Dennis Hopper

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

323

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-05-17

Day of death

2010-05-29 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • 24

    24

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Sunset Heat

    Sunset Heat

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • 10th & Wolf

    10th & Wolf

  • Catchfire

    Catchfire

  • Ticker

    Ticker

  • Lynch/Oz

    Lynch/Oz

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • The Inside Man

    The Inside Man

  • Giant

    Giant

  • Biography

    Biography

  • Hopper/Welles

    Hopper/Welles

  • Surfside 6

    Surfside 6

  • Hoosiers

    Hoosiers

  • Sayonara

    Sayonara

  • Jesus' Son

    Jesus' Son

  • Elegy

    Elegy

  • Sleepwalking

    Sleepwalking

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

  • The Piano Player

    The Piano Player

  • Chattahoochee

    Chattahoochee

  • Speed

    Speed

  • Unspeakable

    Unspeakable

  • Bananaz

    Bananaz

  • Waterworld

    Waterworld

  • The Lieutenant

    The Lieutenant

  • Crush Proof

    Crush Proof

  • Head

    Head

  • Tracks

    Tracks

  • Space Truckers

    Space Truckers

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Inside Deep Throat

    Inside Deep Throat

  • Leo

    Leo

  • Choke

    Choke

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett

    The Guns of Will Sonnett

  • King of the Mountain

    King of the Mountain

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Red Rock West

    Red Rock West

  • Scene Missing

    Scene Missing

  • The Indian Runner

    The Indian Runner

  • Tycus

    Tycus

  • Boiling Point

    Boiling Point

  • An American Carol

    An American Carol

  • Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts

  • Kid Blue

    Kid Blue

  • Rediscovering a Rebel

    Rediscovering a Rebel

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Rumble Fish

    Rumble Fish

  • I Don't Know Jack

    I Don't Know Jack

  • The Sunrise Gun

    The Sunrise Gun

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • White Star

    White Star

  • Welcome to Hollywood

    Welcome to Hollywood

  • E-Ring

    E-Ring

  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One

    Marlon Brando: The Wild One

  • Night Tide

    Night Tide

  • Land of the Dead

    Land of the Dead

  • Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

    Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

  • Nails

    Nails

  • Super Mario Bros.

    Super Mario Bros.

  • Corman's World

    Corman's World

  • Firestarter: Rekindled

    Firestarter: Rekindled

  • Mysteries of Love

    Mysteries of Love

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

    The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • Cool Hand Luke

    Cool Hand Luke

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • SnowwhiteRosered

    SnowwhiteRosered

  • The Last Movie

    The Last Movie

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Luck of the Draw

    Luck of the Draw

  • Crash

    Crash

  • Flatland

    Flatland

  • Hang 'em High

    Hang 'em High

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Americano

    Americano

  • Medic

    Medic

  • Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

    Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

  • Easy Rider

    Easy Rider

  • The Source

    The Source

  • Alpha and Omega

    Alpha and Omega

  • Witch Hunt

    Witch Hunt

  • Hell Ride

    Hell Ride

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    Rebel Without a Cause

  • Stark

    Stark

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Basquiat

    Basquiat

  • James Dean and Me

    James Dean and Me

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • 1 Giant Leap

    1 Giant Leap

  • Lured Innocence

    Lured Innocence

  • On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

    On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

  • Picture This

    Picture This

  • Champion

    Champion

  • Bad City Blues

    Bad City Blues

  • Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

    Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage

  • The Heart of Justice

    The Heart of Justice

  • The Investigators

    The Investigators

  • EDtv

    EDtv

  • Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

    Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen

  • Chasers

    Chasers

  • Fishing with John

    Fishing with John

  • Who Is Henry Jaglom?

    Who Is Henry Jaglom?

  • River's Edge

    River's Edge

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • Flesh Color

    Flesh Color

  • The Other Side of the Wind

    The Other Side of the Wind

  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer

    The Crow: Wicked Prayer

  • My Science Project

    My Science Project

  • Spreading Ground

    Spreading Ground

  • Reborn

    Reborn

  • Knockaround Guys

    Knockaround Guys

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Straight Shooter

    Straight Shooter

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • Swing Vote

    Swing Vote

  • Black Widow

    Black Widow

  • Michael Angel

    Michael Angel

  • Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

    Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of

  • Light Years

    Light Years

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

    Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Flashback

    Flashback

  • The Blackout

    The Blackout

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Wild Times

    Wild Times

  • The Trip

    The Trip

  • New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

    New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'

