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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-07-29

Deathday

1988-12-17 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Jerry Hopper

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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

Get Smart
7.9%

Get Smart

Sep 18, 1965

The Addams Family
8.0%

The Addams Family

Sep 18, 1964

Gilligan's Island
7.5%

Gilligan's Island

Sep 26, 1964

The Time Tunnel
7.6%

The Time Tunnel

Sep 9, 1966

Perry Mason
7.7%

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

Perry Mason
7.7%

Perry Mason

Sep 21, 1957

Gunsmoke
6.5%

Gunsmoke

Sep 10, 1955

The Fugitive
7.1%

The Fugitive

Sep 17, 1963

The Rifleman
7.0%

The Rifleman

Sep 30, 1958

Secret of the Incas
5.7%

Secret of the Incas

Jun 6, 1954

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Directing

1972
The Bull of the West as Director
1970
Madron as Director
1970
Maharlika as Director
1966
It's About Time as Director
1966
The Time Tunnel as Director
1965
Get Smart as Director
1965
Honey West as Director
1965
Laredo as Director
1965
Amos Burke: Secret Agent as Director
1964
Gilligan's Island as Director
1964
The Addams Family as Director
1964
12 O'Clock High as Director
1964
Valentine's Day as Director
1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Director
1963
Burke's Law as Director
1963
The Fugitive as Director
1963
Vacation Playhouse as Director
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Director
1962
The Virginian as Director
1961
The New Breed as Director
1961
Blueprint for Robbery as Director
1960
Overland Trail as Director
1959
Mr. Lucky as Director
1959
Law of the Plainsman as Director
1959
Wichita Town as Director
1958
Bat Masterson as Director
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Director
1958
The Rifleman as Director
1958
Naked City as Director
1958
Jefferson Drum as Director
1958
The Missouri Traveler as Director
1957
How to Marry a Millionaire as Director
1957
Perry Mason as Director
1957
M Squad as Director
1957
Wagon Train as Director
1957
Bachelor Father as Director
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Director
1956
Everything But the Truth as Director
1956
The Sharkfighters as Director
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Director
1956
Toy Tiger as Director
1956
Never Say Goodbye as Director
1955
The Square Jungle as Director
1955
Cheyenne as Director
1955
Gunsmoke as Director
1955
The Private War of Major Benson as Director
1955
One Desire as Director
1955
Smoke Signal as Director
1954
Naked Alibi as Director
1954
Secret of the Incas as Director
1954
Alaska Seas as Director
1953
Pony Express as Director
1952
Hurricane Smith as Director
1952
The Atomic City as Director
1951
The Cinematographer as Director
1950
History Brought to Life as Director
1948
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle as Director
1947
Sweet and Low as Director

Production

1957
Perry Mason as Producer
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