Hubert Gordon Hopkirk (20 April 1884 – 1966) was a British actor of the

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. He was born in

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parents and began his film career in the late 1910s. After a series of films in Britain, he went to the United States to appear in Hollywood films before returning to Britain.Hubert Gordon Hopkirk profile
hopkirk.org; accessed 30 December 2016. Hopkirk never married. Later in life he converted to

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and resided in

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. He died in a car accident at the age of 72.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1921) * '' The Skipper's Wooing'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' Love, Life and Laughter'' (1923) * ''

White Slippers ''White Slippers'' is a 1924 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Matheson Lang, Joan Lockton and Gordon Hopkirk.Low p.478-79 It was based on a novel by Charles Edholm. It is set in Mexico and is known by the al ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Notorious Mrs. Carrick ''The Notorious Mrs. Carrick'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cameron Carr, A.B. Imeson and Gordon Hopkirk. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Pools of the Past'' by Charles Proctor. The film was ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Island of Despair ''The Island of Despair'' is a 1926 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Matheson Lang, Marjorie Hume and Gordon Hopkirk. It was based on a novel by Margot Neville. Cast * Matheson Lang - Stephen Rhodes * Marjorie Hume - ...

'' (1926) * ''

A Woman Redeemed ''A Woman Redeemed'' is a 1927 British crime film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Joan Lockton, Brian Aherne and James Carew. The screenplay concerns a secret society that tries to steal sensitive information. The film was based on the ...

'' (1927)

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* 1884 births 1966 deaths British male silent film actors 20th-century British male actors Place of death missing English Buddhists Converts to Buddhism British expatriates in Thailand Road incident deaths in Thailand Date of death missing British expatriates in Germany {{UK-film-actor-stub