Dennis Hopper
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
ActingBirthday
May 17, 1936Deathday
May 29, 2010Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
243Place of birth
Dodge City, Kansas, USAAlso known as
Dennis Lee Hopper, Ντένις Χόπερ, Деннис Хоппер, 데니스 호퍼, Alan SmitheeCast credits
Apocalypse Now
PhotojournalistRebel Without a Cause
GoonRumble Fish
FatherTrue Romance
Clifford WorleyBasquiat
Bruno BischofbergerEasy Rider
BillyBlue Velvet
Frank BoothCool Hand Luke
BabalugatsSpeed
Howard PayneGiant
Jordan "Jordy" Benedict IIITycus
Peter CrowfordSwing Vote
Donald GreenleafStraight Shooter
Frank HectorRed Rock West
Lyle from DallasSpace Truckers
John CanyonHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
SelfHang 'em High
ProphetThe Piano Player
Robert NileThe Last Days of Frankie the Fly
FrankieThe American Friend
Tom RipleyRiver's Edge
FeckCrew credits
Easy Rider
Screenplay, DirectorColors
DirectorChasers
DirectorCatchfire
DirectorThe Hot Spot
DirectorOut of the Blue
Director, WriterThe Last Movie
Director, Editor, StoryHomeless
DirectorPashmy Dream
Director, WriterThe American Dreamer
WriterThe Trip
Second Unit DirectorThe Glory Stompers
Co-Director