Dennis Hopper filmography

Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, director, writer, film editor, photographer and artist. He made his first television appearance in 1955, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). Over the next ten 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 Writing (Original Screenplay) as co-writer. He had a featured role in Apocalypse Now (1979). 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). Hopper starred in the 1990 Motion Picture Flashback which was inspired by the 1960s Love Movement. He also played the villains King Koopa in Super Mario Bros (1993), and Howard Payne in Speed (1994). A total of six films starring Dennis Hopper have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Hopper died of prostate cancer on May 29, 2010, 12 days after his 74th birthday and two months after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

Hopper's film career spanned 55 years and encompassed appearances in over 150 films. Of those films: Rebel Without a Cause,^[1] Giant,^[2] Cool Hand Luke,^[2] Easy Rider,^[3] Apocalypse Now,^[4] and Hoosiers^[5] have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955	Rebel Without a Cause^[I]	Goon
1955	I Died a Thousand Times	Joe	Uncredited
1956	Giant^[I]	Jordan Benedict III
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	Billy Clanton
	The Story of Mankind	Napoleon Bonaparte
	Sayonara	MP in Kelly's house / MP at Tokyo airport	Voice, Uncredited
1958	From Hell to Texas	Tom Boyd
1959	The Young Land	Hatfield Carnes
1960	Key Witness	William "Cowboy" Tomkins
1961	Night Tide	Johnny Drake
1964	The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys		Short film
1964	Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
1965	The Sons of Katie Elder	Dave Hastings
1966	Queen of Blood	Paul Grant
1967	The Trip	Max
	Cool Hand Luke^[I]	Babalugats
	Luke	Himself	Short film
	The Glory Stompers	Chino
1968	Panic in the City	Goff
	Hang 'Em High	The Prophet
	Head	Long haired guy in restaurant	Extra, uncredited
1969	Easy Rider^[I]	Billy
1969	True Grit	Moon
1970	The Festival Game	Himself	Documentary
1971	The Last Movie	Kansas
1971	The American Dreamer	Himself	Documentary
1972	Crush Proof	Himself	Cameo
1973	Kid Blue	Bickford Waner
1976	Mad Dog Morgan	Daniel Morgan
1977	Tracks	1st Sgt. Jack Falen
	The American Friend	Tom Ripley
	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	A Spy
1978	Flesh Color	Mel
1978	CIA contro KGB	Medford
1979	Apocalypse Now^[I]	Photojournalist
1979	Bloodbath	Chicken
1980	Out of the Blue	Don
1981	King of the Mountain	Cal
1982	Human Highway	Cracker
1983	Rumble Fish	Father
	The Osterman Weekend	Richard Tremayne
	White Star	Kenneth Barlow
1984	Jungle Warriors		Deleted scenes
1984	The Inside Man	Miller
1985	A Hero of Our Time	Moguel	Short film
	O.C. and Stiggs	Sponson
	My Science Project	Bob Roberts
1986	Riders of the Storm	The Captain
	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2	Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
	River's Edge	Feck
	Blue Velvet	Frank Booth
	Hoosiers^[I]	Shooter
1987	Reborn	Rev. Tom Hartley
	Black Widow	Ben Dumers
	Straight to Hell	I.G. Farben
	Running Out of Luck	Video Director
	The Pick-up Artist	Flash Jensen
1989	Blood Red	William Bradford Berrigan
	Chattahoochee	Walker Benson
	Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring	Self	Documentary short film^[6]
1990	Flashback	Huey Walker
1990	Catchfire	Milo
1991	The Indian Runner	Caesar
	Eye of the Storm	Marvin Gladstone
	Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse	Himself	Documentary
1992	Sunset Heat	Carl Madson
1993	Boiling Point	Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Red Rock West	Lyle from Dallas
Super Mario Bros.	King Koopa
True Romance	Clifford Worley
1994	Chasers	Doggie
1994	Speed	Howard Payne
1995	Search and Destroy	Dr. Luther Waxling
1995	Waterworld	Deacon
1996	Carried Away	Joseph Svenden
	Basquiat	Bruno Bischofberger
	Space Truckers	John Canyon
	The Last Days of Frankie the Fly	Frankie
1997	The Blackout	Mickey Wayne
	Top of the World	Charles Atlas
	Road Ends	Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
	The Good Life	Mr. B	Unreleased^[7]
	Cannes Man	Himself	Cameo
	Who Is Henry Jaglom?	Himself	Documentary
1998	Meet the Deedles	Frank Slater
1998	Welcome to Hollywood	Himself	Cameo
1999	Tycus	Peter Crawford	Direct-to-DVD
	EDtv	Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
	Straight Shooter	Frank Hector
	Jesus' Son	Bill
	The Venice Project	Roland / Salvatore
	Bad City Blues	Cleveland Carter
	Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius	Narrator	Voice Documentary
	The Source	William S. Burroughs	Documentary
2000	The Apostate	Lewis Garou
	The Spreading Ground	Det. Ed DeLongpre
	Lured Innocence	Rick Chambers
	The Prophet's Game	Vincent Swan	Direct-to-DVD
	Michael Angel	Lewis Garou	Direct-to-DVD
	Luck of the Draw	Giani Ponti	Direct-to-DVD
	Held for Ransom	JD
2001	Ticker	Alex Swan
	Choke	Henry Clark	Direct-to-DVD
	Knockaround Guys	Benny Chains
	L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve	Captain Elsworth	Direct-to-DVD
2002	Unspeakable	Warden Earl Blakely
	Leo	Horace
	The Piano Player	Robert Nile	Direct-to-DVD
2003	The Night We Called It a Day	Frank Sinatra
	New Scenes from America	Himself – Actor	Short film
	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls	Himself	Documentary
2004	Legacy	CHP Officer	Short film
Out of Season	Harry Barlow
The Keeper	Krebs
2005	Americano	Riccardo	Direct-to-DVD
	House of 9	Father Duffy
	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	El Niño	Direct-to-DVD
	Land of the Dead	Kaufman
	Inside Deep Throat	Narrator	Voice Documentary
	Sketches of Frank Gehry	Himself	Documentary
2006	Hoboken Hollow	Sheriff Greer
	10th & Wolf	Matty Matello
	Memory	Max Lichtenstein
	Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi	Narrator	Voice Documentary
	Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film	Himself	Documentary
2008	Sleepwalking	Mr. Reedy
	Hell Ride	Eddie Zero
	Elegy	George O'Hearn
	Swing Vote	Donald Greenleaf
	Palermo Shooting	Frank
	An American Carol	The Judge
	Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!	Himself	Documentary
	Bananaz	Himself	Documentary
2010	Alpha and Omega	Tony	Voice Released posthumously
2016	The Last Film Festival	Nick Twain	Released posthumously
2018	The Other Side of the Wind	Himself	Cameo Released posthumously
2020	Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth	Himself	Documentary Released posthumously

