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Quick Facts

Born:
1938-02-02

Birthplace:
Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Credits:
125 Total Roles

Bo Hopkins

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Biography

Bo Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) was an American actor. Β 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.Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2020 Hillbilly Elegy MOVIE Papaw
2013 A Little Christmas Business MOVIE Coach Morris
2005 Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah MOVIE Self
2003 Pitcher and the Pin-Up MOVIE Coach Stangel
2003 Shade MOVIE Lieutenant Scarne
2002 City of Ghosts MOVIE (Uncredited)
2002 Cowboy Up MOVIE Ray Drupp
2001 A Crack in the Floor MOVIE Sheriff Talmidge
2001 Choosing Matthias MOVIE Doc

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