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), 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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Acted in
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Super Mario Bros: The Lasagna Workprint
2024
as King Koopa
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023
as Frank Booth (archive footage)
Spirit of Golf
2023
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
as Self
Hopper/Welles
2020
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
as Self
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Along for the Ride
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
The Last Film Festival
2016
as Nick Twain - Producer
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper: Memories from the Warner Lot
2013
as Self
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
2013
as Himself
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013
as Himself
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Scene Missing
2012
as Self
Corman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Frank Booth
Stardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
Alpha and Omega
2010
as Tony (voice)
Beautiful Darling
2010
as Self (archive footage)
B movie
2009
as Himself
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
2009
as Himself
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
2009
as Himself
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
Palermo Shooting
2008
as Frank
Crash
2008
as Ben Cendars
The Brothers Warner
2008
as Self - Actor
An American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
Elegy
2008
as George O'Hearn
Hell Ride
2008
as Eddie Zero
Swing Vote
2008
as Donald Greenleaf
Russian Suicide Chair
2008
as Themself
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Sleepwalking
2008
as Mr. Reedy
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
2008
as Self
The Cool School
2008
as Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
as Self
Bananaz
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
2007
as Self
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
as Himself
Brando
2007
as Self
Brando: The Documentary
2007
as Self
Memory
2006
as Max Lichtenstein
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
2006
as Narrator
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2006
as Self
The Real James Dean
2006
as Self
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
as Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
as Self
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Gorillaz | Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House
2006
as Narrator (voice)
10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
Hoboken Hollow
2006
as Sheriff Greer
E-Ring
2005
as Eli McNulty
House of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
Land of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
Champion
2005
as Self
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Americano
2005
as Riccardo
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
as Himself
Out of Season
2004
as Harry Barlow
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
Entourage
2004
The Last Ride
2004
as Ronnie Purnell
The Keeper
2004
as Krebs
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
as Self
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Unspeakable
2003
as Warden
Las Vegas
2003
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
New Scenes from America
2003
as Himself - Actor
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
as Self
The Groovenians
2002
as Dad/King Normans
The Groovenians
2002
as Dad / King Normans (voice)
The Piano Player
2002
as Robert Nile
1 Giant Leap
2002
as Self
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
When Hippies Ruled The World
2002
as Self
I Don't Know Jack
2002
as Self
Flatland
2002
as Smith
Leo
2002
as Horace
Firestarter: Rekindled
2002
as James Richardson
Flatland
2002
as Smith
Knockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
24
2001
as Victor Drazen
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Captain Elsworth
Jazz Seen
2001
as Self
Choke
2001
as Henry Clark
Ticker
2001
as Alex Swan
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
2001
as Himself
Held for Ransom
2000
as JD
Jesus' Son
2000
as Bill
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
as Pelias
Luck of the Draw
2000
as Giani Ponti
Spreading Ground
2000
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
The Apostate
2000
as Lewis Garou
Lured Innocence
2000
as Rick Chambers
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
The Pursuit of Happiness
1999
as Self
The Venice Project
1999
as Roland / Salvatore
Tycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
1999
as Self
Straight Shooter
1999
as Frank Hector
EDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Bad City Blues
1999
as Cleveland Carter
The Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
1998
as Dennis Hopper
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
as El Niño
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
Road Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
The Blackout
1997
as Mickey
Cannes Man
1997
as Self
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Top of the World
1997
as Charles Atlas
U2: A Year in Pop
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Dennis Hopper (voice)
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Generale Tariq
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Generale Tariq
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self - Host
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
Space Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
Return to 'Giant'
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Basquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
Carried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
