Dennis Hopper Biography (1936-)

Born May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, KS; married Brooke Hayward, 1961 (divorced,1969); married Michelle Phillips (an actress and singer), 1970 (divorced, 1970); married Daria Halprin (an actress), 1972 (divorced, 1976); married Katherine LaNasa (a dancer), June 1989 (divorced, 1992); married Victoria Cane Duffy, April 13, 1996; children: (first marriage) Marin; (third marriage) Ruthana; (fourth marriage) Henry Lee. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: The Firm, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: c/o 330 Indiana Ave., Venice, CA 90291.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, writer, director, producer, editor, photographer
Birth Details
May 17, 1936
Dodge City, Kansas, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Johnny Guitar, 1954
  • Goon, Rebel without a Cause, Warner Bros., 1955
  • Joe, I Died a Thousand Times, Warner Bros., 1955
  • The Steel Jungle, Warner Bros., 1956
  • Jordan Benedict III, Giant, Warner Bros., 1956
  • Billy Clanton, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Paramount, 1957
  • Napoleon Bonaparte, The Story of Mankind, Cambridge/Warner Bros.,1957
  • Himself (Giant premier footage), The James Dean Story, 1957
  • (Uncredited) Voice of airman interviewing Major Gruver, Sayonara,1957
  • Tom Boyd, From Hell to Texas (also known as The Hell-Bent Kid and Manhunt), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
  • Hatfield Carnes, The Young Land, Columbia, 1959
  • William "Cowboy" Tomkins, Key Witness, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
  • Johnny Drake, Night Tide, American International Pictures, 1963
  • Tarzan and Jane Regained ... Sort Of, 1964
  • Dave Hastings, The Sons of Katie Elder, Paramount, 1965
  • Paul, Queen of Blood (also known as The Green Woman, Planet of Blood, Planet of Terror, and Planet of Vampires), American International Pictures, 1966
  • Chino, The Glory Stompers, American International Pictures, 1967
  • Max, The Trip, American International Pictures, 1967
  • Babalugats, Cool Hand Luke, Warner Bros., 1967
  • Himself, Luke, 1967
  • Goff, Panic in the City, Commonwealth, 1968
  • The Prophet, Hang 'em High, United Artists, 1968
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Head, 1968
  • Backtrack!, 1969
  • Billy, Easy Rider, Columbia, 1969
  • Moon Garrett, True Grit, Paramount, 1969
  • The Festival Game, 1970
  • Kansas, The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
  • Himself, The American Dreamer, 1971
  • The Other Side of the Wind, 1972
  • Crush Proof, 1972
  • Bickford Warner, Kid Blue, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973
  • Sergeant Jack Falen, Tracks, Trio, 1975
  • Himself, James Dean, the First American Teenager, 1975
  • Daniel Morgan, Mad Dog Morgan (also known as Mad Dog), Motion Picture Company, 1976
  • Tom Ripley, The American Friend (also known as Der Amerikanische Freund and L'ami americain), New Yorker Films, 1977
  • A spy, Les apprentis sorciers (also known as The Sorceror's Apprentice), 1977
  • Medford, L'ordre et la securite du monde (also known as Concorde Affair and Last In, First Out), 1978
  • Photojournalist, Apocalypse Now, United Artists, 1979
  • Chicken, Las flores del vicio (also known as Bloodbath, El cielo se cae, flores del vicio, and The Sky Is Falling),1979
  • Mel, Couleaur chair, 1979
  • Don Barnes, Out of the Blue (also known as No Looking Backand Plus rien a perdre), Discover, 1980
  • Cal, King of the Mountain, Universal, 1981
  • Reverend Tom Hartley, Renacer (also known as Reborn), 1981
  • Cracker, Human Highway, Shakey, 1982
  • Richard Tremayne, The Osterman Weekend, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Father, Rumble Fish, Universal, 1983
  • Kenneth Barlow, White Star (also known as Let It Rock), 1983
  • Miller, Slagskaempen (also known as The Inside Man), 1984
  • Bob Roberts, My Science Project, Buena Vista, 1985
  • A Hero of Our Time, 1985
