[THE_EPISTLE] I've found Hoppy!

[Walters, Delmo]

Living in NY, I, too, thought of Hoppy as a NY gangster type.

Delmo Walters Jr.


On 6/14/06 1:40 PM, "Martin Schwartz" <schwartzboiko at ADELPHIA.NET> wrote:

> Its interesting that some people thought of Hoppy as black.  I wonder if
> its generational or locale based.  BeingBrooklyn born, vintage 1950's ,
> and having watched many of the old gangster movies on TV, I always
> thought of Hoppy as of that type.  Lionel Stander certainly could have
> played him and sort of played that type when he played a lesser version
> of "Archie Goodwin" in the Nero Wolfe movies.  Chaz Palminteri would be
> a good choice today.
> 
> Peter Sewell wrote:
> 
>> Absolutely.  When I watched Hart to Hart I had the same thought.
>> It was only later reading other saint books that I realised "Hoppy"
>> was white.
>> 
>> Peter
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Skelhorn"
>> <chris at CUDDLES.ABELGRATIS.NET>
>> To: <THEEPISTLE at OGHAM.ORG>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 12:38 AM
>> Subject: Re: [THE_EPISTLE] I've found Hoppy!
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Peter,
>> 
>> On 12-Jun-06, you wrote:
>> 
>>> Interesting that Chris has picked Frank Bruno.
>>> Many years ago when I read my first Saint book (Saint in Miami) I
>>> thought of Hoppy as a black guy.
>>> Frank has the speech but would his face make babies cry.  Lets face
>>> it Hoppy was ugly so not sure Ross Kemp would fit the bill
>> 
>> 
>> I think I've always thought of Hoppy as coloured!
>> 
>> The only other actor I could think of is Lionel Stander, (played the
>> chauffeur in Hart to Hart) Got the looks (?) and that voice!!
>> 
>> Lionel would be far too old, and I think he's dead anyhow!
>> 
>> Can't think of anyone really ugly though!
>> 
>> <sb>
>> Take care,
>> 
>> Chris, village idiot, Suffolk.
>> 
>> Engineers do it by calculation and design.
>> <sb>
>> 
>> 


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