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
Filmography
This Is Buzz
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Buzz
as Self (archive footage)
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spirit of Golf
as Self (archive footage)
Spirit of Golf
as Self (archive footage)
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
Hopper/Welles
as Self
Hopper/Welles
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self (archive footage)
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self
The Other Side of the Wind
as Dennis Hopper
The Other Side of the Wind
as Dennis Hopper
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Along for the Ride
as Self (archive footage)
Along for the Ride
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self
The Last Film Festival
as Nick Twain - Producer
The Last Film Festival
as Nick Twain - Producer
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
as Self
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
Scene Missing
as Self
Scene Missing
as Self
Corman's World
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Corman's World
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Frank Booth
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Frank Booth
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
Stardust
as Self (uncredited)
Stardust
as Self (uncredited)
Alpha and Omega
as Tony (voice)
Alpha and Omega
as Tony (voice)
Beautiful Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Darling
as Self (archive footage)
B movie
as Himself
B movie
as Himself
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
as Self
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
as Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Palermo Shooting
as Frank
Palermo Shooting
as Frank
The Brothers Warner
as Self
The Brothers Warner
as Self
An American Carol
as Judge Clarence Henderson
An American Carol
as Judge Clarence Henderson
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
Elegy
as George O'Hearn
Elegy
as George O'Hearn
Hell Ride
as Eddie Zero
Hell Ride
as Eddie Zero
Swing Vote
as Donald Greenleaf
Swing Vote
as Donald Greenleaf
Russian Suicide Chair
as Himself
Russian Suicide Chair
as Himself
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
Sleepwalking
as Mr. Reedy
Sleepwalking
as Mr. Reedy
Brando: An Icon Is Born
as Himself
Brando: An Icon Is Born
as Himself
Memory
as Max Lichtenstein
Memory
as Max Lichtenstein
The Real James Dean
as Self
The Real James Dean
as Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
Wanderlust
as Himself
Wanderlust
as Himself
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
as Self
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
as Self
10th & Wolf
as Matty Matello
10th & Wolf
as Matty Matello
Hoboken Hollow
as Sheriff Greer
Hoboken Hollow
as Sheriff Greer
House of 9
as Father Duffy
House of 9
as Father Duffy
Land of the Dead
as Kaufman
Land of the Dead
as Kaufman
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as El Niño
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as El Niño
Champion
as Self
Champion
as Self
Inside Deep Throat
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Deep Throat
as Narrator (voice)
Americano
as Riccardo
Americano
as Riccardo
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself
Out of Season
as Harry Barlow
Out of Season
as Harry Barlow
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
The Last Ride
as Ronnie Purnell
The Last Ride
as Ronnie Purnell
The Keeper
as Krebs
The Keeper
as Krebs
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Unspeakable
as Warden
Unspeakable
as Warden
The Night We Called It a Day
as Frank Sinatra
The Night We Called It a Day
as Frank Sinatra
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
New Scenes from America
as Himself - Actor
New Scenes from America
as Himself - Actor
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self
The Groovenians
as Dad/King Normans
The Groovenians
as Dad/King Normans
The Piano Player
as Robert Nile
The Piano Player
as Robert Nile
1 Giant Leap
as Self
1 Giant Leap
as Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
as Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
as Self
I Don't Know Jack
as Self
I Don't Know Jack
as Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
Leo
as Horace
Leo
as Horace
Mysteries of Love
as Self
Mysteries of Love
as Self
Knockaround Guys
as Benny Chains
Knockaround Guys
as Benny Chains
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Captain Elsworth
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Captain Elsworth
Choke
as Henry Clark
Choke
as Henry Clark
Ticker
as Alex Swan
Ticker
as Alex Swan
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
as Himself
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
as Himself
Held for Ransom
as JD
Held for Ransom
as JD
Welcome to Hollywood
as Dennis Hopper
Welcome to Hollywood
as Dennis Hopper
Jesus' Son
as Bill
Jesus' Son
as Bill
The Prophet's Game
as Vincent Swan
The Prophet's Game
as Vincent Swan
Luck of the Draw
as Giani Ponti
Luck of the Draw
as Giani Ponti
Spreading Ground
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
