Deceased

How Did Dennis Hopper Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asDennis Lee Hopper, Alan SmitheeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/05/1936Born inDodge City, Kansas, USADied29/05/2010 (aged 74)Died inVeniceCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ102711 ↗Buried atJesus Nazareno CemeteryTMDb#2778 ↗

Dennis Lee Hopper was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. He is considered one of the key figures of the New Hollywood era. He earned prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.

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Filmography236 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	This Is BuzzMovie	Self (archive footage)	90
2025	Films to Die ForMovie	(archive footage) (uncredited)	89
2021	Morceaux de CannesMovie	Self (archive footage)	85
2020	Wim Wenders, DesperadoMovie	Self (archive footage)	84
2018	The Other Side of the WindMovie	Dennis Hopper	82
2018	They'll Love Me When I'm DeadMovie	Self (archive footage)	82
2016	Along for the RideMovie	Self (archive footage)	80
2016	Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderMovie	Self (archive footage)	80
2016	The Last Film FestivalMovie	Nick Twain - Producer	80
2015	Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'Movie	Self	79
2014	Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsMovie	Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)	78
2014	Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesMovie	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	78
2013	Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry HunterMovie	Himself	77
2012	Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Movie	Self (archive footage)	76
2012	Scene MissingMovie	Self	76
2011	Corman's WorldMovie	Various Roles (archive footage)	75
2011	Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of FameMovie	Self (archive footage)	75
2011	Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageMovie	Frank Booth	75
2010	Beautiful DarlingMovie	Self (archive footage)	74
2010	Alpha and OmegaMovie	Tony (voice)	74
2009	No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosMovie	Self	73
2009	Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of WonderMovie	Self	73
2008	An American CarolMovie	Judge Clarence Henderson	72
2008	Not Quite HollywoodMovie	Self	72
2008	Hell RideMovie	Eddie Zero	72
2008	The Brothers WarnerMovie	Self	72
2008	Chelsea on the RocksMovie	Self	72
2008	CrashSeries	Ben Cendars	72
2008	Swing VoteMovie	Donald Greenleaf	72
2008	Palermo ShootingMovie	Frank	72
2008	SleepwalkingMovie	Mr. Reedy	72
2008	ElegyMovie	George O'Hearn	72
2008	The Cool SchoolMovie	Self	72
2007	The Graham Norton ShowSeries	Self	71
2007	BrandoMovie	Self	71
2006	10th & WolfMovie	Matty Matello	70
2006	Hoboken HollowMovie	Sheriff Greer	70
2006	50 Films to See Before You DieMovie	Self	70
2006	MemoryMovie	Max Lichtenstein	70
2006	The Art of Football from A to ZMovie	Self	70
2006	WanderlustMovie	Himself	70
2006	Andy Warhol: A Documentary FilmMovie	Self	70
2006	Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian HosoiMovie	Narrator (voice)	70
2006	The Real James DeanMovie	Self	70
2005	Land of the DeadMovie	Kaufman	69
2005	E-RingSeries	Eli McNulty	69
2005	ChampionMovie	Self	69
2005	Inside Deep ThroatMovie	Narrator (voice)	69
2005	House of 9Movie	Father Duffy	69
2005	AmericanoMovie	Riccardo	69
2005	Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant InnocentsMovie	Self	69
2004	EntourageSeries	Dennis Hopper	68
2004	Tell Them Who You AreMovie	Self	68
2004	10 Things Every Guy Should ExperienceSeries	Self	68
2004	Dennis Hopper: The Decisive MomentsMovie	Self	68
2003	Las VegasSeries	Jon Castille	67
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series	Self - Guest	67
2003	The Night We Called It a DayMovie	Frank Sinatra	67
2003	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodMovie	Self	67
2003	A Decade Under the InfluenceMovie	Self	67
2003	Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)Movie	Self	67
2002	The Piano PlayerMovie	Robert Nile	66