  • Frank Booth, Blue Velvet, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986
  • Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch, Hoosiers (also known as Best Shot), Orion, 1986
  • Lieutenant "Lefty" Enright--Texas Ranger, The Texas Chainsaw MassacrePart 2 (also known as TCM2 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2), Cannon, 1986
  • Video director, Running out of Luck, CBS Records Group, 1986
  • Captain (in the air), The American Way, 1986
  • Ben Dumers, Black Widow, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
  • Sponson, O. C. and Stiggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
  • Flash Jensen, The Pick-up Artist, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
  • Feck, River's Edge, Island, 1987
  • I. G. Farben, Straight to Hell, Island, 1987
  • Himself/host, Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (also known as Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years), 1987
  • Captain, Riders of the Storm, Miramax, 1988
  • Monsters & Maniacs, 1988
  • Himself, Act, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper, 1988
  • William Bradford Berrigan, Blood Red, 1989
  • Milo, Catchfire (also known as Backtrack and Do It the Hard Way), 1989
  • Huey Walker, Flashback, Paramount, 1990
  • Walker Benson, Chattahoochee, Hemdale, 1990
  • Himself, Motion and Emotion, 1990
  • Himself, Hollywood Mavericks, 1990
  • Himself, Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol, 1990
  • Himself, Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document, 1990
  • Caesar, The Indian Runner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Pathe, 1991
  • A Hero of Our Time, 1991
  • Himself, Schneeweissrosenrot (also known as SnowwhiteRosered), 1991
  • Carl Madson, Sunset Heat (also known as Midnight Heat), 1991
  • Marvin Gladstone, Eye of the Storm, New Line Cinema, 1992
  • Lyle from Dallas, Red Rock West, 1992
  • Red Diamond, Boiling Point (also known as L'extreme limite), Warner Bros., 1993
  • King Koopa, Super Mario Bros., Buena Vista, 1993
  • Clifford Worley, True Romance, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Himself, The Revenge of the Dead Indians, 1993
  • Doggie, Chasers, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Howard Payne, Speed, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
  • Dennis Hopper: L.A. Blues (also known as L.A. Blues), 1995
  • Himself, Who Is Henry Jaglom? (documentary), Calliope Films, 1995
  • Dr. Luther Waxling, Search and Destroy (also known as The FourRules), October Films, 1995
  • Deacon, Waterworld, Universal, 1995
  • James Dean and Me, 1995
  • Joseph Svendon, Carried Away (also known as Acts of Love),Fine Line, 1996
  • John Canyon, Space Truckers (also known as Star Truckers),Pachyderm Productions, 1996
  • Bruno Bischofberger, Basquiat (also known as Build a Fort, SetIt on Fire), Miramax, 1996
  • Cannes Man, Rocket Pictures Home Video, 1996
  • Micky Wayne, The Blackout, Trimark Pictures, 1997
  • Sheriff Gilchrist, Road Ends, New City Releasing/PM EntertainmentGroup, 1997
  • Charles Atlas, Top of the World (also known as Cold Cash and Showdown), 1997
  • Frank Slater, Meet the Deedles (also known as The Deedles),Buena Vista, 1998
  • Lewis Garou, Michael Angel (also known as The Apostate), 1998
  • Henry "Hank" Pekurny, EdTV (also known as Ed TV), Universal, 1999
  • Frank Hector, Straight Shooter, 1999
  • Cleveland Carter, Bad City Blues, Showcase Entertainment, 1999
  • Bill, Jesus' Son, Lions Gate Films, 1999
  • Rick Chambers, Lured Innocence, Filmwave, 1999
  • Roland/Salvatore, The Venice Project, 1999
  • Vincent Swan, The Prophet's Game, Moonstone Entertainment, 1999
  • Detective Ed Delongpre, The Spreading Ground, Smooth Pictures, 2000
  • Gianti Ponti, Luck of the Draw, 2000
  • Peter Crawford, Tycus, New City Releasing, 2000
  • Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, PM Entertainment Group, 2000
  • JD, Held for Ransom, Cutting Edge Entertainment, 2000
  • Henry Clark, Choke, Artist View Entertainment, 2000
