978, Hopkins replaced her character as Rockford's attorney John Cooper, ultimately appearing in 3 episodes. In 1981, Hopkins appeared in the first season of the prime time drama Dynasty as Matthew Blaisdel. His many other appearances on television included in miniseries Aspen (1977) and Beggarman, Thief (1979), and in episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, Nichols, The Rat Patrol, The Mod Squad, Hawaii Five-O, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, The Fall Guy, Crazy Like a Fox, Murder, She Wrote and Doc Elliot. Hopkins has a role in the video game Nuclear Strike. He plays Colonel LeMonde, a mercenary who steals a nuclear weapon. The 'Strike' team tracks him through Southeast Asia.Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Bo Hopkins's Filmography

Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Papaw
Shade

Shade

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Lieutenant Scarne
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

  •   Movie
  • 2002
(Uncredited)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Sheriff Lawson
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

  •   Movie
  • 1998
K.P. Aldrich
Phantoms

Phantoms

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Agent Hawthorne
U Turn

U Turn

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Ed
Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Billy's Father
The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Frank Badger
The Final Alliance

The Final Alliance

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Sheriff Whistler
Nightmare at Noon

Nightmare at Noon

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Reilly
A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Sheriff John Jensen
Midnight Express

Midnight Express

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Tex
The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Jerome Miller
Posse

Posse

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Wesley
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Earle Shoop
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

  •   Movie
  • 1973
Joe Young
The Getaway

The Getaway

  •   Movie
  • 1972
Frank Jackson
The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Cpl. Grebs
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

  •   Movie
  • 1969
Clarence 'Crazy' Lee
Shade

Shade

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Executive Producer