William Mauldin "Bo" Hopkins was an American actor. He was known for playing supporting roles in several major studio films from 1969 to 1979, and he appeared in many television shows and TV movies.
Hopkins in 2009
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 American epic revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. The plot concerns an aging outlaw gang on the Mexico–United States border trying to adapt to the changing modern world of 1913. The film was controversial because of its graphic violence and its portrayal of crude men attempting to survive by any available means.
Theatrical release poster
The director sets up the climactic gun battle sequences at "Agua Verde" (the Hacienda Ciénaga del Carmen).
Peckinpah's conception of Pike Bishop was strongly influenced by actor William Holden
Peckinpah (far right) directs the opening scene as the Bunch ride into Starbuck.