Bo Hopkins
Bo Hopkins ( born February 2, 1942 in Greenville, South Carolina as William Hopkins ) is an American actor.
Life
When Bo Hopkins was nine years old, his father died, so he was raised by his mother and grandmother. At 16 he joined the army, after which he returned to his homeland and became an actor at provincial theaters. The main role in the play Tea House in the August Moon earned him a scholarship. He changed his name from William Hopkins Bo Hopkins in order, similar to the role he played in Bus Stop. Bo wanted to realize his dreams of acting and moved to New York City. But he quickly returned, disgusted by the big city hustle and bustle back home. Then it was off to Hollywood, where he got a scholarship to drama school of the Desilu Studios.
His first television appearance was in 1968 in the Andy Griffith Show. Followed by appearances in various series, such as The Men from Shiloh Ranch and Gunsmoke. The director Sam Peckinpah saw Bo in the play The Picnic and hired him for The Wild Bunch - They knew no law. During filming, he became friends with William Holden, who became his mentor. Even with Peckinpah he remained in contact and played in three other of his films with.
Since his feature film debut in Peckinpah's film Bo Hopkins worked with on various projects. His colleagues were, among others, Sean Penn, Steve McQueen, Jean Simmons and highly regarded directors such as Oliver Stone, Stanley Kramer and George Lucas. Also, the television work he did not neglect. In 1994 he was awarded the Golden Boot Award.
The movie Hot game in Las Vegas, which was created in 2003, was Hopkins first work as a producer. He had very stubborn fight for the film rights for the script, which eventually took 2 1/2 years.