  • Swann, Ticker, Artisan Entertainment, 2001
  • Benny Chains, Knockaround Guys, New Line Cinema, 2001
  • Warden, Unspeakable, 2001
  • LAPD: To Protect and Serve, Trinity Home Entertainment, 2001
  • Himself, 1 Giant Leap, Palm Pictures, 2002
  • Himself, I Don't Know Jack, 2002
  • Horace, Leo, 2002
  • Robert Nile, The Piano Player, Splendid Pictures, 2002
  • Himself, Mysteries of Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 2002
  • My Little Hollywood, 2002
  • Himself, Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage (also known as Shaking the Cage), 2002
  • Himself, The Art of Dennis Hopper, 2002
  • Red Light Runners, 2003
  • Frank Sinatra, The Night We Called It a Day, 2003
  • Frank, Firecracker, 2003
  • Sam, Dodge City, 2003
  • Film Director
  • Easy Rider, Columbia, 1969
  • The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
  • Out of the Blue (also known as No Looking Back and Plusrien a perdre), Discovery, 1983
  • Colors, Orion, 1988
  • The Hot Spot, Orion, 1990
  • (As Alan Smithee) Backtrack (also known as Catchfire and Do It the Hard Way), Vestron, 1992
  • Chasers, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • (Uncredited) Second unit director, The Trip, 1967
  • Producer, Backtrack!, 1969
  • Editor supervisor, The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Smith, Flatland, 2002
  • Victor Drazen, a recurring role, 24, Fox, 2002
  • Miniseries
  • Doc Holliday, Wild Times, syndicated, 1980
  • General Tariq, Samson and Delilah (also known as Sansone e Dalila), TNT, 1996
  • Pelias, Jason and the Argonauts, NBC, 2000
  • James Richardson, Firestarter 2: Rekindled (also known as Firestarter: Rekindled), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
  • Movies
  • Lieutenant Ron Bliss, Stark, CBS, 1985
  • Lieutenant Ron Bliss, Stark: Mirror Image (also known as MirrorImage and Stark II), CBS, 1986
  • Title role, Paris Trout (also known as Rage), Showtime, 1991
  • Barry Seal, Doublecrossed (also known as The True Story of Barry Seal), HBO, 1991
  • Harry "Nails" Niles, Nails, Showtime, 1992
  • Austin Blair, "The Heart of Justice," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
  • H. Phillip Lovecraft, Witch Hunt, HBO, 1994
  • Frankie, The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (also known as Frankie and Fly), HBO, 1996
  • William S. Burroughs, The Source, 1999
  • Justice, Cinemax, 1999
  • Specials
  • Fritz, Swiss Family Robinson, NBC, 1958
  • Himself, Disneyland '59 (also known as Kodak Presents Disneyland '59), 1959
  • Rolling Stone Magazine's 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (also known asRolling Stone Magazine's 20th Anniversary Special and Rolling StonePresents 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll), ABC, 1987
  • Out of the Blue and into the Black, 1987
  • (Uncredited; in archive footage) Voice of Piglet, Apocalypse Pooh,1987
  • Himself, No Frank in Lumberton, 1988
  • Narrator, Black Leather Jacket, 1988
  • "Montgomery Clift: His Place in the Sun," Crazy about the Movies,Cinemax, 1989
  • Keith Haring: Drawing the Line, PBS, 1989
  • Himself, Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch, 1990
  • Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Showtime, 1991
  • "Dennis Hopper," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1991
  • Himself, "Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol," American Masters, PBS, 1992
  • Special segment host, Willie Nelson The Big Six-O: An All-Star Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1993
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor, ABC, 1993
  • Great American Music: A Salute to Fast Cars, The Family Channel, 1994
  • "Addicted to Fame," First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1994
  • The NFL at 75: An All-Star Celebration (also known as The NFL 75th Anniversary Special), ABC, 1995
  • Caesars Palace 30th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1996
  • Marlon Brando: The Wild One, Channel 4, 1996
