Dennis Hopper
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
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- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth as Self
- 2018 · The Other Side of the Wind as Dennis Hopper
- 2014 · Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2011 · Corman's World as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2010 · Alpha and Omega as Tony (voice)
- 2009 · 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Self
- 2009 · No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
- 2008 · Palermo Shooting as Frank
- 2008 · The Brothers Warner as Self - Actor
- 2008 · An American Carol as Judge Clarence Henderson
- 2008 · Hell Ride as Eddie Zero
- 2008 · Elegy as George O'Hearn
- 2008 · Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
- 2008 · Sleepwalking as Mr. Reedy
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Memory as Max Lichtenstein
- 2006 · Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film as Self
- 2006 · Sketches of Frank Gehry as Self
- 2006 · Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · 10th & Wolf as Matty Matello
- 2006 · Hoboken Hollow as Sheriff Greer
- 2005 · E-Ring as Eli McNulty
- 2005 · House of 9 as Father Duffy
- 2005 · Land of the Dead as Kaufman
- 2005 · The Crow: Wicked Prayer as El Niño
- 2004 · Entourage as Dennis Hopper
- 2004 · The Keeper as Krebs
- 2003 · Las Vegas as Jon Castille
- 2003 · The Night We Called It a Day as Frank Sinatra
- 2003 · A Decade Under the Influence as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans
- 2002 · The Piano Player as Robert Nile
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Leo as Horace
- 2002 · Flatland as Smith
- 2001 · Knockaround Guys as Benny Chains
- 2001 · 24 as Victor Drazen
- 2001 · L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth
- 2001 · Jazz Seen as Self
- 2001 · Choke as Henry Clark
- 2001 · Ticker as Alex Swan
- 2000 · Held for Ransom as JD
- 2000 · Jesus' Son as Bill
- 2000 · Luck of the Draw as Giani Ponti
- 2000 · The Apostate as Lewis Garou
- 1999 · The Venice Project as Roland / Salvatore
- 1999 · Tycus as Peter Crowford
- 1999 · Straight Shooter as Frank Hector
- 1999 · EDtv as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
- 1999 · The Source as William S. Burroughs
- 1998 · Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater
- 1997 · Lured Innocence as Rick Chambers
- 1997 · Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
- 1997 · The Blackout as Mickey
- 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 · Space Truckers as John Canyon
- 1996 · Basquiat as Bruno Bischofberger
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Waterworld as Deacon
- 1995 · Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir as Himself
- 1994 · Witch Hunt as H. Phillip Lovecraft
- 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 · 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 · 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)
- 1990 · Chattahoochee as Walker Benson
- 1990 · Catchfire as Milo
- 1990 · Flashback as Huey Walker
- 1989 · Blood Red as William Bradford Berrigan
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · Santabear's High Flying Adventure as (voice)
- 1987 · The American Way as Captain
- 1987 · Seitenblicke as self
- 1987 · The Pick-up Artist as Flash Jensen
- 1987 · Straight to Hell as I.G. Farben
- 1987 · Biography as Self
- 1987 · Black Widow as Ben Dumers
- 1987 · Running Out of Luck as Video Director
- 1986 · Hoosiers as Shooter
- 1986 · Blue Velvet as Frank Booth
- 1986 · The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
- 1985 · Stark as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
- 1984 · The Inside Man as Miller
- 1983 · White Star as Kenneth Barlow
- 1983 · The Osterman Weekend as Richard Tremayne
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Father
- 1982 · Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger
- 1981 · King of the Mountain as Cal
- 1979 · Apocalypse Now as Photojournalist
- 1977 · The Sorceror's Apprentice as A Spy
- 1976 · Tracks as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
- 1976 · Mad Dog Morgan as Daniel Morgan
- 1975 · The Sky is Falling as Chicken
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 ·