Biography
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist. As a young man, Hopper became interested in acting and eventually became a student of the Actors' Studio. He made his first television appearance in 1954, and appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). During the next 10 years, Hopper appeared frequently on television in guest roles, and by the end of the 1960s had played supporting roles in several films. ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour
2023
as Frank Booth (archive footage)
An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed in an attempt to explore masculinity, alienation, and identity in a post-i...
Spirit of Golf
2023
In his new film, Spirit of Golf, photographer and documentary filmmaker Christopher Felver traces his personal 20-year odyssey in search of the essenc...
Hopper/Welles
2020
as Self
Captures a 1970 meeting between the movie industry titan Orson Welles and the then-rising star Dennis Hopper, who had just made Easy Rider.
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020
as Self (archive footage)
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German...
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020
as Self
An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur who created a billion-dollar hair & beauty industry an...
The Other Side of the Wind
2018
as Dennis Hopper
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts...
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
2018
as Self (archive footage)
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other...
Along for the Ride
2016
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
When David Lynch was making his film Blue Velvet, German filmmaker Peter Braatz was also on set, shooting documentary footage with a Super 8 film came...
The Last Film Festival
2016
as Nick Twain - Producer
Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film festival in the world except one- in Ohio. Nick will ...
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
as Self (archive footage)
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Warhol Superstar Ultra Violet (Isabelle Colin Dufresne) and Lower East Side Icon Taylor Mead (Poet/Actor/Artist) share their stories of Manhattan in t...
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...
Llyn Foulkes One Man Band
2013
as Himself
This documentary follows painter and musician Lyn Foulkes from age 70 to 77 as he labors to complete two astonishing tableaux that demonstrate his out...
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter
2013
as Himself
The gritty, kinetic, visionary cinema of Roland Klick is ripe for rediscovery. After shooting with international stars, such as Mario Adorf and Dennis...
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self (archive footage)
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV Ra...
Scene Missing
2012
as Self
The unfinished documentary about the making of Dennis Hopper's mostly unseen feature film The Last Movie (1971).
Corman's World
2011
as Various Roles (archive footage)
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Frank Booth
Fifty-three minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes assembled by David Lynch.
Stardust
2010
as Self (uncredited)
Stardust is the second part of the trilogy where Provost films everyday life with a hidden high resolution camera and edits the images into a fiction ...
Alpha and Omega
2010
as Tony (voice)
Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack's social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love co...
Beautiful Darling
2010
as Self (archive footage)
James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brie...
B movie
2009
as Himself
This mini documentary features a rare interview with infamous graffiti artist Banksy, delving into how he started out as a graffiti writer up to his s...
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
2009
as Self
Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits of hundreds of different individuals, from Warhol s...
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
2009
as Self
The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world's living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, Ferlinghetti hel...
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot ...
Palermo Shooting
2008
as Frank
After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful c...
The Brothers Warner
2008
as Self - Actor
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies perseverin...
An American Carol
2008
as Judge Clarence Henderson
A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a...
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock...
Elegy
2008
as George O'Hearn
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Casti...
Hell Ride
2008
as Eddie Zero
Two rival bikers gangs, the Victors and the Six-Six-Six's, refuel their decades-old rivalry.
Swing Vote
2008
as Donald Greenleaf
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Russian Suicide Chair
2008
as Himself
Dennis Hopper demonstrates a method of execution that he says had been employed by the czars in Russia. He credits daredevil Olie Anderson with arrang...
Russian Suicide Chair
2008
Director
Dennis Hopper demonstrates a method of execution that he says had been employed by the czars in Russia. He credits daredevil Olie Anderson with arrang...
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
as Self
Chelsea on the Rocks celebrates the personalities and artistic voices that have emerged from New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel. Once considered an un...
Sleepwalking
2008
as Mr. Reedy
When her boyfriend is arrested for marijuana possession, Joleen Reedy and her 11-year-old daughter, Tara, take refuge with Joleen's aimless brother, J...
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
2008
as Self
LSD Guru Tim Leary teaches us all to die by dying himself in what he calls his "custom death". This documentary deals with Mr. Leary's last days, all ...
The Cool School
2008
as Self
How LA Learned to Love Modern Art. A lesson in how a few renegade artists built an art scene from scratch.
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
as Self
Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Bananaz
2008
as Narrator (voice)
A documentary on the cryptic cartoon band, Gorillaz. From 2000-2006 director Ceri Levy filmed the creators behind the scenes, revealing the first draw...
Pashmy Dream
2008
Director, Writer
A movie star flees from an interview when she's surrounded by paparazzi, leaving her bag behind.
