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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.
William Hopper was born on January 26, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Perry Mason (1957), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The Bad Seed (1956). He was married to Jane Gilbert and Jeanette Juanita Ward. He died on March 6, 1970 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Mar 7, 1970 · PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 6 (Reuters)—William Hopper, an actor and the only, child of the late Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, died here today of a heart attack. He was 54 years old and...
Nov 7, 2019 · William Hopper lived life as an actor, a car salesman, and a naval officer who served in World War II. People who watched him while he was in the show business might know him as Paul Drake following his role on the CBS courtroom television series “Perry Mason”.
William Hopper was born on 26 January 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Perry Mason (1957), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The Bad Seed (1956). He was married to Jane Gilbert and Jeanette Juanita Ward. He died on 6 March 1970 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Feb 15, 2021 · William DeWolf Hopper Jr. was born in 1915 to actors DeWolf and Hedda Hopper. His father became a theatre producer and his mother became a famous Hollywood gossip columnist. For William's film roles in the 1930s and 1940s, he was listed as DeWolf Hopper--if he got a credit at all.
Mar 31, 2023 · American actor William Hopper is best remembered for his decade-long portrayal of Paul Drake in the original television run of the popular courtroom drama, Perry Mason (1957-66). He had an interesting and rather unique Hollywood career, thanks to his notorious mother.
