- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLemuel Hooper Atchley
- Nickname
- Uncle Doc
- Height5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)
- Hooper Atchley was born on April 30, 1887 in Ebenezer, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936), The Arizona Terror (1931) and The Three Musketeers (1933). He was married to Violet Yahar. He died on November 16, 1943 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseViolet Yahar
- He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head on Nov. 16, 1943. It was believed he was despondent over medical problems--he had cancer and was going blind.
- Screen and stage actor.
- Character actor of stage and screen, usually cast as burly villains, crooked lawyers or saloon proprietors in B-westerns. Began his career in touring stock companies.
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