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Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Acting

Born: February 2, 1938Greenville, South Carolina, USA

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 drama Dynasty as Matthew Blaisdel. His many other appearances on television included in miniseries Aspen (1977) and Beggarman, Thief (1979), and in episodes of Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Virginian, Nichols, The Rat Patrol, The Mod Squad, Hawaii Five-O, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Charlie's Angels, Fantasy Island, The A-Team, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, The Fall Guy, Crazy Like a Fox, Murder, She Wrote and Doc Elliot. Hopkins has a role in the video game Nuclear Strike. He plays Colonel LeMonde, a mercenary who steals a nuclear weapon. The 'Strike' team tracks him through Southeast Asia.Description above from the Wikipedia article Bo Hopkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas

Passion & Poetry: Getaway in Texas

Self (archive footage)

2025
Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

Papaw

2020
A Little Christmas Business

A Little Christmas Business

Coach Morris

2013
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

Self

2005
Pitcher and the Pin-Up

Pitcher and the Pin-Up

Coach Stangel

2003
Shade

Shade

Lieutenant Scarne

2003
City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts

(Uncredited)

2002
Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

Ray Drupp

2002
A Crack in the Floor

A Crack in the Floor

Sheriff Talmidge

2001

Choosing Matthias

Doc

2001
Vice

Vice

Jamie Barnett

2000
Big Brother Trouble

Big Brother Trouble

Oddo

2000
The Thundering 8th

The Thundering 8th

Col. Thompson

2000
Time Served

Time Served

Mr. D

1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

Sheriff Lawson

1999
Getting to Know You

Getting to Know You

Officer Caminetto

1999

Lunker Lake

Mitch Swindell

1998
The Newton Boys

The Newton Boys

K.P. Aldrich

1998
Phantoms

Phantoms

Agent Hawthorne

1998
Fever Lake

Fever Lake

Sheriff Harris

1997
U Turn

U Turn

Ed

1997
Painted Hero

Painted Hero

Brownie

1997
Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

Sgt. Twining

1996
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

Rip Bartlett

1996
R.I.O.T.: The Movie

R.I.O.T.: The Movie

Harry McQue

1996
Riders in the Storm

Riders in the Storm

Billy Van Owen

1995
OP Center

OP Center

Dan McCaskey

1995
The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Capt. Hogan

1995
Texas Payback

Texas Payback

Sheriff Bishop

1994
Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

Billy's Father

1994
Cheyenne Warrior

Cheyenne Warrior

Jack Andrews

1994
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone

Rattlesnake Reynolds

1994
The Ballad of Little Jo

The Ballad of Little Jo

Frank Badger

1993
Inside Monkey Zetterland

Inside Monkey Zetterland

Mike Zetterland

1992
The Legend of Wolf Mountain

The Legend of Wolf Mountain

Steven Haynes

1992
Center of the Web

Center of the Web

Frank Allesendro

1992
Blood Ties

Blood Ties

Chief Hunter

1991
Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!

Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!

Sheriff Jon Farlock

1990
The Final Alliance

The Final Alliance

Sheriff Whistler

1990
Big Bad John

Big Bad John

Lester

1990
The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

Sheriff Bennett

1989
President's Target

President's Target

Marty Rogers

1989
Trapper County War

Trapper County War

Sheriff Sam Frost

1989
Nightmare at Noon

Nightmare at Noon

Reilly

1988
A Smoky Mountain Christmas

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

Sheriff John Jensen

1986
Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills

Jud

1986
What Comes Around

What Comes Around

Tom Hawkins

1985
Dark Horse

Dark Horse

1985
Night Shadows

Night Shadows

Sheriff Will Stewart

1984

E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind

Self

1984

Ghost Dancing

Dave Groves

1983
Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen

Sheriff Dan Burke

1983
Rodeo Girl

Rodeo Girl

Will Garrett

1980
Casino

Casino

Stoney

1980
The Plutonium Incident

The Plutonium Incident

Art Reeves

1980
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

Bunny Dwyer

1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

Billy Doolin

1979
More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

Little Joe

1979
The Fifth Floor

The Fifth Floor

Carl

1978
Midnight Express

Midnight Express

Tex

1978
Crisis in Sun Valley

Crisis in Sun Valley

Buchanan

1978
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

Thaddeus Rose and Eddie

Eddie Lee Haskell

1978
Tentacles

Tentacles

Will Gleason

1977
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway

Swan

1976
The Invasion of Johnson County

The Invasion of Johnson County

George Dunning

1976
A Small Town in Texas

A Small Town in Texas

Sheriff Duke

1976
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

Beau Creel

1976
The Killer Elite

The Killer Elite

Jerome Miller

1975
The Kansas City Massacre

The Kansas City Massacre

Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

1975
Posse

Posse

Wesley

1975
The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

Earle Shoop

1975
The Runaway Barge

The Runaway Barge

Earl Owens

1975
The Nickel Ride

The Nickel Ride

Turner

1975
Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

Prosecuting attorney

1975
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

Joe Young

1973
White Lightning

White Lightning

Ray Boone

1973
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

Billy

1973
The Getaway

The Getaway

Frank Jackson

1972
The Only Way Home

The Only Way Home

Orval

1972
The Culpepper Cattle Co.

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

Dixie Brick

1972
Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

Clay

1971
Macho Callahan

Macho Callahan

Yancy

1971
Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

Jumpin' Joe Joslin

1970
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

Bud Blackwell

1970
The Thousand Plane Raid

The Thousand Plane Raid

Capt. Douglass

1969
The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen

Cpl. Grebs

1969
The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

Clarence 'Crazy' Lee

1969

Dayton's Devils

Truck Driver

1968