Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins is the sort of actor I appreciate more in hindsight than I did at first glance. He never headlined the way the leads did, but his run of supporting roles through the 1970s gave so many films their grit. His breakout in American Graffiti put him in one of the most beloved ensembles ever, and yet he stayed a character actor by trade rather than chasing stardom. There's something honest about that. A South Carolina guy who built a long, steady career out of being reliably good in smaller parts. When he passed in 2022, it felt like losing a familiar face you always trusted to show up and deliver.

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Name (English)

Bo Hopkins

Name (Japanese)

ボー・ホプキンズ

Reading

ぼー・ほぷきんず

Born

February 2, 1938 – May 28, 2022

Origin

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / film producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

• Official sitehttps://www.bohopkins.net
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%20Hopkins
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%97%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728617

Tags

• South Carolina
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.