Hubert Gordon Hopkirk (20 April 1884 – 1966) was a British actor of the silent era. He was born in Jena, Germany to British 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. Hopkirk never married. Later in life he converted to Buddhism and resided in Bangkok, Thailand. He died in a car accident at the age of 72.

Selected filmography

Sybil (1921) The Skipper's Wooing (1922) The Wandering Jew (1923) Love, Life and Laughter (1923) White Slippers (1924) The Notorious Mrs. Carrick (1924) The Island of Despair (1926) A Woman Redeemed (1927)

Gordon Hopkirk

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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

Gordon Hopkirk