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
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- 2023 · Spirit of Golf as Self
- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth 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 · The Last Film Festival as Nick Twain - Producer
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Corman's World as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2010 · Stardust as Self (uncredited)
- 2008 · The Cool School as Self
- 2008 · Bananaz as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Brando 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 · Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as Sheriff Greer
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2004 · Out of Season as Harry Barlow
- 2004 · The Last Ride as Ronnie Purnell
- 2003 · Unspeakable as Warden
- 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 · Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) as Self
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad / King Normans (voice)
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans
- 2002 · The Piano Player as Robert Nile
- 2002 · 1 Giant Leap as Self
- 2002 · I Don't Know Jack as Self
- 2002 · Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 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
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · The Pursuit of Happiness 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 · 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
- 1997 · Lured Innocence as Rick Chambers
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1997 · Top of the World as Charles Atlas
- 1995 · Search and Destroy as Dr. Waxling
- 1993 · The Revenge of the Dead Indians as Himself
- 1992 · Nails as Harry 'Nails' Niles
- 1992 · Sunset Heat as Carl Madson
- 1991 · Eye of the Storm as Marvin Gladstone
- 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
- 1987 · The American Way as Captain
- 1985 · Stark as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
- 1984 · The Inside Man as Miller
- 1982 · Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger
- 1981 · Reborn as Rev. Tom Hartley
- 1981 · King of the Mountain as Cal
- 1975 · Bloodbath as Chicken
- 1968 · Panic in the City as Goff
- 1965 · Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- 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
- 1960 · Key Witness as William "Cowby" Tomkins
- 1959 · Disneyland '59 as Self
- 1957 · The Story of Mankind as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1956 · New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
- Future · The Good Life as Mr. B
- Future · Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper as
- 2016 · Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
- 2013 · Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself
- 2011 · Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Frank Booth
- 2009 · 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Self
- 2009 · No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
- 2008 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2007 · Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself
- 2006 · Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film as Self
- 2006 · The Real James Dean as Self
- 2006 · Sketches of Frank Gehry as Self
- 2006 · Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Tell Them Who You Are as Self
- 2004 · Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · New Scenes from America as Himself - Actor
- 2002 · Mysteries of Love as Self
- 2001 · Emmanuelle: A Hard Look as Himself
- 1999 · Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage as Self
- 1997 · U2: A Year in Pop as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1996 · The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self - Host
- 1996 · Return to 'Giant' as Self
- 1995 · James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited)
- 1993 · Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work as Self
- 1993 · Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Barry Seal
- 1987 · Santabear's High Flying Adventure as (voice)
- 1987 · Running Out of Luck as Video Director
- 1985 · A Hero of Our Time as Casey
- 1983 · White Star as Kenneth Barlow
- 1978 · Flesh Color as Mel
- 1977 · The Sorceror's Apprentice as A Spy
- 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 American Dreamer as Himself
- 1967 · The Glory Stompers as Chino
- 1966 · Screen Test #3 as
- 1958 · Swiss Family Robinson as Fritz
- 1956 · High Air as Steve Redman
- Future · He's Alive as Peter Vollmer
- 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
- 2018 · The Other Side of the Wind as Dennis Hopper
- 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)
- 2014 · Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2013 · Llyn Foulkes One Man Band as Himself
- 2012 · Scene Missing as Self
- 2011 · On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as self
- 2010 · Alpha and Omega as Tony (voice)
- 2010 · Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · B movie as Himself
- 2009 · Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder 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 · Elegy as George O'Hearn
- 2008 · Hell Ride as Eddie Zero
- 2008 · Swing Vote as Donald Greenleaf
- 2008 · Russian Suicide Chair as Himself
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
- 2008 · Sleepwalking as Mr. Reedy
- 2008 · Tim Leary: The Art of Dying as Self
- 2007 · The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose as Self
- 2007 · Brando: The Documentary as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Memory as Max Lichtenstein
- 2006 · The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story as Narrator
- 2006 · Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater as
- 2006 · 10th & Wolf as Matty Matello
- 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 · Americano as Riccardo
- 2005 · Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself
- 2004 · Entourage as
- 2004 · The Keeper as Krebs
- 2004 · Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments as Self
- 2004 · 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience as Self
- 2003 · Las Vegas as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · When Hippies Ruled The World as Self
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2002 · Leo as Horace
- 2002 · Firestarter: Rekindled as James Richardson
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2001 · Knockaround Guys as Benny Chains
- 2001 · 24 as Victor Drazen
- 2001 · Jazz Seen as Self
- 2001 · Choke as Henry Clark
- 2001 · Ticker as Alex Swan
- 2000 · Welcome to Hollywood as Dennis Hopper
- 2000 · The Prophet's Game as Vincent Swan
- 2000 · Jason and the Argonauts as Pelias
- 1999 · EDtv as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
- 1998 · Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater
- 1997 · Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self
- 1997 · Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
- 1997 · The Blackout as Mickey
- 1997 · Cannes Man as Self
- 1997 · Scene by Scene as Self
- 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 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 · Carried Away as Joseph Svenden
- 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 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Marlon Brando: The Wild One as Self
- 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 · The Heart of Justice as Austin Blair
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1991 · Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self
- 1991 · Fishing with John as Self
- 1991 · SnowwhiteRosered as Self
- 1991 · The Indian Runner as Caesar
- 1991 · Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self
- 1990 · Chattahoochee as Walker Benson
- 1990 · Catchfire as Milo
- 1990 · Flashback as Huey Walker
- 1989 · Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring as Self
- 1989 · Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · Blood Red as William Bradford Berrigan
- 1989 · Black Leather Jacket as Narrator
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · No Frank in Lumberton as Self
- 1988 · On the tracks of a filmmaker as Dennis Hooper
- 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 · Black Widow as Ben Dumers
- 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
- 1983 · The Osterman Weekend as Richard Tremayne
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Father
- 1983 · Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act as Himself
- 1981 · Out of the Blue as Don
- 1980 · Wild Times as Doc Holliday
- 1979 · Apocalypse Now as Photojournalist
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Medford
- 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 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · Kid Blue as Bickford Waner
- 1971 · The Last Movie as Kansas
- 1969 · Easy Rider as Billy
- 1969 · True Grit as "Moon"
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1968 · Head as Self (uncredited)
- 1968 · Hang 'em High as Prophet
- 1967 · Cool Hand Luke as Babalugats
- 1967 · The Guns of Will Sonnett as
- 1967 · The Trip as Max
- 1966 · Queen of Blood as Paul Grant
- Future · Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' as Self
- Future · HOPPER: In His Own Words as Dennis Hopper
- 1966 · Light Years as
- 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
- 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
- 1961 · Night Tide as Johnny Drake
- 1960 · Surfside 6 as
- 1960 · The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Gerald Collins
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Peter Vollmer
- 1959 · Bonanza as Dev Farnum
- 1959 · The Young Land as Hatfield Carnes
- 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
- 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