Dennis Hopper
May 17, 1936 (89 years old) in Dodge City, Kansas, USA
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
Credits
- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth as Self
- 2018 · The Other Side of the Wind as Dennis Hopper
- 2016 · Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 · Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself
- 2011 · Corman's World as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2010 · Alpha and Omega as Tony (voice)
- 2009 · B movie as Himself
- 2009 · 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Self
- 2009 · No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
- 2008 · Palermo Shooting as Frank
- 2008 · The Brothers Warner as Self - Actor
- 2008 · An American Carol as Judge Clarence Henderson
- 2008 · Hell Ride as Eddie Zero
- 2008 · Elegy as George O'Hearn
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
- 2008 · Sleepwalking as Mr. Reedy
- 2008 · Bananaz as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Memory as Max Lichtenstein
- 2006 · Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film as Self
- 2006 · The Art of Football from A to Z as Self
- 2006 · Sketches of Frank Gehry as Self
- 2006 · Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · 10th & Wolf as Matty Matello
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as Sheriff Greer
- 2005 · E-Ring as Eli McNulty
- 2005 · House of 9 as Father Duffy
- 2005 · Land of the Dead as Kaufman
- 2005 · The Crow: Wicked Prayer as El Niño
- 2004 · Entourage as Dennis Hopper
- 2004 · The Keeper as Krebs
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Jon Castille
- 2003 · The Night We Called It a Day as Frank Sinatra
- 2003 · A Decade Under the Influence as Self
- 2003 · Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans
- 2002 · The Piano Player as Robert Nile
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Leo as Horace
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2001 · Knockaround Guys as Benny Chains
- 2001 · 24 as Victor Drazen
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth
- 2001 · Jazz Seen as Self
- 2001 · Ticker as Alex Swan
- 2000 · Held for Ransom as JD
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Bill
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Giani Ponti
- 2000 · Spreading Ground as Det. Ed DeLongpre
- 2000 · The Apostate as Lewis Garou
- 1999 · Tycus as Peter Crowford
- 1999 · Straight Shooter as Frank Hector
- 1999 · EDtv as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
- 1999 · The Source as William S. Burroughs
- 1998 · Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater
- 1997 · Lured Innocence as Rick Chambers
- 1997 · Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
- 1997 · The Blackout as Mickey
- 1997 · Top of the World as Charles Atlas
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Dennis Hopper (voice)
- 1996 · Space Truckers as John Canyon
- 1996 · Basquiat as Bruno Bischofberger
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Rediscovering a Rebel as Self / Goon (archive footage)
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Waterworld as Deacon
- 1994 · Witch Hunt as H. Phillip Lovecraft
- 1994 · Speed as Howard Payne
- 1994 · Chasers as Doggie
- 1993 · 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
- 1992 · Nails as Harry 'Nails' Niles
- 1992 · Sunset Heat as Carl Madson
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self
- 1991 · The Indian Runner as Caesar
- 1991 · Paris Trout as Paris Trout
- 1990 · Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990 · Chattahoochee as Walker Benson
- 1990 · Catchfire as Milo
- 1990 · Flashback as Huey Walker
- 1989 · Blood Red as William Bradford Berrigan
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Santabear's High Flying Adventure as (voice)
- 1987 · The American Way as Captain
- 1987 · Seitenblicke as self
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Flash Jensen
- 1987 · Straight to Hell as I.G. Farben
- 1987 · Biography as Self
- 1987 · Black Widow as Ben Dumers
- 1987 · Running Out of Luck as Video Director
- 1986 · Hoosiers as Shooter
- 1986 · Blue Velvet as Frank Booth
- 1986 · The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
- 1985 · Stark as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
- 1984 · The Inside Man as Miller
- 1983 · White Star as Kenneth Barlow
- 1983 · The Osterman Weekend as Richard Tremayne
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Father
- 1982 · Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger
- 1979 · Apocalypse Now as Photojournalist
- 1976 · Tracks as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
- 1976 · Mad Dog Morgan as Daniel Morgan
- 1975 · The Sky is Falling as Chicken
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · Kid Blue as Bickford Waner
- 1969 · Easy Rider as Billy
- 1969 · True Grit as "Moon"
- 1968 · Head as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Hang 'em High as Prophet
- 1967 · The Glory Stompers as Chino
- 1967 · The Guns of Will Sonnett as
- 1967 · The Trip as Max
- 1966 · Queen of Blood as Paul Grant
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Jimmy Sweetwater
- 1965 · The Sons of Katie Elder as Dave Hastings
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Alan Landman
- 1963 · The Greatest Show on Earth as
- 1963 · The Lieutenant as Cpl. Peter Devlin
- 1962 · Combat! as Zack Fielder
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Defenders as Alfred Carter Jr.
