Dennis Hopper

Acting

Born: 1936-05-17
Died: 2010-05-29
From: Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 173.00 m
Popularity: 2.4

Also Known As

Dennis Lee HopperAlan Smithee

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

Photos11

Awards & Nominations6 won · 9 nominated

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2010
🏆 Won

Donostia Award

2002
🏆 Won

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

Waterworld

1995
🏆 Won

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

Speed

1995
Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

Waterworld

1995
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Paris Trout

1991
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Hoosiers

1987
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Blue Velvet

1987
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor

Blue Velvet

1986
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Hoosiers

1986
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor

Blue Velvet

1986
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Blue Velvet

1986
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Easy Rider

1970
Nominated

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Easy Rider

1969
🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

Acting298 titles

Directing10 titles

Writing4 titles

Editing1 title