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Dennis Hopper

Acting

1.1 Popularity May 17, 1936 (74 years old) Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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, Re...

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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Filmography 335

2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour Movie

as Frank Booth (archive footage)

2023
Spirit of Golf Movie

as Self

2020
Hopper/Welles Movie

as Self

2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2018
The Other Side of the Wind Movie

as Dennis Hopper

2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Along for the Ride Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2016
2016
The Last Film Festival Movie

as Nick Twain - Producer

2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Movie

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2013
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Movie

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Scene Missing Movie

as Self

2011
Corman's World Movie

as Various Roles (archive footage)

2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Movie

as Frank Booth

Photos 12

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday May 17, 1936 (74 years old)
Died May 29, 2010
Place of Birth Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Also Known As Dennis Lee Hopper, Alan Smithee, دنیس هاپر
Years Active 1944 - 2023
Popularity 1.1
Career Stats
335 Total Credits
245 Movie Roles
72 TV Roles
12 Photos