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.
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Known for
Matinee Theater
King of the Hill
Dennis Hopper (voice)
Bonanza
Dev Farnum
Wagon Train
Emmett Lawton
24
Victor Drazen
The Rifleman
The Rifleman
Vernon Tippert
The Defenders
Alfred Carter Jr.
The Defenders
Jason Thomas
Entourage
Las Vegas
The Twilight Zone
Peter Vollmer
Highway Patrol
Studio One
David Williams
Studio One
Harry Wales
Surfside 6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Denny Sunrise
The Big Valley
Jimmy Sweetwater
Combat!
Zack Fielder
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Utah Kid
The Lieutenant
Cpl. Peter Devlin
HBO First Look
87th Precinct
Andrew Mason
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Legend of Jesse James
Jud Salt
Scene by Scene
Self
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Gerald Collins
Sugarfoot
Billy the Kid
The Millionaire
Adam Spencer
Arrest and Trial
Screen Director's Playhouse
Steve Redman
Medic
Robert
Flatland
Smith
E-Ring
Eli McNulty
Conflict
Crash
Ben Cendars
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Petticoat Junction
Alan Landman
The Dakotas
Gunsmoke
Billy Kimbo
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
Firestarter: Rekindled
James Richardson
Naked City
Vinnie Winford
Jason and the Argonauts
Pelias
Letter to Loretta
Ross Morton
Speed
Howard Payne
Apocalypse Now
Photojournalist
Waterworld
Deacon
The Investigators
Adrian
Blue Velvet
Frank Booth
Fishing with John
Self
True Romance
Clifford Worley
E! True Hollywood Story
General Electric Theater
Fred Judson
Hang 'em High
Prophet
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
True Grit
"Moon"
Land of the Dead
Kaufman
Cannes Man
Self
Americano
Riccardo
Cool Hand Luke
Babalugats
Easy Rider
Billy
Super Mario Bros.
King Koopa
The Sons of Katie Elder
Dave Hastings
Rebel Without a Cause
Goon
Giant
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Mad Dog Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Seitenblicke
self
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self
Sayonara
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Hoosiers
Shooter
Black Widow
Ben Dumers
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Billy Clanton
Alpha and Omega
Tony (voice)
Knockaround Guys
Benny Chains
EDtv
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Rumble Fish
Father
Chasers
Doggie
Night Tide
Johnny Drake
Basquiat
Bruno Bischofberger
River's Edge
Feck
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
El Niño
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
Space Truckers
John Canyon
Samson and Delilah
Generale Tariq
Hell Ride
Eddie Zero
The American Friend
Tom Ripley
Inside Deep Throat
Narrator (voice)
Elegy
George O'Hearn
The Trip
Max
Ticker
Alex Swan
Queen of Blood
Paul Grant
I Died a Thousand Times
Joe (uncredited)
Catchfire
Milo
Red Rock West
Lyle from Dallas
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self
The Heart of Justice
Austin Blair
The Inside Man
Miller
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
self
Flashback
Huey Walker
10th & Wolf
Matty Matello
House of 9
Father Duffy
Swing Vote
Donald Greenleaf
Boiling Point
Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
The Indian Runner
Caesar
Nails
Harry 'Nails' Niles
Sleepwalking
Mr. Reedy
Wild Times
Doc Holliday
Samson and Delilah
Generale Tariq
The Osterman Weekend
Richard Tremayne
My Science Project
Bob Roberts
The Other Side of the Wind
Dennis Hopper
Witch Hunt
H. Phillip Lovecraft
The Blackout
Mickey
Carried Away
Joseph Svenden
The Keeper
Krebs
Unspeakable
Warden
Out of the Blue
Don
The James Dean Story
Self
The Last Movie
Kansas
Meet the Deedles
Frank Slater
From Hell to Texas
Tom Boyd
The Pick-up Artist
Flash Jensen
Jesus' Son
Bill
Road Ends
Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Blood Red
William Bradford Berrigan
Head
Self (uncredited)
An American Carol
Judge Clarence Henderson
Chattahoochee
Walker Benson
Kid Blue
Bickford Waner
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
Various Roles (archive footage)
Kings Row
Choke
Henry Clark
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Frankie
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
The Piano Player
Robert Nile
Bananaz
Narrator (voice)
The Story of Mankind
Napoleon Bonaparte
Leo
Horace
Memory
Max Lichtenstein
Palermo Shooting
Frank
Luck of the Draw
Giani Ponti
The Prophet's Game
Vincent Swan
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Brando: The Documentary
Self
Search and Destroy
Dr. Waxling
The Apostate
Lewis Garou
White Star
Kenneth Barlow
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
Last In, First Out
Medford
Doublecrossed
Barry Seal
The Source
William S. Burroughs
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Brando
Self
Tycus
Peter Crowford
Human Highway
Cracker / Stranger
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
Narrator (voice)
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
