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
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Wagon Train
1957
as Emmett Lawton
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Entourage
2004
as Dennis Hopper
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Las Vegas
2003
as Jon Castille
The Rifleman
1958
as Vernon Tippert / Johnny Clover
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Vollmer
Matinee Theater
1955
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Alan Landman
Naked City
1958
as Vinnie Winford
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert / Denny Sunrise
Cheyenne
1955
as Utah Kid
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
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy Kimbo
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Highway Patrol
1955
Sugarfoot
1957
as Billy the Kid
Surfside 6
1960
The Millionaire
1955
as Adam Spencer
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Biography
1987
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Gerald Collins
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Steve Redman
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Arrest and Trial
1963
87th Precinct
1961
as Andrew Mason
E-Ring
2005
as Eli McNulty
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Espionage
1963
as Ferno
The Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
The Dakotas
1963
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
Crash
2008
as Ben Cendars
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Ross Morton
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
as Pelias
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Jud Salt
The Investigators
1961
as Adrian
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Medic
1954
as Robert
Wild Times
1980
as Doc Holliday
General Electric Theater
1953
as Fred Judson
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002
as James Richardson
Conflict
1956
Flatland
2002
as Smith
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
2011
as Self
Movies (251)
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
Speed
1994
as Howard Payne
Waterworld
1995
as Deacon
True Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
Blue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
True Grit
1969
as "Moon"
Giant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
Land of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
River's Edge
1986
as Feck
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Chasers
1994
as Doggie
Alpha and Omega
2010
as Tony (voice)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
Easy Rider
1969
as Billy
Elegy
2008
as George O'Hearn
Catchfire
1990
as Milo
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
Hoosiers
1986
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
An American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
Rumble Fish
1983
as Father
Knockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
Corman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Black Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Basquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
Boiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
EDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
Red Rock West
1993
as Lyle from Dallas
Swing Vote
2008
as Donald Greenleaf
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Dennis Hopper
Sleepwalking
2008
as Mr. Reedy
Sayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
The American Friend
1977
as Tom Ripley
Paris Trout
1991
as Paris Trout
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
Space Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
Hell Ride
2008
as Eddie Zero
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
House of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
Flashback
1990
as Huey Walker
Straight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
Unspeakable
2003
as Warden
The Blackout
1997
as Mickey
Lured Innocence
1998
as Rick Chambers
The Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
Ticker
2001
as Alex Swan
Witch Hunt
1994
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
The Inside Man
1984
as Miller
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
Palermo Shooting
2008
as Frank
Carried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Tracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Head
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
Out of the Blue
1981
as Don
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
The Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
The Trip
1967
as Max
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self - Host
Brando
2007
as Self
Leo
2002
as Horace
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
My Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
The Groovenians
2002
as Dad/King Normans
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Tycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
Blood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
Chattahoochee
1990
as Walker Benson
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
Night Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
Road Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
The Young Land
1959
as Hatfield Carnes
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Joe (uncredited)
The Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Key Witness
1960
as William "Cowby" Tomkins
Americano
2005
as Riccardo
Nails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
The Keeper
2004
as Krebs
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Sponson
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
Doublecrossed
1991
as Barry Seal
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
This Is Buzz
2026
as Himself
Beautiful Darling
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
The Last Ride
2004
as Ronnie Purnell
Running Out of Luck
1987
as Video Director
Jesus' Son
2000
as Bill
Scene Missing
2012
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Captain Elsworth
Search and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
Reborn
1981
as Rev. Tom Hartley
Queen of Blood
1966
as Paul Grant
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
- Speed (1994) — as Howard Payne
- Waterworld (1995) — as Deacon
- True Romance (1993) — as Clifford Worley
- Cool Hand Luke (1967) — as Babalugats
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