as Self / Goon (archive footage)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Waterworld
1995
as Deacon
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995
as Himself
Search and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
James Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)
Witch Hunt
1994
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
Speed
1994
as Howard Payne
Chasers
1994
as Doggie
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993
as Self
True Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Red Rock West
1993
as Lyle from Dallas
Boiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
Nails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
Sunset Heat
1992
as Carl Madson
HBO First Look
1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
Fishing with John
1991
as Self
SnowwhiteRosered
1991
as Self
Eye of the Storm
1991
as Marvin Gladstone
The Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
1991
as Self
Doublecrossed
1991
as Barry Seal
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self (uncredited)
Paris Trout
1991
as Paris Trout
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
1990
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
as Self
Chattahoochee
1990
as Walker Benson
Catchfire
1990
as Milo
Flashback
1990
as Huey Walker
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
1989
as Self
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
1989
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Blood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
Black Leather Jacket
1989
as Narrator
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
as Dennis Hooper
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
as (voice)
The American Way
1987
as Captain
Blue Peanuts
1987
as Snoopy
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Sponson
Straight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
Black Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
Running Out of Luck
1987
as Video Director
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
as Self
Hoosiers
1986
as Shooter
River's Edge
1986
as Feck
Blue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Some Kind of Genius
1986
as Himself
My Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
Stark
1985
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
A Hero of Our Time
1985
as Casey
The Inside Man
1984
as Miller
White Star
1983
as Kenneth Barlow
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
Rumble Fish
1983
as Father
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
1983
as Himself
Human Highway
1982
as Cracker / Stranger
Reborn
1981
as Rev. Tom Hartley
Out of the Blue
1981
as Don
King of the Mountain
1981
as Cal
Wild Times
1980
as Doc Holliday
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
Flesh Color
1978
as Mel
Last In, First Out
1978
as Medford
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as A Spy
The American Friend
1977
as Tom Ripley
Tracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Mad Dog Morgan
1976
as Daniel Morgan
To Shoot a Mad Dog
1976
as Self
Bloodbath
1975
as Chicken
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
Kid Blue
1973
as Bickford Waner
Crush Proof
1972
as Dennis Hopper
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
The Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
The American Dreamer
1971
as Himself
Easy Rider
1969
as Billy
True Grit
1969
as "Moon"
Head
1968
as Dennis Hopper (uncredited)
Panic in the City
1968
as Goff
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
The Glory Stompers
1967
as Chino
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
The Trip
1967
as Max
Screen Test #3
1966
Queen of Blood
1966
as Paul Grant
Light Years
1966
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
The Big Valley
1965
as Jimmy Sweetwater
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Jud Salt
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
1964
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
1964
as Tarzan (Double)
![Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/gd6kmv76eK82k96iMRjbGfZRsVr.jpg)
Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
1964
as Himself
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Alan Landman
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
The Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
The Dakotas
1963
Combat!
1962
as Zack Fielder
87th Precinct
1961
as Andrew Mason
The Defenders
1961
as Alfred Carter Jr.
The Defenders
1961
as Jason Thomas
Night Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
Key Witness
1960
as William "Cowby" Tomkins
Surfside 6
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Gerald Collins
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Vollmer
Bonanza
1959
as Dev Farnum
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
The Young Land
1959
as Hatfield Carnes
Swiss Family Robinson
1958
as Fritz
Naked City
1958
as Vinnie Winford
The Rifleman
1958
The Rifleman
1958
as Vernon Tippert
From Hell to Texas
1958
as Tom Boyd
Sayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Sugarfoot
1957
as Billy the Kid
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
Giant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Denny Sunrise
High Air
1956
as Steve Redman
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Joe (uncredited)
Matinee Theater
1955
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Steve Redman
Highway Patrol
1955
Cheyenne
1955
Cheyenne
1955
as Utah Kid
Kings Row
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Billy Kimbo
The Millionaire
1955
as Adam Spencer
Medic
1954
as Robert
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Ross Morton
General Electric Theater
1953
as Fred Judson
Studio One
1948
as David Williams
Studio One
1948
as Harry Wales
Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper
He's Alive
as Peter Vollmer
The Good Life
as Mr. B