  • James Dean: A Portrait, Disney Channel, 1996
  • Himself, Happy Birthday Elizabeth--A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
  • Narrator, U2: A Year in Pop, ABC, 1997
  • Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain, A&E, 1997
  • The Warner Bros. Story: No Guts, No Glory: 75 Years of Stars, TNT,1998
  • Warner Bros Story: No Guts, No Glory: 75 Years of Blockbusters, TNT, 1998
  • Wie man die Leute von ihrem Geld trennt, 1998
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999
  • Narrator, Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius, PBS, 1999
  • Himself, A Hard Look (also known as Emmanuelle: A Hard Look), 2000
  • Himself, An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson, TNT, 2001
  • Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of Photographer William Claxton, Bravo, 2001
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film, 2002
  • Himself, Andy Warhol, the Complete Picture (also known as The Whole Warhol), 2002
  • Intimate Portrait: Diane Lane, Lifetime, 2002
  • Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2002
  • Himself, 24 Heaven, 2002
  • Elvis Lives, NBC, 2002
  • Awards Presentations
  • (Uncredited) The 42nd Annual Academy Awards, 1970
  • (Uncredited) The 59th Annual Academy Awards, 1987
  • The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990
  • MTV's 1991 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1991
  • (Uncredited) The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1991
  • The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993
  • The 14th Annual CableACE Awards, Lifetime, 1993
  • Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1994
  • Presenter, The 1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995
  • The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1996
  • Presenter, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1996
  • Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1996
  • The 1997 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1997
  • (Uncredited) 1997 VH1 Fashion Awards, 1997
  • Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1997
  • Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
  • Presenter, The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV, 1997
  • The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1999
  • 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
  • ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2001
  • The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, 2001
  • The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
  • The ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2002
  • Pilots
  • Vern, "The Sharpshooter" (re-edited version of Zane Grey Theater episode), The Rifleman, ABC, 1958
  • Host, Suspense, NBC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1954
  • "Boy in the Storm," Medic, NBC, 1955
  • Frankie, "Mama's Boy," Public Defender, CBS, 1955
  • "Inga," Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1955
  • "The Wedding Gift," King's Row, ABC, 1955
  • "The Traveler," Cheyenne, ABC, 1956
  • Utah Kid, "Quicksand," Cheyenne, ABC, 1956
  • Steve Redman, "High Air," Screen Directors Playhouse, NBC, 1956
  • The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, NBC, 1956-1957
  • Abe Larson, "The Iron Trail," Cheyenne, ABC, 1957
  • "A Question of Loyalty," Conflict, ABC, 1957
  • "No Man's Road," Conflict, ABC, 1957
  • Billy the Kid, "Brannigan's Boots," Sugarfoot, ABC, 1957
  • "Trial by Slander," Studio One, CBS, 1958
  • Vernon Tippert, "The Sharpshooter," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1958
  • "The Last Summer," Studio One, CBS, 1958
  • "Last Night in August," Pursuit, CBS, 1958
  • Danny Sunrise, "The Sunrise Gun," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1959
  • Johnny Clover, "Three Legged Terror," The Rifleman, ABC, 1959
  • "Wake up to Terror," Line-Up, CBS, 1959
  • "Goldie Meets Mike," Betty Hutton Show, CBS, 1960
