Deceased

How Did Bo Hopkins Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84

Also known asWilliam Mauldin Hopkins, بو هاپکینزGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/02/1938Born inGreenville, South Carolina, USADied28/05/2022Died inVan NuysCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ728617 ↗TMDb#12410 ↗

William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins was an American actor. He was known for playing supporting roles in several major studio films from 1969 to 1979, especially for his breakout role in the ensemble cast of George Lucas's American Graffiti. His credits span several films and TV appearances.

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Filmography107 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Passion & Poetry: Getaway in TexasMovie	Self (archive footage)	87
2020	Hillbilly ElegyMovie	Papaw	82
2013	A Little Christmas BusinessMovie	Coach Morris	75
2005	Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam PeckinpahMovie	Self	67
2003	ShadeMovie	Lieutenant Scarne	65
2003	Pitcher and the Pin-UpMovie	Coach Stangel	65
2002	City of GhostsMovie	(Uncredited)	64
2002	Cowboy UpMovie	Ray Drupp	64
2001	A Crack in the FloorMovie	Sheriff Talmidge	63
2001	Choosing MatthiasMovie	Doc	63
2000	Big Brother TroubleMovie	Oddo	62
2000	ViceMovie	Jamie Barnett	62
2000	The Thundering 8thMovie	Col. Thompson	62
1999	From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneyMovie	Sheriff Lawson	61
1999	Time ServedMovie	Mr. D	61
1999	Getting to Know YouMovie	Officer Caminetto	61
1998	The Newton BoysMovie	K.P. Aldrich	60
1998	PhantomsMovie	Agent Hawthorne	60
1997	U TurnMovie	Ed	59
1997	The Angry BeaversSeries	—	59
1997	Fever LakeMovie	Sheriff Harris	59
1997	Painted HeroMovie	Brownie	59
1996	Uncle SamMovie	Sgt. Twining	58
1996	R.I.O.T.: The MovieMovie	Harry McQue	58
1995	OP CenterMovie	Dan McCaskey	57
1995	The Feminine TouchMovie	Capt. Hogan	57
1995	Riders in the StormMovie	Billy Van Owen	57
1994	Radioland MurdersMovie	Billy's Father	56
1994	Wyatt Earp: Return to TombstoneMovie	Rattlesnake Reynolds	56
1994	Cheyenne WarriorMovie	Jack Andrews	56
1993	The Ballad of Little JoMovie	Frank Badger	55
1992	The Legend of Wolf MountainMovie	Steven Haynes	54
1992	Inside Monkey ZetterlandMovie	Mike Zetterland	54
1992	Center of the WebMovie	Frank Allesendro	54
1991	Blood TiesMovie	Chief Hunter	53
1990	The Final AllianceMovie	Sheriff Whistler	52
1990	Fertilize the Blaspheming Bombshell!Movie	Sheriff Jon Farlock	52
1990	Big Bad JohnMovie	Lester	52
1989	The Bounty HunterMovie	Sheriff Bennett	51
1989	President's TargetMovie	Marty Rogers	51
1989	Trapper County WarMovie	Sheriff Sam Frost	51
1988	Nightmare at NoonMovie	Reilly	50
1986	MatlockSeries	Sheriff	48
1986	A Smoky Mountain ChristmasMovie	Sheriff John Jensen	48
1986	Louis L'Amour's Down the Long HillsMovie	Jud	48
1985	What Comes AroundMovie	Tom Hawkins	47
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Scott Larkin	46
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	Ray Jenkins	46
1984	Crazy like a FoxSeries	Lowell	46
1984	Night ShadowsMovie	Sheriff Will Stewart	46
1984	E. Nick: A Legend in His Own MindMovie	Self	46
1984	Finder of Lost LovesSeries	William Davis / Drew Gilbert	46
1983	The HitchhikerSeries	Lew Bridgeman	45
1983	The A-TeamSeries	Charles Drew	45
1983	Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries	—	45
1983	Sweet SixteenMovie	Sheriff Dan Burke	45
1982	HotelSeries	—	44
1982	Matt HoustonSeries	—	44
1981	DynastySeries	Matthew Blaisdel	43
1980	CasinoMovie	Stoney	42
1979	Beggarman, ThiefMovie	Bunny Dwyer	41
1979	Beggarman, ThiefSeries	Bunny Dwyer	41
1979	More American GraffitiMovie	Little Joe	41
1979	The Last Ride of the Dalton GangMovie	Billy Doolin	41
1979	SupertrainSeries	Damien O'Toole	41
1978	Midnight ExpressMovie	Tex	40
1978	The Fifth FloorMovie	Carl	40
1977	TentaclesMovie	Will Gleason	39
1977	AspenSeries	Budd Townsend	39
1976	Charlie's AngelsSeries	Wes Anderson	38
1976	A Small Town in TexasMovie	Sheriff Duke	38
1976	Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage RunawayMovie	Swan	38
1976	The Invasion of Johnson CountyMovie	George Dunning	38
1975	PosseMovie	Wesley	37
1975	The Killer EliteMovie	Jerome Miller	37
1975	The Day of the LocustMovie	Earle Shoop	37
1975	The Nickel RideMovie	Turner	37
1975	The Kansas City MassacreMovie	Charles Arthur 'Pretty Boy' Floyd	37
1975	Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William CalleyMovie	Prosecuting attorney	37
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	John Cooper	36
1974	Paul Sand in Friends and LoversSeries	—	36
1974	The ManhunterSeries	—	36
1973	The Man Who Loved Cat DancingMovie	Billy	35
1973	American GraffitiMovie	Joe Young	35
1973	White LightningMovie	Ray Boone	35
1973	Doc ElliotSeries	—	35
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	34
1972	The GetawayMovie	Frank Jackson	34
1972	The Culpepper Cattle Co.Movie	Dixie Brick	34
1971	NicholsSeries	Kansas	33
1971	Macho CallahanMovie	Yancy	33
1970	Monte WalshMovie	Jumpin' Joe Joslin	32
1970	The Moonshine WarMovie	Bud Blackwell	32
1969	The Bridge at RemagenMovie	Cpl. Grebs	31
1969	The Wild BunchMovie	Clarence 'Crazy' Lee	31
1969	The Thousand Plane RaidMovie	Capt. Douglass	31
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	Arnie	30
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Jeb	30
1967	IronsideSeries	—	29
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	Ben Merceen	29
1966	The Rat PatrolSeries	Bo Randall	28
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	Zack Garrison	27
1962	The VirginianSeries	Will	24
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	23
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	George	22
1959	BonanzaSeries	Stretch Logan	21
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Harper Haggen	17