Dennis Hopper
Acting
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
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Age 50 (now 74)
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
as Self
Age 83 (now 74)
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)
Age 82 (now 74)
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 74)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 74)Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
as Self
Age 79 (now 74)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Age 78 (now 74)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 78 (now 74)
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
as Himself
Age 76 (now 74)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
Age 76 (now 74)
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
as Self (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 74)
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
as Self
Age 72 (now 74)
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self
Age 72 (now 74)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Age 72 (now 74)
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
Age 71 (now 74)
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
as Self
Age 71 (now 74)
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
as Narrator
Age 70 (now 74)
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
as Narrator (voice)
Age 69 (now 74)
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
as Self
Age 69 (now 74)
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
as Narrator (voice)
Age 69 (now 74)
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage)
Age 69 (now 74)
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
as Himself
Age 68 (now 74)
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Age 67 (now 74)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Age 66 (now 74)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (uncredited)
Age 65 (now 74)
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
as Captain Elsworth
Age 65 (now 74)
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
as Self
Age 64 (now 74)
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
Age 63 (now 74)
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
as Self
Age 62 (now 74)
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
as Self
Age 61 (now 74)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
as Self
Age 60 (now 74)
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as Self - Host
Age 60 (now 74)
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as Frankie
Age 60 (now 74)
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
as Himself
Age 59 (now 74)
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
as Self
Age 57 (now 74)
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
Age 55 (now 74)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 74)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
as Self
Age 54 (now 74)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self
Age 54 (now 74)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self
Age 54 (now 74)
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 54 (now 74)
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as Self
Age 53 (now 74)
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
as Self
Age 53 (now 74)
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 74)
Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as (voice)
Age 51 (now 74)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Age 50 (now 74)
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
as Himself
Age 46 (now 74)
James Dean: The First American Teenager
as Self
Age 39 (now 74)
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
as Tarzan (Double)
Age 27 (now 74)![Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gd6kmv76eK82k96iMRjbGfZRsVr.jpg)
Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
as Himself
Age 27 (now 74)
Sayonara
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Age 21 (now 74)
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
as Self
Age 20 (now 74)
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
as Self
Age 84 (now 74)
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
as Self
Age 74
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
as Self
Age 67 (now 74)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
Age 20 (now 74) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Denny Sunrise
Age 20 (now 74)
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Steve Redman
Age 19 (now 74)
Gathering insights...
Also Known As
Dennis Lee Hopper, Alan Smithee
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