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose
2007
as Self
A look back on the weird and wasted career of the Holy Modal Rounders.
Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007
as Himself
A short retroperspective feature on Brando's influence on acting itself and the cultural impact of his role in "The Wild One".
Brando
2007
as Self
The life and legacy of Marlon Brando and how he changed acting.
Memory
2006
as Max Lichtenstein
Dr. Taylor Biggs is haunted by a past that's not his own. A hallucinatory drug gives him the power to see visions of vicious crimes, visions made all ...
The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story
2006
as Narrator
Overview The Sixth Element By any standard, the life story of Ross Clarke-Jones qualifies as riveting. A daredevil ad extremis, Clarke-Jones learned...
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
2006
as Self
Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's Am...
The Real James Dean
2006
as Self
Although he'd starred in just three films before his untimely death at age 24, James Dean cast a long shadow that came to define cool. Using excerpts ...
50 Films to See Before You Die
2006
as Self
Celebrating the relaunch of Film4 as a free-to-air TV channel, Channel4 counts down their list of the fop 50 films to see before you die, as compiled ...
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd ...
The Art of Football from A to Z
2006
as Self
Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goa...
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
as Self
First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming tho...
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Narrator (voice)
For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the "rock star" of skating, pulling down money that rivaled ...
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater
2006
The visual element of the evenings was provided by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett and displayed on screens on the stage, and the artists performed ...
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
2006
as Narrator (voice)
Demon Days: Live at the Manchester Opera House is a Grammy Award nominated live DVD by Gorillaz, It compiles live performances by the band from the 1s...
10th & Wolf
2006
as Matty Matello
A former street thug returns to his Philadelphia home after a stint in the military. Back on his home turf, he once again finds himself tangling with ...
Hoboken Hollow
2006
as Sheriff Greer
As Trevor drifts through Texas on collision course with a nightmare he is still haunted by the evils of the war he recently returned from and a promis...
House of 9
2005
as Father Duffy
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they mu...
Land of the Dead
2005
as Kaufman
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in...
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
2005
as El Niño
After ex-con Jimmy and his girlfriend are brutally murdered by a biker gang, he is resurrected by the power of The Crow to avenge their deaths and reu...
Champion
2005
as Self
Danny Trejo, you know the man. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he...
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Narrator (voice)
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would ...
Americano
2005
as Riccardo
"Americano" centres around Chris McKinley (Jackson), a recent college graduate backpacking through Europe who savours his last three days of freedom b...
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
2005
as Himself
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents is a documentary chronicling the production of the film.
Out of Season
2004
as Harry Barlow
When a young drifter is forced to stay the winter in a small seaside town, he inadvertently becomes the catalyst for deceit, double crossings and murd...
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficu...
The Last Ride
2004
as Ronnie Purnell
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way i...
The Keeper
2004
as Krebs
When an apparently exemplary cop abducts and secretly imprisons a beautiful dancer, a deadly battle of wills between captor and captive ensues.
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004
as Self
The inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist Dennis Hopper (1936) self-mockingly looks back on his chequ...
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Testimony of the cast, the producers and other participants of the shootings of "The Osterman Weekend".
Unspeakable
2003
as Warden
Despite vocal objections from Warden Blakely, prison psychologist Diana Purlow journeys deep inside the mind of serial killer Jesse Mowat in a despera...
The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Frank Sinatra
Based on the true events surrounding Frank Sinatra's tour of Australia. When Sinatra calls a local reporter a "two-bit hooker", every union in the cou...
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...
New Scenes from America
2003
as Himself - Actor
A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian.
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cine...
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003
as Self
We are taken though the principal milestones of Hopper's biography, including his debut start in Hollywood, the meeting with James Dean and the influe...
The Groovenians
2002
as Dad/King Normans
Two space misfits named Jet and Glindy, who are searching for a planet called Groovenia.
The Piano Player
2002
as Robert Nile
A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his gangster bodyguard.
1 Giant Leap
2002
as Self
1 Giant Leap is a concept band and media project consisting of the two principal artists, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman. This is the film part of t...
When Hippies Ruled The World
2002
as Self
When Hippies Ruled The World takes a trip back to the end of the psychedelic Sixties - the dreams, trips, movies, and music - to a time that love was ...
I Don't Know Jack
2002
as Self
The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various furt...
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (uncredited)
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, swinging 1960s. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, "Reel...
Leo
2002
as Horace
A young mother is plagued by a tragic mistake and alienates her little boy. A brilliant writer is released from prison after serving a 15-year sentenc...
