He
died
at the age of 80.
American actor
Bo Hopkins
, who starred in classics such as 'American Graffiti', 'Midnight Escape' and 'The Wild Bunch' has died at the age of 80.
Fierce-eyed,
Hopkins
had become famous playing thieves and rascals in films such as
The Wild Bunch
,
American Graffiti,
Midnight Escape.
He died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, in the Los Angeles region, after suffering a heart attack on May 9: his wife Sian Eleanor Green announced it to the Hollywood Reporter.
Director
Sam Peckinpah cast
him in three films: as Clarence 'Crazy' Lee in
Wild Bunch
(1969), as a double-dealing bank robber in
Getaway
(1972) and as a weapons expert in
Killer elite
(1975).
The role of Joe Young, the head of George Lucas' American Graffiti
(1973) gang
consecrated him as the ultimate villain.
He has also starred in hit TV series such as
Bonanza
,
Charlie's Angels,
Dynasty
and
The Lady in Crime
.
His latest performances include the thriller
U Turn
, directed by Oliver Stone in 1997, and
Ron Howard's 2020
American Elegy .
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