Easy Rider
1969
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Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as mentally disturbed outsiders and rebels. 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.
IMDb provides an extensive overview of the life and career of Dennis Hopper, a versatile and influential actor/director who starred in Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed and many other films. Learn about his early roles, his directorial achievements, his personal struggles, his artistic talents and his legacy.
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- Dodge City, Kansas, USA
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- Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Learn about the life and career of Dennis Hopper, a multi-talented and unconventional actor/director who led an amazing cinematic career for more than five decades. Find out his birth and death dates, family, filmography, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- May 17, 1936
- May 29, 2010
1 day ago · Dennis Hopper (born May 17, 1936, Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.—died May 29, 2010, Los Angeles, California) was an American film actor, director, and writer who rose to fame as a countercultural icon in the 1960s and later developed into a noted character actor.
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- What was Dennis Hopper's first movie?Dennis Hopper's first significant film role was in Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
- What was Dennis Hopper's first movie as a director?The drug-fueled motorcycle drama Easy Rider (1969) was Dennis Hopper's first movie as a director. Also starring in the film alongside Peter Fonda,...
- Was Dennis Hopper nominated for an Academy Award?Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Terry Southern earned an Academy Award nomination for their screenplay for Easy Rider (1969). Hopper also earned an...
May 29, 2010 · Dennis Hopper, whose portrayals of drug-addled, often deranged misfits in the landmark films “Easy Rider,” “Apocalypse Now” and “Blue Velvet” drew on his early out-of-control experiences as...
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May 29, 2010 · The much-loved American filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper died Saturday at his home in Venice, Calif., seven months after his manager announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer....
May 30, 2010 · Dennis Hopper, the maverick director and costar of the landmark 1969 counterculture film classic “Easy Rider” whose drug- and alcohol-fueled reputation as a Hollywood bad boy preceded his...
