Dennis Hopper
Acting
Born: May 17, 1936 · Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Died: May 29, 2010 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
1979
Speed
1994
Waterworld
1995
Blue Velvet
1986
True Romance
1993
Easy Rider
1969
Land of the Dead
2005
24
2001
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Super Mario Bros.
1993
The Twilight Zone
1959
Photos (11)
Movies (141)
Apocalypse Now
Photojournalist
True Romance
Clifford Worley
Waterworld
Deacon
Speed
Howard Payne
Rumble Fish
Father
Giant
Jordy Benedict
Blue Velvet
Frank Booth
Rebel Without a Cause
Goon
Land of the Dead
Kaufman
Hang 'em High
Prophet
True Grit
"Moon"
Cool Hand Luke
Babalugats
Hoosiers
Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch
Alpha and Omega
Tony (voice)
Easy Rider
Billy
The Sons of Katie Elder
Dave Hastings
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Red Rock West
Lyle from Dallas
Super Mario Bros.
King Koopa
Black Widow
Ben
River's Edge
Feck
Hell Ride
Eddie Zero
The American Friend
Tom Ripley
The Heart of Justice
Austin Blair
Inside Deep Throat
Narrator (voice)
Swing Vote
Donald Greenleaf
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
El Niño
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Billy Clanton
The Pick-up Artist
Flash Jensen
Boiling Point
Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
10th & Wolf
Matty Matello
The Indian Runner
Caesar
Basquiat
Bruno Bischofberger
Space Truckers
John Canyon
Ticker
Alex Swan
Corman's World
Various Roles (archive footage)
EDtv
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
The Osterman Weekend
Richard Tremayne
An American Carol
Judge Clarence Henderson
House of 9
Father Duffy
Out of the Blue
Don
Knockaround Guys
Benny Chains
O.C. and Stiggs
Sponson
Witch Hunt
H. Phillip Lovecraft
Elegy
George O'Hearn
Sayonara
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Sleepwalking
Mr. Reedy
The Prophet's Game
Vincent Swan
Catchfire
Milo
The Last Ride
Ronnie Purnell
The Other Side of the Wind
Dennis Hopper
The Piano Player
Robert Nile
Jesus' Son
Bill
Meet the Deedles
Frank Slater
Chasers
Doggie
The Blackout
Mickey
My Science Project
Bob Roberts
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
The Keeper
Krebs
King of the Mountain
Cal
Night Tide
Johnny Drake
Unspeakable
Warden
The Last Movie
Kansas
The Source
William S. Burroughs
Blood Red
William Bradford Berrigan
Luck of the Draw
Giani Ponti
From Hell to Texas
Tom Boyd
Tracks
1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Leo
Horace
Key Witness
William "Cowby" Tomkins
Flashback
Huey Walker
The Story of Mankind
Napoleon Bonaparte
Black Leather Jacket
Narrator
Sunset Heat
Carl Madson
Crush Proof
Dennis Hopper
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Frankie
Welcome to Hollywood
Dennis Hopper
Human Highway
Cracker / Stranger
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
Narrator (voice)
The Trip
Max
I Died a Thousand Times
Joe (uncredited)
Palermo Shooting
Frank
Queen of Blood
Paul Grant
Tycus
Peter Crowford
Top of the World
Charles Atlas
Out of Season
Harry Barlow
Nails
Harry 'Nails' Niles
Mad Dog Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Michael Angel
Lewis Garou
Lured Innocence
Rick Chambers
Search and Destroy
Dr. Waxling
The Sky is Falling
Chicken
Carried Away
Joseph Svenden
Reborn
Rev. Tom Hartley
Memory
Max Lichtenstein
Hoboken Hollow
Sheriff Greer
Straight to Hell
I.G. Farben
The Groovenians
Dad/King Normans
The Glory Stompers
Chino
Flatland
Smith
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Frank Booth
The Night We Called It a Day
Frank Sinatra
The Young Land
Hatfield Carnes
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2023
Panic in the City
Goff
Kid Blue
Bickford Waner
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Captain Elsworth
Road Ends
Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Held for Ransom
JD
Flesh Color
Mel
The Venice Project
Roland / Salvatore
Running Out of Luck
Video Director
The Last Film Festival
Nick Twain - Producer
Bad City Blues
Cleveland Carter
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Narrator (voice)
White Star
Kenneth Barlow
Americano
Riccardo
Straight Shooter
Frank Hector
The Hold-Out
Fred Judson
Choke
Henry Clark
The American Way
Captain
Chattahoochee
Walker Benson
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Doublecrossed
Barry Seal
U2: A Year in Pop
Narrator (voice)
He's Alive
Peter Vollmer
The Inside Man
Miller
Stark: Mirror Image
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Spreading Ground
Det. Ed DeLongpre
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Dennis Hooper
Last In, First Out
Medford
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
Tarzan (Double)
Eye of the Storm
Marvin Gladstone
A Hero of Our Time
Casey
Stark
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Films to Die For
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
1964
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
Narrator
Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper
1988
High Air
Steve Redman
TV Shows (52)
24
Victor Drazen · 5 eps
King of the Hill
Dennis Hopper (voice) · 1 eps
Jason and the Argonauts
Pelias · 2 eps
Bonanza
Dev Farnum · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Emmett Lawton · 1 eps