2002	V Graham NortonSeries	Self	66
2002	Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmMovie	Self (uncredited)	66
2002	FlatlandSeries	Smith	66
2002	Mysteries of LoveMovie	Self	66
2002	When Hippies Ruled The WorldMovie	Self	66
2002	FlatlandMovie	Smith	66
2001	24Series	Victor Drazen	65
2001	TickerMovie	Alex Swan	65
2001	L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To ServeMovie	Captain Elsworth	65
2001	Knockaround GuysMovie	Benny Chains	65
2001	Emmanuelle: A Hard LookMovie	Himself	65
2001	Jazz SeenMovie	Self	65
2001	ChokeMovie	Henry Clark	65
2000	Welcome to HollywoodMovie	Dennis Hopper	64
2000	The Prophet's GameMovie	Vincent Swan	64
2000	Held for RansomMovie	JD	64
1999	Easy Rider: Shaking the CageMovie	Self	63
1999	EDtvMovie	Henry 'Hank' Pekurny	63
1999	Forever HollywoodMovie	Self	63
1999	The SourceMovie	William S. Burroughs	63
1999	Straight ShooterMovie	Frank Hector	63
1999	The Pursuit of HappinessMovie	Self	63
1999	A Tribute to Johnny CashMovie	Self	63
1997	King of the HillSeries	Dennis Hopper (voice)	61
1997	Vincent Price: The Versatile VillainMovie	Self	61
1997	Top of the WorldMovie	Charles Atlas	61
1997	The BlackoutMovie	Mickey	61
1997	Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeMovie	Self	61
1997	Who Is Henry Jaglom?Movie	Self	61
1997	U2: A Year in PopMovie	Narrator (voice)	61
1997	Scene by SceneSeries	Self	61
1997	Willie Nelson: Down HomeMovie	Self	61
1996	The Daily ShowSeries	Self	60
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	60
1996	BasquiatMovie	Bruno Bischofberger	60
1996	The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneyMovie	Self - Host	60
1996	The Last Days of Frankie the FlyMovie	Frankie	60
1996	Cannes ManMovie	Self	60
1996	Rediscovering a RebelMovie	Self / Goon (archive footage)	60
1996	Space TruckersMovie	John Canyon	60
1996	Return to 'Giant'Movie	Self	60
1996	Carried AwayMovie	Joseph Svenden	60
1996	Samson and DelilahSeries	General Tariq	60
1995	WaterworldMovie	Deacon	59
1995	James Dean and MeMovie	Self (uncredited)	59
1995	Search and DestroyMovie	Dr. Waxling	59
1994	SpeedMovie	Howard Payne	58
1994	Inside the Actors StudioSeries	Self	58
1994	Witch HuntMovie	H. Phillip Lovecraft	58
1994	ChasersMovie	Doggie	58
1994	Marlon Brando: The Wild OneMovie	Self	58
1994	The Making of 'Speed'Movie	Self / Host	58
1993	Boiling PointMovie	Rudolph 'Red' Diamond	57
1993	True RomanceMovie	Clifford Worley	57
1993	Super Mario Bros.Movie	King Koopa	57
1993	Red Rock WestMovie	Lyle from Dallas	57
1993	Kris Kristofferson: His Life and WorkMovie	Self	57
1992	HBO First LookSeries	—	56
1992	The Heart of JusticeMovie	Austin Blair	56
1992	Sunset HeatMovie	Carl Madson	56
1991	Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's ApocalypseMovie	Self	55
1991	Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperMovie	Self (uncredited)	55
1991	The Indian RunnerMovie	Caesar	55
1991	Picture ThisMovie	Self	55
1991	SnowwhiteRoseredMovie	Self	55
1991	Eye of the StormMovie	Marvin Gladstone	55
1991	DoublecrossedMovie	Barry Seal	55
1991	Fishing with JohnSeries	Self	55
1990	CatchfireMovie	Milo	54
1990	Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy WarholMovie	Self	54
1990	Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David LynchMovie	Self	54
1990	Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & IntersectionsMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	54
1990	Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim WendersMovie	Self	54
1990	FlashbackMovie	Huey Walker	54
1989	Blood RedMovie	William Bradford Berrigan	53
1989	Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith HaringMovie	Self	53
1988	LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries	—	52
1988	Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis HopperMovie	—	52
1987	The Pick-up ArtistMovie	Flash Jensen	51
1987	The American WayMovie	Captain	51
1987	BiographySeries	Self	51
1987	O.C. and StiggsMovie	Sponson	51
1987	Black WidowMovie	Ben	51
1987	SeitenblickeSeries	self	51
1987	Santabear's High Flying AdventureMovie	(voice)	51