Spreading Ground
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as Self
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as Self
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Self
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Self
The Venice Project
as Roland / Salvatore
The Venice Project
as Roland / Salvatore
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
as Self
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
as Self
Straight Shooter
as Frank Hector
Straight Shooter
as Frank Hector
EDtv
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
EDtv
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Bad City Blues
as Cleveland Carter
Bad City Blues
as Cleveland Carter
The Source
as William S. Burroughs
The Source
as William S. Burroughs
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Forever Hollywood
as Self
Lured Innocence
as Rick Chambers
Lured Innocence
as Rick Chambers
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
as Self
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self
Road Ends
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Road Ends
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Willie Nelson: Down Home
as Self
Willie Nelson: Down Home
as Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self
The Blackout
as Mickey
The Blackout
as Mickey
Top of the World
as Charles Atlas
Top of the World
as Charles Atlas
U2: A Year in Pop
as Narrator (voice)
U2: A Year in Pop
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as Frankie
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as Frankie
Space Truckers
as John Canyon
Space Truckers
as John Canyon
Return to 'Giant'
as Self
Return to 'Giant'
as Self
Basquiat
as Bruno Bischofberger
Basquiat
as Bruno Bischofberger
Cannes Man
as Self
Cannes Man
as Self
Carried Away
as Joseph Svenden
Carried Away
as Joseph Svenden
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self / Goon (archive footage)
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self / Goon (archive footage)
Waterworld
as Deacon
Waterworld
as Deacon
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
as Himself
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
as Himself
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
Witch Hunt
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
Witch Hunt
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
Speed
as Howard Payne
Speed
as Howard Payne
The Making of 'Speed'
as Self / Host
The Making of 'Speed'
as Self / Host
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
as Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
as Self
True Romance
as Clifford Worley
True Romance
as Clifford Worley
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
Red Rock West
as Lyle from Dallas
Red Rock West
as Lyle from Dallas
Boiling Point
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Boiling Point
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
The Heart of Justice
as Austin Blair
The Heart of Justice
as Austin Blair
Sunset Heat
as Carl Madson
Sunset Heat
as Carl Madson
The Indian Runner
as Caesar
The Indian Runner
as Caesar
Picture This
as Self
Picture This
as Self
Paris Trout
as Paris Trout
Paris Trout
as Paris Trout
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self
Chattahoochee
as Walker Benson
Chattahoochee
as Walker Benson
Catchfire
as Milo
Catchfire
as Milo
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Dennis Hooper
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Dennis Hooper
Black Widow
as Ben
Black Widow
as Ben
Running Out of Luck
as Video Director
Running Out of Luck
as Video Director
Hoosiers
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Hoosiers
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Blue Velvet
as Frank Booth
Blue Velvet
as Frank Booth
Stark: Mirror Image
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Stark: Mirror Image
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
My Science Project
as Bob Roberts
My Science Project
as Bob Roberts
The Osterman Weekend
as Richard Tremayne
The Osterman Weekend
as Richard Tremayne
Apocalypse Now
as Photojournalist
Apocalypse Now
as Photojournalist
Last In, First Out
as Medford
Last In, First Out
as Medford
The Sorceror's Apprentice
as A Spy
The Sorceror's Apprentice
as A Spy
Mad Dog Morgan
as Daniel Morgan
Mad Dog Morgan
as Daniel Morgan
Kid Blue
as Bickford Waner
Kid Blue
as Bickford Waner
Crush Proof
as Dennis Hopper
Crush Proof
as Dennis Hopper
Head
as Self (uncredited)
Head
as Self (uncredited)
Panic in the City
as Goff
Panic in the City
as Goff
Hang 'em High
as Prophet
Hang 'em High
as Prophet
Cool Hand Luke
as Babalugats
Cool Hand Luke
as Babalugats
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
The Young Land
as Hatfield Carnes
The Young Land
as Hatfield Carnes
The Story of Mankind
as Napoleon Bonaparte
The Story of Mankind
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Billy Clanton
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Billy Clanton
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
Rebel Without a Cause
as Goon
Rebel Without a Cause
as Goon