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 appear…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Apocalypse Now (1979) — Photojournalist
2. Speed (1994) — Howard Payne
3. Waterworld (1995) — Deacon
4. Blue Velvet (1986) — Frank Booth
5. True Romance (1993) — Clifford Worley
6. Easy Rider (1969) — Billy
7. Land of the Dead (2005) — Kaufman
8. 24 (2001) — Victor Drazen
9. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — Goon
10. Cool Hand Luke (1967) — Babalugats
11. Super Mario Bros. (1993) — King Koopa
12. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Peter Vollmer
13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) — Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
14. True Grit (1969) — "Moon"
15. Hang 'em High (1968) — Prophet
16. Rumble Fish (1983) — Father
17. Giant (1956) — Jordy Benedict
18. EDtv (1999) — Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
19. King of the Hill (1997) — Dennis Hopper (voice)
20. Entourage (2004) — Dennis Hopper
21. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
22. Hoosiers (1986) — Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
23. Alpha and Omega (2010) — Tony (voice)
24. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
25. Bonanza (1959) — Dev Farnum
26. The American Friend (1977) — Tom Ripley
27. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Self
28. Red Rock West (1993) — Lyle from Dallas
29. Knockaround Guys (2001) — Benny Chains
30. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — Billy Clanton
31. Basquiat (1996) — Bruno Bischofberger
32. River's Edge (1986) — Feck
33. Elegy (2008) — George O'Hearn
34. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — Dave Hastings
35. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
36. Swing Vote (2008) — Donald Greenleaf
37. Las Vegas (2003) — Jon Castille
38. The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) — El Niño
39. House of 9 (2005) — Father Duffy
40. The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — Dennis Hopper

Directed

1. Easy Rider (1969) — Director
2. Colors (1988) — Director
3. The Hot Spot (1990) — Director
4. Chasers (1994) — Director
5. Catchfire (1990) — Director
6. Out of the Blue (1981) — Director
7. The Last Movie (1971) — Director
8. Homeless (2000) — Director
9. Russian Suicide Chair (2008) — Director