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
1996
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
24
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
King of the Hill
1997
Bonanza
1959
Jason and the Argonauts
2000
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Filmography
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The Graham Norton Show
as Self · 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
24
as Victor Drazen · 2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self · 1995
King of the Hill
as Dennis Hopper (voice) · 1997
Bonanza
as Dev Farnum · 1959
Jason and the Argonauts
as Pelias · 2000
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1944
Las Vegas
as Jon Castille · 2003
Entourage
as Dennis Hopper · 2004
Wagon Train
as Emmett Lawton · 1957
The Rifleman
as Vernon Tippert · 1958
The Rifleman
as Johnny Clover · 1958
Matinee Theater
· 1955
The Twilight Zone
as Peter Vollmer · 1959
Naked City
as Vinnie Winford · 1958
Petticoat Junction
as Alan Landman · 1963
Studio One
as David Williams · 1948
Studio One
as Harry Wales · 1948
The Defenders
as Alfred Carter Jr. · 1961
The Defenders
as Jason Thomas · 1961
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Cheyenne
as Utah Kid · 1955
Cheyenne
as Abe Larson · 1955
Combat!
as Zack Fielder · 1962
The Big Valley
as Jimmy Sweetwater · 1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Vern Tippert · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Denny Sunrise · 1956
Gunsmoke
as Billy Kimbo · 1955
V Graham Norton
as Self · 2002
Surfside 6
· 1960
Biography
as Self · 1987
Highway Patrol
· 1955
The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Vern Reed · 1967
Sugarfoot
as Billy the Kid · 1957
The Millionaire
as Adam Spencer · 1955
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Gerald Collins · 1960
Apocalypse Now
as Photojournalist · 1979
Public Defender
as Frank Terry · 1954
Lux Video Theatre
as Steven, at 18 · 1950
Arrest and Trial
as Coley Mitchum · 1963
Speed
as Howard Payne · 1994
87th Precinct
as Andrew Mason · 1961
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Steve Redman · 1955
Espionage
as Ferno · 1963
HBO First Look
· 1992
True Romance
as Clifford Worley · 1993
Seitenblicke
as self · 1987
E-Ring
as Eli McNulty · 2005
The Dakotas
· 1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
as Rhymer · 1963
Blue Velvet
as Frank Booth · 1986
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self · 1969
The Lieutenant
as Cpl. Peter Devlin · 1963
The Legend of Jesse James
as Jud Salt · 1965
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright · 1986
Waterworld
as Deacon · 1995
Land of the Dead
as Kaufman · 2005
Letter to Loretta
as Ross Morton · 1953
Easy Rider
as Billy · 1969
The Heart of Justice
as Austin Blair · 1992
Crash
as Ben Cendars · 2008
The Investigators
as Adrian · 1961
Giant
as Jordy Benedict · 1956
Cool Hand Luke
as Babalugats · 1967
True Grit
as "Moon" · 1969
Rebel Without a Cause
as Goon · 1955
Flatland
as Smith · 2002
Conflict
· 1956
Conflict
as Ed Novak · 1956
Hang 'em High
as Prophet · 1968
Super Mario Bros.
