Dennis Hopper began his career in the 1950s, alongside such Hollywood upstarts as Nick Adams, James Dean and Jack Nicholson. (He had bit parts in two of Dean's films: Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.) He was twice nominated for an Oscar: in 1970 for Best Screenplay (Easy Rider) and in 1987 for Best Supporting Actor (Hoosiers). Hopper has had memorable roles in mainstream entertainment, such as the villain in the 1994 action flick Speed, and in art-house cinema, notably his frightening performance as Frank Booth in the 1986 neo-noir Blue Velvet. Over the course of his long career, Hopper worked within every genre and collaborated with some of the more noteworthy American - and international - directors of his time: Francis Ford Coppola (Apocalypse Now, Rumble Fish), Wim Wenders (The American Friend). Hopper's long career in television ranged from Bonanza and The Twilight Zone to such currently running series as 24 and Crash. His quirky charisma made him a natural for small, scene-stealing roles, and he had many of them. Such as that of Babalugats in Cool Hand Luke.
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An American Carol
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The American Friend
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Apocalypse Now
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Blue Velvet
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Cool Hand Luke
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Easy Rider
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Elegy
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Firestarter
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Giant
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Hang 'Em High
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Hell Ride
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Hoosiers
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Jesus' Son
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Land of the Dead
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Rebel Without a Cause
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Rumble Fish
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Sketches of Frank Gehry
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Sleepwalking
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Speed
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Swing Vote
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
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True Grit
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True Romance
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