Dennis Hopper

Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). During the next 10 years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films. He directed and starred in Easy Rider (1969), winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer. "With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, Easy Rider became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and anti-establishment rebellion." Film critic Matthew Hays notes that "no other persona better signifies the lost idealism of the 1960s than that of Dennis Hopper." He was unable to build on his success for several years, until a featured role in Apocalypse Now (1979) brought him attention. He subsequently appeared in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Osterman Weekend (1983), and received critical recognition for his work in Blue Velvet and Hoosiers, with the latter film garnering him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He directed Colors (1988) and played the villain in Speed (1994). Hopper's later work included a leading role in the television series Crash. Hopper's last performance was filmed just before his death: The Last Film Festival, slated for a 2011 release. Hopper was also a prolific and acclaimed photographer, a profession he began in the 1960s. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Apocalypse Now
Speed
Waterworld
Blue Velvet
True Romance
Easy Rider
Birth Location Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Born 1936-05-17
Died 2010-05-29

Movies

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Frank Booth (archive footage)
2023
Hopper/Welles as Self
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
2020
The Other Side of the Wind as Dennis Hopper
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
2018
Along for the Ride as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Last Film Festival as Nick Twain - Producer
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self (archive footage)
2016
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
2013
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
2012
Scene Missing as Self
2012
Corman's World as Various Roles (archive footage)
2011
2011
Stardust as Self (uncredited)
2010
Alpha and Omega as Tony (voice)
2010
Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
2010
B movie as Himself
2009
Palermo Shooting as Frank
2008
The Brothers Warner as Self - Actor
2008
An American Carol as Judge Clarence Henderson
2008
2008
Hell Ride as Eddie Zero
2008
Elegy as George O'Hearn
2008
Swing Vote as Donald Greenleaf
2008
2008
Sleepwalking as Mr. Reedy
2008
The Cool School as Self
2008
Bananaz as Narrator (voice)
2008
2007
Memory as Max Lichtenstein
2006
2006
Wanderlust as Himself
2006
Gorillaz | Demon Days Live as Narrator (voice)
2006
10th & Wolf as Matty Matello
2006
Hoboken Hollow as Sheriff Greer
2006
House of 9 as Father Duffy
2005
Land of the Dead as Kaufman
2005
2005
Champion as Self
2005
Inside Deep Throat as Narrator (voice)
2005
Americano as Riccardo
2005
Out of Season as Harry Barlow
2004
2004
The Last Ride as Ronnie Purnell
2004
The Keeper as Krebs
2004
2004
Unspeakable as Warden
2003
The Night We Called It a Day as Frank Sinatra
2003
New Scenes from America as Himself - Actor
2003
The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans
2002
The Piano Player as Robert Nile
2002
1 Giant Leap as Self
2002
2002
2002
Leo as Horace
2002
Flatland as Smith
2002
Knockaround Guys as Benny Chains
2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth
2001
Jazz Seen as Self
2001
Choke as Henry Clark
2001
Ticker as Alex Swan
2001
2001
2000
Tycus as Peter Crowford
2000
Jesus' Son as Bill
2000
The Prophet's Game as Vincent Swan
2000
Luck of the Draw as Giani Ponti
2000
Spreading Ground as Det. Ed DeLongpre
2000
The Apostate as Lewis Garou
2000
Lured Innocence as Rick Chambers
2000
1999
The Venice Project as Roland / Salvatore
1999
Straight Shooter as Frank Hector
1999
Edtv as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
1999
Bad City Blues as Cleveland Carter
1999
The Source as William S. Burroughs
1999
1999
Welcome to Hollywood as Dennis Hopper
1998
Top of the World as Charles Atlas
1998
Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater
1998
Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
1997
1997
The Blackout as Mickey
1997
Cannes Man as Self
1997
U2: A Year in Pop as Narrator (voice)
1997
Samson and Delilah as Generale Tariq
1996
1996
Basquiat as Bruno Bischofberger
1996
Space Truckers as John Canyon
1996
Carried Away as Joseph Svenden
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel as Self / Goon (archive footage)
1996
Waterworld as Deacon
1995
Search and Destroy as Dr. Waxling
1995
James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)
1995
Witch Hunt as H. Phillip Lovecraft
1994
Speed as Howard Payne
1994
Chasers as Doggie
1994
True Romance as Clifford Worley
1993
Super Mario Bros. as King Koopa
1993
Red Rock West as Lyle from Dallas
1993
Boiling Point as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
1993
The Heart of Justice as Austin Blair
1992
Nails as Harry 'Nails' Niles
1992
Sunset Heat as Carl Madson
1992
1991
Eye of the Storm as Marvin Gladstone
1991
The Indian Runner as Caesar
1991
Doublecrossed as Barry Seal
1991
1991
Paris Trout as Paris Trout
1991
1990
Chattahoochee as Walker Benson
1990
Catchfire as Milo
1990
Flashback as Huey Walker
1990
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife as Storyteller (voice) (uncredited)
1989
Blood Red as William Bradford Berrigan
1989
Black Leather Jacket as Narrator
1989
The American Way as Captain
1987
Blue Peanuts as Snoopy
1987
The Pick-up Artist as Flash Jensen
1987
O.C. and Stiggs as Sponson
1987
Straight to Hell as I.G. Farben
1987
Black Widow as Ben Dumers
1987
Running Out of Luck as Video Director
1987
Hoosiers as Shooter
1986
Blue Velvet as Frank Booth
1986
River's Edge as Feck
1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
1986
Stark: Mirror Image as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
1986
Some Kind of Genius as Himself
1986
My Science Project as Bob Roberts
1985
Stark as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
1985
1985
The Inside Man as Miller
1984
White Star as Kenneth Barlow
1983
The Osterman Weekend as Richard Tremayne
1983
Rumble Fish as Father
1983
Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger
1982
Reborn as Rev. Tom Hartley
1981
1981
1981
Apocalypse Now as Photojournalist
1979
Flesh Color as Mel
1978
Last In, First Out as Medford
1978
The American Friend as Tom Ripley
1977
Tracks as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
1976
Mad Dog Morgan as Daniel Morgan
1976
1976
Bloodbath as Chicken
1975
Kid Blue as Bickford Waner
1973
Crush Proof as Dennis Hopper
1972
The Last Movie as Kansas
1971
1971
Easy Rider as Billy
1969
True Grit as "Moon"
1969
Head as Dennis Hopper (uncredited)
1968
1968
Hang 'em High as Prophet
1968
1967
Cool Hand Luke as Babalugats
1967
The Trip as Max
1967
Queen of Blood as Paul Grant
1966
The Sons of Katie Elder as Dave Hastings
1965
1964
1964
Night Tide as Johnny Drake
1961
Key Witness as William "Cowby" Tomkins
1960
Disneyland '59 as Self
1959
The Young Land as Hatfield Carnes
1959
1958
From Hell to Texas as Tom Boyd
1958
Sayonara as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
1957
The Story of Mankind as Napoleon Bonaparte
1957
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Billy Clanton
1957
Giant as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
1956
I Died a Thousand Times as Joe (uncredited)
1955
1955

Movies

Pashmy Dream Writer
2008
Pashmy Dream Director
2008
Homeless Director
2000
Chasers Director
1994
The Hot Spot Director
1990
Catchfire Director
1990
Colors Director
1988
1981
Out of the Blue Director
1981
1971
1971
The Last Movie Director
1971
1971
Easy Rider Screenplay
1969
Easy Rider Director
1969
The Glory Stompers Co-Director
1967
The Trip Second Unit Director
1967