Dennis Hopper
male

Born on May 17, 1936 (89 years old)
Passed Away on May 29, 2010
From Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
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
Cast Credits
- 2023
- 2018
- 2013
- 2012
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
Swing Vote
as
Donald Greenleaf
2008
Elegy
as
George O'Hearn
2008
Palermo Shooting
as
Frank
2008
Hell Ride
as
Eddie Zero
2008
Sleepwalking
as
Mr. Reedy
2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
as
Self
2008
An American Carol
as
Judge Clarence Henderson
2008
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as
Self
2008
Russian Suicide Chair
as
Himself
2008
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
as
Self
2008
The Brothers Warner
as
Self - Actor
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
as
Self
2008
The Cool School
as
Self
2008
Bananaz
as
Narrator (voice)
2008
Crash
as
Ben Cendars
2008
- 2007
- 2006
10th & Wolf
as
Matty Matello
2006
Memory
as
Max Lichtenstein
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
as
Self
2006
Hoboken Hollow
as
Sheriff Greer
2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
as
Narrator (voice)
2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
as
Self
2006
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
as
Narrator (voice)
2006
Wanderlust
as
Himself
2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
as
Self
2006
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
as
Narrator
2006
The Real James Dean
as
Self
2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as
Self
2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
2006
- 2005
- 2004
Out of Season
as
Harry Barlow
2004
The Keeper
as
Krebs
2004
The Last Ride
as
Ronnie Purnell
2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as
Self
2004
Tell Them Who You Are
as
Self
2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
as
Self (archive footage)
2004
Entourage
2004
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10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
as
Self
2004
- 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as
Self
2003
Unspeakable
as
Warden
2003
The Night We Called It a Day
as
Frank Sinatra
2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as
Self
2003
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New Scenes from America
as
Himself - Actor
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
as
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Las Vegas
2003
- 2002
The Piano Player
as
Robert Nile
2002
Leo
as
Horace
2002
I Don't Know Jack
as
Self
2002
Mysteries of Love
as
Self
2002
When Hippies Ruled The World
as
Self
2002
Flatland
as
Smith
2002
1 Giant Leap
as
Self
2002
The Groovenians
as
Dad/King Normans
2002
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as
Self (uncredited)
2002
V Graham Norton
as
Self
2002
Firestarter: Rekindled
as
James Richardson
2002
The Groovenians
as
Dad / King Normans (voice)
2002
Flatland
as
Smith
2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
Tycus
as
Peter Crowford
1999
Straight Shooter
as
Frank Hector
1999
EDtv
as
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
1999
The Pursuit of Happiness
as
Self
1999
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
as
Self
1999
Bad City Blues
as
Cleveland Carter
1999
The Source
as
William S. Burroughs
1999
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as
Self
1999
The Venice Project
as
Roland / Salvatore
1999
Forever Hollywood
as
Self
1999
- 1998
- 1997
The Blackout
as
Mickey
1997
Top of the World
as
Charles Atlas
1997
Road Ends
as
Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
1997
Lured Innocence
as
Rick Chambers
1997
Cannes Man
as
Self
1997
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Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as
Self
1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as
Self
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as
Self
1997
U2: A Year in Pop
as
Narrator (voice)
1997
Scene by Scene
as
Self
1997
King of the Hill
as
Dennis Hopper (voice)
1997
- 1996
Basquiat
as
Bruno Bischofberger
1996
Space Truckers
as
John Canyon
1996
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as
Frankie
1996
Carried Away
as
Joseph Svenden
1996
Samson and Delilah
as
Generale Tariq
1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as
Self - Host
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
as
Self / Goon (archive footage)
1996
Return to 'Giant'
as
Self
1996
The Daily Show
as
Self
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Samson and Delilah
as
Generale Tariq
1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as
Self
1991
The Indian Runner
as
Caesar
1991
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
as
Self
1991
Paris Trout
as
Paris Trout
1991
Doublecrossed
as
Barry Seal
1991
Eye of the Storm
as
Marvin Gladstone
1991
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Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as
Self (uncredited)
1991
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SnowwhiteRosered
as
Self
1991
Fishing with John
as
Self
1991
- 1990
Catchfire
as
Milo
1990
Flashback
as
Huey Walker
1990
Chattahoochee
as
Walker Benson
1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as
Self
1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
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
- 1989
- 1987
O.C. and Stiggs
as
Sponson
1987
Straight to Hell
as
I.G. Farben
1987
The Pick-up Artist
as
Flash Jensen
1987
Black Widow
as
Ben Dumers
1987
Running Out of Luck
as
Video Director
1987
The American Way
as
Captain
1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
as
Self
1987
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Blue Peanuts
as
Snoopy (Voice)
1987
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Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as
(voice)
1987
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Seitenblicke
as
self
1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1968
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 2024
- 2020
- 2016
- 2014
- 2011
- 1988
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1957
- 1956
- 1969
- 1967
- 1963
- 1962
- 1980
- 1961
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1948
- 1944
Crew Credits
- 2008
- 2000
- 1994
- 1990
- 1988
- 1981
- 1971
- 1969
- 1967