Nevertheless, in 1959 he was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Initially, he tested for the title character roleīut lost out to Raymond Burr.
#JOAN HOPPER SERIES#
The zenith of Hopper's career came when he was cast as Paul Drake in the long-running CBS series Perry Mason. Pictured are William Talman, Ray Collins, Barbara Hale, Raymond Burr, and William Hopper later years Late 1950s CBS promotional photo from Perry Mason. The films of william hopper Public Wedding (1937) Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale), Hopper focused solely on that role.
#JOAN HOPPER TV#
However, when he was cast as Paul Drake on the CBS TV series Perry Mason (1957-1966 with In the span of just three years, Hopper made 14 films and numerous appearances on
His acting career, becoming a far more successful actor. The film was a success, and he quickly retooled This time, however, he felt he had nothing to lose and was more relaxed in front of the camera. Tired of his sales career and needing a change, Hopper took a supporting role in the film. In early 1954 director William Wellman approached him for a role in the adventure The High and the Mighty (1954 with During World War II, he entered the Coast Guard and upon his return in 1945, he threw in the towel and his acting careerĪnd became a car salesman, another profession he hated but stuck with until the mid 1950s. The couple welcomedĪ daughter, Joan, two years after the nuptials. George Raft vehicle Invisible Stripes (1939). Married actress Jane Gilbert in 1940, whom he met when each had a bit role in the Warner Bros. However, Hopper's lack of enthusiasm for the profession relegated him once again to bit parts soon after. second features as Over the Goal (1937 with June Travis) and Mystery House Moved out of bit parts and had a couple of starring roles in such Warner Bros. The young Hopper did not enjoy acting as his mother and father had, yet he stuck with the profession, moving to Warner Bros. At about this time his estranged father died, so Hopper initially used the stage name DeWolf Hopper Jr. After doing summer stock and appearing in a few Broadway plays,Īt the age of 20 William Hopper signed a contract with Paramount. As her son matured into a handsome young man, Hedda Hopper pushed him to become an actor. Following her divorce from DeWolf Hopper in 1922, Hedda Hopper acted in many films until the late 1930s, when her now infamous newspaper column Hopper's parents entered films at around the time of his birth, but as his father was nearly 60 years old at the time, his mother had more success on in New York on January 26, 1915, William Hopper's parents were famed stage actor DeWolf Hopper and actress-turned-gossip-columnist Online condolences may be made at William DeWolf Hopper Jr. Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Ĭontributions may be made to The Answer Center, First Baptist Church, or a favorite charity. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.Ī memorial service will be held at a later date. The Reverend Alan Chamness will officiate. Hendricks of Roy, Utah seven grandchildren seven great-grandchildren one sister, Claudia Clark of Pasadena, California nieces and nephews. Hopper and his wife, Joy, of Woodford, Virginia one daughter, Amy J. Hopper and his wife, Sue, of Schenectady, New York, and Dan J. Hopper and his wife, Julia, of Henderson, Kentucky, Mark A. Survivors include her faithful husband of 70 years, Louis “Lou” Hopper three sons, Paul L. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and Irene Schmitt Taylor and one sister, Lorraine Koskela. She enjoyed camping and traveling around the country with her family. Joan also volunteered at The Answer Center, served with KY and IN Campers on Mission for several years, and was a member of Afternooners Homemakers Club. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.Īfter moving from Buffalo, New York, to Henderson in 1990, Joan became a member of First Baptist Church of Henderson where she was active with Women on Mission. Hopper, 89, of Henderson, Kentucky, formerly of West Seneca, New York, died at 1:05 a.m., Monday, November 23, 2020, at St.
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