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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

333

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-17

Day of Death

2010-05-29 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

Dennis Lee Hopper

Alan Smithee

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Dennis Hopper

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

Known For

Acting

Apocalypse Now

1979

Apocalypse Now

as

Photojournalist

Rumble Fish

1983

Rumble Fish

as

Father

True Romance

1993

True Romance

as

Clifford Worley

Cool Hand Luke

1967

Cool Hand Luke

as

Babalugats

Basquiat

1996

Basquiat

as

Bruno Bischofberger

Tycus

1999

Tycus

as

Peter Crowford

Easy Rider

1969

Easy Rider

as

Billy

Swing Vote

2008

Swing Vote

as

Donald Greenleaf

Speed

1994

Speed

as

Howard Payne

Blue Velvet

1986

Blue Velvet

as

Frank Booth

Giant

1956

Giant

as

Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III

Straight Shooter

1999

Straight Shooter

as

Frank Hector

Space Truckers

1996

Space Truckers

as

John Canyon

Red Rock West

1993

Red Rock West

as

Lyle from Dallas

Hang 'em High

1968

Hang 'em High

as

Prophet

The Piano Player

2002

The Piano Player

as

Robert Nile

The American Friend

1977

The American Friend

as

Tom Ripley

River's Edge

1986

River's Edge

as

Feck

Hoosiers

1986

Hoosiers

as

Shooter

Ticker

2001

Ticker

as

Alex Swan

EDtv

1999

EDtv

as

Henry 'Hank' Pekurny

Boiling Point

1993

Boiling Point

as

Rudolph 'Red' Diamond

Land of the Dead

2005

Land of the Dead

as

Kaufman

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as

Billy Clanton

Knockaround Guys

2001

Knockaround Guys

as

Benny Chains

Leo

2002

Leo

as

Horace

Champion

2005

Champion

as

Self

The Trip

1967

The Trip

as

Max

The Inside Man

1984

The Inside Man

as

Miller

Chasers

1994

Chasers

as

Doggie

Elegy

2008

Elegy

as

George O'Hearn

Spreading Ground

2000

Spreading Ground

as

Det. Ed DeLongpre

Palermo Shooting

2008

Palermo Shooting

as

Frank

Inside Deep Throat

2005

Inside Deep Throat

as

Narrator (voice)

The Osterman Weekend

1983

The Osterman Weekend

as

Richard Tremayne

The Indian Runner

1991

The Indian Runner

as

Caesar

Jesus' Son

2000

Jesus' Son

as

Bill

The Blackout

1997

The Blackout

as

Mickey

Alpha and Omega

2010

Alpha and Omega

as

Tony (voice)

Unspeakable

2003

Unspeakable

as

Warden

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

O.C. and Stiggs

as

Sponson

Out of Season

2004

Out of Season

as

Harry Barlow

10th & Wolf

2006

10th & Wolf

as

Matty Matello

Super Mario Bros.

1993

Super Mario Bros.

as

King Koopa

Waterworld

1995

Waterworld

as

Deacon

Catchfire

1990

Catchfire

as

Milo

Hell Ride

2008

Hell Ride

as

Eddie Zero

Flashback

1990

Flashback

as

Huey Walker

Queen of Blood

1966

Queen of Blood

as

Paul Grant

Straight to Hell

1987

Straight to Hell

as

I.G. Farben

Americano

2005

Americano

as

Riccardo

The Keeper

2004

The Keeper

as

Krebs

Meet the Deedles

1998

Meet the Deedles

as

Frank Slater

Witch Hunt

1994

Witch Hunt

as

H. Phillip Lovecraft

Sleepwalking

2008

Sleepwalking

as

Mr. Reedy

Carried Away

1996

Carried Away

as

Joseph Svenden

The Last Ride

2004

The Last Ride

as

Ronnie Purnell

Memory

2006

Memory

as

Max Lichtenstein

Mad Dog Morgan

1976

Mad Dog Morgan

as

Daniel Morgan

The Story of Mankind

1957

The Story of Mankind

as

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Night We Called It a Day

2003

The Night We Called It a Day

as

Frank Sinatra

Hoboken Hollow

2006

Hoboken Hollow

as

Sheriff Greer

Top of the World

1997

Top of the World

as

Charles Atlas

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder

as

Dave Hastings

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

as

Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright

Choke

2001

Choke

as

Henry Clark

Night Tide

1961

Night Tide

as

Johnny Drake

True Grit

1969

True Grit

as

"Moon"

The Young Land

1959

The Young Land

as

Hatfield Carnes

The Pick-up Artist

1987

The Pick-up Artist

as

Flash Jensen

My Science Project

1985

My Science Project

as

Bob Roberts

The Last Movie

1971

The Last Movie

as

Kansas

The Heart of Justice

1992

The Heart of Justice

as

Austin Blair

Black Widow

1987

Black Widow

as

Ben Dumers

House of 9

2005

House of 9

as

Father Duffy

Human Highway

1982

Human Highway

as

Cracker / Stranger

The Prophet's Game

2000

The Prophet's Game

as

Vincent Swan

Paris Trout

1991

Paris Trout

as

Paris Trout

Search and Destroy

1995

Search and Destroy

as

Dr. Waxling

Luck of the Draw

2000

Luck of the Draw

as

Giani Ponti

Sunset Heat

1992

Sunset Heat

as

Carl Madson

Nails

1992

Nails

as

Harry 'Nails' Niles

From Hell to Texas

1958

From Hell to Texas

as

Tom Boyd

Samson and Delilah

1996

Samson and Delilah

as

Generale Tariq

Chattahoochee

1990

Chattahoochee

as

Walker Benson

Key Witness

1960

Key Witness

as

William "Cowby" Tomkins

Running Out of Luck

1987

Running Out of Luck

as

Video Director

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

as

Joe (uncredited)

