About William Boyd William Boyd was Born in 1895. He worked various jobs until he was offered a cameo in a circa early 1920's film.. He continued to attain bigger roles in silent flickers
In 1935, William Boyd introduced the Hopalong Cassidy character in movie serials. Between 1935 and 1948, Boyd starred in 66 Hoppys, dressed all in black. The westerns were essentially morality plays, the good guys always won over the bad guys. In the 1950's, the 66 movies were syndicated to television stations which aired them mostly on Saturday Or Sunday afternoons.
William Boyd died after a period of ailmentsin 1972. Hoppy still rides on indie cable channels, web fansite photos, on hard to find DVD release and here on easy to find Oldiestelevision.com.

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6.21.10 Don, MI Hoppy was the best. Had the outfit, and at 64 still believe in Wonder Bread and being a good boy.
6.21.10 wheelsandwings, NY i grew up with Hoppy and Gabby Hayes on Six Gun Playhouse in NYC
6.06.10 ausdub, Australia Remember him well
6.06.10 aussierat. Australia my favorite cowboy
6.05.10 Floyd, NY Hoppy & Wonder Bread - Yes!!! Built charictor and bodys in 8 different ways
6.04.10 hhthomas49, OK Great Show, My Dad knew a relative and got an autographed pic of Hoppy. I thought it was the coolest.
6.02.10 stwrtc, KY still have the 1950 Capitol record and book cover of Hopalong and the square dance holdup. It is still playable and in good shape
6.01.10 DocZ, TX Been 50 years since I saw this last
5.29.10 dpreefer, PA Hoppy was the best
5.25.10 hicpic, ND Used to watch this with my grandfather every afternoon when we visited my grandparents for the month of July. It was one of the only channels they got, and it was a big deal to watch "Hoppy" every afternoon. My sister, cousin and I loved to watch Hoppy, his horse Topper and the good guys always triumph. My mom took me to see him once at the Polo Grounds (NYC) and it was the thrill of my young life. He was always one of my heros. Good over evil.
5.22.10 glynnb, NY Had the whole Hopalong outfit when I was a kid. Loved it. Thanks for the memories
5.17.10 ConnieB, NJ It' hard to top Hoppy for all the qualities we wish we had. Hoppy and William Boyd are still the best.
5.15.10 Ted, NY I had a Hopalong Cassidy bank account. I still have the pass book someplace.
5.12.10 Bar20Rancher, NV Hoppy was the best of the best
5.10.10 mainlander, RI thanks so much for the post
5.04.10 MayT, NJ I never missed a Hoppy show when I was a little girl. For one Christmas I got a Hoppy doll and an outfit just like Hoppy including 2 guns and holster. Yes, I am for gun control!
5.02.10 trsknighthunter, SD enjoyed it very much
5.01.10 howiebeck. CT didn't compare in my mind to tv shows as I remembered them. When I was 10 years old my mother took me to Sak's Fifth Avenue in NYC, and bought mea Hopalong Cassidy outfit.






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