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
Filmography (44)
Alpha and Omega
Hell Ride
Swing Vote
Elegy
Sleepwalking
10th & Wolf
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
Land of the Dead
House of 9
The Last Ride
Knockaround Guys
Jesus' Son
EDtv
The Blackout
Space Truckers
Basquiat
Waterworld
Speed
True Romance
Super Mario Bros.
Red Rock West
Boiling Point
The Heart of Justice
The Indian Runner
Catchfire
The Hot Spot
Colors
The Pick-up Artist
Black Widow
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Blue Velvet
Hoosiers
River's Edge
My Science Project
Rumble Fish
Apocalypse Now
True Grit
Easy Rider
Hang 'em High
Cool Hand Luke
Queen of Blood
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Giant
