Bo Hopkins(1938-2022)
- Actor
- Producer
Sandy-haired American actor Bo Hopkins was born William Mauldin Hopkins in Greenville, South Carolina, and was raised by his mother and
grandmother after his father died when Bo was only nine years old. He joined the US Army at the age of 16. After serving his hitch he decided on acting as a career and gained experience in summer stock productions and guest spots in several TV episodes.
Hopkins broke into feature films as the ill-fated "Crazy Lee" in theSam Peckinpahlandmark westernThe Wild Bunch (1969),and was subsequently hired by Peckinpah for another none-too-bright role as a bank robber inThe Getaway (1972)and then as a hired killer pairing up with CIA agentJames CaaninThe Killer Elite (1975).He was busy on television during the 1980s and 1990s, guest-starring onThe Rockford Files (1974),Charlie's Angels (1976),The A-Team (1983),Hotel (1983)andMatt Houston (1982),and was featured onDynasty (1981).In addition, he starred in dozens of feature films, such asMidnight Express (1978),American Graffiti (1973),The Bounty Hunter (1989),U Turn (1997)andShade (2003).With his "good old boy" persona and Southern drawl, Hopkins often played lawmen, psychos, or oily villains.
He makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife Sian and son Matthew, and is a keen fisherman, fan of the Anaheim Angels baseball team, and enjoys raising koi fish.
Hopkins broke into feature films as the ill-fated "Crazy Lee" in theSam Peckinpahlandmark westernThe Wild Bunch (1969),and was subsequently hired by Peckinpah for another none-too-bright role as a bank robber inThe Getaway (1972)and then as a hired killer pairing up with CIA agentJames CaaninThe Killer Elite (1975).He was busy on television during the 1980s and 1990s, guest-starring onThe Rockford Files (1974),Charlie's Angels (1976),The A-Team (1983),Hotel (1983)andMatt Houston (1982),and was featured onDynasty (1981).In addition, he starred in dozens of feature films, such asMidnight Express (1978),American Graffiti (1973),The Bounty Hunter (1989),U Turn (1997)andShade (2003).With his "good old boy" persona and Southern drawl, Hopkins often played lawmen, psychos, or oily villains.
He makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife Sian and son Matthew, and is a keen fisherman, fan of the Anaheim Angels baseball team, and enjoys raising koi fish.