^ I denotes film preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Filmmaking credits

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1964	Mary Jennifer at the Beach	Yes	Unknown	Short film
1967	The Trip	2nd unit	No	Uncredited
1969	Easy Rider	Yes	Yes
1971	The American Dreamer	No	Yes	Documentary
1971	The Last Movie	Yes	Story	Also editor
1980	Out of the Blue	Yes	Uncredited
1988	Colors	Yes	No
1990	Catchfire	Yes	No	Credited as Alan Smithee
1990	The Hot Spot	Yes	No
1994	Chasers	Yes	No
2000	Homeless	Yes	No	Short film
2008	Pashmy Dream	Yes	Yes	Short film

Television

Early in his career, Hopper made multiple appearances on television series, beginning with a single appearance on the anthology series Cavalcade of America. Hopper continued guest starring on television throughout the 1950s and '60s. Late in his career, Hopper returned to television with a recurring role on 24, a one-time appearance on Las Vegas, and starring roles on E-Ring and Crash.

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Cavalcade of America		Episode: "A Medal for Miss Walker"
1955	Medic	Robert	Episode: "Boy in the Storm"
	The Public Defender	Frankie	Episode: "Mama's Boy"
	Letter to Loretta	Ross Morton	Episode: "Inga II"
1956	Kings Row	Tod Monaghan	Episode: "Carnival"
	Screen Director's Playhouse	Steve Redman	Episode: "High Air"
	The Kaiser Aluminum Hour	Pauly	Episode: "Carnival"
1956–1957	Cheyenne	Abe Larson / Utah kid / Roden's Ranch Hand	3 episodes
1957	Conflict	Ed Novak	2 episodes
1957	Sugarfoot	Billy the Kid	Episode: "Brannigan's Boots"
1958	Studio One	David Williams	2 episodes
1958	Swiss Family Robinson	Fritz	Television film
1958–1959	Zane Grey Theater	Vernon 'Vern' Tippert / Denny Sunrise	2 episodes
1958–1959	The Rifleman	Vernon Tippert / Johnny Clover	2 episodes
1959	The Lineup	Leighton	Episode: "Wake Up to Terror"
1960	The Betty Hutton Show	Mike	Episode: "Goldie Meets Mike"
	The Millionaire	Adam Spencer	Episode: "Millionaire Julie Sherman"
	The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Gerald Collins	Episode: "No One"
1961	Naked City	Vinnie Winford	Episode: "Shoes for Vinnie Winford"
	87th Precinct	Andrew Mason	Episode: "My Friend, My Enemy"
	The Investigators	Adrian Brewster	Episode: "The Mind's Own Fire"
1962	General Electric Theater	Fred Judson	Episode: "The Hold-Out"
1962	Surfside 6	Trask	Episode: "Vendetta Arms"
1962–1963	The Defenders	Alfred Carter Jr / Jason Thomas	2 episodes
1963	The Twilight Zone	Peter Vollmer	Episode: "He's Alive"
	The Dakotas	Ross Kendrick	Episode: "Requiem at Dancer's Hill"
	Wagon Train	Emmett Lawton	Episode: "The Emmett Lawton Story"
	Espionage	Ferno	Episode: "The Weakling"
	The Greatest Show on Earth	Rhymer	Episode: "The Wrecker"
1964	Petticoat Junction	Alan Landman	Episode: "Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik"
	Arrest and Trial	Coley Mitchum	Episode: "People in Glass Houses"
	The Lieutenant	Peter Devlin	Episode: "To Set It Right"
	Bonanza	Dev Farnum	Episode: "The Dark Past"
1965	Gunsmoke	Billy Kimbo	Episode: "One Killer on Ice"
Convoy	Roger Small	Episode: The Many Colors of Courage"
1966	The Legend of Jesse James	Jud Salt	Episode: "South Wind"
1966	The Time Tunnel	Passenger	Episode: "Rendezvous with Yesterday"
1967	Combat!	Zack Fielder	Episode: "A Little Jazz"
	The Guns of Will Sonnett	Vern Reed	Episode: "Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett"
	The Big Valley	Leon Grell / Jimmy Sweetwater	2 episodes
1980	Wild Times	Doc Holliday	2 episodes
1985	Stark	Lieutenant Ron Bliss	Television film
1986	Stark: Mirror Image	Lieutenant Ron Bliss	Television film
