Dennis Hopper
Born
May 17, 1936
Died
May 29, 2010 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Frank Booth (archive footage)
2023
Spirit of Golf
2023
The Other Side of the Wind
Dennis Hopper
2018
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
Himself
2013
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
Himself
2013
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
2012
Stardust
Self (uncredited)
2010
Alpha and Omega
Tony (voice)
2010
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Self
2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
2009
Palermo Shooting
Frank
2008
An American Carol
Judge Clarence Henderson
2008
Elegy
George O'Hearn
2008
Hell Ride
Eddie Zero
2008
Swing Vote
Donald Greenleaf
2008
Chelsea on the Rocks
Self
2008
Sleepwalking
Mr. Reedy
2008
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
2008
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
Self
2007
Brando: An Icon Is Born
Himself
2007
Memory
Max Lichtenstein
2006
50 Films to See Before You Die
Self
2006
Wanderlust
Himself
2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
2006
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Narrator (voice)
2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
Narrator (voice)
2006
10th & Wolf
Matty Matello
2006
Hoboken Hollow
Sheriff Greer
2006
House of 9
Father Duffy
2005
Land of the Dead
Kaufman
2005
Champion
Self
2005
Inside Deep Throat
Narrator (voice)
2005
Americano
Riccardo
2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
Himself
2005
Out of Season
Harry Barlow
2004
The Last Ride
Ronnie Purnell
2004
The Keeper
Krebs
2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
2004
Unspeakable
Warden
2003
The Night We Called It a Day
Frank Sinatra
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
2003
The Piano Player
Robert Nile
2002
I Don't Know Jack
Self
2002
Leo
Horace
2002
Mysteries of Love
Self
2002
Knockaround Guys
Benny Chains
2001
Choke
Henry Clark
2001
Ticker
Alex Swan
2001
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
Himself
2001
Held for Ransom
JD
2000
Jesus' Son
Bill
2000
The Prophet's Game
Vincent Swan
2000
Luck of the Draw
Giani Ponti
2000
Spreading Ground
Det. Ed DeLongpre
2000
The Apostate
Lewis Garou
2000
The Pursuit of Happiness
Self
1999
Tycus
Peter Crowford
1999
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
Self
1999
Straight Shooter
Frank Hector
1999
EDtv
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
1999
Bad City Blues
Cleveland Carter
1999
Meet the Deedles
Frank Slater
1998
Lured Innocence
Rick Chambers
1997
Road Ends
Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
1997
The Blackout
Mickey
1997
Cannes Man
Self
1997
Top of the World
Charles Atlas
1997
Samson and Delilah
Generale Tariq
1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self - Host
1996
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Frankie
1996
Space Truckers
John Canyon
1996
Basquiat
Bruno Bischofberger
1996
Carried Away
Joseph Svenden
1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
Self / Goon (archive footage)
1996
Waterworld
Deacon
1995
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
Himself
1995
Search and Destroy
Dr. Waxling
1995
Witch Hunt
H. Phillip Lovecraft
1994
Speed
Howard Payne
1994
Chasers
Doggie
1994
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Self
1993
True Romance
Clifford Worley
1993
Super Mario Bros.
King Koopa
1993
Red Rock West
Lyle from Dallas
1993
Boiling Point
Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
1993
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
Himself
1993
The Heart of Justice
Austin Blair
1992
Nails
Harry 'Nails' Niles
1992
Sunset Heat
Carl Madson
1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
1991
SnowwhiteRosered
Self
1991
Eye of the Storm
Marvin Gladstone
1991
The Indian Runner
Caesar
1991
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Self
1991
Doublecrossed
Barry Seal
1991
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self (uncredited)
1991
Paris Trout
Paris Trout
1991
Chattahoochee
Walker Benson
1990
Catchfire
Milo
1990
Flashback
Huey Walker
1990
Blood Red
William Bradford Berrigan
1989
Black Leather Jacket
Narrator
1989
The American Way
Captain
1987
The Pick-up Artist
Flash Jensen
1987
O.C. and Stiggs
Sponson
1987
Straight to Hell
I.G. Farben
1987
Black Widow
Ben Dumers
1987
Running Out of Luck
Video Director
1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Self
1987
Hoosiers
Shooter
1986
River's Edge
Feck
1986
Blue Velvet
Frank Booth
1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
1986
My Science Project
Bob Roberts
1985
Stark
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
1985
The Inside Man
Miller
1984
White Star
Kenneth Barlow
1983
The Osterman Weekend
Richard Tremayne
1983
Rumble Fish
Father
1983
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Himself
1983
Human Highway
Cracker / Stranger
1982
Reborn
Rev. Tom Hartley
1981
Out of the Blue
Don
1981
King of the Mountain
Cal
1981
Apocalypse Now
Photojournalist
1979
Last In, First Out
Medford
1978
The American Friend
Tom Ripley
1977
Tracks
1st Sgt. Jack Falen
1976
Mad Dog Morgan
Daniel Morgan
1976
To Shoot a Mad Dog
Self
1976
Bloodbath
Chicken
1975
Kid Blue
Bickford Waner
1973
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
Self
1972
The Last Movie
Kansas
1971
Easy Rider
Billy
1969
True Grit
"Moon"
1969
Head
Self (uncredited)
1968
Panic in the City
Goff
1968
Hang 'em High
Prophet
1968
Cool Hand Luke
Babalugats
1967
The Trip
Max
1967
Queen of Blood
Paul Grant
1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Dave Hastings
1965
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
1964
Night Tide
Johnny Drake
1961
Key Witness
William "Cowby" Tomkins
1960
The Young Land
Hatfield Carnes
1959
Swiss Family Robinson
Fritz
1958
The Story of Mankind
Napoleon Bonaparte
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Billy Clanton
1957
Giant
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
1956
Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2024
Hopper/Welles
Self
2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self (archive footage)
2020
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
2020
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
Self (archive footage)
2018
Along for the Ride
Self (archive footage)
2016
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
2016
The Last Film Festival
Nick Twain - Producer
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Self (archive footage)
2016
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2016
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Scene Missing
Self
2012
Corman's World
Various Roles (archive footage)
