William Hopper: William Hopper. Actor: Perry Mason. William Hopper was born on 26 January 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Perry Mason (1957), 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) and The Bad Seed (1956). He was married to Jane Gilbert and Jeanette Juanita Ward. He died on 6 March 1970 in Palm Springs, California, USA.