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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.
Mar 7, 1970 · Mr. Hopper is the second “Perry Mason” star to die with in the last two years. William Talman, the hot‐tempered dis trict attorney, Hamilton Burger, who always lost his case to Mason ...
William Hopper was an actor who played Paul Drake on Perry Mason. He was the son of actress Hedda Hopper and had a troubled career and personal life.
- January 26, 1915
- March 6, 1970
William Hopper (1915-1970) was an American actor, best known for his role as Paul Drake on Perry Mason (1957-1966). He was the son of gossip columnist Hedda Hopper and appeared in several films and TV shows, such as Rebel Without a Cause, The Bad Seed and 20 Million Miles to Earth.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Palm Springs, California, USA
Mar 31, 2023 · Learn about the life and career of William Hopper, who played Paul Drake in the TV series Perry Mason. He was also a Hollywood actor, a US Navy frogman in WWII and a car salesman.
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For nine seasons, William Hopper portrayed private investigator Paul Drake opposite Raymond Burr‘s Perry Mason. Drake personifies a picture of cool, coming into Perry’s office by a back door.
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. 3. In her 1962 book The Whole Truth and Nothing But, Hedda ...
