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
- 2020 · Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen as Self
- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Scene Missing as Self
- 2009 · B movie as Himself
- 2008 · Not Quite Hollywood as Self
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
- 2008 · The Cool School as Self
- 2008 · Bananaz as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Brando as Self
- 2007 · Brando: The Documentary as Self
- 2006 · The Real James Dean as Self
- 2006 · The Art of Football from A to Z as Self
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as Sheriff Greer
- 2005 · House of 9 as Father Duffy
- 2005 · Inside Deep Throat as Narrator (voice)
- 2005 · Americano as Riccardo
- 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 · The Last Ride as Ronnie Purnell
- 2004 · The Keeper as Krebs
- 2004 · 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience as Self
- 2003 · Unspeakable as Warden
- 2003 · The Night We Called It a Day as Frank Sinatra
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans
- 2002 · 1 Giant Leap as Self
- 2002 · I Don't Know Jack as Self
- 2002 · Mysteries of Love as Self
- 2001 · Knockaround Guys as Benny Chains
- 2001 · Jazz Seen as Self
- 2000 · Welcome to Hollywood as Dennis Hopper
- 2000 · Spreading Ground as Det. Ed DeLongpre
- 2000 · The Apostate as Lewis Garou
- 2000 · The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- 1999 · Tycus as Peter Crowford
- 1999 · Straight Shooter as Frank Hector
- 1999 · Bad City Blues as Cleveland Carter
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998 · Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater
- 1997 · Lured Innocence as Rick Chambers
- 1997 · Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self
- 1996 · Samson and Delilah as Generale Tariq
- 1996 · Carried Away as Joseph Svenden
- 1995 · Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir as Himself
- 1994 · Witch Hunt as H. Phillip Lovecraft
- 1993 · Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work as Self
- 1992 · The Heart of Justice as Austin Blair
- 1991 · Fishing with John as Self
- 1991 · SnowwhiteRosered as Self
- 1991 · Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self (uncredited)
- 1991 · Paris Trout as Paris Trout
- 1990 · Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987 · Santabear's High Flying Adventure as (voice)
- 1987 · O.C. and Stiggs as Sponson
- 1987 · Straight to Hell as I.G. Farben
- 1987 · Running Out of Luck as Video Director
- 1987 · Out of the Blue and Into the Black as Self
- 1985 · My Science Project as Bob Roberts
- 1985 · Stark as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
- 1984 · The Inside Man as Miller
- 1982 · Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger
- 1981 · Out of the Blue as Don
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Medford
- 1977 · The Sorceror's Apprentice as A Spy
- 1976 · Tracks as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
- 1976 · To Shoot a Mad Dog as Self
- 1972 · Crush Proof as Dennis Hopper
- 1968 · Panic in the City as Goff
- 1961 · The Investigators as Adrian
- 1961 · Night Tide as Johnny Drake
- 1959 · The Young Land as Hatfield Carnes
- 1959 · The Sunrise Gun as Denny Sunrise
- 1957 · Gunfight at the O.K. Corral as Billy Clanton
- 1956 · New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant' as Self
- 1955 · Kings Row as
- Future · The Good Life as Mr. B
- 2023 · to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Frank Booth (archive footage)
- 2020 · Hopper/Welles as Self
- 2016 · Along for the Ride as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Last Film Festival as Nick Twain - Producer
- 2011 · Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Frank Booth
- 2011 · On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as self
- 2010 · Stardust as Self (uncredited)
- 2008 · Russian Suicide Chair as Himself
- 2008 · Tim Leary: The Art of Dying as Self
- 2006 · The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story as Narrator
- 2006 · 50 Films to See Before You Die as Self
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad / King Normans (voice)
- 2002 · When Hippies Ruled The World as Self
- 2002 · Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited)
- 2001 · Emmanuelle: A Hard Look as Himself
- 1999 · Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage as Self
- 1999 · The Pursuit of Happiness as Self
- 1999 · The Source as William S. Burroughs
- 1997 · Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self
- 1997 · Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life as Self
- 1996 · Return to 'Giant' as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 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 · Eye of the Storm as Marvin Gladstone
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Barry Seal
- 1988 · No Frank in Lumberton as Self
- 1988 · On the tracks of a filmmaker as Dennis Hooper
- 1987 · Blue Peanuts as Snoopy (Voice)
- 1981 · Reborn as Rev. Tom Hartley
- 1978 · Flesh Color as Mel
- 1977 · The American Friend as Tom Ripley
- 1972 · Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here as Self
- 1957 · The Story of Mankind as Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1957 · The James Dean Story as Self
- 1955 · I Died a Thousand Times as Joe (uncredited)
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Fred Judson
- Future · HOPPER: In His Own Words as Dennis Hopper
- 2007 · The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose as Self
- Future · He's Alive as Peter Vollmer
- 2025 · Films to Die For as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Spirit of Golf as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth as Self
- 2018 · The Other Side of the Wind as Dennis Hopper
- 2016 · Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
- 2015 · Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer' as Self
- 2013 · Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself
- 2011 · Corman's World as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2010 · Alpha and Omega as Tony (voice)
- 2010 · Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · Elegy as George O'Hearn
- 2008 · Hell Ride as Eddie Zero
- 2008 · Swing Vote as Donald Greenleaf
- 2008 · Sleepwalking as Mr. Reedy
- 2008 · Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth as Self
- 2007 · Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Memory as Max Lichtenstein
- 2006 · Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film as Self
- 2006 · Wanderlust as Himself
- 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
- 2005 · E-Ring as Eli McNulty
- 2005 · Land of the Dead as Kaufman
- 2005 · The Crow: Wicked Prayer as El Niño
- 2004 · Entourage as Dennis Hopper
- 2004 · Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments as Self
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Jon Castille
- 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 Piano Player as Robert Nile
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2002 · Leo as Horace
- 2002 · Firestarter: Rekindled as James Richardson
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2001 · 24 as Victor Drazen
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth
- 2001 · Choke as Henry Clark
- 2001 · Ticker as Alex Swan
- 2001 · Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
- 2000 · Held for Ransom as JD
- 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
- 1999 · The Venice Project as Roland / Salvatore
- 1999 · A Tribute to Johnny Cash as Self
- 1999 · EDtv as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
- 1998 · The A-Z of Separating People from their Money as Self
- 1997 · Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
- 1997 · Willie Nelson: Down Home 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 · 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 · 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
- 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 · Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- 1993 · Red Rock West as Lyle from Dallas
- 1993 · Boiling Point as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
- 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 · The Indian Runner as Caesar
- 1991 · Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self
- 1990 · Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
- 1990 · Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self
- 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 · 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
- 1987 · The American Way as Captain
- 1987 · Seitenblicke as self
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Flash Jensen
- 1987 · Biography as Self
- 1987 · Black Widow as Ben Dumers
- 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 · A Hero of Our Time as Casey
- 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
- 1981 · King of the Mountain as Cal
- 1980 · Wild Times as Doc Holliday
- 1979 · Apocalypse Now as Photojournalist
- 1976 · Mad Dog Morgan as Daniel Morgan
- 1975 · The Sky is Falling as Chicken
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self
- 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- 1973 · Kid Blue as Bickford Waner
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 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
- 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
- 1956 · High Air as Steve Redman
- 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 · Gunsmoke as Billy Kimbo
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Adam Spencer
- 1954 · Medic as Robert
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Ross Morton
- 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