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

24

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

King of the Hill

Bonanza

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

All Movies (250)

• This Is Buzz2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• Films to Die For2025 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Spirit of Golf2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man2022
• Morceaux de Cannes2021
• Hopper/Welles2020 · as Self
• Wim Wenders, Desperado2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth2020 · as Self
• The Other Side of the Wind2018 · as Dennis Hopper
• They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Along for the Ride2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Blue Velvet Revisited2016 · as Self
• The Last Film Festival2016 · as Nick Twain - Producer
• Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'2015 · as Self
• Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014 · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
• Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films2014 · as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Llyn Foulkes One Man Band2013 · as Himself
• Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter2013 · as Himself
• Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Scene Missing2012 · as Self
• Corman's World2011 · as Various Roles (archive footage)
• Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage2011 · as Frank Booth
• Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Stardust2010 · as Self (uncredited)
• Alpha and Omega2010 · as Tony (voice)
• Beautiful Darling2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• B movie2009 · as Himself
• 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests2009 · as Self
• Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder2009 · as Self
• No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos2009 · as Self
• Palermo Shooting2008 · as Frank
• The Brothers Warner2008 · as Self
• An American Carol2008 · as Judge Clarence Henderson
• Not Quite Hollywood2008 · as Self
• Elegy2008 · as George O'Hearn
• Hell Ride2008 · as Eddie Zero
• Swing Vote2008 · as Donald Greenleaf
• Russian Suicide Chair2008 · as Himself
• Chelsea on the Rocks2008 · as Self
• Sleepwalking2008 · as Mr. Reedy
• Tim Leary: The Art of Dying2008 · as Self
• The Cool School2008 · as Self
• Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth2008 · as Self
• Bananaz2008 · as Self / Narrator (voice)
• The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose2007 · as Self
• Brando: An Icon Is Born2007 · as Himself
• Brando2007 · as Self
• Memory2006 · as Max Lichtenstein
• The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story2006 · as Narrator
• Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film2006 · as Self
• The Real James Dean2006 · as Self
• 50 Films to See Before You Die2006 · as Self
• Wanderlust2006 · as Himself
• The Art of Football from A to Z2006 · as Self
• Sketches of Frank Gehry2006 · as Self
• Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater2006 · as Self
• Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• 10th & Wolf2006 · as Matty Matello
• Hoboken Hollow2006 · as Sheriff Greer
• On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• House of 92005 · as Father Duffy
• Land of the Dead2005 · as Kaufman
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer2005 · as El Niño
• Champion2005 · as Self
• Inside Deep Throat2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• Americano2005 · as Riccardo
• Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents2005 · as Himself
• Out of Season2004 · as Harry Barlow
• Tell Them Who You Are2004 · as Self
• The Last Ride2004 · as Ronnie Purnell
• The Keeper2004 · as Krebs
• Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments2004 · as Self
• Unspeakable2003 · as Warden
• The Night We Called It a Day2003 · as Frank Sinatra
• A Decade Under the Influence2003 · as Self
• New Scenes from America2003 · as Himself - Actor
• Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood2003 · as Self
• Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)2003 · as Self
• The Groovenians2002 · as Dad/King Normans
• The Piano Player2002 · as Robert Nile
• 1 Giant Leap2002 · as Self
• When Hippies Ruled The World2002 · as Self
• I Don't Know Jack2002 · as Self
• Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film2002 · as Self (uncredited)
• Leo2002 · as Horace
• Mysteries of Love2002 · as Self
• Flatland2002 · as Smith
• Knockaround Guys2001 · as Benny Chains
• L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve2001 · as Captain Elsworth
• Jazz Seen2001 · as Self
• Choke2001 · as Henry Clark
• Ticker2001 · as Alex Swan
• Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture2001 · as Self
• Emmanuelle: A Hard Look2001 · as Himself
• Held for Ransom2000 · as JD
• Welcome to Hollywood2000 · as Dennis Hopper
• Jesus' Son2000 · as Bill
• The Prophet's Game2000 · as Vincent Swan
• Luck of the Draw2000 · as Giani Ponti
• Spreading Ground2000 · as Det. Ed DeLongpre
• Michael Angel2000 · as Lewis Garou
• The Ten Commandments of Creativity2000 · as Self
• Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage1999 · as Self
• The Pursuit of Happiness1999 · as Self
• The Venice Project1999 · as Roland / Salvatore
• Tycus1999 · as Peter Crowford
• A Tribute to Johnny Cash1999 · as Self
• Straight Shooter1999 · as Frank Hector
• EDtv1999 · as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
• Bad City Blues1999 · as Cleveland Carter
• The Source1999 · as William S. Burroughs
• Forever Hollywood1999 · as Self
• Lured Innocence1998 · as Rick Chambers
• The A-Z of Separating People from their Money1998 · as Self
• Meet the Deedles1998 · as Frank Slater
• Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain1997 · as Self
• Road Ends1997 · as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
• Willie Nelson: Down Home1997 · as Self
• Who Is Henry Jaglom?1997 · as Self
• The Blackout1997 · as Mickey
