Actor

Dennis Hopper

May 17, 1936 · 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.

Notable work

8.3
Apocalypse Now (1979)
as Photojournalist
7.2
Speed (1994)
as Howard Payne
6.2
Waterworld (1995)
as Deacon
7.6
Blue Velvet (1986)
as Frank Booth
7.5
True Romance (1993)
as Clifford Worley
7
Easy Rider (1969)
as Billy and Director and Writer
7.8
24 (2001)
as Victor Drazen
6.3
Land of the Dead (2005)
as Kaufman
7.5
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
as Goon
7.7
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
as Babalugats
4.5
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
as King Koopa
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Peter Vollmer

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