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Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
84 years (Feb 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022)
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
61 Movies
24 TV Shows

Bo Hopkins

Careers this long are unusual: Bo Hopkins is an American actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 58 years. 'Midnight Express' is the title most people reach for first, with Tex at the center of it. 'American Graffiti' is a second title with real reach.
Careers this long are unusual: Bo Hopkins is an American actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. Drama is where the largest part of the work sits. The distance between the first credit and the most recent is about 58 years. 'Midnight Express' is the title most people reach for first, with Tex at the center of it. 'American Graffiti' is a second title with real reach.
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Hillbilly Elegy
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Papaw
★ 6.7
2020
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A Little Christmas Business
Coach Morris
★ 3.2
2013
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Pitcher and the Pin-Up
Coach Stangel
★ 6.1
2003
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Shade
Lieutenant Scarne
★ 6.2
2003
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City of Ghosts
(Uncredited)
★ 5.9
2002
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Cowboy Up
Ray Drupp
★ 5.9
2002
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A Crack in the Floor
Sheriff Talmidge
★ 3.6
2001
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Vice
Jamie Barnett
★ 8.0
2000
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The Thundering 8th
Col. Thompson
★ 7.0
2000
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bo Hopkins still alive?
Bo Hopkins passed away on May 28, 2022 at age 84.
What are the most famous roles of Bo Hopkins?
Bo Hopkins is best known for roles in Midnight Express, American Graffiti, The Wild Bunch.
How many movies has Bo Hopkins been in?
Over a 54-year career (since 1968), Bo Hopkins has appeared in 61 movies and 24 TV shows.
What was Bo Hopkins's first movie?
The career of Bo Hopkins began with Dayton's Devils (1968).
What is Bo Hopkins's most recent movie or series?
Bo Hopkins's most recent release is Hillbilly Elegy, which premiered on November 9, 2020.
What TV shows has Bo Hopkins appeared in?
On television, Bo Hopkins has appeared in The A-Team, Bonanza, Murder, She Wrote, The Angry Beavers.
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Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins
1938-02-02 · Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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.Bo Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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