• Top of the World1997 · as Charles Atlas
• U2: A Year in Pop1997 · as Narrator (voice)
• Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life1997 · as Self
• The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money1996 · as Self - Host
• The Last Days of Frankie the Fly1996 · as Frankie
• Space Truckers1996 · as John Canyon
• Return to 'Giant'1996 · as Self
• Basquiat1996 · as Bruno Bischofberger
• Cannes Man1996 · as Self
• Carried Away1996 · as Joseph Svenden
• Rediscovering a Rebel1996 · as Self / Goon (archive footage)
• Born to Be Wild1995 · as Himself
• Waterworld1995 · as Deacon
• Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir1995 · as Himself
• Search and Destroy1995 · as Dr. Waxling
• James Dean and Me1995 · as Self (uncredited)
• Witch Hunt1994 · as H. Phillip Lovecraft
• Marlon Brando: The Wild One1994 · as Self
• Speed1994 · as Howard Payne
• Chasers1994 · as Doggie
• Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work1993 · as Self
• True Romance1993 · as Clifford Worley
• Super Mario Bros.1993 · as King Koopa
• Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O1993 · as Self
• Red Rock West1993 · as Lyle from Dallas
• Boiling Point1993 · as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
• The Revenge of the Dead Indians1993 · as Himself
• The Heart of Justice1992 · as Austin Blair
• Nails1992 · as Harry 'Nails' Niles
• Sunset Heat1992 · as Carl Madson
• Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse1991 · as Self
• SnowwhiteRosered1991 · as Self
• Eye of the Storm1991 · as Marvin Gladstone
• The Indian Runner1991 · as Caesar
• Picture This1991 · as Self
• Doublecrossed1991 · as Barry Seal
• Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper1991 · as Self (uncredited)
• Paris Trout1991 · as Paris Trout
• Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Alejandro Jodorowsky1991 · as Self
• Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch1990 · as Self
• Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol1990 · as Self
• Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections1990 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders1990 · as Self
• Chattahoochee1990 · as Walker Benson
• Catchfire1990 · as Milo
• Flashback1990 · as Huey Walker
• Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring1989 · as Self
• Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife1989 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• Blood Red1989 · as William Bradford Berrigan
• Black Leather Jacket1989 · as Narrator
• No Frank in Lumberton1988 · as Self
• On the tracks of a filmmaker1988 · as Dennis Hooper
• Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper1988
• Santabear's High Flying Adventure1987 · as (voice)
• The American Way1987 · as Captain
• Blue Peanuts1987 · as Snoopy (Voice)
• The Pick-up Artist1987 · as Flash Jensen
• O.C. and Stiggs1987 · as Sponson
• Straight to Hell1987 · as I.G. Farben
• Black Widow1987 · as Ben Dumers
• Running Out of Luck1987 · as Video Director
• Out of the Blue and Into the Black1987 · as Self
• Hoosiers1986 · as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch
• River's Edge1986 · as Feck
• Blue Velvet1986 · as Frank Booth
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 21986 · as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
• Stark: Mirror Image1986 · as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
• Some Kind of Genius1986 · as Himself
• My Science Project1985 · as Bob Roberts
• Stark1985 · as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
• A Hero of Our Time1985 · as Casey
• The Inside Man1984 · as Miller
• White Star1983 · as Kenneth Barlow
• The Osterman Weekend1983 · as Richard Tremayne
• Rumble Fish1983 · as Father
• Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act1983 · as Himself
• Human Highway1982 · as Cracker / Stranger
• Reborn1981 · as Rev. Tom Hartley
• Out of the Blue1981 · as Don
• King of the Mountain1981 · as Cal
• Apocalypse Now1979 · as Photojournalist
• Flesh Color1978 · as Mel
• Last In, First Out1978 · as Medford
• The Sorceror's Apprentice1977 · as A Spy
• The American Friend1977 · as Tom Ripley
• Tracks1976 · as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
• Mad Dog Morgan1976 · as Daniel Morgan
• To Shoot a Mad Dog1976 · as Self
• The Sky is Falling1975 · as Chicken
• James Dean: The First American Teenager1975 · as Self
• Kid Blue1973 · as Bickford Waner
• Crush Proof1972 · as Dennis Hopper
• Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here1972 · as Self
• The Last Movie1971 · as Kansas
• The American Dreamer1971 · as Himself
• Easy Rider1969 · as Billy
• True Grit1969 · as "Moon"
• Head1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Panic in the City1968 · as Goff
• Hang 'em High1968 · as Prophet
• The Glory Stompers1967 · as Chino
• Cool Hand Luke1967 · as Babalugats
• The Trip1967 · as Max
• Screen Test #31966 · as Self (uncredited)
• Queen of Blood1966 · as Paul Grant
• Light Years1966
• Andy Warhol Screen Tests1965 · as Self
• The Sons of Katie Elder1965 · as Dave Hastings
• The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys1964
• Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of1964 · as Tarzan (Double)
• Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper1964 · as Himself
• The Hold-Out1962 · as Fred Judson
• Night Tide1961 · as Johnny Drake
• Key Witness1960 · as William "Cowby" Tomkins
• Disneyland '591959 · as Self
• The Young Land1959 · as Hatfield Carnes
• Swiss Family Robinson1958 · as Fritz
• From Hell to Texas1958 · as Tom Boyd
• Sayonara1957 · as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
• The Story of Mankind1957 · as Napoleon Bonaparte
• The James Dean Story1957 · as Self
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957 · as Billy Clanton
• Giant1956 · as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
• New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'1956 · as Self
• High Air1956 · as Steve Redman
• I Died a Thousand Times1955 · as Joe (uncredited)
• Rebel Without a Cause1955 · as Goon

