Dennis Hopper
Known for Acting · 319 credits
- Born
- 1936-05-17
- Died
- 2010-05-29
- Place of birth
- Dodge City, Kansas, USA
- Also known as
- Dennis Lee Hopper · Alan Smithee
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (68)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
24
2001
as Victor Drazen
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Dennis Hopper (voice)
Bonanza
1959
as Dev Farnum
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Dennis Hopper
Wagon Train
1957
as Emmett Lawton
The Rifleman
1958
as Vernon Tippert / Johnny Clover
Las Vegas
2003
as Jon Castille
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Vollmer
Matinee Theater
1955
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Alan Landman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert / Denny Sunrise
Cheyenne
1955
as Utah Kid
Naked City
1958
as Vinnie Winford
Combat!
1962
as Zack Fielder
Studio One
1948
as David Williams / Harry Wales
The Big Valley
1965
as Jimmy Sweetwater
The Defenders
1961
as Alfred Carter Jr. / Jason Thomas
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy Kimbo
Highway Patrol
1955
Surfside 6
1960
Sugarfoot
1957
as Billy the Kid
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
The Millionaire
1955
as Adam Spencer
87th Precinct
1961
as Andrew Mason
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Gerald Collins
Biography
1987
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Steve Redman
Espionage
1963
as Ferno
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
E-Ring
2005
as Eli McNulty
The Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
The Dakotas
1963
Crash
2008
as Ben Cendars
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Jud Salt
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Ross Morton
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
as Pelias
The Investigators
1961
as Adrian
Medic
1954
as Robert
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002
as James Richardson
General Electric Theater
1953
as Fred Judson
Flatland
2002
as Smith
Conflict
1956
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Wild Times
1980
as Doc Holliday
Brando: The Documentary
2007
as Self
Movies (251)
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
True Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
Waterworld
1995
as Deacon
Speed
1994
as Howard Payne
Blue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
Giant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
True Grit
1969
as "Moon"
Land of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
Easy Rider
1969
as Billy
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
Elegy
2008
as George O'Hearn
Alpha and Omega
2010
as Tony (voice)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Chasers
1994
as Doggie
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
Catchfire
1990
as Milo
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Basquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
Hoosiers
1986
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Black Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
Knockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
Red Rock West
1993
as Lyle from Dallas
Corman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
Boiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Rumble Fish
1983
as Father
Paris Trout
1991
as Paris Trout
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
EDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
The American Friend
1977
as Tom Ripley
Sleepwalking
2008
as Mr. Reedy
Sayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
River's Edge
1986
as Feck
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Dennis Hopper
Swing Vote
2008
as Donald Greenleaf
Space Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
Straight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
The Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
House of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Palermo Shooting
2008
as Frank
The Blackout
1997
as Mickey
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
The Inside Man
1984
as Miller
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Flashback
1990
as Huey Walker
The Trip
1967
as Max
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Joe (uncredited)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hell Ride
2008
as Eddie Zero
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Out of the Blue
1981
as Don
The Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
Unspeakable
2003
as Warden
Ticker
2001
as Alex Swan
An American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
Brando
2007
as Self
Chattahoochee
1990
as Walker Benson
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self - Host
Witch Hunt
1994
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
The Groovenians
2002
as Dad/King Normans
Beautiful Darling
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Carried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
The Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
Head
1968
as Self (uncredited)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Leo
2002
as Horace
Search and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Buzz
2026
as Himself
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Sponson
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
Jesus' Son
2000
as Bill
The Keeper
2004
as Krebs
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
Blood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
Night Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Doublecrossed
1991
as Barry Seal
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Captain Elsworth
The Cool School
2008
as Self
Road Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
The Last Ride
2004
as Ronnie Purnell
Sunset Heat
1992
as Carl Madson
My Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
Luck of the Draw
2000
as Giani Ponti
Tracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Human Highway
1982
as Cracker / Stranger
Nails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
Memory
2006
as Max Lichtenstein
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Americano
2005
as Riccardo
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Spreading Ground
2000
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
Tycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
King of the Mountain
1981
as Cal
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Lured Innocence
1998
as Rick Chambers
About 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), win… With 319 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dennis Hopper has appeared in 251 films and 68 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dennis Hopper Movies
- Apocalypse Now (1979) — as Photojournalist
- True Romance (1993) — as Clifford Worley
- Waterworld (1995) — as Deacon
- Speed (1994) — as Howard Payne
- Blue Velvet (1986) — as Frank Booth
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