Dennis Hopper in Knockaround Guys (2001) DENNIS HOPPER is often described as a Hollywood icon, having acted in at least 115 feature films as well as 140 television productions. Hopper's film career began in the mid-fifties in Rebel Without A Cause , with James Dean, followed by such classics as Giant and Gunfight at the OK Corral . He helped change the face of cinema forever with Easy Rider , a representation of youthful alienation in the sixties that won him the best new director award at the Cannes Film Festival. In the seventies, he went on to appear in such films as Apocalypse Now and The American Friend , only to emerge in the eighties with classic performances in Blue Velvet , directed by David Lynch, and Hoosiers , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor. He also directed the highly-acclaimed Colors , in addition to Backtrack and The Hot Spot . Hopper's credits in the nineties include True Romance , Red Rock West , Speed , Super Mario Brothers , Boiling Point , Search and Destroy and Waterworld . Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper graduated from high school in San Diego, where he appeared in numerous productions at the La Jolla Playhouse. He worked extensively in television in such classic shows as "Twilight Zone," "Loretta Young" and "Wagon Train" and more recently earned Emmy and ACE nominations for best actor in Showtime's "Paris Trout." Hopper studied acting extensively with Lee Strasberg at New York's famed Actors Studio and is a noted photographer and painter.
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Acting - Dennis Hopper appeared
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Alpha and Omega (2010) [Post-production]
Tony •
Crash (2009)
Ben (2009) •
Hell Ride (2008) (43 votes)
Eddie 'Scratch' Zero •
Elegy (2008) (24 votes)
George O'Hearn •
Swing Vote (2008) [Filming] (20 votes)
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Sleepwalking (2008) (16 votes)
Mr. Reedy •
Forever (2008) [Pre-production]
(in negotiations) •
Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
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America (2008) [Pre-production]
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10th & Wolf (2006) (11 votes)
Matty Matello •
3055 Jean Leon (2006) [Filming]
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Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
Himself •
Land of the Dead (2005) dvd (214 votes)
Kaufman •
Inside Deep Throat (2005) dvd (12 votes)
Narrator (voice) •
CMT Music Awards, The (2005)
Presenter •
House of 9 (2005) (15 votes)
Father Duffy •
Hoboken Hollow (2005) (2 votes)
Sheriff Greer •
Americano (2005)
Riccardo •
Champion (2005)
Himself •
Mem-o-re (2005)
Max Lichtenstein •
Tell Them Who You Are (2004) (1 votes)
Himself •
Legacy (2004) (1 votes)
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Keeper, The (2004) dvd (4 votes)
Krebs •
Closing the Ring (2004) [Unknown
4 March]
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Last Ride, The (2004) (4 votes)
Ronnie Purnell •
Out of Season (2004) dvd (1 votes)
Harry Barlow •
Night We Called It a Day, The (2003) (1 votes)
Frank Sinatra •
Suspense (2003)
Narrator •
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll (2003) (3 votes)
Himself •
Piano Player, The (2002) dvd (1 votes)
Robert Nile •
Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002) dvd (8 votes)
James Richardson •
Leo (2002) dvd (1 votes)
Horace •
Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2002)
Presenter •
Unspeakable (2002) dvd (3 votes)
Warden Blakely •
Ticker (2001) dvd (19 votes)
Swann •
L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001) (1 votes)
Captain Elsworth •
Choke (2001) dvd (1 votes)
Henry Clark •
Knockaround Guys (2001) dvd (45 votes)
Benny Chains •
Jason and the Argonauts (2000) dvd (6 votes)
Pelias •
Tycus (2000) dvd (2 votes)
Peter Crawford •
Spreading Ground, The (2000) (1 votes)
Det. Ed Delongpre •
Luck of the Draw (2000) dvd (3 votes)
Giani Ponti •
Held for Ransom (2000) dvd (1 votes)
JD •
Lured Innocence (1999) dvd (1 votes)