  • 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

    10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

  • Blue Peanuts

    Blue Peanuts

  • House of 9

    House of 9

  • The American Friend

    The American Friend

  • Palermo Shooting

    Palermo Shooting

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • Meet the Deedles

    Meet the Deedles

  • Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

    Emmanuelle: A Hard Look

  • 50 Films to See Before You Die

    50 Films to See Before You Die

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Memory

    Memory

  • Panic in the City

    Panic in the City

  • Mad Dog Morgan

    Mad Dog Morgan

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Prophet's Game

    The Prophet's Game

  • The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

    The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • The Last Ride

    The Last Ride

  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

    Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol

  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

    The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

  • The Story of Mankind

    The Story of Mankind

  • Beautiful Darling

    Beautiful Darling

  • Kings Row

    Kings Row

  • O.C. and Stiggs

    O.C. and Stiggs

  • Key Witness

    Key Witness

  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

  • Blood Red

    Blood Red

  • Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

    Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

  • The James Dean Story

    The James Dean Story

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • Carried Away

    Carried Away

  • L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve

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

  • The Cool School

    The Cool School

  • Flatland

    Flatland

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • Queen of Blood

    Queen of Blood

  • The Pursuit of Happiness

    The Pursuit of Happiness

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

  • The Keeper

    The Keeper

  • From Hell to Texas

    From Hell to Texas

  • Willie Nelson: Down Home

    Willie Nelson: Down Home

  • Chelsea on the Rocks

    Chelsea on the Rocks

  • Paris Trout

    Paris Trout

  • Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

  • Blue Velvet Revisited

    Blue Velvet Revisited

  • Wanderlust

    Wanderlust

  • Top of the World

    Top of the World

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Wim Wenders, Desperado

  • Tell Them Who You Are

    Tell Them Who You Are

  • Films to Die For

    Films to Die For

  • Along for the Ride

    Along for the Ride

  • The Groovenians

    The Groovenians

  • The Night We Called It a Day

    The Night We Called It a Day

  • Road Ends

    Road Ends

  • Straight to Hell

    Straight to Hell

  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

    No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

  • 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

    13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

  • Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

    Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

  • Last In, First Out

    Last In, First Out

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Hoboken Hollow

    Hoboken Hollow

  • Sketches of Frank Gehry

    Sketches of Frank Gehry

  • Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House

    Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House

  • A Tribute to Johnny Cash

    A Tribute to Johnny Cash

  • The Sorceror's Apprentice

    The Sorceror's Apprentice

  • A Hero of Our Time

    A Hero of Our Time

  • Spirit of Golf

    Spirit of Golf

  • The Young Land

    The Young Land

  • The Venice Project

    The Venice Project

  • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

  • Held for Ransom

    Held for Ransom

  • The Art of Football from A to Z

    The Art of Football from A to Z

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife

    Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife

  • Doublecrossed

    Doublecrossed

  • The Groovenians

    The Groovenians

  • The Last Film Festival

    The Last Film Festival

  • Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

    Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

    Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

  • Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

    Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

  • Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

    Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life

  • Running Out of Luck

    Running Out of Luck

  • On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

    On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

  • The Sky is Falling

    The Sky is Falling

  • The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

    The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

  • Human Highway

    Human Highway

  • No Frank in Lumberton

    No Frank in Lumberton

  • The Glory Stompers

    The Glory Stompers

  • Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

    Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

  • The American Way

    The American Way

  • Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

    Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi

  • Eye of the Storm

    Eye of the Storm

  • Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

  • On the tracks of a filmmaker

    On the tracks of a filmmaker

  • To Shoot a Mad Dog

    To Shoot a Mad Dog

  • Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

    Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

  • Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

  • Out of Season

    Out of Season

  • Search and Destroy

    Search and Destroy

  • Return to 'Giant'

    Return to 'Giant'

  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

  • The Real James Dean

    The Real James Dean

  • Stark: Mirror Image

    Stark: Mirror Image

  • Black Leather Jacket

    Black Leather Jacket

  • Brando: An Icon Is Born

    Brando: An Icon Is Born

  • Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

    Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter

  • Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'

    Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'

  • Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

    Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

  • Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

    Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

  • U2: A Year in Pop

    U2: A Year in Pop

  • The Revenge of the Dead Indians

    The Revenge of the Dead Indians

  • Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

    Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

  • Jazz Seen

    Jazz Seen

  • The Brothers Warner

    The Brothers Warner

  • Born to Be Wild

    Born to Be Wild

  • Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

    Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

  • New Scenes from America

    New Scenes from America

  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    The Ten Commandments of Creativity

  • Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring

    Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring

  • Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

    Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

  • When Hippies Ruled The World

    When Hippies Ruled The World

  • Out of the Blue and Into the Black

    Out of the Blue and Into the Black

  • Llyn Foulkes One Man Band

    Llyn Foulkes One Man Band

  • High Air

    High Air

  • Screen Test #3

    Screen Test #3

  • James Dean: The First American Teenager

    James Dean: The First American Teenager

  • B movie

    B movie

  • Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar

    Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar

  • Santabear's High Flying Adventure

    Santabear's High Flying Adventure

  • Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

    Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

  • The Hold-Out

    The Hold-Out

  • The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

    The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose

  • The American Dreamer

    The American Dreamer

  • The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story

    The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story

  • Some Kind of Genius

    Some Kind of Genius

  • The A-Z of Separating People from their Money

    The A-Z of Separating People from their Money

  • to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

    to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

  • Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

    Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

  • Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater

    Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater

  • Russian Suicide Chair

    Russian Suicide Chair

  • Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky

    Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky

  • Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper

    Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper

  • Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

    Tim Leary: The Art of Dying