Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936May 29, 2010) was an American actor, director, writer, film editor, photographer and artist. He made his first television appearance in 1955, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, ''

Rebel Without a Cause ''Rebel Without a Cause'' is a 1955 American coming-of-age drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers. Filmed in the then recently introduced CinemaScope format and directed by Nicholas Ray, it offered both social com ...

'' (1955) and ''

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'' (1956). Over the next ten years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films. He directed and starred in ''

Easy Rider ''Easy Rider'' is a 1969 American independent drug culture road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper. Fonda and Hopper play two bikers who travel through the American So ...

'' (1969), winning an award at the

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and was nominated for an

Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Beginning with the ...

as co-writer. He had a featured role in ''

Apocalypse Now ''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph ...

'' (1979). He subsequently appeared in ''

Rumble Fish ''Rumble Fish'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel '' Rumble Fish'' by S. E. Hinton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. The film stars Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Vincent Spa ...

'' (1983) and '' The Osterman Weekend'' (1983), and received critical recognition for his work in '' Blue Velvet'' and '' Hoosiers'', with the latter film garnering him an Academy Award nomination for best Supporting Actor. He directed ''

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'' (1988). Hopper starred in the 1990 Motion Picture ''Flashback (1990 film), Flashback'' which was inspired by the 1960s Love Movement. He also played the villains King Koopa in Super Mario Bros. (film), Super Mario Bros (1993), and Howard Payne in ''Speed (1994 film), Speed'' (1994). A total of six films starring Dennis Hopper have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Hopper died of prostate cancer on May 29, 2010, 12 days after his 74th birthday and two months after he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

Hopper's film career spanned 55 years and encompassed appearances in over 150 films. Of those films: ''

'', ''

'', ''Cool Hand Luke'', ''

'', ''

,'' and '' Hoosiers'' have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

As actor

I denotes film preservation in the National Film Registry, United States National Film Registry.

As director or writer

Television

Early in his career, Hopper made multiple appearances on television series, beginning with a single appearance on the anthology series ''Cavalcade of America''. Hopper continued guest starring on television throughout the 1950s and '60s. Late in his career, Hopper returned to television with a recurring role on ''24 (TV series), 24'', a one-time appearance on ''Las Vegas (TV series), Las Vegas'', and starring roles on ''E-Ring'' and ''Crash (2008 TV series), Crash''.

Video games

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