Jerry Hopper
Directing

Jerry Hopper

July 29, 1907 (Age 81 at death) Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA Died December 17, 1988

Biography

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Jerry Hopper (July 29, 1907 – December 17, 1988) was an American film and television director, active from the mid-1940s through the early 1970s. He was an editor at Paramount Pictures before moving to the directors’ chair for several installments of their Musical Parade series (1946–48). Hopper went on to direct feature films, such as, The Atomic City (1952), Secret of the Incas (1954), and The Private War of Major Benson (1955), the later two with actor Charlton Heston. He then moved primarily into episodic television, helming a notable number of episodes from “Bachelor Father”, “Wagon Train”, “Gunsmoke”, “The Addams Family”, “Burke’s Law”, “Perry Mason”, “The Fugitive”, “Gilligan’s Island”, and “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”, among many, many others.

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Movie Credits (23)

Crew

1954

Naked Alibi

Director

1954

Secret of the Incas

Director

1953

Pony Express

Director

1961

Blueprint for Robbery

Director

1956

The Sharkfighters

Director

1952

The Atomic City

Director

1954

Alaska Seas

Director

1955

One Desire

Director

1955

The Private War of Major Benson

Director

1972

The Bull of the West

Director

TV Credits (36)

Crew

1966

The Time Tunnel

Director

1964

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Director

1959

Mr. Lucky

Director

1964

Valentine's Day

Director

1965

Laredo

Director

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Director

1955

Gunsmoke

Director

1964

Gilligan's Island

Director

1958

Naked City

Director

1963

Burke's Law

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 29, 1907
Died
December 17, 1988 (age 81)
Place of Birth
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity
0.7

Career Stats

23
Movies
36
TV Shows