Las Vegas
Jon Castille · 1 eps
Entourage
Dennis Hopper · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Alan Landman · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Peter Vollmer · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Vernon Tippert · 1 eps
The Rifleman
Johnny Clover · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Jimmy Sweetwater · 1 eps
Studio One
David Williams · 1 eps
Studio One
Harry Wales · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Utah Kid · 1 eps
Cheyenne
Abe Larson · 1 eps
Naked City
Vinnie Winford · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Vern Tippert · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Denny Sunrise · 1 eps
Combat!
Zack Fielder · 1 eps
The Defenders
Alfred Carter Jr. · 1 eps
The Defenders
Jason Thomas · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Billy Kimbo · 1 eps
Highway Patrol
1 eps
Surfside 6
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Billy the Kid · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Adam Spencer · 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Gerald Collins · 1 eps
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Vern Reed · 1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Coley Mitchum · 1 eps
Public Defender
Frank Terry · 1 eps
87th Precinct
Andrew Mason · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Steven, at 18 · 1 eps
HBO First Look
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Steve Redman · 1 eps
Espionage
Ferno · 1 eps
Crash
Ben Cendars · 26 eps
The Lieutenant
Cpl. Peter Devlin · 1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
E-Ring
Eli McNulty · 22 eps
Firestarter: Rekindled
James Richardson · 2 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Jud Salt · 1 eps
Flatland
Smith · 22 eps
Letter to Loretta
Ross Morton · 1 eps
The Investigators
Adrian · 1 eps
Medic
Robert · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
General Electric Theater
Fred Judson · 1 eps
Wild Times
Doc Holliday · 2 eps
Samson and Delilah
General Tariq · 2 eps
The Groovenians
Dad / King Normans (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (114)
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Biography
Self · 1 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · 1 eps
Scene by Scene
Self · 1 eps
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
Head
Self (uncredited)
The James Dean Story
Self
Cannes Man
Self
Fishing with John
Self · 2 eps
Brando: The Documentary
Self · 2 eps
Forever Hollywood
Self
Picture This
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
Self (uncredited)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
Scene Missing
Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Making of 'Speed'
Self / Host
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Self
Return to 'Giant'
Self
The Brothers Warner
Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Himself
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
Brando
Self
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
Self · 1 eps
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
I Don't Know Jack
Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
Along for the Ride
Self (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
B movie
Himself
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
The Real James Dean
Self
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Self
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
Champion
Self
Mysteries of Love
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
Self
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Self
Brando: An Icon Is Born
Himself
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
Himself
This Is Buzz
Self (archive footage)
No Frank in Lumberton
Self
The Cool School
Self
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
Himself
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Himself
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
SnowwhiteRosered
Self
Bananaz
Self / Narrator (voice)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
Disneyland '59
Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Self
Hopper/Welles
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Wanderlust
Himself
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Self
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self / Goon (archive footage)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Self
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
Self
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self - Host
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Self
The American Dreamer
Himself
Jazz Seen
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Self
Screen Test #3
Self (uncredited)
Born to Be Wild
Himself
1 Giant Leap
Self
Beautiful Darling
Self (archive footage)
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Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
Himself
Some Kind of Genius
Himself
Spirit of Golf
Self (archive footage)
Russian Suicide Chair
Himself
Directing (10)
The Hot Spot
Director
Easy Rider
Director
Colors
Director
Out of the Blue
Director
Catchfire
Director
Chasers
Director
The Last Movie
Director
The Trip
Second Unit Director
Homeless
Director
Russian Suicide Chair
Director