1987	Out of the Blue and Into the BlackMovie	Self	51
1986	Stark: Mirror ImageMovie	Lieutenant Ron Bliss	50
1986	River's EdgeMovie	Feck	50
1986	Blue VelvetMovie	Frank Booth	50
1986	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2Movie	Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright	50
1985	StarkMovie	Lieutenant Ron Bliss	49
1985	My Science ProjectMovie	Bob Roberts	49
1985	A Hero of Our TimeMovie	Casey	49
1984	The Inside ManMovie	Miller	48
1983	The Osterman WeekendMovie	Richard Tremayne	47
1983	Rumble FishMovie	Father	47
1983	White StarMovie	Kenneth Barlow	47
1983	Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActMovie	Himself	47
1982	Human HighwayMovie	Cracker / Stranger	46
1981	RebornMovie	Rev. Tom Hartley	45
1981	Out of the BlueMovie	Don	45
1981	King of the MountainMovie	Cal	45
1980	Wild TimesSeries	Doc Holliday	44
1979	Apocalypse NowMovie	Photojournalist	43
1978	Flesh ColorMovie	Mel	42
1976	Mad Dog MorganMovie	Daniel Morgan	40
1976	To Shoot a Mad DogMovie	Self	40
1976	TracksMovie	1st Sgt. Jack Falen	40
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries	Self	39
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	39
1973	Kid BlueMovie	Bickford Waner	37
1972	Yoko Ono: This Is Not HereMovie	Self	36
1971	The Last MovieMovie	Kansas	35
1971	The American DreamerMovie	Himself	35
1969	Easy RiderMovie	Billy	33
1969	True GritMovie	"Moon"	33
1969	The Johnny Cash ShowSeries	Self	33
1968	Hang 'em HighMovie	Prophet	32
1968	HeadMovie	Self (uncredited)	32
1967	The Guns of Will SonnettSeries	—	31
1967	Cool Hand LukeMovie	Babalugats	31
1967	The TripMovie	Max	31
1967	The Glory StompersMovie	Chino	31
1966	Queen of BloodMovie	Paul Grant	30
1966	Screen Test #3Movie	Self (uncredited)	30
1965	The Big ValleySeries	Jimmy Sweetwater	29
1965	The Legend of Jesse JamesSeries	Jud Salt	29
1965	The Sons of Katie ElderMovie	Dave Hastings	29
1965	Andy Warhol Screen TestsMovie	Self	29
1965	ConvoySeries	Roger Small	29
1964	Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort ofMovie	Tarzan (Double)	28
1963	The LieutenantSeries	Cpl. Peter Devlin	27
1963	The Greatest Show on EarthSeries	—	27
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	Alan Landman	27
1963	EspionageSeries	Ferno	27
1963	Arrest and TrialSeries	—	27
1963	The DakotasSeries	—	27
1963	He's AliveMovie	Peter Vollmer	27
1962	Combat!Series	Zack Fielder	26
1962	The Hold-OutMovie	Fred Judson	26
1961	The DefendersSeries	Jason Thomas	25
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	25
1961	87th PrecinctSeries	Andrew Mason	25
1961	Night TideMovie	Johnny Drake	25
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Gerald Collins	24
1960	Surfside 6Series	—	24
1960	Key WitnessMovie	William "Cowby" Tomkins	24
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Peter Vollmer	23
1959	BonanzaSeries	Dev Farnum	23
1959	Disneyland '59Movie	Self	23
1958	The RiflemanSeries	Vernon Tippert	22
1958	Naked CitySeries	Vinnie Winford	22
1958	From Hell to TexasMovie	Tom Boyd	22
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Emmett Lawton	21
1957	SugarfootSeries	Billy the Kid	21
1957	SayonaraMovie	MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)	21
1957	Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMovie	Billy Clanton	21
1957	The James Dean StoryMovie	Self	21
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Denny Sunrise	20
1956	GiantMovie	Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III	20
1955	Highway PatrolSeries	—	19
1955	Matinee TheaterSeries	—	19
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Billy Kimbo	19
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	19
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Adam Spencer	19
1955	I Died a Thousand TimesMovie	Joe (uncredited)	19
1955	Rebel Without a CauseMovie	Goon	19
1955	Kings RowSeries	—	19
1954	MedicSeries	Robert	18
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Fred Judson	17
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Ross Morton	17
1948	Studio OneSeries	David Williams	12
1948	Studio OneSeries	Harry Wales	12
0	The Good LifeMovie	Mr. B	—