On Saturday, May 29, 2010 the relatives of Dennis Hopper have confirmed that he has died,. The actor died at 8:15 am PT and was surrounded by close friends and family members when he died from at complications from prostate cancer. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37414779/ns/today-entertainment/ He was 74 at the time of his death
Actor and director Dennis Hopper was born on May 17,1936 in Dodge City, Kansas. He began his acting career in the early 1950s in several television shows and had his film debut in Johnny Guitar. He continued his career through the 50s including several films with James Dean. Throughout the 1960s he regularly appeared in films, usually as a villain. In 1969 he got together with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern for his directorial debut with a movie called Easy Rider which became a landmark film in the counterculture of the 1960s. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000454/bio
1970s and 1980's
His next directing project, The Last Movie was a complete failure and this caused Hopper to enter a period of intense alcohol and drug abuse. It was not until the 1980s that he began to see a revival of personal life and professional career. In the 1986 David Lynch film Blue Velvet he turned in a seriously believable performance. Then to demonstrate his versatility he received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as an alcoholic father trying to get sober to help coach his son’s basketball team in Hoosiers. His return to directing began with the street gangs vs. Police drama Colors. http://www.biography.com/articles/Dennis-Hopper-9343782
1990s and Beyond
His Directing career continued with The Hot Spot and Chasers. Hopper has received better recognition in the 90s for his acting especially for portraying the bad guy such as he played in the film Speed. His acting career has continued into the Twenty First Century in such films as The Keeper and 10th And Wolf. Television has also seen his talents as he appeared in several guest spots on 24 and a short lived military series and the TV drama Crash. http://www.biography.com/articles/Dennis-Hopper-9343782 He has also relieved critical acclaim for his work as a photographer producing several books and having his work displayed in museums and galleries. http://www.biography.com/articles/Dennis-Hopper-9343782 In October of 2009 Dennis Hooper announced that he is battling prostate cancer andhas postponed his acting schedule while he undergoes treatment. http://www.biography.com/articles/Dennis-Hopper-9343782 On 26 March 2010 he was awarded the 2,403rd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Featured Video
Three interviews with Dennis Hopper. The First is with David Letterman on Late Night in May of 2007, Then there is a funny interview with Jiminy Glick in February of 2008, and finally an interview about Blue Velvet with David Letterman in
Featured Video
Three interviews with Dennis Hopper. The First is with David Letterman on Late Night in May of 2007, Then there is a funny interview with Jiminy Glick in February of 2008, and finally an interview about Blue Velvet with David Letterman in
Featured Video
Three interviews with Dennis Hopper. The First is with David Letterman on Late Night in May of 2007, Then there is a funny interview with Jiminy Glick in February of 2008, and finally an interview about Blue Velvet with David Letterman in
Dennis Hopper News and Articles
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CNN: Hopper Finds Crash... (October 16, 2008)
EmpireMovies: Dennis Hopper in Dolan's Cadillac (February 13, 2007)
Digital Spy: Dennis Hopper in talks for Doctor Who (July 5, 2007)
Dennis Hopper Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
May 17, 1936: Born
1955 Rebel Without a Cause: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1956 Giant: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1969 Easy Rider: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1985 My Science Project: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1986 Blue Velvet: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
1990 Flashback: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1998 Meet the Deedles: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2008: Crash
Dennis Hopper Recieves his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A video o Dennis Hopper acknowledging his receipt of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dennis relates a few anecdotes of his years in film and then gives his thanks to those who worked with him and helped him through out his life.
References
Fast Facts
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Born
May 17, 1936
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Birthplace
Dodge City, Kansas
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Birthname
Dennis Lee Hopper
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Height
5'9"
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Fact:
Hopper's film Sleepwalking made its debut at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
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Spouse
Victoria Duffy
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Fact:
Has four children over a span of five marriages
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Fact:
His marriage to Michelle Phillips lasted eight days
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Has donated to the Republican National Committee
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Died
