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