Hopper's film career spanned 55 years and encompassed appearances in over 150 films. 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. A total of six films starring Dennis Hopper have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. He also played the villains King Koopa in Super Mario Bros (1993), and Howard Payne in Speed (1994). Hopper starred in the 1990 Motion Picture Flashback which was inspired by the 1960s Love Movement.
He subsequently appeared in Rumble Fish (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 had a featured role in Apocalypse Now (1979). He directed and starred in Easy Rider (1969), winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) as co-writer. 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 made his first television appearance in 1955, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956).
Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, director, writer, film editor, photographer and artist.
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