Occupation Actor Years active 1926-1945 | Name Russell Hopton Role Film actor | |
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Born February 18, 1900 ( 1900-02-18 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Died April 7, 1945, North Hollywood, California, United States Movies The Little Giant, Death from a Distance, Lady Killer, G Men, West of the Pecos Similar People Roy Del Ruth, Edward L Cahn, Berton Churchill, Alan James, Charles Lamont | ||
Russell Hopton (February 18, 1900 – April 7, 1945) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often playing streetwise characters, from the city.
He directed the films Song of the Trail (1936) and Black Gold (1936).
Hopton was born Harry Russell Hopton in New York, New York. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills in North Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Actor
1945
Johnny Angel as
Reporter (uncredited)
1945
West of the Pecos as
Jeff Slinger
1945
Zombies on Broadway as
Benny
1945
Betrayal from the East (uncredited)
1945
Birthday Blues (Short) as
Thief
1945
What a Blonde as
Bothered Train Passenger (uncredited)
1944
Nevada as
Henchman (uncredited)
1944
Heavenly Days as
Remorse - News Photographer (uncredited)
1944
Tall in the Saddle as
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1944
The Master Race as
Porto (uncredited)
1944
Youth Runs Wild as
Dickens (uncredited)
1944
Girls! Girls! Girls! (Short) as
Police Detective
1944
A Night of Adventure as
Benny Sarto
1944
Radio Rampage (Short) as
Radio Announcer
1944
Love Your Landlord (Short)
1940
The Quarterback as
Man in Car with Bill (uncredited)
1940
Argentine Nights as
Irate Passenger (uncredited)
1940
On the Spot as
Dave Nolan
1940
Son of the Navy as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1940
Women Without Names as
Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
1939
Torture Ship as
Harry
1939
Mutiny in the Big House as
Frankie - Convict
1939
Renegade Trail as
Bob Smoky Joslin
1939
Some Like It Hot as
Barker (uncredited)
1939
The Saint Strikes Back as
Harry Donnell
1939
Made for Each Other as
Collins (uncredited)
1938
Tarnished Angel as
Lou (uncredited)
1938
Crime Takes a Holiday as
Jerry Clayton
1938
Letter of Introduction as
Process Server (uncredited)
1937
Idol of the Crowds as
Kelly
1937
Big City as
Buddy - Beecher's Cohort (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy as
Charlie Edwards - Gambler (uncredited)
1937
One Mile from Heaven as
Peter Brindell
1937
High, Wide and Handsome as
John Thompson (uncredited)
1937
Angel's Holiday as
Gus
1936
Beware of Ladies as
Randy Randall
1936
We Who Are About to Die as
'Mac' MacAndrews
1936
With Love and Kisses as
Flash Henderson
1936
A Son Comes Home as
Reporter (uncredited)
1936
The Last Outlaw as
Sheriff Arthur Billings
1936
Below the Deadline as
Terry Mulvaney
1936
Boulder Dam as
Cable Operatior (uncredited)
1936
Sutter's Gold as
Crazed Sailor (uncredited)
1936
Black Gold as
Joe (uncredited)
1936
Rose of the Rancho as
Frisco
1935
Frisco Waterfront as
Eddie
1935
False Pretenses as
Pat Brennan
1935
Valley of Wanted Men as
Kelly Dillon
1935
Charlie Chan in Shanghai as
'G' Man (uncredited)
1935
Cheers of the Crowd as
Lee Adams
1935
The Headline Woman as
Craig
1935
Circus Shadows as
A Dip
1935
Death from a Distance as
Det. Lt. Ted Mallory
1935
'G' Men as
Gerard
1935
Star of Midnight as
Tommy Tennant
1935
Times Square Lady as
Ed Brennan
1935
Car 99 as
Dispatch Operator Harper
1935
Northern Frontier as
Duke Milford
1935
Wings in the Dark as
Jake Brashear
1934
The World Accuses as
Hugh Collins
1934
I Sell Anything as
'Smiley' Thompson
1934
A Successful Failure as
Phil Stardon
1934
Desirable as
Chet
1934
Take the Stand as
Bill Hamilton
1934
The Girl from Missouri as
Bert (scenes deleted)
1934
Half a Sinner as
'Slim' Sullivan
1934
Born to Be Bad as
Steve Karns
1934
He Was Her Man as
Monk - Curly's Hitman
1934
Men in White as
Dr. Pete Bratton
1934
School for Girls as
Elliott Robbins, aka Buck Kreegar
1934
Good Dame as
'Spats' Edwards
1933
Lady Killer as
Smiley
1933
Back Page as
Brice Regal
1933
I'm No Angel as
The Barker Flea Madigan
1933
Curtain at Eight as
Terry Mooney - Reporter
1933
One Year Later as
Tony Richards
1933
Secret of the Blue Room as
Max - the Chauffeur
1933
The Moonshiner's Daughter (Short) as
Dave Ratfield (as Russel Hopton)
1933
Elmer, the Great as
Whitey
1933
The Little Giant as
Al Daniels
1933
Destination Unknown as
Georgie
1932
Air Mail as
'Dizzy' Wilkins
1932
Once in a Lifetime as
Jerome 'Jerry' Hyland
1932
Back Street as
Reporter (uncredited)
1932
Tom Brown of Culver as
American Legion Doctor
1932
Fast Companions as
Crooked Owner
1932
Radio Patrol as
Pat Bourke
1932
Night World as
Klauss
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case as
Rusty Callahan
1932
Scandal for Sale as
Sympathetic Juror (uncredited)
1932
Steady Company as
Joe (uncredited)
1932
The Big Timer as
Sullivan
1932
The Circus Show-Up (Short) as
Billy Dooley
1932
Law and Order as
Luther Johnson
1932
The Man Who Played God as
Reporter (uncredited)
1932
Dance Team as
Roseland Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1932
The Drifter as
Montana
1932
Discarded Lovers as
Bob Adair
1931
Arrowsmith as
Terry Wickett
1931
Reckless Living as
Kid Regan
1931
Blonde Crazy as
Jerry (uncredited)
1931
Street Scene as
Steve Sankey
1931
The Star Witness as
Deputy Thorpe
1931
The Miracle Woman as
Bill Welford
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance as
Whitey
1931
Desert Vengeance as
Inspector (uncredited)
1930
The Criminal Code as
State's Attorney (uncredited)
1930
New Moon as
Dimitri (uncredited)
1930
Min and Bill as
Alec
1930
Remote Control as
Frank
1930
College Lovers as
Eddie Smith
1930
Call of the Flesh as
Captain Enrique Vargas
1926
Ella Cinders as
Studio Actor (uncredited)
Director
1936
Song of the Trail
1936
Black Gold
Miscellaneous
1944
The Falcon in Mexico (dialogue director - uncredited)
1933
Laughter in Hell (dialogue director - uncredited)
Casting Department
1945
Zombies on Broadway (casting)
Archive Footage
2020
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
The Barker
- Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020) - The Barker
1950
So Young, So Bad as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
References
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