Harry Russell Hopton (February 18, 1900 – April 7, 1945) was an American film actor and director.

Biography

Hopton was born in

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, New York. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters from the city. Hopton directed the films '' Song of the Trail'' (1936) and '' Black Gold'' (1936). He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in

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. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

*'' Ella Cinders'' (1926) - Studio Actor (uncredited) *'' Call of the Flesh'' (1930) - Captain Enrique Vargas *'' College Lovers'' (1930) - Eddie Smith *''

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'' (1930) - Frank *''

Min and Bill ''Min and Bill'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film, directed by George W. Hill and starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. Adapted by Frances Marion and Marion Jackson from Lorna Moon's 1929 novel ''Dark Star'', the film tel ...

'' (1930) - Alec Johnson *''

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'' (1930) - Dimitri (uncredited) *''

The Criminal Code ''The Criminal Code'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code Romance film, romantic Crime film, crime Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Walter Huston and Phillips Holmes. The screenplay, base ...

'' (1930) - State's Attorney (uncredited) * '' Desert Vengeance'' (1931) - Inspector (uncredited) *''

Dance, Fools, Dance ''Dance, Fools, Dance'' is a 1931 pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film starring Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Lester Vail in a story about a reporter investigating the murder of a colleague. Story and dialogue were created by Aurania Rou ...

'' (1931) - Whitey *'' The Miracle Woman'' (1931) - Bill Welford *'' The Star Witness'' (1931) - Deputy Thorpe *'' Street Scene'' (1931) - Steve Sankey *'' Reckless Living'' (1931) - Kid Regan *''

Blonde Crazy ''Blonde Crazy'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Noel Francis, Louis Calhern, Ray Milland, and Guy Kibbee. The film is notable for one of Cagney's li ...

'' (1931) - Jerry (uncredited) *'' Arrowsmith'' (1931) - Terry Wickett *''

Discarded Lovers ''Discarded Lovers'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer. Plot A blonde bombshell movie star is murdered and her body is found in a car. She had just finished doing the last and final scenes in a film. Irma ...

'' (1932) - Bob Adair *'' The Drifter'' (1932) - Montana *''

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'' (1932) - Roseland Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) *'' The Man Who Played God'' (1932) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' Law and Order'' (1932) - Luther Johnson *''

The Big Timer ''The Big Timer'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code sports drama film directed by Edward Buzzell and starring Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings and Thelma Todd.Scott p.42 Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, it is about a boxer whose succes ...

'' (1932) - Sullivan *'' Steady Company'' (1932) - Joe (uncredited) *'' Scandal for Sale'' (1932) - Sympathetic Juror (uncredited) *'' Night World'' (1932) - Klauss *'' The Famous Ferguson Case'' (1932) - Rusty Callahan *'' Radio Patrol'' (1932) - Pat Bourke *'' Fast Companions'' (1932) - Crooked Owner *'' Tom Brown of Culver'' (1932) - American Legion Doctor *'' Back Street'' (1932) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' Once in a Lifetime'' (1932) - Jerome 'Jerry' Hyland *''

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'' (1932) - 'Dizzy' Wilkins *'' Destination Unknown'' (1933) - Georgie *'' The Little Giant'' (1933) - Al Daniels *''

Elmer, the Great ''Elmer, the Great'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement ...

'' (1933) - Whitey *'' Secret of the Blue Room'' (1933) - Max, the chauffeur *''

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'' (1933) - Tony Richards *'' Curtain at Eight'' (1933) - Terry Mooney - Reporter *'' I'm No Angel'' (1933) - The Barker *'' Back Page'' (1933) - Brice Regal *'' Lady Killer'' (1933) - Smiley *'' Good Dame'' (1934) - 'Spats' Edwards *'' School for Girls'' (1934) - Elliott Robbins, aka Buck Kreegar *'' Men in White'' (1934) - Dr. Pete Bradley *'' He Was Her Man'' (1934) - Monk *'' Born to Be Bad'' (1934) - Steve Karns *'' Half a Sinner'' (1934) - 'Slim' Sullivan *'' The Girl from Missouri'' (1934) - Bert (scenes deleted) *'' Take the Stand'' (1934) - Bill Hamilton *'' Desirable'' (1934) - Chet *''

A Successful Failure ''A Successful Failure'' is a 1934 American film directed by Arthur Lubin. It was Lubin's first film as director. There is no connection between the fictional radio personality "Uncle Dudley" in this film, and the 1935 comedy film '' Your Uncl ...