Self
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Captain Elsworth
Bloodbath
Chicken
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
Flatland
Smith
Sunset Heat
Carl Madson
Top of the World
Charles Atlas
Straight Shooter
Frank Hector
Tracks
1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Key Witness
William "Cowby" Tomkins
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Dennis Hopper
O.C. and Stiggs
Sponson
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
King of the Mountain
Cal
Held for Ransom
JD
Disneyland '59
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
Running Out of Luck
Video Director
Lured Innocence
Rick Chambers
Along for the Ride
Self (archive footage)
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self - Host
The Good Life
Mr. B
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self (archive footage)
The Last Ride
Ronnie Purnell
Out of Season
Harry Barlow
The Groovenians
Dad / King Normans (voice)
Straight to Hell
I.G. Farben
Reborn
Rev. Tom Hartley
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
The Night We Called It a Day
Frank Sinatra
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
Hoboken Hollow
Sheriff Greer
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Wanderlust
Himself
Champion
Self
The American Way
Captain
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Beautiful Darling
Self (archive footage)
Stark
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
The Young Land
Hatfield Carnes
Panic in the City
Goff
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Himself
Spreading Ground
Det. Ed DeLongpre
Forever Hollywood
Self
The Brothers Warner
Self - Actor
Stark: Mirror Image
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
The Groovenians
Dad/King Normans
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Frank Booth
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
The Venice Project
Roland / Salvatore
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
Brando: An Icon Is Born
Himself
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Self
The Glory Stompers
Chino
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
Eye of the Storm
Marvin Gladstone
The Cool School
Self
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Narrator (voice)
Swiss Family Robinson
Fritz
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Self
Jazz Seen
Self
Hopper/Welles
Self
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self (uncredited)
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
Narrator
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
Scene Missing
Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
High Air
Steve Redman
The American Dreamer
Himself
The Last Film Festival
Nick Twain - Producer
1 Giant Leap
Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
(voice)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Himself
A Hero of Our Time
Casey
B movie
Himself
U2: A Year in Pop
Narrator (voice)
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Frank Booth (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
Return to 'Giant'
Self
He's Alive
Peter Vollmer
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Self
Bad City Blues
Cleveland Carter
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Self
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Self
The Real James Dean
Self
Mysteries of Love
Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
Tarzan (Double)
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Self
New Scenes from America
Himself - Actor
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
I Don't Know Jack
Self
The Sorceror's Apprentice
A Spy
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self / Goon (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
Himself
Black Leather Jacket
Narrator
Flesh Color
Mel
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Some Kind of Genius
Himself
Screen Test #3
Crush Proof
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Himself
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
Spirit of Golf
Self
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
Himself
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
Self
Born to Be Wild
Himself
No Frank in Lumberton
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
SnowwhiteRosered
Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
Self
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Self
Light Years
Russian Suicide Chair
Himself
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
Himself
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Dennis Hooper
HOPPER: In His Own Words
Dennis Hopper
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Self
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Blue Peanuts
Snoopy (Voice)
Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
Self
V Graham Norton
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
The Johnny Cash Show
Self