Dennis Hopper
Known for Acting · 318 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
24
2001
as Victor Drazen
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Dennis Hopper (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Bonanza
1959
as Dev Farnum
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Wagon Train
1957
as Emmett Lawton
The Rifleman
1958
as Vernon Tippert / Johnny Clover
Entourage
2004
as Dennis Hopper
Las Vegas
2003
as Jon Castille
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Vollmer
Cheyenne
1955
as Utah Kid
Matinee Theater
1955
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Alan Landman
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Big Valley
1965
as Jimmy Sweetwater
Naked City
1958
as Vinnie Winford
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert / Denny Sunrise
Combat!
1962
as Zack Fielder
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy Kimbo
The Defenders
1961
as Alfred Carter Jr. / Jason Thomas
Studio One
1948
as David Williams / Harry Wales
Highway Patrol
1955
Biography
1987
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
The Millionaire
1955
as Adam Spencer
Sugarfoot
1957
as Billy the Kid
HBO First Look
1992
Surfside 6
1960
The Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
87th Precinct
1961
as Andrew Mason
E-Ring
2005
as Eli McNulty
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Gerald Collins
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Medic
1954
as Robert
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Steve Redman
Crash
2008
as Ben Cendars
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
The Investigators
1961
as Adrian
The Dakotas
1963
Espionage
1963
as Ferno
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
as Pelias
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Jud Salt
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Ross Morton
Flatland
2002
as Smith
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002
as James Richardson
Conflict
1956
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Fred Judson
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
Movies (250)
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
Speed
1994
as Howard Payne
Waterworld
1995
as Deacon
True Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
Blue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Dennis Hopper
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
Giant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
True Grit
1969
as "Moon"
Land of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
Easy Rider
1969
as Billy
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
Hoosiers
1986
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
Chasers
1994
as Doggie
Corman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
Alpha and Omega
2010
as Tony (voice)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Rumble Fish
1983
as Father
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
The Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
Jesus' Son
2000
as Bill
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
2001
as Himself
Flesh Color
1978
as Mel
Black Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
Catchfire
1990
as Milo
The Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
Scene Missing
2012
as Self
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
SnowwhiteRosered
1991
as Self
Knockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
Reborn
1981
as Rev. Tom Hartley
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
Elegy
2008
as George O'Hearn
Bananaz
2008
as Self / Narrator (voice)
This Is Buzz
2026
as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Know Jack
2002
as Self
King of the Mountain
1981
as Cal
Bad City Blues
1999
as Cleveland Carter
Tycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
Tracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
The Sky is Falling
1975
as Chicken
River's Edge
1986
as Feck
The American Friend
1977
as Tom Ripley
Picture This
1991
as Self
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
Light Years
1966
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Space Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
Lured Innocence
1998
as Rick Chambers
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
An American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
My Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
Basquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
EDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Along for the Ride
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Night Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
From Hell to Texas
1958
as Tom Boyd
The Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
Stardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
Boiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Black Leather Jacket
1989
as Narrator
Americano
2005
as Riccardo
Unspeakable
2003
as Warden
Panic in the City
1968
as Goff
The Venice Project
1999
as Roland / Salvatore
Blood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
Search and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
Luck of the Draw
2000
as Giani Ponti
Sayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Frank Booth
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Mad Dog Morgan
1976
as Daniel Morgan
Beautiful Darling
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Cool School
2008
as Self
Straight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
New Scenes from America
2003
as Himself - Actor
Held for Ransom
2000
as JD
Swing Vote
2008
as Donald Greenleaf
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
White Star
1983
as Kenneth Barlow
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
Road Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Out of the Blue
1981
as Don
The Last Film Festival
2016
as Nick Twain - Producer
Key Witness
1960
as William "Cowby" Tomkins
Hell Ride
2008
as Eddie Zero
Ticker
2001
as Alex Swan
Leo
2002
as Horace
Blue Peanuts
1987
as Snoopy (Voice)
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
as Self
The American Way
1987
as Captain
Champion
2005
as Self
The Piano Player
2002
as Robert Nile
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
House of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as A Spy
Running Out of Luck
1987
as Video Director
Nails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
Palermo Shooting
2008
as Frank
Kid Blue
1973
as Bickford Waner
Carried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
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 318 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dennis Hopper has appeared in 250 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
- Blue Velvet (1986) — as Frank Booth
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