'' (1934) - Phil Stardon *'' I Sell Anything'' (1934) - 'Smiley' *'' The World Accuses'' (1934) - Hugh Collins *'' Northern Frontier'' (1935) - Duke Milford *'' Wings in the Dark'' (1935) - Jake Brashear *'' Car 99'' (1935) - Dispatch Operator Harper *'' Times Square Lady'' (1935) - Ed Brennan *'' Star of Midnight'' (1935) - Tommy Tennant *'' G Men'' (1935) - Gerard * '' Circus Shadows'' (1935) - A Dip *'' The Headline Woman'' (1935) - Craig *'' Death from a Distance'' (1935) - Det. Lt. Ted Mallory *'' Cheers of the Crowd'' (1935) - Lee Adams *''

Charlie Chan in Shanghai ''Charlie Chan in Shanghai'' is the ninth Charlie Chan film produced by Fox Film Corporation with the title character played by Warner Oland. Plot Charlie Chan arrives in Shanghai at the behest of the U.S. government to help stop an opium smugg ...

'' (1935) - 'G' Man (uncredited) *'' Valley of Wanted Men'' (1935) - Kelly Dillon *'' False Pretenses'' (1935) - Pat Brennan *'' Frisco Waterfront'' (1935) - Eddie *'' Rose of the Rancho'' (1936) - Frisco *'' Black Gold'' (1936) - Joe (uncredited) *'' Sutter's Gold'' (1936) - Crazed Sailor (uncredited) *'' Boulder Dam'' (1936) - Cable Operatior (uncredited) *'' Below the Deadline'' (1936) - Terry Mulvaney *'' The Last Outlaw'' (1936) - Sheriff Arthur Billings *''

A Son Comes Home ''A Son Comes Home'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by E.A. Dupont and starring Mary Boland, Julie Haydon and Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods. It was one of three films made by Dupont for Paramount Pictures.St. Pierre p.23 Plot Cast * ...

'' (1936) - Reporter (uncredited) *'' With Love and Kisses'' (1936) - Flash Henderson *'' Beware of Ladies'' (1936) - Randy Randall * '' Song of the Trail'' (1936) *'' We Who Are About to Die'' (1937) - 'Mac' MacAndrews *'' Angel's Holiday'' (1937) - Gus *'' High, Wide, and Handsome'' (1937) - John Thompson (uncredited) *''

One Mile from Heaven ''One Mile from Heaven'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. The film stars Claire Trevor, Sally Blane, Douglas Fowley, Fredi Washington, Joan Carroll and Ralf Harolde. The film w ...

'' (1937) - Peter Brindell *'' Bad Guy'' (1937) - Charlie Edwards - Gambler (uncredited) *'' Big City'' (1937) - Buddy - Beecher's Cohort (uncredited) *'' Idol of the Crowds'' (1937) - Kelly *'' Letter of Introduction'' (1938) - Process Server (uncredited) *'' Crime Takes a Holiday'' (1938) - Jerry Clayton *'' Tarnished Angel'' (1938) - Lou (uncredited) *'' Made for Each Other'' (1939) - Collins (uncredited) *'' The Saint Strikes Back'' (1939) - Harry Donnell *''

Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien (actor), Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee an ...

'' (1939) - Barker (uncredited) *'' Renegade Trail'' (1939) - Bob Smoky Joslin *'' Mutiny in the Big House'' (1939) - Convict Frankie *'' Torture Ship'' (1939) - Harry 'The Carver' Bogard *'' Women Without Names'' (1940) - Police Broadcaster (uncredited) *'' Son of the Navy'' (1940) - Police Officer (uncredited) *'' On the Spot'' (1940) - Dave Nolan *'' Argentine Nights'' (1940) - Irate Passenger (uncredited) *'' The Quarterback'' (1940) - Man in Car with Bill (uncredited) *'' A Night of Adventure'' (1944) - Benny Sarto *''

Youth Runs Wild ''Youth Runs Wild'' is a 1944 B movie directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown. The plot concerns inattentive parents and juvenile delinquency. The film was produced by ...

'' (1944) - Dickens (uncredited) *'' The Master Race'' (1944) - Porto (uncredited) *'' Tall in the Saddle'' (1944) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) *''

Heavenly Days ''Heavenly Days'' is a 1944 film starring Fibber McGee and Molly. It was the third and final feature film to feature the popular radio characters; unlike the two previous entries, none of the radio show's supporting cast members appeared in this ...

'' (1944) - Remorse - News Photographer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1944) - Henchman (uncredited) *'' What a Blonde'' (1945) - Bothered Train Passenger (uncredited) *'' Betrayal from the East'' (1945) - (uncredited) *'' Zombies on Broadway'' (1945) - Benny *'' West of the Pecos'' (1945) - Jeff Slinger *'' Johnny Angel'' (1945) - Reporter (uncredited)

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