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Acting

William Hopper

Career: Active from 1937 to 1957, with a break from 1943 to 1953, busiest in 1937 and 1957 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 6
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: Rebel Without a Cause
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

William Hopper Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.4
Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Fantasy
0.8, average 1.7
Cringe Humor
1.3, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Hollywood 3
1950s Sci-Fi 2
Character-Driven 2
Creature Feature 2
Nostalgic 2
Social Commentary 2
Family Secrets 2
1930s Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

99

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

1970s

1 title · average score 32

Myra Breckinridge

32

as Judge Frederic D. Cannon (uncredited)

1950s

23 titles · average score 65

Perry Mason

82

TV show · as Paul Drake

20 Million Miles to Earth

68

as Colonel Robert Calder

The Deadly Mantis

38

as Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson

The Bad Seed

64

as Col. Kenneth Penmark

Good-bye, My Lady

77

as Walden Grover

Rebel Without a Cause

84

as Judy's Father

Conquest of Space

48

as Dr. George Fenton

Gunsmoke

76

TV show · as Tasker / John Henry Jordan

One Desire

61

as 'Mac' MacBain

Matinee Theater

TV show

The Millionaire

68

TV show · as Capt. Jonathan Carroll

Track of the Cat

57

as Arthur Bridges

1940s

43 titles · average score 63

Action in the North Atlantic

71

as Canadian Soldier (uncredited)

Air Force

75

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Beyond the Line of Duty

60

as University of Texas Classmate (uncredited)

All Through the Night

84

as Reporter (uncredited)

Across the Pacific

72

as Orderly (uncredited)

The Maltese Falcon

89

as Reporter (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

64

as Lt. Frazier (uncredited)

The Bride Came C.O.D.

66

as Pilot

Ladies Must Live

as Joe Barton

Knute Rockne All American

70

as New York Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)

Virginia City

62

as Lieutenant Reporting Murrell's Attack (uncredited)

Brother Orchid

66

as 2nd Reporter on Return Ship (uncredited)

1930s

31 titles · average score 61

Stagecoach

87

as Sergeant (uncredited)

Pride of the Blue Grass

as Joe

The Cowboy Quarterback

as Handsome Sam Saxon

The Return of Doctor X

58

as Interne

Midnight

73

as Flammarions' Party Guest (uncredited)

On Dress Parade

63

as Soldier Getting Radio Report from H4 (uncredited)

The Old Maid

73

as John

Mystery House

51

as Lal Killian

Public Wedding

59

as Tony Burke

Over the Goal

as Ken Thomas

The Adventurous Blonde

58

as Matt, a Reporter

The Footloose Heiress

54

as Jack Pierson

1910s

1 title

Sunshine Dad

as Infant in carriage (as DeWolf Hopper Jr.)