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Russell Hopton(1900-1945)

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Russell Hopton
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'G' Men (1935)
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Russell Hopton was born on 18 February 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Once in a Lifetime (1932), The Little Giant (1933) and Black Gold (1936). He died on 7 April 1945 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornFebruary 18, 1900
DiedApril 7, 1945(45)
BornFebruary 18, 1900
DiedApril 7, 1945(45)
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Russell Hopton and Walter Huston in The Criminal Code (1930)
Russell Hopton in The Criminal Code (1930)
Russell Hopton and Noel Madison in 'G' Men (1935)
James Cagney, Russell Hopton, Barton MacLane, and Edward Pawley in 'G' Men (1935)
Clark Gable, Donald Douglas, Wallace Ford, Russell Hardie, and Russell Hopton in Men in White (1934)
Edward G. Robinson and Russell Hopton in The Little Giant (1933)
Russell Hopton and Charlotte Wynters in Renegade Trail (1939)
Edward Arnold, Russell Hopton, and Mae West in I'm No Angel (1933)
William Boyd, Sonny Bupp, Russell Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Russell Hopton, and Charlotte Wynters in Renegade Trail (1939)
William Boyd, Russell Hopton, and Charlotte Wynters in Renegade Trail (1939)
Julie Bishop, Russell Hopton, Julian Madison, Irving Pichel, and Lyle Talbot in Torture Ship (1939)
Marie Astaire, Florence Dudley, William Harrigan, Russell Hopton, Barton MacLane, Noel Madison, Frances Morris, and Gertrude Short in 'G' Men (1935)

Known for

Louise Fazenda, Sidney Fox, Russell Hopton, Aline MacMahon, Jack Oakie, Zasu Pitts, and Gregory Ratoff in Once in a Lifetime (1932)
Once in a Lifetime
6.8
  • Jerome 'Jerry' Hyland
  • 1932
Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, and Helen Vinson in The Little Giant (1933)
The Little Giant
7.1
  • Al Daniels
  • 1933
Frankie Darro and LeRoy Mason in Black Gold (1936)
Black Gold
5.3
  • Joe(uncredited)
  • 1936
William Collier Jr. and Sylvia Sidney in Street Scene (1931)
Street Scene
7.6
  • Steve Sankey
  • 1931

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Actor

  • Signe Hasso, George Raft, and Claire Trevor in Johnny Angel (1945)
    Johnny Angel
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert Mitchum and Barbara Hale in West of the Pecos (1945)
    West of the Pecos
  • Bela Lugosi, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Anne Jeffreys, and Darby Jones in Zombies on Broadway (1945)
    Zombies on Broadway
  • Nancy Kelly, Richard Loo, and Lee Tracy in Betrayal from the East (1945)
    Betrayal from the East
    • (uncredited)
  • Leon Errol in Birthday Blues (1945)
    Birthday Blues
  • What a Blonde (1945)
    What a Blonde
    • (uncredited)
  • Robert Mitchum in Nevada (1944)
    Nevada
    • (uncredited)
  • Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan in Heavenly Days (1944)
    Heavenly Days
    • (uncredited)
  • John Wayne and Ella Raines in Tall in the Saddle (1944)
    Tall in the Saddle
    • (uncredited)
  • Lloyd Bridges, Nancy Gates, Osa Massen, and Gigi Perreau in The Master Race (1944)
    The Master Race
    • (uncredited)
  • Jean Brooks, Bonita Granville, and Dickie Moore in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Youth Runs Wild
    • (uncredited)
  • Girls! Girls! Girls!
  • Tom Conway, Louis Borel, Nancy Gates, and Audrey Long in A Night of Adventure (1944)
    A Night of Adventure
  • Radio Rampage
  • Love Your Landlord

Director

  • Evelyn Brent and Kermit Maynard in Song of the Trail (1936)
    Song of the Trail
  • Frankie Darro and LeRoy Mason in Black Gold (1936)
    Black Gold

Additional Crew

  • Tom Conway, Martha Vickers, and Joseph Vitale in The Falcon in Mexico (1944)
    The Falcon in Mexico
    • (uncredited)
  • Gloria Stuart in Laughter in Hell (1933)
    Laughter in Hell
    • (uncredited)

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    • February 18, 1900
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • April 7, 1945
    • North Hollywood, California, USA(suicide)
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    • 1 Pictorial

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    Minor Hollywood second lead and later character player, with stage background. Often played fast-talking urbanites or characters with a sardonic streak. Signed in the 1940's as an RKO contract player. Committed suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills.
    • Often played fast-talking reporters, cops or other streetwise urban types, with the occasional cowboy role in the mix.

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