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, and producer Fred Caruso are interviewed for this 68-minute documentary about the mak...
Flatland
2002
as Smith
In the future of 2010, three young Americans, Quentin, JT and Amy are visiting Shanghai, when they get shanghaied by mysterious Mr. Smith and taken to...
Knockaround Guys
2001
as Benny Chains
Four sons of well-known New York mobsters must retrieve a bag of cash from a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve
2001
as Captain Elsworth
LA's finest have crossed the thin blue line between Cop and Criminal. Based on a true story.
Jazz Seen
2001
as Self
"Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz ...
Choke
2001
as Henry Clark
Henry, an uptight businessman who sometimes acts with questionable ethics, nevertheless rejects Ron, a scam artist who wants a partner. Ron won't let ...
Ticker
2001
as Alex Swan
Ray Nettles, a detective of San Francisco, and his partner Fuzzy must take up to one of the most dangerous terrorist gangs of the city. When one of th...
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
2001
as Self
Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be famous...
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look
2001
as Himself
Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.
Held for Ransom
2000
as JD
Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film about five high-school students that are kidnapped and held for ransom in a remote swamp area in Florid...
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Dennis Hopper
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Jesus' Son
2000
as Bill
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
The Prophet's Game
2000
as Vincent Swan
Moving from city to city, The Prophet lures unsuspecting contestants into solving the riddles it supplies. If the contestants are wrong, somebody dies...
Luck of the Draw
2000
as Giani Ponti
Jack Sweeny is a young man just trying to get a job. Turned down at another bank due to his criminal record he meets a girl, Rebecca, but also witness...
Spreading Ground
2000
as Det. Ed DeLongpre
Veteran Detective Ed Delopre and partner Mike McGivern have their hands full when they hit the pavement in search of a dangerous killer with five dead...
The Apostate
2000
as Lewis Garou
A man of the cloth finds his faith challenged both by the death of one of his closest relatives and the aftermath of the crime in this thriller. When ...
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
Having struggled to crack his brief, Dennis Hopper decides the only honourable act is to throw himself off a roof. Before this final act, Sir Peter Us...
Homeless
2000
Director
A homeless woman, improbably well-groomed and (as seen naked to the waist as she changes from one shabby sweater to another) well-toned, spends from d...
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage
1999
as Self
Documentary about the making and history of the film "Easy Rider."
The Pursuit of Happiness
1999
as Self
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of th...
The Venice Project
1999
as Roland / Salvatore
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and ann...
Tycus
1999
as Peter Crowford
An underground city is built to save a cross-section of humanity as a comet hurtles toward Earth.
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
1999
as Self
On Sunday, April 18, 1999, the hottest names in rock and roll united with the biggest stars in country music when TNT presented "A Tribute To Johnny C...
Straight Shooter
1999
as Frank Hector
After his daughter died of cancer, former French foreign legionnaire "Straight Shooter" alias Volker Bretz threatens those who financed, built, favour...
EDtv
1999
as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Bad City Blues
1999
as Cleveland Carter
In the aftermath of a violent robbery, a New Orleans doctor, Eugene Grimes, wakes to find a wounded woman and $2 million in cash on his doorstep. In p...
The Source
1999
as William S. Burroughs
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1...
Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
as Self
Pointing to the increasingly blurred distinction between reality and fiction in the world today, Dennis Hopper leads a discussion on the methods used ...
Meet the Deedles
1998
as Frank Slater
Two surfers end up as Yellowstone park rangers and have to stop a former ranger who is out for revenge.
Lured Innocence
1997
as Rick Chambers
A reporter sent to cover a murder trial discovers a web of deceit stemming from a torrid affair.
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
1997
as Self
Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as "House of Wax," "The Fly," and "The Pit and the...
Road Ends
1997
as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
Real estate agent Maceda (Chris Sarandon) once testified against drug trafficker Orosco (Miguel Najera). Now Orosco is out of prison, and Maceda has a...
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1997
as Self
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "wor...
The Blackout
1997
as Mickey
A debauched Hollywood movie actor tries to piece together one wild night in Miami years earlier which remains a drug-induced blur, and soon finds out ...
Cannes Man
1997
as Self
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab d...
Top of the World
1997
as Charles Atlas
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They wi...
U2: A Year in Pop
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary about U2's album Pop and following tour.
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
1997
as Self
A special celebrating Elizabeth Taylor's 65th birthday featuring never-before-seen footage of her life and career.
Samson and Delilah
1996
as Generale Tariq
Biblical strongman Samson falls prey to the voluptuous Philistine temptress Delilah.