- 1961 · The Defenders as Jason Thomas
- 1961 · Night Tide as Johnny Drake
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · Key Witness as William "Cowby" Tomkins
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Peter Vollmer
- 1959 · Bonanza as Dev Farnum
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as Vernon Tippert
- 1958 · Naked City as Vinnie Winford
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Emmett Lawton
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Billy the Kid
- 1956 · Giant as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Denny Sunrise
- 1955 · I Died a Thousand Times as Joe (uncredited)
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Highway Patrol as
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · Cheyenne as Utah Kid
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Billy Kimbo
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Adam Spencer
- 1948 · Studio One as David Williams
- 1948 · Studio One as Harry Wales
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Future · HOPPER: In His Own Words as Dennis Hopper
- Future · The Good Life as Mr. B
- 2025 · Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Frank Booth (archive footage)
- 2023 · Spirit of Golf as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen as Self
- 2020 · Hopper/Welles as Self
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
- 2016 · The Last Film Festival as Nick Twain - Producer
- 2016 · Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' as Self
- 2013 · Llyn Foulkes One Man Band as Himself
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Scene Missing as Self
- 2011 · Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Frank Booth
- 2011 · Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as self
- 2010 · Stardust as Self (uncredited)
- 2010 · Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder as Self
- 2008 · Crash as Ben Cendars
- 2008 · Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- 2008 · Swing Vote as Donald Greenleaf
- 2008 · Russian Suicide Chair as Himself
- 2008 · Tim Leary: The Art of Dying as Self
- 2008 · The Cool School as Self
- 2008 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2007 · The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose as Self
- 2007 · Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself
- 2007 · Brando: The Documentary as Self
- 2007 · Brando as Self
- 2006 · The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story as Narrator
- 2006 · The Real James Dean as Self
- 2006 · 50 Films to See Before You Die as Self
- 2006 · Wanderlust as Himself
- 2006 · Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater as
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2005 · Inside Deep Throat as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Americano as Riccardo
- 2005 · Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself
- 2004 · Out of Season as Harry Barlow
- 2004 · Tell Them Who You Are as Self
- 2004 · The Last Ride as Ronnie Purnell
- 2004 · Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments as Self
- 2004 · 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience as Self
- 2003 · Unspeakable as Warden
- 2003 · New Scenes from America as Himself - Actor
- 2003 · Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) as Self
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad / King Normans (voice)
- 2002 · 1 Giant Leap as Self
- 2002 · When Hippies Ruled The World as Self
- 2002 · I Don't Know Jack as Self
- 2002 · Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2002 · Firestarter: Rekindled as James Richardson
- 2002 · Mysteries of Love as Self
- 2001 · Choke as Henry Clark
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2001 · Emmanuelle: A Hard Look as Himself
- 2000 · Welcome to Hollywood as Dennis Hopper
- 2000 · The Prophet's Game as Vincent Swan
- 2000 · Jason and the Argonauts as Pelias
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage as Self
- 1999 · The Pursuit of Happiness as Self
- 1999 · The Venice Project as Roland / Salvatore
- 1999 · A Tribute to Johnny Cash as Self
- 1999 · Bad City Blues as Cleveland Carter
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998 · The A-Z of Separating People from their Money as Self
- 1997 · Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self
- 1997 · Willie Nelson: Down Home as Self
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1997 · Scene by Scene as Self
- 1997 · U2: A Year in Pop as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1996 · Samson and Delilah as General Tariq
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self - Host
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Frankie
- 1996 · Return to 'Giant' as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Cannes Man as Self
- 1996 · Carried Away as Joseph Svenden
- 1995 · Born to Be Wild as Himself
- 1995 · Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir as Himself
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Dr. Waxling
- 1995 · James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Marlon Brando: The Wild One as Self
- 1993 · Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work as Self
- 1993 · Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 1993 · The Revenge of the Dead Indians as Himself
- 1992 · The Heart of Justice as Austin Blair
- 1991 · Fishing with John as Self
- 1991 · SnowwhiteRosered as Self
- 1991 · Eye of the Storm as Marvin Gladstone
- 1991 · Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Barry Seal
- 1991 · Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self (uncredited)
- 1990 · Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
- 1990 · Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
- 1989 · Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring as Self
- 1989 · Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · Black Leather Jacket as Narrator
- 1988 · No Frank in Lumberton as Self
- 1988 · On the tracks of a filmmaker as Dennis Hooper
- 1987 · Blue Peanuts as Snoopy (Voice)
- 1987 · O.C. and Stiggs as Sponson
- 1987 · Out of the Blue and Into the Black as Self
- 1986 · River's Edge as Feck
- 1986 · Stark: Mirror Image as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
- 1986 · Some Kind of Genius as Himself
- 1985 · My Science Project as Bob Roberts
- 1985 · A Hero of Our Time as Casey
- 1983 · Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act as Himself
- 1981 · Reborn as Rev. Tom Hartley
- 1981 · Out of the Blue as Don
- 1981 · King of the Mountain as Cal
- 1980 · Wild Times as Doc Holliday
- 1978 · Flesh Color as Mel
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Medford
- 1977 · The Sorceror's Apprentice as A Spy
- 1977 · The American Friend as Tom Ripley
- 1976 · To Shoot a Mad Dog as Self
- 1975 · James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self
- 1972 · Crush Proof as Dennis Hopper
- 1972 · Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self
- 1971 · The Last Movie as Kansas
- 1971 · The American Dreamer as Himself
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1968 · Panic in the City as Goff
- 1967 · Cool Hand Luke as Babalugats
- 1966 · Screen Test #3 as
- 1966 · Light Years as
- 1965 · Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- 1965 · The Legend of Jesse James as Jud Salt
- 1964 · The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys as
- 1964 · Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of as Tarzan (Double)
- 1959 · The Young Land as Hatfield Carnes
- Future · He's Alive as Peter Vollmer
- 1964 · Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper as Himself
- 1963 · Arrest and Trial as
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1961 · The Investigators as Adrian
- 1961 · 87th Precinct as Andrew Mason
- 1960 · The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Gerald Collins
- 1959 · Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1959 · The Sunrise Gun as Denny Sunrise
- 1958 · Swiss Family Robinson as Fritz
- 1958 · From Hell to Texas as Tom Boyd
- 1957 · Sayonara as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Story of Mankind as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1957 · The James Dean Story as Self
- 1957 · Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Billy Clanton
- 1956 · New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
- 1956 · Conflict as
- 1956 · High Air as Steve Redman
- 1955 · Rebel Without a Cause as Goon
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Steve Redman
- 1955 · Kings Row as
- 1954 · Medic as Robert
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Ross Morton
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Fred Judson
- Future · Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper as