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William Hopper

American actor (1915–1970)

William Hopper was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and 1940s. After stepping away from acting, he was persuaded by director William Wellman to return in the 1950s. He is perhaps best known as the private detective Paul Drake on CBS's Perry Mason, and his films include Rebel Without a Cause and The Bad Seed.

William Hopper appears in 3 films in The Rerun, from 1955 to 1957. Most of that work is in horror, adventure and sci-fi.

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What movies and TV shows has William Hopper been in?
William Hopper appears in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957), The Bad Seed (1956) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955) on The Remote.
When was William Hopper born?
William Hopper was born on 26 January 1915.

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