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self - Host
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with media luminaries who relate how the in-your-face styli...
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Frankie
Dreaming of ascending the underworld ladder and gaining revenge on his sadistic boss, Sal, a Mafia flunky, Frankie, tries to take a step in the right ...
Space Truckers
1996
as John Canyon
John Canyon is one of the last independent space transport entrepreneurs. Rough times force him to carry suspicious cargo to Earth without questions b...
Return to 'Giant'
1996
as Self
In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, ...
Basquiat
1996
as Bruno Bischofberger
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.
Carried Away
1996
as Joseph Svenden
Based on Jim Harrison's book, "Farmer". 47-year-old Joseph Svenden lives on the family farm with his dying mother and teaches at a two room schoolhous...
Rediscovering a Rebel
1996
as Self / Goon (archive footage)
A documentary short on the making of Rebel Without a Cause.
Born to Be Wild
1995
as Himself
This documentary about Easy Rider was created by Nicholas Freand Jones and first aired on BBC2 in December 1995.
Waterworld
1995
as Deacon
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floati...
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir
1995
as Himself
One of the first film noir documentaries, made for British Channel Four, and including interviews with Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan Si...
Search and Destroy
1995
as Dr. Waxling
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.
James Dean and Me
1995
as Self (uncredited)
A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.
Witch Hunt
1994
as H. Phillip Lovecraft
Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994
as Self
An examination of the craft of Marlon Brando, narrated by professionals of the film industry. The film follows his career from the stage with "A Stree...
Speed
1994
as Howard Payne
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they...
Chasers
1994
as Doggie
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip...
Chasers
1994
Director
Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip...
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993
as Self
Interviews with celebrities such as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, Dennis Hopper and Willie Nelson examine the remarkable career of actor-performer Kris K...
True Romance
1993
as Clifford Worley
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as King Koopa
Mario and Luigi, plumbers from Brooklyn, find themselves in an alternate universe where evolved dinosaurs live in hi-tech squalor. They're the only ho...
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
Willie Nelson and friends celebrate his sixtieth birthday in a star-studded concert event.
Red Rock West
1993
as Lyle from Dallas
When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife...
Boiling Point
1993
as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
Red is an aging scam-artist who's just been released from prison together with Ronnie, a young and not-so-bright hoodlum who is easily manipulated. Th...
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most influential...
The Heart of Justice
1992
as Austin Blair
David Leader investigates a seemingly senseless murder, and in the course of it is drawn into the labyrinth of a sinisterly unique wealthy family...
Nails
1992
as Harry 'Nails' Niles
The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
Sunset Heat
1992
as Carl Madson
A former drug-dealer photojournalist returns to Los Angeles and helps friends terrorized by his ex-partner.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991
as Self
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming o...
SnowwhiteRosered
1991
as Self
Documentary about the twin sister Jutta and Gisela Schmidt. In the late sixties the two women rebelled against middle class society as if they gave v...
Eye of the Storm
1991
as Marvin Gladstone
At a highway gas station/motel/diner where they live, two young brothers witness their parents murder. The younger brother is blinded in the same inci...
The Indian Runner
1991
as Caesar
Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent...
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
1991
as Self
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
Doublecrossed
1991
as Barry Seal
Based on a true story, this made-for-cable film tells about Barry Seal, a pilot who was a drug smuggler for the infamous Medellin cartel out of Colomb...
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self (uncredited)
Hollywood's controversial creative genius, whose career spans multiple generations of moviegoers, is profiled in "Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hoppe...
Paris Trout
1991
as Paris Trout
Paris Trout is a vile Southern bigot. He owns a store and is a loanshark. He often sues people, and so his lawyer, Harry Seagraves, eventually meets P...
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
A 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.
The Hot Spot
1990
Director
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
as Self
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. Th...
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
1990
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
This intimate portrait of Andy Warhol pulls together a unique library of material shot by New York film legend Jonas Mekas. Spanning from 1963 to 1990...
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990
as Self
Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the best o...
Chattahoochee
1990
as Walker Benson
In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
Catchfire
1990
as Milo
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to ge...
Catchfire
1990
Director
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief killer out to ge...
Flashback
1990
as Huey Walker
A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escor...
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
1989
as Self
Short documentary about artist Keith Haring, detailing his involvement in the New York City graffiti subculture, his opening of the Pop Shop, and the ...
Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife
1989
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
When a poor Fisherman discovers a magic flounder in the sea, he goes home to tell his wife. But, as his wife's greed for the better life comes to the ...
