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