Folks Of Interest Bo Hopkins passed away

Bo Hopkins, who appeared in The Wild Bunch, American Graffiti, and Midnight Express, has died. Hopkins was 80.

 

I liked him in white lightning, although not a "hot rod" movie there was some good driving in it.

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"Toby Juarez? Sure, we know Toby. We killed him last night. Tied him to a car and dragged him."

 

Rest easy Bo, you were fantastic!

 

he certainly left his special acting style mark on the world - just watched American Graffiti early this morning

 

Man, that sucks! Met him and got an autograph a few years ago at the Portland Roadster Show. He and Candy Clark were there. Seemed like a cool dude. Wish I could have chatted him up a little more than I did. Was hoping to chat with him at another show, but then covid hit.

 

My condolences to his family and friends

 

William Mauldin Hopkins
February 2, 1942 - May 28, 2022
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Sad to see that. He was just fun to watch in the movies he was in. Reminded me a lot of a guy along with his crew who saved my bacon up on the Ave one night when a couple of guys decided to hassle me when I had stopped in a parking lot to just sit and watch the cars go by for a bit in his portrayal in American Graffiti.

 

"Joe" of The Pharaohs:

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Great movie. Just as I remembered it in my day.

 

So ya wanna be a Pharaoh….RIP Bo..loved him in AG…

 

was in several Rockford Files

 

Cool guy met him at back to the 50's Paul Lamont not so much a little to cranky to put it mildly. Candie real nice lady.

 

I met Bo at NSRA York years ago. He talked with us for over a half hour. Very cool guy. I have a autographed photo, hangs proudly in my house. R.I.P. Bo.

 

Bo was a very good actor,,,,,,I always thought his work in The Wild Bunch was very good .
Back in the 70s he did a mini series called Aspen,,,,,,he drove a beautiful old Corvette.
As it turned out,,,he was the bad guy, ( killer ),,, at the end of the series.
There were big actors in that,,,,Sam Elliot,,,,Perry King,,Tony Franciosa,,,,,,many others .
Bo really had a lot of talent,,,,and was a pivotal character in American Graffiti .
And played a good scene as a door gunner in More American Graffiti.

Tommy

 

R.I.P. Bo! met and talked to him many years ago at the KKOA in Lancaster, Ohio

 

you lucky bastards got to meet him... ...cool persona for sure .....great greaser hair in Graffiti too...R.I.P.

 

I had the pleasure of meeting him along with Paul LeMat, Cindy Williams and Henry Winkler at a car event years ago.

 

he was a cool guy. my wife had a crush on him, big time!

 

Here is a great interview with Bo at the Portland Roadster Show, it shows just how down to earth he really was. In AG, Bo and Paul, were perfect in their roles, no one could have done better. RIP Mr. Hopkins.

 

Bo was perfectly cast for the part. Here's a real Merc guy from the era.

 

Rip Bo.....he was also good in midnight express

 

Hate to see that. I never had the privilege of meeting him but still a loss in the car scene that goes on in my head.
He had a big part, to me, in a story of one night in California cruising around and being young. That acting project, probably just a job at the time, has influenced many a gear head.

 

Met him in 2009 at the Sacramento Autorama Merc Gathering when I was showing my merc. He was there with the AG Merc clone and the owner of the clone. Talked to him and the owner of the clone quite awhile. Both of them were really nice guys. RIP Bo!Not my pic! Found it on the net.

 

Bo was great guy and a terrific actor. Him, Steve McQueen and James Dean all had a similar persona that just exemplified cool.