as King Koopa · 1993
Scene by Scene
as Self · 1997
Firestarter: Rekindled
as James Richardson · 2002
Medic
as Robert · 1954
Alpha and Omega
as Tony (voice) · 2010
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Billy Clanton · 1957
Rumble Fish
as Father · 1983
General Electric Theater
as Fred Judson · 1953
E! True Hollywood Story
· 1996
10th & Wolf
as Matty Matello · 2006
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
as Self · 2004
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Dave Hastings · 1965
Black Widow
as Ben · 1987
Hoosiers
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch · 1986
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as El Niño · 2005
The Pick-up Artist
as Flash Jensen · 1987
Red Rock West
as Lyle from Dallas · 1993
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
as Self (uncredited) · 1990
River's Edge
as Feck · 1986
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
as Self · 2020
EDtv
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny · 1999
Picture This
as Self · 1991
Inside Deep Throat
as Narrator (voice) · 2005
Fishing with John
as Self · 1991
Knockaround Guys
as Benny Chains · 2001
Space Truckers
as John Canyon · 1996
Wild Times
as Doc Holliday · 1980
Meet the Deedles
as Frank Slater · 1998
Swing Vote
as Donald Greenleaf · 2008
Brando: The Documentary
as Self · 2007
Chasers
as Doggie · 1994
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self · 1991
Elegy
as George O'Hearn · 2008
An American Carol
as Judge Clarence Henderson · 2008
Boiling Point
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond · 1993
Convoy
as Roger Small · 1965
The Indian Runner
as Caesar · 1991
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
as Self · 2011
Out of the Blue
as Don · 1981
Catchfire
as Milo · 1990
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2014
The Other Side of the Wind
as Dennis Hopper · 2018
Welcome to Hollywood
as Dennis Hopper · 2000
The Osterman Weekend
as Richard Tremayne · 1983
Cannes Man
as Self · 1996
Corman's World
as Various Roles (archive footage) · 2011
My Science Project
as Bob Roberts · 1985
Forever Hollywood
as Self · 1999
Samson and Delilah
as General Tariq · 1996
The American Friend
as Tom Ripley · 1977
The Prophet's Game
as Vincent Swan · 2000
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self · 2006
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2014
Night Tide
as Johnny Drake · 1961
Basquiat
as Bruno Bischofberger · 1996
Ticker
as Alex Swan · 2001
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1994
Sayonara
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited) · 1957
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self · 1997
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self · 2003
The Good Life
as Mr. B
Top of the World
as Charles Atlas · 1997
Witch Hunt
as H. Phillip Lovecraft · 1994
I Died a Thousand Times
as Joe (uncredited) · 1955
Hell Ride
as Eddie Zero · 2008
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self · 1990
The Trip
as Max · 1967
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Unspeakable
as Warden · 2003
Carried Away
as Joseph Svenden · 1996
Luck of the Draw
as Giani Ponti · 2000
House of 9
as Father Duffy · 2005
O.C. and Stiggs
as Sponson · 1987
I Don't Know Jack
as Self · 2002
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self · 2009
Straight to Hell
as I.G. Farben · 1987
The Story of Mankind
as Napoleon Bonaparte · 1957
Head
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self · 2004
King of the Mountain
as Cal · 1981
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
The Source
as William S. Burroughs · 1999
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self · 1997
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self · 2020
Tycus
as Peter Crowford · 1999
Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
· 2022
The James Dean Story
as Self · 1957
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self · 2008
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as Frankie · 1996
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Captain Elsworth · 2001
Brando
as Self · 2007
The Last Movie
as Kansas · 1971
From Hell to Texas
as Tom Boyd · 1958
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage) · 2012
Americano
as Riccardo · 2005
The Blackout
as Mickey · 1997
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Frank Booth · 2011
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self · 1975
Scene Missing
as Self · 2012
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited) · 1995
Along for the Ride
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2025
Jesus' Son
as Bill · 2000
Panic in the City
as Goff · 1968
Kings Row
· 1955
Lured Innocence
as Rick Chambers · 1998
Palermo Shooting
as Frank · 2008
The Last Ride
as Ronnie Purnell · 2004
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self · 2008
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
as Self · 1994
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self · 2004
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
as Self · 1999
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self · 1993
Queen of Blood
as Paul Grant · 1966
Reborn
as Rev. Tom Hartley · 1981
Sleepwalking
as Mr. Reedy · 2008
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self · 1990
Sketches of Frank Gehry
as Self · 2006
Champion
as Self · 2005
Flesh Color
as Mel · 1978
Blood Red
as William Bradford Berrigan · 1989
The Brothers Warner
as Self · 2008
Flashback
as Huey Walker · 1990
The Piano Player
as Robert Nile · 2002
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Tracks
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen · 1976
Eye of the Storm
as Marvin Gladstone · 1991
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as Self - Host · 1996
Bananaz
as Self / Narrator (voice) · 2008
The Keeper
as Krebs · 2004
The Sky is Falling
as Chicken · 1975
SnowwhiteRosered
as Self · 1991
Memory
