--- name: "Russell Hopton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/russell-hopton" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 February 1900" died: "7 April 1945" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T21:54:50.699329+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." --- # Russell Hopton Actor. Born 17 February 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 7 April 1945. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 February 1900, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 7 April 1945 - **Also known as:** Russel Hopton, Russ Hopton - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hopton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2913488, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394477/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/99350 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Arrowsmith*](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md) (70) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Russell Hopton was an American actor and occasional director. Born in New York City, he appeared in more than 110 films between 1926 and 1945, often in supporting roles as streetwise urban characters. He had a stage background before entering films. His credits include *Arrowsmith* (1931) as Terry Wickett, *The Miracle Woman* (1931) as Bill Welford, *Blonde Crazy* (1931), *Street Scene* (1931) as Steve Sankey, *I'm No Angel* (1933) as 'Flea' Madigan, *'G' Men* (1935) as Gerard, and *Tall in the Saddle* (1944) as a wagon driver. Hopton also directed *Song of the Trail* (1936) and *Black Gold* (1936). He died in North Hollywood, California. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Arrowsmith* (1931), Fi1m 70, as Terry Wickett — [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md) ## Complete filmography (97) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *So Young, So Bad* (1950), as Police Sergeant (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Girl on the Spot* (1946), as Frederick (uncredited) - *Johnny Angel* (1945), as Reporter (uncredited) - *West of the Pecos* (1945), as Jeff Slinger - *Zombies on Broadway* (1945), as Benny · Casting - *Betrayal from the East* (1945), as (uncredited) - *Birthday Blues* (1945), as Thief - *Tall in the Saddle* (1944), as Wagon Driver (uncredited) - *Youth Runs Wild* (1944), as Dickens (uncredited) - *Girls! Girls! Girls!* (1944), as Police Detective - *A Night of Adventure* (1944), as Benny Sarto - *Radio Rampage* (1944), as Radio Announcer - *On the Spot* (1940), as Dave Nolan - *Son of the Navy* (1940), as Police Officer - *Women Without Names* (1940), as Police Broadcaster - *Torture Ship* (1939), as Harry 'The Carver' Bogard - *Mutiny in the Big House* (1939), as Convict Frankie - *Renegade Trail* (1939), as Bob Smoky Joslin - *Some Like It Hot* (1939), as Barker (uncredited) - *The Saint Strikes Back* (1939), as Harry Donnell - *Made for Each Other* (1939), as Collins (uncredited) - *Tarnished Angel* (1938), as Lou - *Crime Takes a Holiday* (1938), as Jerry Clayton - *Idol of the Crowds* (1937), as Kelly - *Bad Guy* (1937), as Charlie Edwards - *One Mile from Heaven* (1937), as Peter Brindell - *Angel's Holiday* (1937), as Gus - *We Who Are About to Die* (1937), as MacAndrews - *Beware Of Ladies* (1936), as Randy Randall - *With Love and Kisses* (1936), as Flash Henderson - *The Last Outlaw* (1936), as Sheriff Arthur Billings - *Below the Deadline* (1936), as Terry Mulvaney - *Song of the Trail* (1936), Director - *Boulder Dam* (1936), as Cable Operator (uncredited) - *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Crazed Sailor - *Black Gold* (1936), as Joe (uncredited) · Director - *Rose of the Rancho* (1936), as Frisco - *Frisco Waterfront* (1935), as Eddie - *False Pretenses* (1935), as Pat Brennan - *Valley of Wanted Men* (1935), as Kelly Dillon - *Cheers of the Crowd* (1935), as Lee Adams - *Death from a Distance* (1935), as Det. Lt. Ted Mallory - *The Headline Woman* (1935), as Craig - *'G' Men* (1935), as Gerard - *Circus Shadows* (1935), as A Dip - *Star of Midnight* (1935), as Tommy Tennant - *Times Square Lady* (1935), as Ed Brennan - *Car 99* (1935), as Dispatch Operator Harper - *Wings in the Dark* (1935), as Jake Brashear - *Northern Frontier* (1935), as Duke Milford - *The World Accuses* (1934), as Hugh Collins - *I Sell Anything* (1934), as Smiley - *A Successful Failure* (1934), as Phil Stardon - *Desirable* (1934), as Chet - *Take the Stand* (1934), as Bill Hamilton - *He Was Her Man* (1934), as Monk, Curly's Hitman - *Half a Sinner* (1934), as 'Slim' Sullivan - *Born to Be Bad* (1934), as Steve Karns - *Men in White* (1934), as Pete - *School for Girls* (1934), as Elliott Robbins, aka Buck Kreegar - *Good Dame* (1934), as 'Spats' Edwards - *Lady Killer* (1933), as Smiley - *Back Page* (1933), as Brice Regal - *I'm No Angel* (1933), as 'Flea' Madigan - *Curtain at Eight* (1933), as Reporter Mooney - *One Year Later* (1933), as Tony Richards - *Secret of the Blue Room* (1933), as Max, Chauffeur - *The Little Giant* (1933), as Albert J. 'Al' Daniels - *Elmer, the Great* (1933), as Whitey - *Destination Unknown* (1933), as Georgie - *Air Mail* (1932), as 'Dizzy' Wilkins - *Once in a Lifetime* (1932), as Jerome 'Jerry' Hyland - *Back Street* (1932), as Reporter (uncredited) - *Tom Brown of Culver* (1932), as American Legion Doctor - *Fast Companions* (1932), as Crooked Owner - *Radio Patrol* (1932), as Pat Bourke - *Night World* (1932), as Klauss - *The Famous Ferguson Case* (1932), as Rusty Callahan - *The Big Timer* (1932), as Sullivan - *The Circus Show-Up* (1932), as Billy Dooley - *Law and Order* (1932), as Luther Johnson - *The Drifter* (1932), as Montana - *Discarded Lovers* (1932), as Bob Adair - *Arrowsmith* (1931), as Terry Wickett — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md) - *Reckless Living* (1931), as Kid Regan - *Blonde Crazy* (1931), as Jerry (uncredited) - *Street Scene* (1931), as Steve Sankey - *The Star Witness* (1931), as Deputy Thorpe - *The Miracle Woman* (1931), as Bill Welford - *Dance, Fools, Dance* (1931), as Whitey - *The Criminal Code* (1931), as State's Attorney - *New Moon* (1930), as Dimitri - *Min and Bill* (1930), as Alec - *Remote Control* (1930), as Frank - *College Lovers* (1930), as Eddie Smith - *Call of the Flesh* (1930), as Captain Enrique Vargas - *Ella Cinders* (1926), as Studio Actor (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Russell Hopton](https://film.one/media/person/1225382/gallery-9378f9c0b0f2.jpg) Russell Hopton — film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Russell_Hopton_in_One_Year_Later.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Russell Hopton](https://film.one/media/person/1225382/gallery-002c7871b506.jpg) Russell Hopton — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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