All TV Shows (74)

• Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen2020 · as Self
• On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America2011 · as Self
• Crash2008 · as Ben Cendars
• Brando: The Documentary2007 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• E-Ring2005 · as Eli McNulty
• Entourage2004 · as Dennis Hopper
• 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience2004 · as Self
• Las Vegas2003 · as Jon Castille
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Groovenians2002 · as Dad / King Normans (voice)
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Flatland2002 · as Smith
• Firestarter: Rekindled2002 · as James Richardson
• 242001 · as Victor Drazen
• Jason and the Argonauts2000 · as Pelias
• Scene by Scene1997 · as Self
• King of the Hill1997 · as Dennis Hopper (voice)
• Samson and Delilah1996 · as General Tariq
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show1995 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• HBO First Look1992
• Fishing with John1991 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988
• Seitenblicke1987 · as self
• Biography1987 · as Self
• Wild Times1980 · as Doc Holliday
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• The Johnny Cash Show1969 · as Self
• The Guns of Will Sonnett1967
• The Big Valley1965 · as Jimmy Sweetwater
• The Legend of Jesse James1965 · as Jud Salt
• Espionage1963 · as Ferno
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Alan Landman
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963
• Arrest and Trial1963
• The Lieutenant1963 · as Cpl. Peter Devlin
• The Dakotas1963
• Combat!1962 · as Zack Fielder
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Investigators1961 · as Adrian
• 87th Precinct1961 · as Andrew Mason
• The Defenders1961 · as Alfred Carter Jr.
• The Defenders1961 · as Jason Thomas
• Surfside 61960
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Gerald Collins
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Peter Vollmer
• Bonanza1959 · as Dev Farnum
• Naked City1958 · as Vinnie Winford
• The Rifleman1958 · as Vernon Tippert
• The Rifleman1958 · as Johnny Clover
• Wagon Train1957 · as Emmett Lawton
• Sugarfoot1957 · as Billy the Kid
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Denny Sunrise
• Conflict1956
• Matinee Theater1955
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Steve Redman
• Highway Patrol1955
• Cheyenne1955
• Cheyenne1955 · as Utah Kid
• Kings Row1955
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Billy Kimbo
• The Millionaire1955 · as Adam Spencer
• Medic1954 · as Robert
• Letter to Loretta1953 · as Ross Morton
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Fred Judson
• Studio One1948 · as David Williams
• Studio One1948 · as Harry Wales
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee / Presenter