Rick Chambers •
Edtv (1999) dvd (111 votes)
Henry 'Hank' Pekurny •
Jesus' Son (1999) dvd (25 votes)
Bill •
Prophet's Game, The (1999) dvd (2 votes)
Vincent Swan •
Me and Will (1999) (1 votes)
Easy Rider clip •
Michael Angel (1999) dvd (1 votes)
Lewis Garou •
Source, The (1999) (2 votes)
William S. Burroughs •
Meet the Deedles (1998) (8 votes)
Frank Slater •
Road Ends (1997) dvd (1 votes)
Sheriff Gilchrist •
Top of the World (1997) dvd (1 votes)
Charles Atlas •
Last Days of Frankie the Fly, The (1997) (6 votes)
Frankie •
U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (1 votes)
Narrator (voice) •
Blackout, The (1997) dvd (6 votes)
Mickey Wayne •
Basquiat (1996) dvd (51 votes)
Bruno Bischofberger •
Space Truckers (1996) dvd (16 votes)
John Canyon •
Carried Away (1996) dvd (4 votes)
Joseph Svenden •
Samson and Delilah (1996) (1 votes)
Generale Tariq •
Search and Destroy (1995) dvd (4 votes)
Dr. Waxling •
Chasers (1994) dvd (11 votes)
Doggie •
Speed (1994) dvd (368 votes)
Howard Payne • Won Mtv Movie Award - Best Villain 1995 •
Witch Hunt (1994) (2 votes)
Frank Booth •
Boiling Point (1993) dvd (13 votes)
Red Diamond •
Super Mario Bros. (1993) dvd (60 votes)
King Koopa •
True Romance (1993) dvd (283 votes)
Clifford Worley •
Heart of Justice, The (1993) (1 votes)
Austin Blair •
Nails (1992)
Harry 'Nails' Niles •
Red Rock West (1992) dvd (44 votes)
Lyle from Dallas •
Paris Trout (1991) (3 votes)
Paris Trout • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1991 •
Sunset Heat (1991) (1 votes)
Carl Madson •
Doublecrossed (1991)
Barry Seal •
Eye of the Storm (1991) (1 votes)
Marvin Gladstone •
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) (28 votes)
Himself •
Indian Runner, The (1991) dvd (22 votes)
Caesar •
Flashback (1990) dvd (10 votes)
Huey Walker •
Catchfire (1990) dvd (6 votes)
Milo •
Blood Red (1989) (2 votes)
William Bradford Berrigan •
Chattahoochee (1989) (3 votes)
Walker Benson •
O.C. and Stiggs (1987) dvd (3 votes)
Sponson •
Black Widow (1987) dvd (18 votes)
Ben Dumers •
Pick-up Artist, The (1987) dvd (9 votes)
Flash Jensen •
44th Annual Golden Globe Awards, The (1987)
Presenter •
Hoosiers (1986) dvd (70 votes)
Shooter • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1987 •
Riders of the Storm (1986) (2 votes)
The Captain •
River's Edge (1986) dvd (23 votes)
Feck •
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986) dvd (23 votes)
Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright •
Blue Velvet (1986) dvd (204 votes)
Frank Booth • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1987 •
Hoosiers (1986) dvd (70 votes)
Shooter • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1987 •
My Science Project (1985) dvd (8 votes)
Bob Roberts •
Slagskämpen (1984)
Miller •
Rumble Fish (1983) dvd (36 votes)
Father •
Osterman Weekend, The (1983) dvd (13 votes)
Richard Tremayne •
Neil Young: Human Highway (1982) (1 votes)
Cracker •
Reborn (1981)
Reverent Tom Hartley •
Out of the Blue (1980) dvd (3 votes)
Don Barnes •
Apocalypse Now (1979) dvd (594 votes)
Photo Journalist •
Flores del vicio, Las (1979)
Chicken •
American Friend, The (1977) dvd (14 votes)
Tom Ripley •
Last Movie, The (1971) (1 votes)
Kansas •
Easy Rider (1969) dvd (90 votes)
Billy • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced 1970 •
True Grit (1969) dvd (28 votes)
Moon •
Hang 'Em High (1968) dvd (51 votes)
The Prophet •
Cool Hand Luke (1967) dvd (132 votes)
Babalugats •
Trip, The (1967) (2 votes)
Max •
Queen of Blood (1966) (1 votes)
Paul Grant •
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965) dvd (13 votes)
Dave Hastings •
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) dvd (21 votes)
Billy Clanton •
Sayonara (1957) dvd (6 votes)
Airman interviewing Maj. Gruver •
Story of Mankind, The (1957) (1 votes)
Napoleon Bonaparte •
Giant (1956) dvd (45 votes)
Jordan Benedict III •
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) dvd (124 votes)
Goon •
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Joe •
Johnny Guitar (1954) (16 votes)
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