as Max Lichtenstein · 2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self · 2006
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
as Self · 1999
The Groovenians
as Dad / King Normans (voice) · 2002
The Making of 'Speed'
as Self / Host · 1994
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
as Himself · 2001
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self · 2009
Crush Proof
as Dennis Hopper · 1972
Mad Dog Morgan
as Daniel Morgan · 1976
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self · 1965
Out of Season
as Harry Barlow · 2004
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
as Tarzan (Double) · 1964
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self · 2003
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self · 1956
Running Out of Luck
as Video Director · 1987
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited) · 2002
Sunset Heat
as Carl Madson · 1992
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self · 1972
Kid Blue
as Bickford Waner · 1973
Hoboken Hollow
as Sheriff Greer · 2006
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
as Himself · 1993
The Last Film Festival
as Nick Twain - Producer · 2016
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Self · 1999
Stardust
as Self (uncredited) · 2010
Last In, First Out
as Medford · 1978
Brando: An Icon Is Born
as Himself · 2007
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1989
The Groovenians
as Dad/King Normans · 2002
Born to Be Wild
as Himself · 1995
U2: A Year in Pop
as Narrator (voice) · 1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self · 1997
Mysteries of Love
as Self · 2002
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self · 2016
A Hero of Our Time
as Casey · 1985
Paris Trout
as Paris Trout · 1991
Flatland
as Smith · 2002
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
as Narrator (voice) · 2006
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
as Self · 1987
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
as Self · 2009
Leo
as Horace · 2002
The Night We Called It a Day
as Frank Sinatra · 2003
Wanderlust
as Himself · 2006
Road Ends
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist · 1997
White Star
as Kenneth Barlow · 1983
Key Witness
as William "Cowby" Tomkins · 1960
Chattahoochee
as Walker Benson · 1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self · 1991
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self · 2000
Michael Angel
as Lewis Garou · 2000
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself · 2013
The Real James Dean
as Self · 2006
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self · 1988
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
as Narrator (voice) · 2006
On the tracks of a filmmaker
as Dennis Hooper · 1988
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self · 2001
Straight Shooter
as Frank Hector · 1999
The American Way
as Captain · 1987
When Hippies Ruled The World
as Self · 2002
Held for Ransom
as JD · 2000
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self · 2003
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
· 1964
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
as Self · 1993
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Nails
as Harry 'Nails' Niles · 1992
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
as Himself · 1983
Bad City Blues
as Cleveland Carter · 1999
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as (voice) · 1987
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
as Himself · 1995
To Shoot a Mad Dog
as Self · 1976
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self (uncredited) · 1991
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
as Self · 2006
The Cool School
as Self · 2008
The Venice Project
as Roland / Salvatore · 1999
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self · 1990
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as Self · 2006
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
as Self · 2008
Disneyland '59
as Self · 1959
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
as Narrator · 2006
The Young Land
as Hatfield Carnes · 1959
B movie
as Himself · 2009
This Is Buzz
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Human Highway
as Cracker / Stranger · 1982
The Glory Stompers
as Chino · 1967
Light Years
· 1966
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Self · 2005
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
as Self · 2007
Doublecrossed
as Barry Seal · 1991
Willie Nelson: Down Home
as Self · 1997
Stark: Mirror Image
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss · 1986
Spreading Ground
as Det. Ed DeLongpre · 2000
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
as Self · 1989
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
as Self · 2015
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
as Himself · 2013
Beautiful Darling
as Self (archive footage) · 2010
Search and Destroy
as Dr. Waxling · 1995
Hopper/Welles
as Self · 2020
The Hold-Out
as Fred Judson · 1962
Stark
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss · 1985
New Scenes from America
as Himself - Actor · 2003
Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper
· 1988
Spirit of Golf
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Some Kind of Genius
as Himself · 1986
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Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
as Himself · 1964
Return to 'Giant'
as Self · 1996
Rediscovering a Rebel
as Self / Goon (archive footage) · 1996
Choke
as Henry Clark · 2001
The Inside Man
as Miller · 1984
Jazz Seen
as Self · 2001
Russian Suicide Chair
as Himself · 2008
Black Leather Jacket
as Narrator · 1989
Swiss Family Robinson
as Fritz · 1958
1 Giant Leap
as Self · 2002
Screen Test #3
as Self (uncredited) · 1966
The Sorceror's Apprentice
as A Spy · 1977
The American Dreamer
as Himself · 1971
High Air
as Steve Redman · 1956
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self · 2008
He's Alive
as Peter Vollmer · 1963