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
Photojournalist
Apocalypse Now
Goon
Rebel Without a Cause
Father
Rumble Fish
Clifford Worley
True Romance
Babalugats
Cool Hand Luke
Bruno Bischofberger
Basquiat
Peter Crowford
Tycus
Billy
Easy Rider
Donald Greenleaf
Swing Vote
Howard Payne
Speed
Frank Booth
Blue Velvet
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Giant
Frank Hector
Straight Shooter
John Canyon
Space Truckers
Lyle from Dallas
Red Rock West
Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Prophet
Hang 'em High
Robert Nile
The Piano Player
Frankie
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Tom Ripley
Der amerikanische Freund
Feck
River's Edge
Shooter
Hoosiers
Alex Swan
Ticker
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
EDtv
Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Boiling Point
Kaufman
Land of the Dead
Billy Clanton
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Benny Chains
Knockaround Guys
Horace
Leo
Self
Champion
Max
The Trip
Miller
Slagskämpen
Doggie
Chasers
George O'Hearn
Elegy
Det. Ed DeLongpre
Spreading Ground
Frank
Palermo Shooting
Narrator (voice)
Inside Deep Throat
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Richard Tremayne
The Osterman Weekend
Caesar
The Indian Runner
Bill
Jesus' Son
Mickey
The Blackout
Tony (voice)
Alpha and Omega
Warden
Unspeakable
Sponson
O.C. and Stiggs
Harry Barlow
Out of Season
Matty Matello
10th & Wolf
King Koopa
Super Mario Bros.
Deacon
Waterworld
Milo
Catchfire
Eddie Zero
Hell Ride
Huey Walker
Flashback
Paul Grant
Queen of Blood
I.G. Farben
Straight to Hell
Riccardo
Americano
Krebs
The Keeper
Frank Slater
Meet the Deedles
Himself
Brando: An Icon Is Born
H. Phillip Lovecraft
Witch Hunt
Mr. Reedy
Sleepwalking
Joseph Svenden
Carried Away
Ronnie Purnell
The Last Ride
Max Lichtenstein
Memory
Daniel Morgan
Mad Dog Morgan
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Story of Mankind
Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It a Day
Self
I Don't Know Jack
Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
Sheriff Greer
Hoboken Hollow
Charles Atlas
Top of the World
Dave Hastings
The Sons of Katie Elder
Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Henry Clark
Choke
Johnny Drake
Night Tide
Self
The Pursuit of Happiness
Narrator (voice)
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
"Moon"
True Grit
Don
Out of the Blue
Hatfield Carnes
The Young Land
Himself
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Flash Jensen
The Pick-up Artist
Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Bob Roberts
My Science Project
Kansas
The Last Movie
Fritz
Swiss Family Robinson
Austin Blair
The Heart of Justice
Ben Dumers
Black Widow
Self
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Father Duffy
House of 9
Cracker / Stranger
Human Highway
Vincent Swan
The Prophet's Game
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
Narrator (voice)
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Dr. Waxling
Search and Destroy
Giani Ponti
Luck of the Draw
Cal
King of the Mountain
Carl Madson
Sunset Heat
Harry 'Nails' Niles
Nails
Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper
Tom Boyd
From Hell to Texas
Generale Tariq
Samson and Delilah
Walker Benson
Chattahoochee
William "Cowby" Tomkins
Key Witness
Self
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
Video Director
Running Out of Luck
Joe (uncredited)
I Died a Thousand Times
Barry Seal
Doublecrossed
Chino
The Glory Stompers
1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Tracks
Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
Mysteries of Love
Himself
The American Dreamer
Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Rev. Tom Hartley
Reborn
Bickford Waner
Kid Blue
Captain
The American Way
Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Road Ends
Self
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Spirit of Golf
William Bradford Berrigan
Blood Red
Himself
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Himself
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
JD
Held for Ransom
Rick Chambers
Lured Innocence
Self - Host
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
The James Dean Story
Himself
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Chicken
Las flores del vicio
Marvin Gladstone
Eye of the Storm
Himself
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Medford
L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde
Cleveland Carter
Bad City Blues
Kenneth Barlow
White Star
Self (uncredited)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self (uncredited)
Head
Frank Booth (archive footage)
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
Lewis Garou
Michael Angel
Dennis Hopper
The Other Side of the Wind
Himself
Wanderlust
Self (uncredited)
Stardust
Judge Clarence Henderson
An American Carol
Self
Schneeweißrosenrot
Goff
Panic in the City
Self / Goon (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Himself
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Self
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Narrator
Black Leather Jacket
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Stark
Self
Cannes Man
Himself
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
Self
No Frank in Lumberton
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Self (uncredited)
James Dean and Me
Self
Scene Missing
Self
Brando
Dennis Hooper
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Self
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Snoopy (Voice)
Blue Peanuts
Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Tarzan (Double)
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
Nick Twain - Producer
The Last Film Festival
Peter Vollmer
He's Alive
Mel
Couleur chair
Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Light Years
Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
William S. Burroughs
The Source
Himself
Russian Suicide Chair
Self
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
El Niño
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Self (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Sayonara
Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Darling
Roland / Salvatore
The Venice Project
Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
Dennis Hopper
Welcome to Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Along for the Ride
Screen Test #3
Narrator
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
Self
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Self
James Dean: The First American Teenager
A Spy
Les apprentis sorciers
Self
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Captain Elsworth
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Self
Return to 'Giant'
Self - Actor
The Brothers Warner
Dennis Hopper
Crush Proof
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self (archive footage)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
Himself
Some Kind of Genius
Self
Forever Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Self
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Himself
Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
Himself
B-Movie: a short film about Banksy
Self
The Cool School
Self
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Frank Booth
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self
The Real James Dean
Various Roles (archive footage)
Corman's World
Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Narrator (voice)
Bananaz
Self
Hopper/Welles
Himself - Actor
Nye scener fra Amerika
Casey
A Hero of Our Time
Self
Disneyland '59
Smith
Flatland
Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
(voice)
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
Self (archive footage)
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Self
1 Giant Leap
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Stark: Mirror Image
Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Narrator (voice)
U2: A Year in Pop
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Dad/King Normans
The Groovenians
Self
Jazz Seen
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Mr. B
The Good Life
Steve Redman
High Air
Himself
Born to Be Wild
Self (uncredited)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
Dennis Hopper
HOPPER: In His Own Words
Self
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
247
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-05-17
Place of Birth
Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Also Known As
Dennis Lee Hopper