Acting

Hooper Atchley

Born April 29, 1887 · Ebenezer, Tennessee, USA

Died November 17, 1943 · aged 56

Hooper Atchley (1887–1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in 214 films between 1929 and 1944 and is known for his appearance as the inconsiderate father in the Our Gang film Birthday Blues.

Known For

Freaks

MovieDramaHorror

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Queen Christina

Queen Christina · 1934

Queen Christina

MovieRomanceHistory

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim · 1942

MovieDramaComedy

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

I Love You Again

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees · 1942

The Pride of the Yankees

MovieDramaFamily

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary · 1936

Wife vs. Secretary

MovieDramaComedy

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes · 1941

The Little Foxes

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

Filmography

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Freaks

MovieDramaHorror

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Doctoer (uncredited)

Queen Christina

Queen Christina · 1934

Queen Christina

MovieRomanceHistory

Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.

Antonio's Companion in Coach (uncredited)

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once · 1937

You Only Live Once

MovieCrimeDrama

Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.

Teletype Operator (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim · 1942

MovieDramaComedy

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.

(uncredited)

I Love You Again

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Man Greeting Wilson Saying 'Look Chief' (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees · 1942

The Pride of the Yankees

MovieDramaFamily

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Lathered Man in Barber Shop (uncredited)

Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary · 1936

Wife vs. Secretary

MovieDramaComedy

Linda, the wife of a publishing executive, suspects that her husband Van’s relationship with his attractive secretary Whitey is more than professional.

Postal Clerk (uncredited)

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes · 1941

The Little Foxes

In 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build cotton mills in their Deep South town.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Belle Starr

Belle Starr · 1941

After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr Belle Shirley vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation among the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.

Carpetbagger

Come Live with Me

Come Live with Me · 1941

Come Live with Me

MovieComedyRomance

Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk · 1941

MovieWesternDrama

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Senator Ford (uncredited)

Mad Love

Mad Love · 1935

MovieHorrorThriller

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.

Train Conductor (Uncredited)

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man · 1940

Edison, the Man

MovieHistoryDrama

In flashback, fifty years after inventing the light bulb, an 82-year-old Edison tells his story starting at age twenty-two with his arrival in New York. He's on his way with the invention of an early form of the stock market ticker.

Broker

Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager · 1941

MovieCrimeDrama

A charming racketeer seduces the DA's stepdaughter for revenge, then falls in love.

Gambler Who Made Eight the Hard Way (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. · 1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.

Arthur Trent

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225 · 1943

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

Civilian

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise · 1932

Trouble in Paradise

MovieComedyCrime

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

Insurance Agent (uncredited)

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window · 1942

Fingers at the Window

MovieMysteryThriller

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

Sky Murder

Sky Murder · 1940

MovieComedyMystery

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.

Mark - Party Guest

In the Navy

In the Navy · 1941

MovieComedyMusic

Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.

Senate Committee Member (uncredited)

Blondie

Blondie · 1938

MovieComedyFamily

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.

Man on Bus (uncredited)

Our Wife

Our Wife · 1941

A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.

Ticket Man (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic · 1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

The Mystery of Mr. Wong · 1939

The Mystery of Mr. Wong

MovieMysteryThriller

Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.

Carslake