Dennis Hopper

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May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010 · Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Apocalypse Now1979
as ⁨Photojournalist⁩
Speed1994
as ⁨Howard Payne⁩
Waterworld1995
as ⁨Deacon⁩
Blue Velvet1986
as ⁨Frank Booth⁩
True Romance1993
as ⁨Clifford Worley⁩
Easy Rider1969
as ⁨Billy⁩ · Director · Writer
Land of the Dead2005
as ⁨Kaufman⁩
as ⁨Goon⁩
as ⁨Babalugats⁩
as ⁨King Koopa⁩
as ⁨Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright⁩
as ⁨Prophet⁩
as ⁨"Moon"⁩
as ⁨Father⁩
as ⁨Jordy Benedict⁩
as ⁨Henry 'Hank' Pekurny⁩
as ⁨Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch⁩
as ⁨Tony (voice)⁩
as ⁨Tom Ripley⁩
as ⁨Lyle from Dallas⁩
as ⁨Benny Chains⁩
as ⁨Billy Clanton⁩
as ⁨Feck⁩
as ⁨Bruno Bischofberger⁩
as ⁨George O'Hearn⁩
as ⁨Dave Hastings⁩
as ⁨Donald Greenleaf⁩
as ⁨El Niño⁩
as ⁨Father Duffy⁩
as ⁨Dennis Hopper⁩
as ⁨Ben⁩
as ⁨Eddie Zero⁩
as ⁨Flash Jensen⁩
as ⁨Richard Tremayne⁩
as ⁨John Canyon⁩
as ⁨Doggie⁩ · Director
as ⁨Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Bob Roberts⁩
as ⁨Caesar⁩
as ⁨MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Rudolph 'Red' Diamond⁩
as ⁨Alex Swan⁩
as ⁨Milo⁩ · Director
as ⁨Matty Matello⁩
as ⁨Max⁩
as ⁨Judge Clarence Henderson⁩
as ⁨Johnny Drake⁩
as ⁨Mr. Reedy⁩
as ⁨Huey Walker⁩
as ⁨Don⁩ · Director · Writer
as ⁨Various Roles (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Frank Slater⁩
as ⁨Bill⁩
as ⁨Kansas⁩ · Director
as ⁨Frank⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Daniel Morgan⁩
as ⁨Paul Grant⁩
as ⁨H. Phillip Lovecraft⁩

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Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Apocalypse Now1979
as ⁨Photojournalist⁩
Speed1994
as ⁨Howard Payne⁩
Waterworld1995
as ⁨Deacon⁩
Blue Velvet1986
as ⁨Frank Booth⁩
True Romance1993
as ⁨Clifford Worley⁩
Easy Rider1969
as ⁨Billy⁩ · Director · Writer
Land of the Dead2005
as ⁨Kaufman⁩
as ⁨Goon⁩
as ⁨Babalugats⁩
as ⁨King Koopa⁩
as ⁨Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright⁩
as ⁨Prophet⁩
as ⁨"Moon"⁩
as ⁨Father⁩
as ⁨Jordy Benedict⁩
as ⁨Henry 'Hank' Pekurny⁩
as ⁨Wilbur 'Shooter' Flatch⁩
as ⁨Tony (voice)⁩
as ⁨Tom Ripley⁩
as ⁨Lyle from Dallas⁩
as ⁨Benny Chains⁩
as ⁨Billy Clanton⁩
as ⁨Feck⁩
as ⁨Bruno Bischofberger⁩
as ⁨George O'Hearn⁩
as ⁨Dave Hastings⁩
as ⁨Donald Greenleaf⁩
as ⁨El Niño⁩
as ⁨Father Duffy⁩
as ⁨Dennis Hopper⁩
as ⁨Ben⁩
as ⁨Eddie Zero⁩
as ⁨Flash Jensen⁩
as ⁨Richard Tremayne⁩
as ⁨John Canyon⁩
as ⁨Doggie⁩ · Director
as ⁨Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Bob Roberts⁩
as ⁨Caesar⁩
as ⁨MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Narrator (voice)⁩
as ⁨Rudolph 'Red' Diamond⁩
as ⁨Alex Swan⁩
as ⁨Milo⁩ · Director
as ⁨Matty Matello⁩
as ⁨Max⁩
as ⁨Judge Clarence Henderson⁩
as ⁨Johnny Drake⁩
as ⁨Mr. Reedy⁩
as ⁨Huey Walker⁩
as ⁨Don⁩ · Director · Writer
as ⁨Various Roles (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Frank Slater⁩
as ⁨Bill⁩
as ⁨Kansas⁩ · Director
as ⁨Frank⁩
as ⁨Mickey⁩
as ⁨Daniel Morgan⁩
as ⁨Paul Grant⁩
as ⁨H. Phillip Lovecraft⁩

Also directed

Director
Director