ACTOR

William Hopper

1915 - 1970

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William DeWolf Hopper Jr. (January 26, 1915 – March 6, 1970) was an American stage, film, and television actor. The only child of actor DeWolf Hopper and actress and Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper, he appeared in more than 80 feature films in the 1930s and 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hopper has received more than 3,849,361 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hopper is the 6,924th most popular actor (down from 6,084th in 2019), the 10,217th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,081st in 2019) and the 3,205th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Hoppers by language

Over the past year William Hopper has had the most page views in the with 496,449 views, followed by German (9,235), and Italian (7,684). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Afrikaans (91.23%), German (56.23%), and Ukrainian (45.73%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, William Hopper ranks 6,924 out of 13,578. Before him are Alicia Witt, Andrea Parker, Sam Bottoms, Rie Kugimiya, Antje Traue, and Karen Morley. After him are Clovis Cornillac, Estella Warren, Wendy Barrie, Natasha Lyonne, James Sikking, and Benno Fürmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, William Hopper ranks 262. Before him are Ödön Gróf, Vincent Persichetti, Robert Lockwood Jr., Masanori Yusa, Joe Mantell, and Junior Durkin. After him are Magda Gabor, Ran Laurie, Ernest Lehman, Lona Andre, Humphrey Searle, and Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah. Among people deceased in 1970, William Hopper ranks 243. Before him are Adolf Wiklund, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Lillian Board, Maurice Stokes, John T. Scopes, and Laura Knight. After him are Keen Johnson, Teofilo Spasojević, Charles Olson, Feroz Khan Noon, Earl Eby, and Chester Morris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Hopper ranks 10,217 out of 20,380. Before him are Jo Jorgensen (1957), Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), Andrea Parker (1970), Sam Bottoms (1955), and Karen Morley (1909). After him are Adam Yauch (1964), Priscilla Chan (1985), Natasha Lyonne (1979), Avram Glazer (1960), James Sikking (1934), and Jesse Metcalfe (1978).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, William Hopper ranks 3,205. Before him are Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), Jodi Benson (1961), Alicia Witt (1975), Andrea Parker (1970), Sam Bottoms (1955), and Karen Morley (1909). After him are Natasha Lyonne (1979), James Sikking (1934), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), Morris Chestnut (1969), Stephen Furst (1954), and Donald Petrie (1954).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Maltese Falcon
Reporter (uncredited)
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Oct 18o 19417.72 / 10
Rebel Without a Cause
Judy's Father
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Oct 27o 19557.527 / 10
20 Million Miles to Earth
Colonel Robert Calder
When the first manned flight to Venus returns to Earth, the rocket crash-lands in the Mediterranean near a small Italian fishing village. The locals manage to save one of the astronauts Colonel Calder, the mission commander. A young boy also recovers what turns out to be a specimen of an alien creature. Growing at a fantastic rate, it manages to escape and eventually threatens the city of Rome.
Feb 8o 19576.186 / 10