Hooper Atchley

Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor.

Hooper Atchley
Atchley in Hell's House (1932)
Born	Lemuel Hooper Atchley (1887-04-30)April 30, 1887 Ebenezer, Marion County, Tennessee U.S.
Died	November 17, 1943(1943-11-17) (aged 56) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1929–1943
Spouse	Violet Yahar

Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley.^[1] He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system.^[2]

Atchley's first professional acting occurred with a stock theater company in Fort Wayne, Indiana.^[3] He appeared in 214 films between 1929 and 1944 and is known for his appearance as the inconsiderate father in the Our Gang film Birthday Blues (1932).^{[citation needed]} Atchley's Broadway credits included Jarnegan (1928), Across the Street (1924), and Marie Dressler's "All Star Gambol" (1913).^[4]

Death

Atchley died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on November 17, 1943, aged 56, in Hollywood.^[5]

Partial filmography

• The Santa Fe Trail (1930)
• Branded Men (1931)
• Men in Her Life (1931)
• Birthday Blues (1932)
• False Faces (1932)
• Hell's House (1932)
• The Three Musketeers (1933)
• Queen Christina (1933) (uncredited)
• Big Time or Bust (1933)
• The Westerner (1934)
• Mystery Mountain (1934)
• The Prescott Kid (1934)
• Against the Law (1934)
• Murder in the Private Car (1934) (uncredited)
• The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
• Behind the Green Lights (1935)
• Unknown Woman (1935)
• Hearts in Bondage (1936)
• Love and Hisses (1937)
• Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
• Cipher Bureau (1938)
• The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
• The Fatal Hour (1940)
• The Gay Caballero (1940)
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
• Black Hills Express (1943)