Howdy and again, welcome to the Unofficial web site of William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd, and his fellow actors who were featured with him in all of the 'Hoppy' films, television shows and radio programs. I have created this web site in honor of Mr. Boyd and to all of the other fine actors who played in 'Hoppy' movies. This is strictly a fan site, I don't have anything to sell, nor do I make any money from this site. It is here only to honor Mr. Boyd, and the other actors who co-starred with him in the Hoppy' movies, and a place where a 'Hoppy' fan can come and visit and enjoy themselves without being distracted by all the sales pitches most other web sites have on them, and speaking of ads, I hope to have these ignoring pop-ups off of this site by the middle of October 2010, so you can enjoy your visit without having to constantly having to 'click-off' that ignoring side pop-up ad, every time you load a page.
Now in the next few months I will be placing more information and pictures of 'Hoppy'. Plus, I will be adding videos of his movies and television shows, I have already added some audio of his radio programs and the AUDIO portion of the television program 'Hopalong Cassidy: Public Hero #1' (2001) (TV) to this site as well, just go to the Radio Program Index page, there you will find a list of the programs and the links to these programs that I have placed on this site. I have also added some videos to this site as well and will be adding more in the near future, one of these videos is on this page and there are two more videos on the ' More on Hopalong Cassidy' page, so check them out. I have also added a Young Hoppy Fans page, where I have placed some photos of young Hoppy fans dressed up in their cowboy outfits when they were kids. If you have a picture of you in your cowboy gear and would like to share it with us, then send the picture along with a narrative of the picture and I will place it on the 'Young Hoppy Fans page'. I hope you will enjoy your visit to the Un-official Hopalong Cassidy web site and will tell others about it.
If you see any problems or if you have any questions, comments, and/or critiques, please let me know. There is an email hyper-link on the bottom of each page, and also you may go to Hoppy's guest book and leave your comments there. Also let me know if you would like to be notified of any site updates.
Thank you for visiting and please keep checking back, for I will be adding new information and other stuff on this web site over the next few months.
This web site was last updated on October 3rd, 2010
About the images, photos, and text used on this site!
Of course, like the title says, this is the un-official web site of "Hopalong Cassidy", but all the information and images on this web site, is to the best of my ability been checked and authenticated to be true and accurate. Some of the images, photos, and/or text on this web site are used by "kind permission" from
SAGEBRUSH ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Jerry S. Rosenthal, President,
and by Chuck Anderson, webmaster of the "Old Corral" web site.
The other images, photos, and/or text found on this site, are either my own or have come from various other sources, books and/or literature about William Boyd, Hopalong Cassidy, and the other fine actors. On certain pages of this web site you'll notice that you will not be able to 'right-click' the photos to save to your computer, this is due to some of the agreements made with some of the people who have either supplied the photos on that page, or have given me permission to use the photos on that page. I am sorry for this inconvenience, but to protect their rights and respect their wishes we had to do this.
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William 'Hopalong Cassidy' Boyd and Grace Bradley Boyd 1895 to 1972 1913 to 2010 On their horses 'Topper' and 'Turn-a-bout'
Hopalong Cassidy - Sam Browne And The Sunshine Kids - 78rpm Now here's an oldie for you, play it, listen to it and enjoy!
The Hoppy Coin
The above picture was taken of William 'Hopalong Cassidy' Boyd and his wife aboard the SS United States while on a vacation. It is said that while aboard the ship, Mr. Cassidy would hand out his own money - the Hoppy coin . A fond memento for some crew members and passengers. To read the story behind the 'Hoppy' coin go to the link listed below the coin pictured below
The sound era was a mixed blessing for William Boyd. He successfully made the transition to talkies, retaining his stardom. Unfortunately, he had to wrestle with others who bore the name of "William Boyd". In 1931, a stage actor named William Boyd, who was now working in films, was involved in a serious scandal that reeked of alcohol and gambling. To make matters worse, the initial photo printed in the paper was one of William L. Boyd! The erroneous identification dogged "our Boyd" and he attempted to put a stop to the besmirching of his name by calling himself simply "Bill" Boyd. Loyal fans of "Bill's" commonly refer to the "bad" Boyd! as William "Stage" Boyd. The mix-up finally abated when the stage/screen actor died.
William L. Boyd
Born June 5, 1895, in Hendrysburg in Belmont County, OH Died September 13, 1972, in Laguna Beach, CA
William 'Hopalong Cassidy' Boyd was born in Hendrysburg in Belmont County, located 26 miles east of Cambridge, Ohio, on June 5, 1895. He was one of five children of Charles William Boyd and Lyda Wilkins. The Boyd family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1902. Charles W. Boyd, a laborer, was killed in an accident, while trying to rescue other workers who had been trapped by an explosion in 1908. William L. Boyd held various jobs such as a tool dresser, surveyor and auto salesman until he moved to California when he was 20. Because of his good looks and winning manner he was soon noticed by the film industry. Read more about Mr. Boyd on the William Boyd page
Daily Bible Verses
Go to Meet the Webmaster page, there I will have some of my favorite Bible Verses, and some info on myself.
"Hoppy's" Guestbook
Before you leave this web site, I hope you will take a few moments to go to "Hoppy's" Guestbook and sign in and leave your comments, good or bad! I really do, appreciate all your comments. The best way I can improve my web site is by listening to you, my visitors. So, your comments are very important to me. You don't even have to leave your name if, you don't want too. Just fill-out the comment box and submit your comments. It's that easy! You may use the "Link" below. Thank you, Dudley.
The Old Corral
After you visit this web site and you are interested in finding more information on your favorite Western movie actors, visit the Old Corral, Chuck has a lot of information on your favorite western movie actors, just "click-on" the picture below.
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William Boyd was once a famous silent movie star, playing many parts and was a major attraction in "Talkies. But, when Boyd read the script of Hopalong Cassidy, he knew he wanted this part and knew how he wanted to play him. After awhile, he convinced everyone else how Hoppy should be played and the rest is history. After Boyd played Hopalong Cassidy in the first "Hoppy" movie, William Boyd was concerned with only one character, a fictitious, black hated, cowboy that absorbed nearly the entire personality of William Boyd, and the two became the same, William Boyd was Hopalong Cassidy and Hopalong Cassidy was William Boyd. Although offered many other parts in other movies, Boyd refused them all. He never wanted to play another part in any other movie, he only wanted to play "Hoppy", and when he was making a Hoppy movie, he couldn't been happier.
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'Official Hopalong Cassidy' web site
After you visit my "Hoppy" web site, I highly recommend you visit the 'Official Hopalong Cassidy' web site for more on "Hopalong Cassidy"! To go there, you may use the link below.
To go to the 'Official Hopalong Cassidy' Web Site! Click on the Bar -20 Ranch Sign!
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