Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas. He is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker.

He started in the movies in the early 1950s, appearing in Johnny Guitar (1953), Rebel Without A Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). In the '60s his reputation as a "difficult" actor who favored improvisation kept him from getting many mainstream roles, and he appeared in several low-budget movies, including the "hippie" cult favorites The Trip (1967) and Head (1968).

He caused a sensation with the anti-establishment Easy Rider (1969), the archetypal ‘road’ film in which he directed and starred. Hoosiers (1986) earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Later films include The American Friend (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Speed (1994), and Land of the Dead (2005). His films as a director include Colors (1988), The Hot Spot (1990), and Chasers (1994).

He also starred in the first season of 24 starred opposite Kiefer Sutherland and as a member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in the 2005 series E-Ring.

Filmography

• Sleepwalking (2008)
• Swing Vote (2008)
• America (2008)
• A Flower in Brazil (2008)
• Hell Ride (2008)
• Alpha Numeric (2008)
• Forever (2007)
• Elegy (2007)
• Ferris Wheel (2007)
• Being Michael Madsen (2007)
• "E-Ring" (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
• 10th & Wolf (2006)
• Essential Gorillaz (2006)
• Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006)
• Tainted Love (2006)
• Land of the Dead (2005)
• The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
• Americano (2005)
• House of 9 (2005)
• Hoboken Hollow (2005)
• Mem-o-re (2005)
• The Last Ride (2004)
• Out of Season (2004)
• The Keeper (2004)
• Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits (2004)
• "Las Vegas" (1 episode, 2004)
• Legacy (2004)
• The Night We Called It a Day (2003)
• Suspense (2003)
• The Groovenians (2002)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
• The Piano Player (2002)
• Leo (2002)
• "24" (5 episodes, 2002)
• Unspeakable (2002)
• Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002)
• "Flatland" (2002)
• Knockaround Guys (2001)
• L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001)
• Choke (2001)
• Ticker (2001)
• Held for Ransom (2000)
• Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
• Luck of the Draw (2000)
• The Spreading Ground (2000)
• Bad City Blues (1999)
• The Venice Project (1999)
• Jesus' Son (1999)
• Straight Shooter (1999)
• Edtv (1999)
• The Prophet's Game (1999)
• Justice (1999/II) (TV)
• Lured Innocence (1999)
• Meet the Deedles (1998)
• Tycus (1998)
• Black Dahlia (1998)
• Michael Angel (1998)
• Road Ends (1997)
• The Blackout (1997)
• The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997)
• Top of the World (1997)
• The Good Life (1997)
• Samson and Delilah (1996)
• Space Truckers (1996)
• Basquiat (1996)
• Carried Away (1996)
• Waterworld (1995)
• Search and Destroy (1995)
• L.A. Blues (1995)
• Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1995)
• Witch Hunt (1994)
• Speed (1994)
• Chasers (1994)
• True Romance (1993)
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Boiling Point (1993)
• The Heart of Justice (1993)
• Rabbit Ears: Aladdin and the Magic Lamp (1993)
• Nails (1992)
• Rabbit Ears: Rip Van Winkle (1992)
• Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley (1992)
• Red Rock West (1992)
• Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale (1992)
• Eye of the Storm (1991)
• The Indian Runner (1991)
• Doublecrossed (1991)
• Paris Trout (1991)
• Sunset Heat (1991)
• Rabbit Ears: King Midas and the Golden Touch (1991)
• Rabbit Ears: The Fool and the Flying Ship (1991)
• "Saturday Night Live" (2 episodes, 1987-1990)
• Flashback (1990)
• Rabbit Ears: Paul Bunyan (1990)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Chattahoochee (1989)
• Blood Red (1989)
• Rabbit Ears: Thumbelina (1989)
• Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989)
• Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989)
• Black Leather Jacket (1988)
• Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987)
• The Pick-up Artist (1987)
• Straight to Hell (1987)
• Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987)
• Black Widow (1987)
• Running Out of Luck (1987)
• Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987)
• Hoosiers (1986)
• River's Edge (1986)
• Blue Velvet (1986)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
• Stark: Mirror Image (1986)
• Riders of the Storm (1986)
• My Science Project (1985)
• Stark (1985)
• O.C. and Stiggs (1985)
• Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1985)
• A Hero of Our Time (1985)
• Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling (1985)
• Slagskämpen (1984)
• Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle (1984)
• Little Ears: The Velveteen Rabbit (1984)
• White Star (1983)
• The Osterman Weekend (1983)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• Neil Young: Human Highway (1982)
• King of the Mountain (1981)
• Reborn (1981)
• Out of the Blue (1980)
• Wild Times (1980)
• Flores del vicio, Las (1979)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Ordre et la sécurité du monde, L' (1978)
• Couleur chair (1978)
• Apprentis sorciers, Les (1977)
• Amerikanische Freund, Der (1977)
• Mad Dog Morgan (1976)
• Tracks (1976)
• I'm a Fool (1976)
• Kid Blue (1973)
• Crush Proof (1972)
• The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
• The Last Movie (1971)
• True Grit (1969)
• Easy Rider (1969)
• Panic in the City (1968)
• Hang 'Em High (1968)
• The Glory Stompers (1968)
• "The Big Valley" (2 episodes, 1967)
• "The Guns of Will Sonnett" (1 episode, 1967)
• Cool Hand Luke (1967)
• The Trip (1967)
• "Combat!" (1 episode, 1967)
• "The Time Tunnel" (1 episode, 1966)
• Queen of Blood (1966)
• "The Legend of Jesse James" (1 episode, 1966)
• "Convoy" (1 episode, 1965)
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
• "Gunsmoke" (1 episode, 1965)
• "Bonanza" (1 episode, 1964)
• "The Lieutenant" (1 episode, 1964)
• Arrest and Trial" (1 episode, 1964)
• "Petticoat Junction" (1 episode, 1964)
• Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (1964)
• The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964)
• "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Espionage" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Defenders" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
• "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Dakotas" (1 episode, 1963)
• "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1963)
• "Surfside 6" (1 episode, 1962)
• "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1962)
• "The Investigators" (1 episode, 1961)
• "87th Precinct" (1 episode, 1961)
• "Naked City" (1 episode, 1961)
• Night Tide (1961)
• "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" (1 episode, 1960)
• Key Witness (1960)
• "Zane Grey Theater" (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
• "The Millionaire" (1 episode, 1960)
• "The Lineup" (1 episode, 1959)
• The Young Land (1959)
• "The Rifleman" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
• "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
• "Studio One" (2 episodes, 1958)
• From Hell to Texas (1958)
• Sayonara (1957)
• The Story of Mankind (1957)
• "Sugarfoot" (1 episode, 1957)
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
• "Conflict" (2 episodes, 1957)
• Cheyenne" (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
• Giant (1956)
• "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1 episode, 1956)
• "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
• "Kings Row" (1 episode, 1956)
• I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
• "Letter to Loretta" (1 episode, 1955)
• "Medic" (1 episode, 1955)
• "The Public Defender" (1 episode, 1955)
• Johnny Guitar (1954)

Awards

• MTV Movie Award Best Villain "Speed" 1995
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Actor "Blue Velvet" and "Hoosiers" 1986
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actor "Blue Velvet" 1986
• Venice Film Festival Grand Prize Award "The Last Movie" 1971
• Cannes Film Festival Best New Director Award "Easy Rider" 1969
• National Society of Film Critics Special Award "Easy Rider" 1969