About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1907-07-29
Place of birth:
Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA
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Jerry Hopper

Overview

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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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Known for

Directing
1972 The Bull of the West Directing Director 58
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1970 Madron Directing Director 58
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1970 Maharlika Directing Director 59
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1961 Blueprint for Robbery Directing Director 58
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1958 The Missouri Traveler Directing Director 59
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1956 Everything But the Truth Directing Director 59
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1956 The Sharkfighters Directing Director 58
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1956 Toy Tiger Directing Director 59
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1956 Never Say Goodbye Directing Director 59
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1955 The Square Jungle Directing Director 58
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1955 The Private War of Major Benson Directing Director 59
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1955 One Desire Directing Director 59
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1955 Smoke Signal Directing Director 59
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1954 Naked Alibi Directing Director 59
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1954 Secret of the Incas Directing Director 58
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1954 Alaska Seas Directing Director 58
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1953 Pony Express Directing Director 58
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1952 Hurricane Smith Directing Director 59
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1952 The Atomic City Directing Director 58
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1951 The Cinematographer Directing Director 59
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1950 History Brought to Life Directing Director N/A
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1948 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Directing Director N/A
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1947 Sweet and Low Directing Director N/A
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Production
1957 Perry Mason Production Producer 73
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