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William Hopper
Actor
Died March 6, 1970 (55 years)
William DeWolf Hopper Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor. The only child of actor DeWolf Hopper and actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in predominantly minor roles in more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and '40s. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he left acting, but in the mid-1950s, he was persuaded by director William Wellman to resume his film career. He became best known for his work as private detective Paul Drake in the CBS television series Perry Mason.
Filmography
| 2022 | Cheap Thrills - Those Drive-in Horror Flicks · as Col. Robert Calder |
| 1975 | Brother Can You Spare a Dime · as (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Myra Breckinridge · as Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Valentine's Day (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1957 | 20 Million Miles to Earth · as Colonel Robert Calder |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Paul Drake |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Dan Mailer |
| 1956 | The Bad Seed · as Col. Kenneth Penmark |
| 1956 | The First Texan · as William Barrett Travis |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My Lady · as Walden Grover |
| 1955 | Rebel Without a Cause · as Judy's Father |
| 1955 | Conquest of Space · as Dr. George Fenton |
| 1955 | Robbers' Roost · as Smokey |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Tasker |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty · as Roy |
| 1954 | Track of the Cat · as Arthur Bridges |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull · as Charles Wentworth |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as George |
| 1943 | Air Force · as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic · as Canadian Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Truck Busters · as Truck Driver |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific · as Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster · as John |
| 1942 | All Through the Night · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Undetermined Role |
| 1942 | Desperate Journey · as Radio Operator |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Reporter |
| 1942 | Divide and Conquer · as Minor Role |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On · as Lt. Frazier (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Billiards player |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. · as Pilot |
| 1941 | Dive Bomber · as Pilot Telling Joe 'Tim Landed RAF Plane' |
| 1941 | The Case of the Black Parrot · as Ship's Second Mate (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 · as Unknown |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brother Orchid · as 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American · as New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th · as Private Turner |
| 1940 | Flight Angels · as Lefty |
| 1939 | Stagecoach · as Sergeant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X · as Interne |
| 1939 | Midnight · as Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Old Maid · as John |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase · as Reporter (as DeWolf Hopper) |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Society Gent in Top Hat (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Daughters Courageous · as Striped-Shirted Man at Beach (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Dick Tracy · as Dirigible Pilot |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Air · as Announcer |
| 1937 | Join the Marines · as Marine |
| 1936 | Murder with Pictures · as Photographer |
| 1936 | Beware of Ladies · as Reporter |
| 1936 | Easy to Take · as Radio Monitor Room Man |