William Hopper - NNDB

AKA William DeWolf Hopper, Jr.

Born: 26-Jan-1915Birthplace: New York CityDied: 6-Mar-1970Location of death: Palm Springs, CACause of death: PneumoniaRemains: Buried, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA

Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Actor

Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Paul Drake on Perry Mason

Father: DeWolf Hopper, Sr. (silent film actor)Mother: Hedda Hopper (silent film actor and gossip columnist)Wife: Jane Kies (film industry, "Jane Gilbert", m. 1940, one daughter)Daughter: Joan (b. 1942)Wife: Jan (m. 10-Jan-1960, one stepson)Son: Gordon Williams (stepson)

TELEVISION Perry Mason Paul Drake

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Slim Carter (Nov-1957) 20 Million Miles to Earth (Jun-1957) · Col. Calder The Deadly Mantis (May-1957) · Dr. Ned Jackson The Bad Seed (12-Sep-1956) · Kenneth Penmark The First Texan (29-Jun-1956) · Travis Good-bye, My Lady (12-May-1956) · Grover Rebel Without a Cause (27-Oct-1955) · Judy's Father Robbers' Roost (30-May-1955) · Robert Bell Conquest of Space (20-Apr-1955) One Desire (1955) Track of the Cat (27-Nov-1954) · Arthur Bridges This Is My Love (27-Oct-1954) Sitting Bull (6-Oct-1954) · Charles Wentworth The High and the Mighty (3-Jul-1954) Lady Gangster (1-Apr-1942) The Body Disappears (6-Dec-1941) · Terrence Abbott Bullets for O'Hara (19-Jul-1941) · Richard Palmer The Bride Came C.O.D. (12-Jul-1941) Flight from Destiny (8-Feb-1941) · Travin Flight Angels (18-May-1940) Tear Gas Squad (4-May-1940) · George The Fighting 69th (26-Jan-1940) · Pvt. Turner The Return of Doctor X (23-Nov-1939) Pride of the Bluegrass (7-Oct-1939) Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (9-Sep-1939) The Old Maid (16-Aug-1939) · John The Adventurous Blonde (13-Nov-1937) · Matt Over the Goal (16-Oct-1937) · Ken Thomas The Big Broadcast of 1937 (6-Oct-1936)

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