2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Frank Booth
2011
Beautiful Darling
Self (archive footage)
2010
B movie
Himself
2009
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Self
2009
The Brothers Warner
Self - Actor
2008
Not Quite Hollywood
Self
2008
Russian Suicide Chair
Himself
2008
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
Self
2008
The Cool School
Self
2008
Bananaz
Narrator (voice)
2008
Brando
Self
2007
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
Narrator
2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Self
2006
The Real James Dean
Self
2006
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
El Niño
2005
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self (archive footage)
2004
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
New Scenes from America
Himself - Actor
2003
The Groovenians
Dad/King Normans
2002
1 Giant Leap
Self
2002
When Hippies Ruled The World
Self
2002
Flatland
Smith
2002
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
Captain Elsworth
2001
Jazz Seen
Self
2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
2001
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
2000
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
Self
1999
The Venice Project
Roland / Salvatore
1999
The Source
William S. Burroughs
1999
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
Self
1998
Welcome to Hollywood
Dennis Hopper
1998
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
Self
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Self
1997
U2: A Year in Pop
Narrator (voice)
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Return to 'Giant'
Self
1996
James Dean and Me
Self (uncredited)
1995
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Self
1994
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
1993
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self
1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
1990
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Self
1989
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1989
No Frank in Lumberton
Self
1988
On the tracks of a filmmaker
Dennis Hooper
1988
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
(voice)
1987
Blue Peanuts
Snoopy (Voice)
1987
Stark: Mirror Image
Lieutenant Ron Bliss
1986
Some Kind of Genius
Himself
1986
A Hero of Our Time
Casey
1985
Light Years
1966
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
Tarzan (Double)
1964
He's Alive
Peter Vollmer
Flesh Color
Mel
1978
The Sorceror's Apprentice
A Spy
1977
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975
Crush Proof
Dennis Hopper
1972
Screen Test #3
1966
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Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
Himself
1964
Disneyland '59
Self
1959
Sayonara
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
1957
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
Self
1956
The Good Life
Mr. B
Crash
Ben Cendars · (26 episodes)
2008
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
2006
E-Ring
Eli McNulty · (22 episodes)
2005
Entourage
(1 episode)
2004
Las Vegas
(1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(2 episodes)
2003
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
2002
24
Victor Drazen · (5 episodes)
2001
E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Born to Be Wild
Himself
1995
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(1 episode)
1967
The Big Valley
Jimmy Sweetwater · (1 episode)
1965
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1 episode)
1963
The Lieutenant
Cpl. Peter Devlin · (1 episode)
1963
The Dakotas
(1 episode)
1963
Combat!
Zack Fielder · (1 episode)
1962
The Twilight Zone
Peter Vollmer · (1 episode)
1959
The Rifleman
(1 episode)
1958
High Air
Steve Redman
1956
HOPPER: In His Own Words
Dennis Hopper
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
Self
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self · (4 episodes)
2020
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
self · (1 episode)
2011
Brando: The Documentary
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
Self · (1 episode)
2004
The Groovenians
Dad / King Normans (voice) · (1 episode)
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Flatland
Smith · (22 episodes)
2002
Firestarter: Rekindled
James Richardson · (2 episodes)
2002
Jason and the Argonauts
Pelias · (2 episodes)
2000
Scene by Scene
Self · (1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
Dennis Hopper (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Samson and Delilah
Generale Tariq · (2 episodes)
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
1992
Fishing with John
Self · (2 episodes)
1991
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Seitenblicke
self · (1 episode)
1987
Wild Times
Doc Holliday · (2 episodes)
1980
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The American Dreamer
Himself
1971
The Glory Stompers
Chino
1967
The Legend of Jesse James
Jud Salt · (1 episode)
1965
Petticoat Junction
Alan Landman · (1 episode)
1963
Arrest and Trial
(1 episode)
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961
The Investigators
Adrian · (1 episode)
1961
87th Precinct
Andrew Mason · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Alfred Carter Jr. · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Jason Thomas · (1 episode)
1961
Surfside 6
(1 episode)
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Gerald Collins · (1 episode)
1960
Bonanza
Dev Farnum · (1 episode)
1959
Naked City
Vinnie Winford · (1 episode)
1958
The Rifleman
Vernon Tippert · (1 episode)
1958
From Hell to Texas
Tom Boyd
1958
Wagon Train
Emmett Lawton · (1 episode)
1957
Sugarfoot
Billy the Kid · (1 episode)
1957
The James Dean Story
Self
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Vernon 'Vern' Tippert · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Denny Sunrise · (1 episode)
1956
Conflict
(1 episode)
1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Joe (uncredited)
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
Goon
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Steve Redman · (1 episode)
1955
Highway Patrol
(1 episode)
1955
Cheyenne
(1 episode)
1955
Cheyenne
Utah Kid · (1 episode)
1955
Kings Row
(1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Billy Kimbo · (1 episode)
1955
The Millionaire
Adam Spencer · (1 episode)
1955
Medic
Robert · (1 episode)
1954
Letter to Loretta
Ross Morton · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Fred Judson · (1 episode)
1953
Studio One
David Williams · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Harry Wales · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
1944