{"id":454437,"date":"2022-05-29T00:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bo-hopkins-dead-at-80-american-graffiti-wild-bunch-actor\/"},"modified":"2022-05-29T00:19:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T21:19:56","slug":"bo-hopkins-dead-at-80-american-graffiti-wild-bunch-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bo-hopkins-dead-at-80-american-graffiti-wild-bunch-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bo Hopkins dead at 80, American Graffiti, Wild Bunch actor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407e3497e27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a407e3497e27\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bo-hopkins-dead-at-80-american-graffiti-wild-bunch-actor\/#%E2%80%9CBo_Hopkins_dead_at_80_American_Graffiti_Wild_Bunch_actor%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bo Hopkins dead at 80, American Graffiti, Wild Bunch actor&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBo_Hopkins_dead_at_80_American_Graffiti_Wild_Bunch_actor%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bo Hopkins dead at 80, American Graffiti, Wild Bunch actor&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hollywood actor Bo Hopkins, best known for his roles in films like \u201cAmerican Graffiti\u201d and \u201cWild Bunch,\u201d has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n<p>The star\u2019s death at a California hospital on Saturday came several weeks after the actor had experienced a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Hopkins\u2019 was confirmed by his wife Sian Hopkins, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/bo-hopkins-dead-wild-bunch-american-graffiti-1235155857\/\">according to\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that Hopkins died in Van Nuys, California at Valley Presbyterian Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>One of the actor\u2019s earliest film roles was playing Clarence \u201cCrazy\u201d Lee in the 1969 Sam Peckinpah film \u201cThe Wild Bunch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few years later in 1973, he <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in George Lucas\u2019 breakout film \u201cAmerican Graffiti.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In that film, he played the supporting character role of Joe \u201cLittle Joe\u201d Young, a gang leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGraffiti<em>\u00a0<\/em>got people out draggin\u2019 and going up, and down streets cruisin\u2019,\u201d the actor said of the classic car film, speaking to Shock Cinema magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt got people into cars doing that kind of stuff again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?w=689\" alt=\"Bo Hopkins \" class=\"wp-image-22452782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1378 1378w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1033 1033w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=689 689w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=344 344w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\"\/><figcaption>Hopkins died in Van Nuys, California.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-6.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bo Hopkins \" class=\"wp-image-22452783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bo-hopkins-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bo Hopkins in 1975\u2019s \u201cThe Killer Elite.\u201d <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Decades later the actor was still appearing at classic car shows as a result of his role in American Graffiti, and the film\u2019s popularity among car lovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I told you how many times people have come up to \u2026 me at these shows and told us that we\u2019ve changed their lives, you wouldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d he said in the Shock Cinema interview.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared on <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/5443460\/bo-hopkins-dead-american-graffiti-actor\/?utm_medium=browser_notifications&amp;utm_source=pushly\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a><em> and has been reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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