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