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William Hopper

1915 - 1970

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William DeWolf Hopper Jr. (January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) 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 more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and 1940s. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he left acting, but was persuaded by director William Wellman in the 1950s to resume his film career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hopper is the 5,943rd most popular actor (up from 6,924th in 2019), the 9,233rd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,221st in 2019) and the 2,734th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Hopper ranks 5,943 out of 13,578Before him are John Richardson, Betty Bronson, Katya Paskaleva, Danny Nucci, Kim Go-eun, and Paul Anderson. After him are Gil Gerard, Yevgeny Vesnik, Bill Hader, Jang Keun-suk, Laura Leighton, and Rodrigo de la Serna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, William Hopper ranks 243Before him are Cornelius Warmerdam, Lester del Rey, Ramón Piñeiro López, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Richard Evans Schultes, and Teoctist Arăpașu. After him are Lars Ahlin, Melih Cevdet Anday, Joe Fry, Ödön Gróf, Patricia Morison, and Signe Hasso. Among people deceased in 1970, William Hopper ranks 231Before him are Conrad Nagel, Jacob Viner, Gypsy Rose Lee, Irawati Karve, John Beazley, and Ernst Krebs. After him are Walter Reuther, David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, Leopoldo Conti, Otis Spann, Grethe Weiser, and Stefan Andres.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Hopper ranks 9,235 out of 20,380Before him are Larry Van Kriedt (1954), Meg Whitman (1956), Robert Brandom (1950), Michael Hayden (1945), Don Patinkin (1922), and Jimmy Hart (1943). After him are Gil Gerard (1943), Charles Sheeler (1883), Bill Hader (1978), R. B. Kitaj (1932), Laura Leighton (1968), and Strother Martin (1919).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Hopper ranks 2,735Before him are Victor Argo (1934), Shari Headley (1964), Amy Yasbeck (1962), Matthew McGrory (1973), Peter Jurasik (1950), and Betty Bronson (1906). After him are Gil Gerard (1943), Bill Hader (1978), Laura Leighton (1968), Strother Martin (1919), Laverne Cox (1984), and Edward Arnold (1890).