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Bo Hopkins - Uninhibited, colorful & honest.
May he rest in peace!
Bo Hopkins | Working Actor
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Bo Hopkins is uninhibited, colorful and disarmingly honest. He has carved a career in Hollywood with a talent and determination that has led him from parking cars to starring roles in television and films.
Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Hopkins was raised by his mother and grandfather when at the age of nine, his father died unexpectedly. This sudden loss led to difficulties in adjusting for Hopkins. However, after a stint in the army, Hopkins returned home to Greenville where he auditioned and won the title role in a little theater production of "Tea House of the August Moon". This led to a summer stock scholarship, time spent in New York, and ultimately a permanent move to Hollywood. Here he won a scholarship to the acting school then being operated so successfully at Desilu Studios.
After numerous television guest star appearances, Hopkins' film debut was in Sam Peckinpah's classic, "The Wild Bunch", where his portrayal of Crazy Lee still gains him accolades from fans and peers alike. Hopkins has worked on projects with such diverse actors as Sean Penn, Steve McQueen, James Caan, Burt Reynolds, Jean Simmons and such esteemed directors as Oliver Stone, Stanley Kramer, George Lucas and Alan Parker.
Following our initial release of this profile in 2002 Bo appeared in "Mending Fences", "The Road Home", and "Don't Let Go". In recent years, he also appeared in the MGM/UA feature, "Beneath The Banyan Trees" with Matt Dillon and James Caan and then in "The Newton Boys" with Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich and Ethan Hawke. Prior to that in Oliver Stone’s "U-Turn", released in 1997, and starred in "Op Center", a four hour mini-series for NBC, created by best seller Tom Clancy. In 1994 he appeared in "Radioland Murders" for George Lucas; "The Feminine Touch" with George Segal and Elliot Gould; two Westerns, "Riders In The Storm" and "Cheyenne Warrior"; a police drama, "Texas Payback"; and a modern-day Western, "South Of Heaven, West Of Hell", in which he stars opposite country and western singer Dwight Yoakam. Hopkins was also seen that year in the newly restored and re-issued 1969 classic Sam Peckinpah western, "The Wild Bunch", which was shown at selected theaters in Los Angeles and New York.
Film audiences saw Hopkins in the 1993 release of the critically acclaimed Fine Line feature, "The Ballad Of Little Jo", a poignant, true-life Western shot on location in Montana. The film co-stars Susie Amis and Sir Ian McKellen.
Some of Hopkins' additional feature credits include, "The Getaway", "The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing", "American Graffiti", "Day Of The Locust", Midnight Express", "The Killer Elite" and "White Lightning". And most recently the features: "The Boys at the Bar", "A Little Christmas Business", and "Open Window". His scores of television movies and guest star appearances include, "Murder She Wrote", "Matlock", "A Smoky Mountain Christmas" (with Dolly Parton), "Houston, The Legend of Texas" (with Sam Elliot), "Rodeo Girl" (with Katherine Ross), "Thaddeus Rose & Eddie" (with Johnny Cash) and the series regular role of Matthew Blaisdale on "Dynasty".
Aside from his prolific acting career, Bo also was involved in a picture called ."Shade" in which he both acted and served as Executive Producer. "Shade" starring Sylvester Stalone and Melanie Griffith was Mr. Hopkins first outing as a motion picture producer. Enthusiastic about the material, he tenaciously shopped the property for 2 1/2 years before he was finally able to set it up. The picture was released May 9, 2004. Hopkins resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Sian. They have one son, Mattew!
Do a lot of plays when you are working in film and when you are not working too. Keep practicing your craft... That's what it is for.
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2000 The Angry Beavers (TV Series)
Huttin
1985-1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Scott Larkin / Lt. Ray Jenkins
1991 Matlock (TV Series)
Sheriff
1981-1987 Dynasty (TV Series)
Matthew Blaisdel
1987 The New Mike Hammer (TV Series)
Ted Sharpe
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV Series)
1986 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Sheriff Phil Talbot
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series)
Nick Cross
1985 Deadly Nightmares (TV Series)
Lew Bridgeman
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series)
William Davis / Drew Gilbert
1984 The A-Team (TV Series)
Charles Drew
1983 Matt Houston (TV Series)
Rev. Noah Sunday
1982 Fantasy Island (TV Series)
Harry
1976-1979 Charlie's Angels (TV Series)
Wes Anderson / Beau Creel
1979 Supertrain (TV Series)
O'Toole
1978-1979 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
John Cooper
1978 Having Babies (TV Series)
Hollis McAfee
1977 Aspen (TV Mini-Series)
Budd Townsend
1976 Jigsaw John (TV Series)
Jimmy Franks
1975 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Ken Morley
1974 The Rookies (TV Series)
Wayne Shipley
1974 The Manhunter (TV Series)
Sonny Welch
1973 Doc Elliot (TV Series)
Eldred McCoy
1973 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)
Jeb
1972 Nichols (TV Series)
Kansas
1972 Ironside (TV Series)
Gregg Hewitt
1969-1970 Mod Squad (TV Series)
Arnie / Tom Styles
1969 Bonanza (TV Series)
Stretch Logan
1968 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV Series)
Ben Merceen / Wes Redford
1968 The Rat Patrol (TV Series)
Bo Randall
1968 Judd for the Defense (TV Series)
Ned Sims
1967 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
George
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV Series)
Zack Garrison
1967 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Harper Haggen
1967 The Virginian (TV Series)
Will
1966 The Phyllis Diller Show (TV Series)
Chub
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From Candy Clark on Facebook on the day of Bo Hopkins' passing
This is but a fraction of all the trips and great times Bo and I shared. We did hotrod shows all over America. So many plane trips, hotels, breakfasts and dinners together, meeting so many lovely fans of American Graffiti. Thousands really. We made some lifetime friendships this way. We traveled together starting 1998 and had plans for many shows this year. Bo loved people and spent time with all his fans. He was a wonder to behold. Animals naturally gravitated to him. I have so many photos of him loving on someone’s pet. My world will not be the same without my beloved friend Bo. This is a very hard day for me.
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