---
name: "Al Hopson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/al-hopson"
fi1m_id: "al-hopson"
imdb_id: "nm0394462"
tmdb_id: 1607621
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 March 1920"
died: "16 October 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T17:20:03.260460+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Al Hopson

## Identity

Al Hopson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/al-hopson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** al-hopson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0394462
- **TMDB ID:** 1607621
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394462/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607621

Actor. Born 20 March 1920 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Died 16 October 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1920, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
- **Died:** 16 October 1998
- **Also known as:** Alfred Hopson
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394462/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1607621

## Biography

Al Hopson, also credited as Alfred Hopson, was an American character actor. He appeared in small supporting and bit parts in feature films and on television from the 1950s until the late 1990s.

His film roles include the Bartender in *The Hired Hand* (1971), Al Boyce in *The Reivers* (1969), an Executive in *Silent Movie* (1976), the Man Who is Shot in *High Anxiety* (1977), Elmer in *Racing with the Moon* (1984), and Grandpa at the Bar Mitzvah in *The Wedding Singer* (1998). On television he had guest roles in series including *Perry Mason* (1957), *Maverick* (1957), *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), *Ironside* (1967), *Falcon Crest* (1981), *Dallas* (1980) and *Highway to Heaven* (1986).

Hopson was born on 20 March 1920 and died on 16 October 1998 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: imdb.com, findagrave.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Hired Hand* (1971), Fi1m 80, as Bartender — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Racing with the Moon* (1984), as Elmer
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Locksmith
- *Starhops* (1978), as Carter Axe
- *High Anxiety* (1977), as Man Who is Shot
- *Silent Movie* (1976), as Executive
- *Sweet Hostage* (1975), as Mr. Smathers
- *The Hired Hand* (1971), as Bartender — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hired-hand.md)
- *The Reivers* (1969), as Al Boyce
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as Assistant Vet
- *Mr. Peters' Pets* (1963), as William Companion Peters
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Farmer
- *One Step Beyond* (1959), series, as Chief Keating
- *Maverick* (1957), series, as Fred Carter
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Clark, Richard Ellis

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