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Russell Hopton

Actor, Director, Additional Credits
Born February 17, 1900Died April 7, 1945 (45 years)
Harry Russell Hopton was an American film actor and director. Hopton was born in New York, New York. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters from the city. He directed the films Song of the Trail (1936) and Black Gold (1936). He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in North Hollywood, California.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Made for Each Other
  • Street Scene
  • Arrowsmith
  • Nevada
  • West of the Pecos
  • Curtain at Eight

Known For

  • 'G' Men
  • I'm No Angel
  • The Miracle Woman
  • The Little Giant
  • Lady Killer
  • Zombies on Broadway
  • Street Scene
  • Min and Bill
  • Death from a Distance
  • Star of Midnight
  • Arrowsmith
  • Born to Be Bad
  • The Saint Strikes Back
  • Secret of the Blue Room
  • Black Gold
  • Back Page
  • Below the Deadline
  • Torture Ship
  • Men in White
  • Curtain at Eight
  • West of the Pecos
  • Discarded Lovers
  • One Year Later

Filmography

1950
So Young, So Bad · as Police Sergeant (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1945
Johnny Angel · as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
West of the Pecos · as Jeff Slinger
1945
1945
Betrayal from the East · as (uncredited)
1945
What a Blonde · as Bothered Train Passenger
1944
Nevada · as Henchman
1944
Heavenly Days · as Remorse - News Photographer
1944
Tall in the Saddle · as Wagon Driver
1944
The Master Race · as Porto
1944
Youth Runs Wild · as Dickens (uncredited)
1944
A Night of Adventure · as Benny Sarto
1944
1940
Argentine Nights · as Irate Passenger
1940
On the Spot · as Dave Nolan
1940
Son of the Navy · as Police Officer
1939
Torture Ship · as Harry 'the Carver' Bogard
1939
Mutiny in the Big House · as Convict Frankie
1939
Renegade Trail · as Bob Smoky Joslin
1939
Some Like It Hot · as Barker (uncredited)
1939
The Saint Strikes Back · as Harry Donnell
1939
Made for Each Other · as Collins (uncredited)
1938
Tarnished Angel · as Lou
1938
Letter of Introduction · as Process Server
1937
Idol of the Crowds · as Kelly
1937
Big City · as Buddy - Beecher's Cohort
1937
Bad Guy · as Charlie Edwards
1937
One Mile from Heaven · as Peter Brindell
1937
High, Wide and Handsome · as John Thompson
1936
Beware of Ladies · as Randy Randall
1936
We Who Are About to Die · as Macandrews
1936
The Last Outlaw · as Sheriff Arthur Billings
1936
Below the Deadline · as Terry Mulvaney
1936
Boulder Dam · as Cable Operator (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold · as Crazed Sailor
1936
Black Gold · as Joe (uncredited)
1935
False Pretenses · as Pat Brennan
1935
Valley of Wanted Men · as Kelly Dillon
1935
1935
Cheers of the Crowd · as Lee Adams
1935
The Headline Woman · as Craig
1935
'G' Men · as Gerard
1935
Death from a Distance · as Det. Lt. Ted Mallory
1935
Star of Midnight · as Tommy Tennant
1935
Times Square Lady · as Ed Brennan
1935
Car 99 · as Dispatch Operator Harper
1935
Wings in the Dark · as Jake Brashear
1935
Northern Frontier · as Duke Milford
1934
The World Accuses · as Hugh Collins
1934
I Sell Anything · as Smiley
1934
A Successful Failure · as Phil Stardon
1934
Desirable · as Chet
1934
Take the Stand · as Bill Hamilton
1934
1934
He Was Her Man · as Monk, Curly's Hitman
1934
Born to Be Bad · as Steve Karns
1934
Men in White · as Pete
1934
Good Dame · as 'spats' Edwards
1933
Lady Killer · as Smiley
1933
Back Page · as Brice Regal
1933
I'm No Angel · as 'flea' Madigan
1933
Curtain at Eight · as Reporter Mooney
1933
One Year Later · as Tony Richards
1933
Secret of the Blue Room · as Max, Chauffeur
1933
The Little Giant · as Albert J. 'al' Daniels
1933
Elmer, the Great · as Whitey
1933
Destination Unknown · as Georgie
1932
Back Street · as Reporter (uncredited)
1932
Air Mail · as 'dizzy' Wilkins
1932
Once in a Lifetime · as Jerome 'jerry' Hyland
1932
Tom Brown of Culver · as American Legion Doctor
1932
Radio Patrol · as Pat Bourke
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case · as Rusty Callahan
1932
Night World · as Klauss
1932
Scandal for Sale · as Sympathetic Juror
1932
The Big Timer · as Sullivan
1932
Law and Order · as Luther Johnson
1932
The Man Who Played God · as Reporter
1932
The Drifter · as Montana
1932
Discarded Lovers · as Bob Adair
1931
Arrowsmith · as Terry Wickett
1931
Blonde Crazy · as Jerry (uncredited)
1931
Street Scene · as Steve Sankey
1931
The Star Witness · as Deputy Thorpe
1931
The Miracle Woman · as Bill Welford
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance · as Whitey
1931
Desert Vengeance · as Inspector
1931
The Criminal Code · as State's Attorney
1930
New Moon · as Dimitri
1930
Min and Bill · as Alec
1930
Remote Control · as Frank
1930
Call of the Flesh · as Captain Enrique Vargas
1926
Ella Cinders · as Studio Actor (uncredited)

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