Where is William Hopper now? Wedding, Relationship, Nationality

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of Birth	January 26, 1915
Died	March 6, 1970, Palm Springs, California, United States
Spouse	Jeanette J. Hopper, Jane Gilbert
Fact	Prior to being a Navy frogman doing underwater demolition in the Pacific during WW II his hair was dark blonde. The stress of the danger turned it permanently white.

William Hopper was born in New York City on January 26, 1915. His parents, both successful stage actors, divorced when he was a child. Hopper was educated at a number of private schools, including the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. He began his acting career in the 1930s, appearing in a number of Broadway productions. He made his film debut in 1938, and over the next few years appeared in a number of films, including some major studio productions.

Hopper’s career was interrupted by World War II, during which he served in the United States Navy. He resumed his acting career after the war, and in the 1950s he became a successful television actor, appearing in a number of popular series. He is best remembered for his role as private investigator Paul Drake in the television series “Perry Mason.” Hopper appeared in over 200 episodes of the series, which ran from 1957 to 1966.

In addition to his work on “Perry Mason,” Hopper appeared in a number of other television series and made-for-television movies. He also appeared in a number of feature films, including “The Sons of Katie Elder” (1965) and “True Grit” (1969).

Hopper was married three times. His first marriage, to actress Hedda Hopper, ended in divorce. His second marriage, to actress Dolores Dorn, also ended in divorce. His third marriage, to actress Jane Gilbert, lasted from 1971 until his death in 1970. Hopper had three children, all from his first marriage.

Hopper died of cancer on March 6, 1970, at the age of 54.

General Info

Full Name	William Hopper
Date Of Birth	January 26, 1915
Died	March 6, 1970, Palm Springs, California, United States
Place Of Birth	New York City, New York, United States
Height	1.91 m
Profession	Actor
Education	University of Glasgow
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Jeanette J. Hopper, Jane Gilbert
Children	Joan Hopper
Parents	Hedda Hopper, DeWolf Hopper

Accomplishments

Nominations	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Movies	Rebel Without a Cause, 20 Million Miles to Earth, The Bad Seed, The Deadly Mantis, Track of the Cat, Conquest of Space, Public Wedding, Mystery House, Good-bye, My Lady, The High and the Mighty, Over the Goal, The Footloose Heiress, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, The First Texan, The Fighting ...
TV Shows	Perry Mason

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0394438

Quotes

#	Quote
1	I didn't dislike movie people, but they were nothing special to me. I'd been around them all my life. My mother's [Hedda Hopper] the kind who could say "Howdeedo" to the king of England and feel perfectly at home. But I couldn't.

Facts

#	Fact
1	William Hopper died only 4 years after the death of his mother, Hedda Hopper.
2	Had a continuously difficult relationship with his famous mother, Hedda.
3	Pushed into acting by his mother, Hopper began in summer stock and on the New York stage. He was signed as a small-part contract player at Paramount, 1935-37. Subsequently received leads at Warner Brothers in second features. Career faltered due to his lack of ambition and ambiguity towards the acting profession in general, and he returned again to bit parts. Stressful wartime military service in the Navy led to a drinking problem. After being demobbed, worked for nine years as a car salesman. Resumed acting in 1954, eventually finding his niche as investigator Paul Drake, right hand man to Raymond Burr's 'Perry Mason', the role for which he is chiefly remembered.
4	Suffered a stroke on 14 February 1970.
5	Prior to being a Navy frogman doing underwater demolition in the Pacific during WW II his hair was dark blonde. The stress of the danger turned it permanently white.
6	Brother-in-law of actress Margaret Lindsay.
7	Son of the actress-turned-gossip-columnist Hedda Hopper and DeWolf Hopper Sr.

Pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
They Died with Their Boots On	1941		Lt. Frazier (uncredited)
Blues in the Night	1941		Billiard Player (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon	1941		Reporter (uncredited)
Navy Blues	1941		Ensign Walters (uncredited)
Passage from Hong Kong	1941		Watson (uncredited)
International Squadron	1941		Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dive Bomber	1941		Pilot Telling Joe 'Tim Landed RAF Plane' (uncredited)
Manpower	1941		Power Company Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Highway West	1941		Frank Carson - Murdered Cashier (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara	1941		Richard Palmer (as DeWolf Hopper)
The Bride Came C.O.D.	1941		Keenan's Pilot (as DeWolf Hopper)
Throwing a Party	1941	Short
Sockaroo	1941	Short
Affectionately Yours	1941		Airline Attendant (uncredited)
Strange Alibi	1941		Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
A Shot in the Dark	1941		Reporter (uncredited)
Knockout	1941		First Reporter (uncredited)
Here Comes Happiness	1941		Best Man (as DeWolf Hopper)
Footsteps in the Dark	1941		Police Secretary (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny	1941		Travin (as DeWolf Hopper)
The Case of the Black Parrot	1941		Ship's officer reporting false alarm (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail	1940		Officer (scenes deleted)
Lady with Red Hair	1940		Lyceum Theater Attendant (uncredited)
Always a Bride	1940		Man at Campaign Meeting Carrying Michael (uncredited)
The Flag of Humanity	1940	Short	Sentry (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American	1940		New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy	1940		First-Nighter (uncredited)
Money and the Woman	1940		J.L. Burns, Bank Depositor (uncredited)
Ladies Must Live	1940		Joe Barton (as DeWolf Hopper)
Pony Express Days	1940	Short	St. Joseph Telegrapher (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much	1940		Reporter #2 (uncredited)
Gambling on the High Seas	1940		Police Boat Radio Operator (uncredited)
Brother Orchid	1940		2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited)
Flight Angels	1940		Lefty (as DeWolf Hopper)
Tear Gas Squad	1940		George (as DeWolf Hopper)
'Til We Meet Again	1940		Man (uncredited)
The Singing Dude	1940	Short	Cowboy (uncredited)
Virginia City	1940		Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson	1940		Reporter (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance	1940		Clerk at Hotel Nino in Chicago (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th	1940		Private Turner (as DeWolf Hopper)
Invisible Stripes	1939		Society Gent in Top Hat (uncredited)
A Child Is Born	1939		Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X	1939		Interne (as DeWolf Hopper)
On Dress Parade	1939		Soldier Getting Radio Report from H4 (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass	1939		Joe (as DeWolf Hopper)
On Your Toes	1939		Ronald - Peggy's Escort (uncredited)
Espionage Agent	1939		Student (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny	1939		Reporter (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase	1939		Reporter (as DeWolf Hopper)
Angels Wash Their Faces	1939		Photographer (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights	1939	Short	Courier (uncredited)
The Old Maid	1939		John (as DeWolf Hopper)
The Cowboy Quarterback	1939		Handsome Sam Saxon (as DeWolf Hopper)
Daughters Courageous	1939		Striped-Shirted Man at Beach (uncredited)
Midnight	1939		Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)
Stagecoach	1939		Sergeant (uncredited)
Mystery House	1938		Lal Killian
Love, Honor and Behave	1938		Yale Tennis Player (uncredited)
Daredevil Drivers	1938		Neeley Bus Driver
The Adventurous Blonde	1937		Matt
Over the Goal	1937		Ken Thomas
Love Is on the Air	1937		Eddie Gould
Back in Circulation	1937		Pete Eddington - a Reporter (uncredited)
The Footloose Heiress	1937		Jack Pierson
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air	1937		Second Production Manager (uncredited)
Public Wedding	1937		Anthony (Tony) Burke
