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Dennis Hopper

1936-05-17

The Biography

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

Dennis Hopper in

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Apocalypse Now

8.273 average rating
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Speed

7.145 average rating
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Waterworld

6.2 average rating
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True Romance

7.548 average rating
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Cool Hand Luke

7.732 average rating
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Blue Velvet

7.613 average rating
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

5.646 average rating
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Hang 'em High

6.857 average rating
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Land of the Dead

6.2 average rating
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Giant

7.6 average rating
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Easy Rider

7.06 average rating
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True Grit

7.331 average rating
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Super Mario Bros.

4.466 average rating
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Rebel Without a Cause

7.512 average rating
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Alpha and Omega

5.926 average rating
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Black Widow

6.163 average rating
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

7.022 average rating
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Sayonara

6.6 average rating
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EDtv

5.959 average rating
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Hoosiers

7.029 average rating