Biography
Bo Hopkins (February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 100 film and television roles in a career of more than 40 years, including the The Wild Bunch (1969), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), The Getaway (1972), American Graffiti (1973), The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973), The Killer Elite (1975), Posse (1975), A Small Town in Texas (1976), Midnight Express (1978), and More American Graffiti (1979). After Hopkins' first roles in major films in the early 1970s he appeared in White Lightning (1973). He starred or co-starred in a number of made-for-television movies of the mid-1970s, including Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975), The Runaway Barge (1975), The Kansas City Massacre (1975), The Invasion of Johnson County (1976), Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976), Woman on the Run (1977), Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (1978), Crisis in Sun Valley (1978) and The Busters (1978). When Gretchen Corbett left the television series The Rockford Files in 1978, Hopkins replaced her character as Rockford's attorney John Cooper, ultimately appearing in 3 episodes. In 1981, Hopkins appeared in the first season of the prime time dram…
Movies & TV Shows
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Midnight Express (1978) — Tex
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American Graffiti (1973) — Joe Young
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The Wild Bunch (1969) — Clarence 'Crazy' Lee
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The A-Team (1983) — Charles Drew
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Hillbilly Elegy (2020) — Papaw
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U Turn (1997) — Ed
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The Getaway (1972) — Frank Jackson
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From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) — Sheriff Lawson
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Bonanza (1959) — Stretch Logan
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Scott Larkin
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Phantoms (1998) — Agent Hawthorne
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Shade (2003) — Lieutenant Scarne
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The Angry Beavers (1997)
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Charlie's Angels (1976) — Wes Anderson
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The Newton Boys (1998) — K.P. Aldrich
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The Bridge at Remagen (1969) — Cpl. Grebs
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — George
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Jeb
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The Killer Elite (1975) — Jerome Miller
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Matlock (1986) — Sheriff
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Dynasty (1981) — Matthew Blaisdel
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The Rockford Files (1974) — John Cooper
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Tentacles (1977) — Will Gleason
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Harper Haggen
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White Lightning (1973) — Ray Boone
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The Day of the Locust (1975) — Earle Shoop
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More American Graffiti (1979) — Little Joe
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City of Ghosts (2002) — (Uncredited)
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Zack Garrison
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Posse (1975) — Wesley
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Sweet Sixteen (1983) — Sheriff Dan Burke
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Uncle Sam (1996) — Sgt. Twining
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Ironside (1967)
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Monte Walsh (1970) — Jumpin' Joe Joslin
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Night Shadows (1984) — Sheriff Will Stewart
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Radioland Murders (1994) — Billy's Father
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The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) — Dixie Brick
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
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The Virginian (1962) — Will
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Nightmare at Noon (1988) — Reilly