Dennis Hopper filmography

Dennis Hopper, with gray hair and a gray goatee, wearing a hat and sunglasses
Hopper in June 2008

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

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
1955 Rebel Without a Cause[I] Goon
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
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
True Grit Moon
1970 The Festival Game Himself Documentary
1971 The Last Movie Kansas
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
CIA contro KGB Medford
1979 Apocalypse Now[I] Photojournalist
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
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
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
Speed Howard Payne
1995 Search and Destroy Dr. Luther Waxling
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
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

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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
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
The Hot Spot Yes No
1994 Chasers Yes No
2000 Homeless Yes No Short film
2008 Pashmy Dream Yes Yes Short film

Television

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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
Sugarfoot Billy the Kid Episode: "Brannigan's Boots"
1958 Studio One David Williams 2 episodes
Swiss Family Robinson Fritz Television film
1958–1959 Zane Grey Theater Vernon 'Vern' Tippert / Denny Sunrise 2 episodes
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"
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"
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
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"
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

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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

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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
  1. ^ Gamarekian, Barbara (October 19, 1990). "Library of Congress Adds 25 Titles to National Film Registry". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 20, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Hooray for Hollywood – Librarian Names 25 More Films to National Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. November 16, 1998. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 27, 2000. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  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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