Hooper Atchley

{{Short description|American actor (1887–1943)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{infobox person

| name = Hooper Atchley

| image = Hell's House (1932) - Hooper Atchley (cropped).jpg

| caption = Atchley in Hell's House (1932)

| birth_name = Lemuel Hooper Atchley

| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|4|30}}

| birth_place = Ebenezer, Marion County, Tennessee U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|11|17|1887|4|30}}

| death_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.

| occupation = Film actor

| years_active = 1929–1943

| spouse = Violet Yahar

}}

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

Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley.{{cite news |title=Hooper L. Atchley to begin play rehearsals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37209207/hooper_atchley/ |access-date=October 15, 2019 |work=Knoxville Sentinel |date=July 29, 1912 |location=Tennessee, Knoxville |page=3|via = Newspapers.com}} He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system.{{cite news |title=Signet ring for Hooper L. Atchley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37248226/hooper_atchley/ |access-date=October 16, 2019 |work=The Journal and Tribune |date=June 2, 1911 |location=Tennessee, Knoxville |page=7|via = Newspapers.com}}

Atchley's first professional acting occurred with a stock theater company in Fort Wayne, Indiana.{{cite news |title=Hooper Atchley is meeting with success |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37247567/hooper_atchley/ |access-date=October 16, 2019 |work=Knoxville Sentinel |date=September 13, 1909 |location=Tennessee, Knoxville |page=8|via = Newspapers.com}} 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 |date=October 2019}} Atchley's Broadway credits included Jarnegan (1928), Across the Street (1924), and Marie Dressler's "All Star Gambol" (1913).{{cite web |title=Hooper Atchley |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hooper-atchley-30292 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=October 15, 2019 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20191015025415/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hooper-atchley-30292 |archivedate=October 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}