Second World War combat cameraman, and documentary director, reporter and writer, worked at Denham. He was a member of The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA). Born in Ealing in 1920, Began work as a clapper boy at age 16 on George Formby comedies. Camera assistant at Denham Studios, He worked with King Vidor on The Citadel (1938) and appeared briefly in The Thief of Bagdad (released 1940) .Joined the Army Film Unit was sent to Persia to make a film about getting supplies through to Russia. - Via Persia (1942). later sent to Greece in 1944 to record the British advance Megara, At the battle, At the end of the war, Hopkinson was sent by the UN Relief and Rehabilitation Association to the Soviet republics of Belorussia and Ukraine, where he filmed the plight of orphaned children.He won an award from the Overseas Press Club for "Best Reporting from Abroad on Foreign Affairs" for his film To Open the World to the Nations: Suez (1955) In 1955, he joined NBC's Project 20 which planned a programme on Austria as director/cameraman, He joined World Wide Pictures .He continued working long past retirement age, making his last documentary for Whickers War, broadcast in 2004
He died on 28 June 2007, aged 87. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and two stepsons.
