Photo: Georges Biard / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Dennis Hopper embodies everything I love about the New Hollywood era: reckless, brilliant, and utterly incapable of playing it safe. Easy Rider alone would secure his legacy as the film that rewired American cinema, but his villain in Blue Velvet might be the most terrifying performance I have ever seen. I am also drawn to the fact that he won an MTV villain award and a Razzie in the same year; that contradiction is pure Hopper. Add his serious work as a photographer and you get an artist who treated every medium as a dare. Flawed, chaotic, and irreplaceable, and they simply do not make careers like his anymore.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dennis Hopper
- Name (Japanese)
- デニス・ホッパー
- Reading
- でにす・ほっぱー
- Born
- May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Dodge City, Kansas, United States
- Height
- 173 cm
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / film director / actor / photographer
2. Background
- High school
- Helix High School
Awards & achievements
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 2002 Donostia Award
- 1986 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1995 MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- 1995 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
- 2010 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Rebel Without a Cause | — | |
| Notable work | Easy Rider | — | |
| Notable work | Apocalypse Now | — | |
| Notable work | Blue Velvet | — | |
| Notable work | Colors | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Dennis Hopper born?
May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010.
Where is Dennis Hopper from?
Dennis Hopper is from Dodge City, Kansas, United States.
What does Dennis Hopper do?
Dennis Hopper works as television actor, film actor, film director, actor, photographer.
How tall is Dennis Hopper?
Dennis Hopper is 173 cm.
What is Dennis Hopper known for?
Notable works include Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.