Dick Tracy	1937		Dirigible Pilot (uncredited)
Join the Marines	1937		Marine (uncredited)
Larceny on the Air	1937		Announcer (as De Wolf Hopper)
Beware of Ladies	1936		Reporter (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger	1936		Reporter (as DeWolf Hopper Jr.)
Easy to Take	1936		Radio Monitor Room Man (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1937	1936		Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Murder with Pictures	1936		Photographer (uncredited)
The King Steps Out	1936		Soldier (uncredited)
Sunshine Dad	1916		Infant in carriage (as DeWolf Hopper Jr.)
Myra Breckinridge	1970		Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)
Perry Mason	1957-1966	TV Series	Paul Drake
Studio 57	1956-1957	TV Series	Kip
Slim Carter	1957		Joe Brewster
20 Million Miles to Earth	1957		Col. Robert Calder
The Deadly Mantis	1957		Dr. Nedrick Jackson
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial	1957	TV Series	Arnold Bait
Schlitz Playhouse	1957	TV Series	Dan Mailer
The Restless Gun	1957	TV Series
Matinee Theatre	1956	TV Series
Lux Video Theatre	1955-1956	TV Series	George / Jim Johanson / Brad Scott
The Bad Seed	1956		Col. Kenneth Penmark
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre	1956	TV Series	Rick Gordon
Gunsmoke	1956	TV Series	Tasker / John Henry Jordan
The First Texan	1956		William Barrett Travis
The Millionaire	1956	TV Series	Capt. Jonathan Carroll
Good-bye, My Lady	1956		Walden Grover
Celebrity Playhouse	1956	TV Series
The 20th Century-Fox Hour	1956	TV Series	Philip Harland
Fury	1956	TV Series	Dr. Steve Brown / Steve Wilson
Casablanca	1955	TV Series	William Randall
Warner Brothers Presents	1955	TV Series	Wilson
Rebel Without a Cause	1955		Judy's Father
One Desire	1955		'Mac' MacBain
The Ford Television Theatre	1955	TV Series	Joe Cramer
Robbers' Roost	1955		Robert Bell
Conquest of Space	1955		Dr. George Fenton
Track of the Cat	1954		Arthur Bridges
This Is My Love	1954		District Attorney
Sitting Bull	1954		Charles Wentworth (as Bill Hopper)
The High and the Mighty	1954		Roy (as William Dewolf Hopper)
Mayor of the Town	1954	TV Series	Girard
The Last Ride	1944		Swank, Mechanic / Henchman (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront	1943		First Sentry (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic	1943		Canadian Soldier (uncredited)
Air Force	1943		Sergeant (uncredited)
The Hard Way	1943		Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim	1942		Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Beyond the Line of Duty	1942	Short	University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever	1942		Soldier (uncredited)
Desperate Journey	1942		Radio Operator (uncredited)
Across the Pacific	1942		Orderly (uncredited)
Divide and Conquer	1942	Short	Minor Role (uncredited)
Busses Roar	1942		Dark-Haired Sailor at Bar (uncredited)
Secret Enemies	1942		Agent (uncredited)
Escape from Crime	1942		Hastings (uncredited)
Spy Ship	1942		Reporter (uncredited)
Juke Girl	1942		Atlanta Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy	1942		Reporter (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.	1942		Traffic Policeman (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House	1942		Reporter (uncredited)
Lady Gangster	1942		John (as DeWolf Hopper)
The Male Animal	1942		Reporter on Porch (uncredited)
Bullet Scars	1942		Citizens Bank Teller (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now	1941		Supply Man - Gas Masks (uncredited)
The Body Disappears	1941		Terrence Abbott (as DeWolf Hopper)
All Through the Night	1941		Reporter (uncredited)

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Cowboy Quarterback	1939	performer: "Underneath a Western Sky" 1936 - uncredited

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Stump the Stars	1963	TV Series	Himself - Guest Panelist
Lux Video Theatre	1955	TV Series	Himself - Announcer / Himself - Host
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2	1941	Documentary short	Himself - Party Guest (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1937	1937	Short	Himself