Doublecrossed

1991

Doublecrossed

as

Barry Seal

Tracks

1976

Tracks

as

1st Sgt. Jack Falen

Reborn

1981

Reborn

as

Rev. Tom Hartley

Kid Blue

1973

Kid Blue

as

Bickford Waner

The American Way

1987

The American Way

as

Captain

Road Ends

1997

Road Ends

as

Sheriff Ben Gilchrist

Blood Red

1989

Blood Red

as

William Bradford Berrigan

Lured Innocence

1997

Lured Innocence

as

Rick Chambers

Bloodbath

1975

Bloodbath

as

Chicken

Eye of the Storm

1991

Eye of the Storm

as

Marvin Gladstone

Last In, First Out

1978

Last In, First Out

as

Medford

Bad City Blues

1999

Bad City Blues

as

Cleveland Carter

White Star

1983

White Star

as

Kenneth Barlow

Head

1968

Head

as

Dennis Hopper (uncredited)

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

2023

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

as

Frank Booth (archive footage)

The Apostate

2000

The Apostate

as

Lewis Garou

The Other Side of the Wind

2018

The Other Side of the Wind

as

Dennis Hopper

Wanderlust

2006

Wanderlust

as

Himself

Stardust

2010

Stardust

as

Self (uncredited)

An American Carol

2008

An American Carol

as

Judge Clarence Henderson

Rediscovering a Rebel

1996

Rediscovering a Rebel

as

Self / Goon (archive footage)

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as

Self (archive footage)

Black Leather Jacket

1989

Black Leather Jacket

as

Narrator

Stark

1985

Stark

as

Lieutenant Ron Bliss

Cannes Man

1997

Cannes Man

as

Self

Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife

1989

Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife

as

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

James Dean and Me

1995

James Dean and Me

as

Self (uncredited)

Scene Missing

2012

Scene Missing

as

Self

Brando

2007

Brando

as

Self

On the tracks of a filmmaker

1988

On the tracks of a filmmaker

as

Dennis Hooper

Blue Peanuts

1987

Blue Peanuts

as

Snoopy (Voice)

The Last Film Festival

2016

The Last Film Festival

as

Nick Twain - Producer

He's Alive

He's Alive

as

Peter Vollmer

Flesh Color

1978

Flesh Color

as

Mel

The Source

1999

The Source

as

William S. Burroughs

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

2016

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

as

Self (archive footage)

Sayonara

1957

Sayonara

as

MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)

Beautiful Darling

2010

Beautiful Darling

as

Self (archive footage)

The Venice Project

1999

The Venice Project

as

Roland / Salvatore

Welcome to Hollywood

1998

Welcome to Hollywood

as

Dennis Hopper

Along for the Ride

2016

Along for the Ride

as

Self (archive footage)

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

2001

L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

as

Captain Elsworth

The Brothers Warner

2008

The Brothers Warner

as

Self - Actor

Crush Proof

1972

Crush Proof

as

Dennis Hopper

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

as

Self (archive footage)

Some Kind of Genius

1986

Some Kind of Genius

as

Himself

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

B movie

2009

B movie

as

Himself

The Cool School

2008

The Cool School

as

Self

Corman's World

2011

Corman's World

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Bananaz

2008

Bananaz

as

Narrator (voice)

Hopper/Welles

2020

Hopper/Welles

as

Self

New Scenes from America

2003

New Scenes from America

as

Himself - Actor

Disneyland '59

1959

Disneyland '59

as

Self

Flatland

2002

Flatland

as

Smith

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado

as

Self (archive footage)

1 Giant Leap

2002

1 Giant Leap

as

Self

Stark: Mirror Image

1986

Stark: Mirror Image

as

Lieutenant Ron Bliss

U2: A Year in Pop

1997

U2: A Year in Pop

as

Narrator (voice)

The Groovenians

2002

The Groovenians

as

Dad/King Normans

Jazz Seen

2001

Jazz Seen

as

Self

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

2024

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

as

Self (archive footage)

High Air

1956

High Air

as

Steve Redman

Born to Be Wild

1995

Born to Be Wild

as

Himself

E-Ring

E-Ring

as

Eli McNulty

24

24

as

Victor Drazen

Naked City

Naked City

as

Vinnie Winford

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Alan Landman

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Billy Kimbo

Studio One

Studio One

as

David Williams

Combat!

Combat!

as

Zack Fielder

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Peter Vollmer

Crash

Crash

as

Ben Cendars

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

Adam Spencer

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Jimmy Sweetwater

Medic

Medic

as

Robert

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Billy the Kid

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Vernon 'Vern' Tippert

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

as

Cpl. Peter Devlin

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Alfred Carter Jr.

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Jason Thomas

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Ross Morton

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Utah Kid

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Firestarter: Rekindled

Firestarter: Rekindled

as

James Richardson

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Dev Farnum

Studio One

Studio One

as

Harry Wales

The Groovenians

The Groovenians

as

Dad / King Normans (voice)

87th Precinct

87th Precinct

as

Andrew Mason

Flatland

Flatland

as

Smith

Wild Times

Wild Times

as

Doc Holliday

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Dennis Hopper (voice)

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

as

Generale Tariq

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Vernon Tippert

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee/Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing