Acting · Dodge City, Kansas, USA · Born May 17, 1936
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
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2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFilms to Die For
2025
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2023
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MovieMickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2022
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2021
Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
2020
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MovieHopper/Welles
2020
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MovieWim Wenders, Desperado
2020
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MovieJay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
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MovieThe Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
MovieThey'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAlong for the Ride
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBlue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
MovieThe Last Film Festival
2016
as Nick Twain - Producer
MovieDennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTaylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
2016
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Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
2015
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MovieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieLlyn Foulkes One Man Band
2013
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MovieRoland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013
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MovieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieScene Missing
2012
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MovieCorman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
MovieBlue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Frank Booth
Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame
2011
as Self (archive footage)
TVOn the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
2011
as Self
MovieStardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
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2010
as Tony (voice)
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2010
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MovieB movie
2009
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Movie13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
2009
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MovieFerlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
2009
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MovieNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
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MoviePalermo Shooting
2008
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TVCrash
2008
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MovieThe Brothers Warner
2008
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MovieAn American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
MovieNot Quite Hollywood
2008
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MovieElegy
2008
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2008
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MovieSwing Vote
2008
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MovieRussian Suicide Chair
2008
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2008
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MovieSleepwalking
2008
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MovieTim Leary: The Art of Dying
2008
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MovieThe Cool School
2008
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
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MovieBananaz
2008
as Self / Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
2007
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MovieBrando: An Icon Is Born
2007
as Himself
MovieBrando
2007
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TVBrando: The Documentary
2007
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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MovieMemory
2006
as Max Lichtenstein
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2006
as Narrator
MovieAndy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2006
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MovieThe Real James Dean
2006
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Movie50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
MovieWanderlust
2006
as Himself
MovieThe Art of Football from A to Z
2006
as Self
MovieSketches of Frank Gehry
2006
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MovieRising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Narrator (voice)
MovieGorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
2006
as Self
MovieGorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Movie10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
MovieHoboken Hollow
2006
as Sheriff Greer
TVE-Ring
2005
as Eli McNulty
MovieOn Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHouse of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
MovieLand of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
MovieThe Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
MovieChampion
2005
as Self
MovieInside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAmericano
2005
as Riccardo
MovieRebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
as Himself
MovieOut of Season
2004
as Harry Barlow
MovieTell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
TVEntourage
2004
as Dennis Hopper
MovieThe Last Ride
2004
as Ronnie Purnell
MovieThe Keeper
2004
as Krebs
MovieDennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
as Self
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004
as Self
MovieUnspeakable
2003
as Warden
TVLas Vegas
2003
as Jon Castille
MovieThe Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
MovieA Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
New Scenes from America
2003
as Himself - Actor
MovieEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
MovieDennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Groovenians
2002
as Dad/King Normans
TVThe Groovenians
2002
as Dad / King Normans (voice)
MovieThe Piano Player
2002
as Robert Nile
Movie1 Giant Leap
2002
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TVV Graham Norton
2002
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MovieWhen Hippies Ruled The World
2002
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MovieI Don't Know Jack
2002
as Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (uncredited)
TVFlatland
2002
as Smith
MovieLeo
2002
as Horace
TVFirestarter: Rekindled
2002
as James Richardson
MovieMysteries of Love
2002
as Self
MovieFlatland
2002
as Smith
MovieKnockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
TV24
2001
as Victor Drazen
MovieL.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Captain Elsworth
MovieJazz Seen
2001
as Self
MovieChoke
2001
as Henry Clark
MovieTicker
2001
as Alex Swan
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
MovieEmmanuelle: A Hard Look
2001
as Himself
MovieHeld for Ransom
2000
as JD
MovieWelcome to Hollywood
2000
as Dennis Hopper
MovieJesus' Son
2000
as Bill
MovieThe Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
TVJason and the Argonauts
2000
as Pelias
MovieLuck of the Draw
2000
as Giani Ponti
MovieSpreading Ground
2000
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
MovieMichael Angel
2000
as Lewis Garou
MovieThe Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
MovieEasy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
MovieThe Pursuit of Happiness
1999
as Self
MovieThe Venice Project
1999
as Roland / Salvatore
MovieTycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
MovieA Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
as Self
MovieStraight Shooter
1999
as Frank Hector
MovieEDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
MovieBad City Blues
1999
as Cleveland Carter
MovieThe Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
MovieForever Hollywood
1999
as Self
MovieLured Innocence
1998
as Rick Chambers
MovieThe A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
as Self
MovieMeet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
MovieVincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
MovieRoad Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Willie Nelson: Down Home
1997
as Self
MovieWho Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
MovieThe Blackout
1997
as Mickey
TVScene by Scene
1997
as Self
MovieTop of the World
1997
as Charles Atlas
MovieU2: A Year in Pop