1987, 1990	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	2 episodes
1988	Black Leather Jacket	Narrator	Voice Television film
1991	Doublecrossed	Barry Seal	Television film
	Paris Trout	Paris Trout	Television film
	Fishing with John	Himself	Episode: "Dennis Hopper Parts 1 & 2"
1992	Nails	Harry 'Nails' Niles	Television film
1992	The Heart of Justice	Austin Blair	Television film
1994	Witch Hunt	H. P. Lovecraft	Television film
1995	Dennis Hopper: L.A. Blues	Himself (host)	Television special
1996	Samson and Delilah	Generale Tariq	Television film
1997	King of the Hill	Himself (guest voice)	Episode: "Hank's Got The Willies"
2000	Jason and the Argonauts	Pelias	2 episodes
2002	24	Victor Drazen	5 episodes
	Flatland	Smith	Pilot
	The Groovenians	Dad/King Norman	Voice Television short
	Firestarter: Rekindled	James Richardson	2 episodes
2003	Suspense	Narrator	Voice Television film
2004	Las Vegas	Jon Castille	Episode: "New Orleans"
2004	The Last Ride	Ronnie Purnell	Television film
2005–2006	E-Ring	Col. Eli McNulty	23 episodes
2007	Entourage	Himself	Episode: "Malibooty"
2008–2009	Crash	Ben Cendars	26 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller	Mr. Beautiful
1998	Black Dahlia	Walter Pensky
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Steve Scott
2009	Deadly Creatures	George Struggs
2021	Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition	Steve Scott	Archival recordings Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City only.

References

General

"Dennis Hopper filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
"Dennis Hopper filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
"Dennis Hopper – Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
"Dennis Hopper filmography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

Specific

^ Gamarekian, Barbara (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 20, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "Hooray for Hollywood – Librarian Names 25 More Films to National Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. November 16, 1998. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
^ Bennett, Lennie (March 16, 2006). "The people's pop artist". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 23W. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "The wild, untold story of The Good Life". Little White Lies. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

External links

Dennis Hopper at IMDb

[1990NFR-1] Gamarekian, Barbara (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[2005NFR-2] "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 20, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[1998NFR-3] "Hooray for Hollywood – Librarian Names 25 More Films to National Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. November 16, 1998. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[2000NFR-4] "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[2001NFR-5] "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

[6] Bennett, Lennie (March 16, 2006). "The people's pop artist". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 23W. Retrieved May 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "The wild, untold story of The Good Life". Little White Lies. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

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v t e Dennis Hopper
Filmography
Feature films	Easy Rider (1969) The Last Movie (1971) Out of the Blue (1980) Colors (1988) Catchfire (1990) The Hot Spot (1990) Chasers (1994)
Photography books	Dennis Hopper: Photographs, 1961–1967 (2009)