Jerry Hopper

Born: 1907-07-29 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

Died: 1988-12-17

Known For: Directing

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Hopper, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

1972

The Bull of the West ... (Director)

1970

Maharlika ... (Director)
Madron ... (Director)

1966

The Time Tunnel ... (Director)
It's About Time ... (Director)

1965

Get Smart ... (Director)
Honey West ... (Director)
Laredo ... (Director)
Amos Burke: Secret Agent ... (Director)

1964

12 O'Clock High ... (Director)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ... (Director)
The Addams Family ... (Director)
Gilligan's Island ... (Director)
Valentine's Day ... (Director)

1963

The Fugitive ... (Director)
Burke's Law ... (Director)
Vacation Playhouse ... (Director)

1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ... (Director)
The Virginian ... (Director)

1961

The New Breed ... (Director)
Blueprint for Robbery ... (Director)

1960

Overland Trail ... (Director)

1959

Mr. Lucky ... (Director)
Law of the Plainsman ... (Director)
Wichita Town ... (Director)

1958

The Rifleman ... (Director)
Bat Masterson ... (Director)
Naked City ... (Director)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ... (Director)
Jefferson Drum ... (Director)
The Missouri Traveler ... (Director)

1957

Perry Mason ... (Director)
Wagon Train ... (Director)
Have Gun, Will Travel ... (Director)
M Squad ... (Director)
Bachelor Father ... (Director)
How to Marry a Millionaire ... (Director)

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ... (Director)
Never Say Goodbye ... (Director)
The Sharkfighters ... (Director)
Everything But the Truth ... (Director)
Toy Tiger ... (Director)

1955

Cheyenne ... (Director)
Gunsmoke ... (Director)
Smoke Signal ... (Director)
One Desire ... (Director)
The Square Jungle ... (Director)
The Private War of Major Benson ... (Director)

1954

Naked Alibi ... (Director)
Secret of the Incas ... (Director)
Alaska Seas ... (Director)

1953

Pony Express ... (Director)

1952

Hurricane Smith ... (Director)
The Atomic City ... (Director)

1947

Sweet and Low ... (Director)