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Dennis Hopper (voice)
TVSamson and Delilah
1996
as General Tariq
MovieThe Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self - Host
MovieThe Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
MovieSpace Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
MovieReturn to 'Giant'
1996
as Self
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieBasquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieCannes Man
1996
as Self
MovieCarried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
MovieRediscovering a Rebel
1996
as Self / Goon (archive footage)
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MovieBorn to Be Wild
1995
as Himself
MovieWaterworld
1995
as Deacon
MovieDark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995
as Himself
MovieSearch and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
MovieJames Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)
MovieWitch Hunt
1994
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieMarlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
MovieSpeed
1994
as Howard Payne
MovieChasers
1994
as Doggie
MovieKris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993
as Self
MovieTrue Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
MovieSuper Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
MovieWillie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
MovieRed Rock West
1993
as Lyle from Dallas
MovieBoiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
MovieThe Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
MovieThe Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
MovieNails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
MovieSunset Heat
1992
as Carl Madson
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
TVFishing with John
1991
as Self
MovieSnowwhiteRosered
1991
as Self
MovieEye of the Storm
1991
as Marvin Gladstone
MovieThe Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
MoviePicture This
1991
as Self
MovieDoublecrossed
1991
as Barry Seal
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self (uncredited)
MovieParis Trout
1991
as Paris Trout
MovieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky
1991
as Self
MovieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
MovieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
MovieScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
1990
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieMotion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
as Self
MovieChattahoochee
1990
as Walker Benson
MovieCatchfire
1990
as Milo
MovieFlashback
1990
as Huey Walker
MovieDrawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
1989
as Self
MovieRabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
1989
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBlood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
MovieBlack Leather Jacket
1989
as Narrator
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
MovieNo Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
MovieOn the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
as Dennis Hooper
MovieArt, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper
1988
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
as (voice)
MovieThe American Way
1987
as Captain
Blue Peanuts
1987
as Snoopy (Voice)
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
MovieThe Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
MovieO.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Sponson
MovieStraight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
TVBiography
1987
as Self
MovieBlack Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
MovieRunning Out of Luck
1987
as Video Director
MovieOut of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
as Self
MovieHoosiers
1986
as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
MovieRiver's Edge
1986
as Feck
MovieBlue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
MovieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
MovieStark: Mirror Image
1986
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
MovieSome Kind of Genius
1986
as Himself
MovieMy Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
MovieStark
1985
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
MovieA Hero of Our Time
1985
as Casey
MovieThe Inside Man
1984
as Miller
MovieWhite Star
1983
as Kenneth Barlow
MovieThe Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
MovieRumble Fish
1983
as Father
MovieDennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
1983
as Himself
MovieHuman Highway
1982
as Cracker / Stranger
MovieReborn
1981
as Rev. Tom Hartley
MovieOut of the Blue
1981
as Don
MovieKing of the Mountain
1981
as Cal
TVWild Times
1980
as Doc Holliday
MovieApocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
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1978
as Mel
MovieLast In, First Out
1978
as Medford
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as A Spy
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1977
as Tom Ripley
MovieTracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
MovieMad Dog Morgan
1976
as Daniel Morgan
MovieTo Shoot a Mad Dog
1976
as Self
MovieThe Sky is Falling
1975
as Chicken
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieJames Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
MovieKid Blue
1973
as Bickford Waner
MovieCrush Proof
1972
as Dennis Hopper
MovieYoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
MovieThe Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
MovieThe American Dreamer
1971
as Himself
MovieEasy Rider
1969
as Billy
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as "Moon"
TVThe Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
MovieHead
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MoviePanic in the City
1968
as Goff
MovieHang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
MovieThe Glory Stompers
1967
as Chino
MovieCool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
TVThe Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
MovieThe Trip
1967
as Max
MovieScreen Test #3
1966
as Self (uncredited)
MovieQueen of Blood
1966
as Paul Grant
Light Years
1966
MovieAndy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Jimmy Sweetwater
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Jud Salt
MovieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
MovieThe Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
1964
MovieTarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
1964
as Tarzan (Double)
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MovieScreen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
1964
as Himself
TVEspionage
1963
as Ferno
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Alan Landman
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
TVArrest and Trial
1963
TVThe Lieutenant
1963
as Cpl. Peter Devlin
TVThe Dakotas
1963
TVCombat!
1962
as Zack Fielder
MovieThe Hold-Out
1962
as Fred Judson
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Adrian
TV87th Precinct
1961
as Andrew Mason
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Alfred Carter Jr.
MovieNight Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
MovieKey Witness
1960
as William "Cowby" Tomkins
TVSurfside 6
1960
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Gerald Collins
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Peter Vollmer
TVBonanza
1959
as Dev Farnum
MovieDisneyland '59
1959
as Self
MovieThe Young Land
1959
as Hatfield Carnes
Swiss Family Robinson
1958
as Fritz
TVNaked City
1958
as Vinnie Winford
TVThe Rifleman
1958
as Vernon Tippert
MovieFrom Hell to Texas
1958
as Tom Boyd
MovieSayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Story of Mankind
1957
as Napoleon Bonaparte
TVWagon Train
1957
as Emmett Lawton
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Billy the Kid
MovieThe James Dean Story
1957
as Self
MovieGunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
MovieGiant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
MovieNew York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
Conflict
1956
High Air
1956
as Steve Redman
MovieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Joe (uncredited)
TVMatinee Theater
1955
MovieRebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Steve Redman
TVHighway Patrol
1955
TVCheyenne
1955
Kings Row
1955
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Billy Kimbo
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Adam Spencer
TVMedic
1954
as Robert
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Ross Morton
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Fred Judson
TVStudio One
1948
as David Williams
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
