| 1 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3b7cad20dfcbfe92e5393a65e3c68e35.jpg]] |
| 2 | ->''"I decided when I was very young, when I first saw movies, that I wanted to be an actor."'' |
| 3 | |
| 4 | Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, director and writer, known for working in and pioneering the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Born in Dodge City, Kansas, Hopper began his career in bit parts on various television shows and had small roles in the Creator/JamesDean films ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' and ''Film/{{Giant}}'', but it was his role in ''Film/EasyRider'', which he also directed, that catapulted him into stardom. He was then able to spin this initial success into long and prosperous career in Hollywood. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | His career was punctuated by a lengthy history of drug abuse, which he finally overcame in 1983, and troubled relationships with women (one of his wives divorced him after one week of marriage). Hopper was also infamous for playing King 'Bowser' Koopa in the critically panned ''Film/SuperMarioBros1993'', a move Hopper credited with ruining his career. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | He made a cameo on the Music/{{Gorillaz}} album ''Music/DemonDaysAlbum'' where he read the story during "Fire Coming Out Of The Monkey's Head". |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Hopper passed away from prostate cancer on May 29th 2010, 12 days after his 74th birthday. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | !!Works on this wiki: |
| 16 | |
| 17 | * ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' (1955) |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{Giant}}'' (1956) |
| 19 | * ''Film/GunfightAtTheOKCorral'' (1957) |
| 20 | * ''Film/{{Sayonara}}'' (1957) -- uncredited bit part |
| 21 | * ''Film/NightTide'' (1961) |
| 22 | * ''Film/TheSonsOfKatieElder'' (1965) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{The Trip|1967}}'' (1967) |
| 24 | * ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' (1967) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Head}}'' (1968) -- uncredited bit part |
| 26 | * ''Film/HangEmHigh'' (1968) |
| 27 | * ''Film/PanicInTheCity'' (1968) -- bit part |
| 28 | * ''Film/TrueGrit'' (1969) |
| 29 | * ''Film/EasyRider'' (1969) -- also co-wrote and directed |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheLastMovie'' (1970) -- also wrote and directed |
| 31 | * ''Film/MadDogMorgan'' (1976) |
| 32 | * ''Film/TheAmericanFriend'' (1977) |
| 33 | * ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' (1979) |
| 34 | * ''Film/OutOfTheBlue'' (1980) -- also directed |
| 35 | * ''Film/RumbleFish'' (1983) |
| 36 | * ''Film/TheOstermanWeekend'' (1983) |
| 37 | * ''Film/MyScienceProject'' (1985) |
| 38 | * ''Film/RiversEdge'' (1986) |
| 39 | * ''Film/BlueVelvet'' (1986) -- "PABST BLUE RIBBON!" |
| 40 | * ''Film/SpaceTruckers'' (1986) |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Black Widow|1987}}'' (1987) |
| 42 | * ''Film/{{Hoosiers}}'' (1987) |
| 43 | * ''Film/StraightToHell'' (1987) |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Colors}}'' (1988) -- director only |
| 45 | * ''Film/{{Flashback|1990}}'' (1990) |
| 46 | * ''[[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 Super Mario Bros.]]'' (1993) |
| 47 | * ''Film/RedRockWest'' (1993) |
| 48 | * ''Film/TrueRomance'' (1993) |
| 49 | * ''Film/{{Speed}}'' (1994) |
| 50 | * ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' (1995) |
| 51 | * ''Film/{{Basquiat}}'' (1996) |
| 52 | * ''Film/KnockaroundGuys'' (2001) |
| 53 | * ''Film/{{Ticker}}'' (2001) |
| 54 | * ''Series/TwentyFour'' (2002) -- only in the first season |
| 55 | * ''Music/DemonDaysAlbum'' (2005) -- appears on the track "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" |
| 56 | * ''Film/LandOfTheDead'' (2005) |
| 57 | * ''Film/HouseOf9'' (2005) |
| 58 | * ''Series/ERing'' (2005) |
| 59 | * ''Film/HobokenHollow'' (2006) |
| 60 | * ''Film/AnAmericanCarol'' (2008) |
| 61 | * ''Film/SwingVote'' (2008) |
| 62 | * ''VideoGame/DeadlyCreatures'' (2009) |
| 63 | * ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'' (2010) -- voice only |
| 64 | * ''Film/TheOtherSideOfTheWind'' (2018) |
| 65 |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Creator / DennisHopper
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load
