American Graffiti actor Bo Hopkins dies aged 80 following heart attack

Veteran actor Bo Hopkins has died on the age of 80 (Image: Rex)

Bo Hopkins has died aged 80 following a coronary heart assault.

The veteran actor, greatest recognized for his roles in American Graffiti, The Wild Bunch, and Oscar-winning Midnight Specific died at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.

Information of Hopkins’ loss of life was confirmed on his official web site.

‘It's with nice disappointment that we announce that Bo has handed away,’ the assertion learn.

‘Bo beloved listening to from his followers from world wide and though he
was unable to answer each e mail over the previous couple of years, he appreciated listening to from each one in every of you.’

Hopkins’ massively acclaimed profession spanned greater than 50 years and noticed him characteristic in additional than 100 roles throughout movie and tv.

Hopkins (proper) starred alongside Bruce Dern in La Brigade du Texas (Image: Rex)

Hopkins pictured within the 1980 movie Rodeo Woman (Image: Rex)

Famend for his capability to change between enjoying villains and saints, his stand-out roles included a double-crossed financial institution robber in 1972’s The Getaway alongside the late Steve McQueen, in addition to Clarence ‘Loopy’ Lee in director Sam Peckinpah’s blood-soaked western The Wild Bunch.

Hopkins’ last movie was Hillbilly Elegy, which was launched in 2020 and in addition starred Glenn Shut and Amy Adams (Image: Instagram)

He went on to play a weapons professional in Peckinpah’s 1975 movie The Killer Elite.

Hopkins’ newer roles included his look in what can be his last movie, Hillbilly Elegy, which was directed by Ron Howard, 68, and in addition starred Glenn Shut, 75.

His TV credit embody components in The Rockford Information, Charlie’s Angels, The A-Workforce, and Dynasty.

He's survived by his spouse Sian Eleanor Inexperienced, 64, who he married in 1989, their son Matthew and daughter Jane Hopkins.