  • "Millionaire Julie Sherman," Millionaire, CBS, 1960
  • "No One," Barbara Stanwyck Theater, NBC, 1960
  • "Shoes for Vinnie Winford," Naked City, ABC, 1961
  • "My Friend, My Enemy," 87th Precinct, NBC, 1961
  • "The Mind's Own Fire," The Investigators, CBS, 1961
  • Fred Judson, "The Hold-Out," General Electric Theater, CBS, 1962
  • "The Indelible Silence," The Defenders, CBS, 1962
  • Trask, "Vendetta Arms," Surfside 6, 1962
  • Peter Vollmer, "He's Alive," Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963
  • "Requiem at Dancer's Hill," The Dakotas, ABC, 1963
  • Emmett Lawton, "The Emmett Lawton Story," Wagon Train, ABC, 1963
  • "The Weeping Baboon," Defenders, CBS, 1963
  • "The Weakling," Espionage, NBC, 1963
  • "The Wrecker," Greatest Show on Earth, ABC, 1963
  • Peter Devlin, "To Set It Right," The Lieutenant, 1963
  • Alan Landman, "Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik," Petticoat Junction, CBS, 1964
  • "People in Glass Houses," Arrest and Trial, ABC, 1964
  • Dev Farnum, "The Dark Past," Bonanza, NBC, 1964
  • Billy Kimbro, "One Killer on Ice," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
  • "The Many Colors of Courage," Convoy, NBC, 1965
  • "South Wind," Legend of Jesse James, ABC, 1966
  • "Without Spear or Sword," Court-Martial, ABC, 1966
  • Passenger, "Rendezvous with Yesterday," The Time Tunnel, ABC, 1966
  • Zack Fender, "A Little Jazz," Combat, ABC, 1967
  • Leon Grell, "Plunder at Hawk's Grove," Big Valley, ABC, 1967
  • Pruitt Reed, "Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett," Guns of Will Sonnett, ABC, 1967
  • Jimmy Sweetwater, "Night of the Executioners," Big Valley, ABC, 1967
  • Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1987, 1990
  • Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1987, 1990, 1991
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1990, 1991
  • Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994, 1996
  • Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995
  • Narrator, "Cecil B. DeMille," Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime,1996
  • Voice of himself, "Hank's Got the Willies," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
  • Himself, "Art," Dennis Miller Live, 1997
  • Himself, Fishing with John, Independent Film Channel, 1998
  • "Andy Warhol: A Life at the Edge," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Presenter, "The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money," Arena, 2000
  • Himself, "Jennifer Jones: Portrait of a Lady," A&E Biography,Arts and Entertainment, 2001
  • Himself, Seitenblicke, 2002
  • Himself, V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2002
  • NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 2002
  • Also appeared as Ross Martin, Letter to Loretta; himself, Willemsens Woche; in Egg: The Art Show, PBS.
  • Television Work
  • Advisory board member, "Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol," American Masters, PBS, 1992
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Games
  • Voice of Mr. Beautiful, Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller, 1995
  • Walter Pensky, Black Dahlia, Take 2 Interactive, 1998
  • Voice of Steve Scott, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, 2002
  • Music Videos
  • Appeared in Puff Daddy's "Victory."
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • (With Peter Fonda and Terry Southern) Easy Rider, Columbia, 1969
  • (With Stewart Stern) The Last Movie (also known as Chinchero), Universal, 1971
  • The American Dreamer, 1971
  • (Uncredited) Out of the Blue (also known as No Looking Backand Plus rien a perdre), 1980
  • Nonfiction
  • Out of the Sixties (photographs), text by Michael McClure, Twelvetrees, 1987

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
    Periodicals
    • Computer Gaming World, September, 1997, p. 26
    • Interview, May, 2000, p. 92; April, 2001, p. 85
    • New York Times, April 3, 1983; September 8, 1994, pp. C1, C10
    • Premiere, June, 1988, pp. 21-23