Clyde E. Hopkins

born: 25 June 1893 Garnett, Kansas, United States of America

died: 19 November 1958 West Los Angeles, California, United States of America (cerebral thrombosis, age 65)

American silent screen actor and assistant director who worked in both capacities for Rolin/Hal Roach across several stints: the first as assistant director (possibly with some acting) early in the studio's life (sometime before fall 1916), then acting in several Rolin films of 1917, and finally pulling double-duty during 1923-25. During the third stint, he also served as studio purchasing agent. After acting on the stage in Los Angeles stock, he began acting in films in 1915 with Reliance-Majestic, and also acted in films for Fine Arts and Fox. During World War I, he served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France, after which he returned to films. In the mid-1920s, Hopkins exited the motion picture industry completely and went into sales, joining the Pacific Pipe and Supply Company and serving as San Bernardino representative and later branch manager until the firm went out of business in 1933. In the spring of 1934, he joined the Pioneer-Flintkote Company, a manufacturer of roofing and paper materials, eventually landing in its sales department in 1938.

Real name: Clyde Emory Hopkins Height: 5'10"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1917 By The Sad Sea Waves Spurned man 1917 Bliss Nobleman 1917 The Flirt [?] 1917 Step Lively [?] 1923 Frozen Hearts Spectator 1923 The Whole Truth Assistant prosecutor 1923 The Soilers Henchman 1923 Mother's Joy Houseguest 1924 Just A Minute Rejected suitor 1924 Near Dublin Villager DEATH CERTIFICATE (click image to enlarge) MISCELLANEOUS (click any image to enlarge) Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMR1-KBX (1900 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2R-NCS (1910 Census #1) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVL3-HG9 (1910 Census #2) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-R3Q (WWI draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQX-N2Z (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8N6-C79 (1925 marriage) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6H-HRL (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HW-BZD (1940 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D4-Q11 (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLB-GTGF (1950 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPWF-XHC (CA Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGR1-C926 (death certificate) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K44-C4K1 (Social Security Numident File) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT9-SBMV (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7Z3B-KGT2 (U.S. Veterans Adm. Master Index) https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/L4WX-CL9 (family tree, FamilySearch) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7958252 (Find a Grave) https://archive.org/details/motionpicturestu00moti/page/40/mode/1up?view=theater&q=hopkins (Oct 1916 Motion Picture News Studio Directory) https://archive.org/details/moctu00moti/page/60/mode/1up?view=theater&q=hopkins (Apr 1917 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/details/motrestu00moti/page/56/mode/1up?view=theater&q=hopkins (1918 Motion Picture Studio Directory) https://archive.org/details/phodec15chic/page/n235/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+hopkins%22&view=theater (Photoplay, Oct 1918) https://archive.org/details/sim_los-angeles-times_the-los-angeles-times_1923-10-21_42/page/41/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+hopkins%22&view=theater (Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct 1923) https://archive.org/details/camera06unse/page/n861/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+e+hopkins%22&view=theater (Camera!, 15 Dec 1923) https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1924-11-22_36_47/page/54/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+hopkins%22&view=theater (The Billboard, 22 Nov 1924) https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald20unse/page/n179/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+hopkins%22&view=theater (Exhibitors Herald, 27 Dec 1924) https://archive.org/details/filmdailyyearboo00wids/page/491/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+hopkins%22&view=theater (Film Year Book, 1925) https://archive.org/details/sim_pulp-paper_1943-10_17_10/page/34/mode/1up?q=%22clyde+e+hopkins%22&view=theater (Pacific Pulp & Paper Company, Oct 1943) https://classicfilmaficionados.wordpress.com/2014/11/13/clyde-e-hopkins-a-heaping-helping-of-hollywood-histrionics-sans-the-hokum/ (Classic Film Aficionados) https://classicfilmaficionados.wordpress.com/2015/11/13/clyde-e-hopkins-a-heaping-helping-of-his-hollywood-history/ (Classic Film Aficionados) The Harold Lloyd Encyclopedia by Annette D'Agostino Lloyd (book) Jesse Brisson (bio notes and research; identification in By The Sad Sea Waves, Bliss, Frozen Hearts, The Whole Truth, Near Dublin, Mother's Joy, The Soilers) This page was last updated on: 16 February 2025