Blood Red
1989
as William Bradford Berrigan
Set in the Napa Valley in 1895, an immigrant family struggles to keep their vineyards from industrialists.
Black Leather Jacket
1989
as Narrator
Based upon Mick Farren's book,'The Black Leather Jacket', this documentary explores the history of this garment from it's utilitarian beginnings throu...
Colors
1988
Director
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enfor...
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1985 by Peter Braatz.
On the tracks of a filmmaker
1988
as Dennis Hooper
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
1987
as (voice)
It's Christmas Eve and all the children around the world are asleep and dreaming of the toys that Santa Claus will bring - except at the South Pole, w...
The American Way
1987
as Captain
A group of Vietnam vets disturbs television programs from a B-29 airplane. They want to sabotage Mrs Westinghouse's political campaign who is running ...
Blue Peanuts
1987
as Snoopy (Voice)
A pre-internet mash-up that mixes “Peanuts” and David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet.”
The Pick-up Artist
1987
as Flash Jensen
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Sponson
O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek rev...
Straight to Hell
1987
as I.G. Farben
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full ...
Black Widow
1987
as Ben Dumers
Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But sin...
Running Out of Luck
1987
as Video Director
A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
1987
as Self
Paul Joyce’s Out of the Blue and Into the Black is an insightful documentary surveying American independent film production post-Easy Rider and includ...
Hoosiers
1986
as Shooter
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a t...
River's Edge
1986
as Feck
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, ea...
Blue Velvet
1986
as Frank Booth
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a ...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
Stark: Mirror Image
1986
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Sequel to the original movie about a hard-boiled Kansas City cop finds him tracking a colleague's killer to Las Vegas.
Some Kind of Genius
1986
as Himself
Documentary on Dennis Hopper and how his madness can lead to being a genius.
My Science Project
1985
as Bob Roberts
His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable g...
Stark
1985
as Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Wichita policeman, Evan Stark, goes to Las Vegas in search of his missing sister, Laura.
A Hero of Our Time
1985
as Casey
Loosely based on a section of Mikhail Lermontov's classic Russian novel of the same title, the film involves a displaced cowboy (played by Kevin Jarre...
The Inside Man
1984
as Miller
In 1981, after the successful test of a submarine tracker device developed by the Swedish scientist Paul Mandell and sponsored by the US government th...
White Star
1983
as Kenneth Barlow
A clean-cut synth artist in Germany hopes to turn his career around with the help of a washed-up, erratic, publicity-crazed American manager.
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Richard Tremayne
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy...
Rumble Fish
1983
as Father
Rusty James, an absent-minded street thug, struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation and longs for the days when gang warfare w...
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
1983
as Himself
In 1983 Dennis Hopper went to Rice University in Houston, Texas ostensibly to screen his latest film Out Of The Blue. But little known to anyone, othe...
Human Highway
1982
as Cracker / Stranger
The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance. Ho...
Reborn
1981
as Rev. Tom Hartley
A man discovers that his girlfriend is a "stigmata" (someone whose hands and feet mysteriously bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was crucifi...
Out of the Blue
1981
as Don
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combinatio...
Out of the Blue
1981
Director, Writer
A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combinatio...
King of the Mountain
1981
as Cal
A group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the ti...
Apocalypse Now
1979
as Photojournalist
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." ...
Flesh Color
1978
as Mel
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.
Last In, First Out
1978
as Medford
A woman on a train becomes the center of attention when she is mistaken for a spy by opposing factions who are traveling on the same line.
The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977
as A Spy
A thriller in which the characters are Latin-American exiles living in Paris. It is also a comedy about artists who play at revolution rather than act...
The American Friend
1977
as Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by ga...
Tracks
1976
as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
A soldier returns from Vietnam on special assignment, accompanying the body of his friend by train to California for burial. During the trip, he falls...
Mad Dog Morgan
1976
as Daniel Morgan
The true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
To Shoot a Mad Dog
1976
as Self
A documentary about the making of the Australian feature Mad Dog Morgan (1976).
Bloodbath
1975
as Chicken
Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by th...
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
as Self
Stacy Keach narrates this documentary that chronicles the abbreviated life and career of iconic brooding bad boy James Dean, from his obscure early da...
Kid Blue
1973
as Bickford Waner
Bickford Waner, an apparently naive young man from Fort Worth, arrives in the tiny Texas town of Dime Box and takes on a variety of menial jobs. He's ...
Crush Proof
1972
as Dennis Hopper
A young man recalls his affair with a young French woman who traveled with him across the United States. They began to drift apart during the trip, an...
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
"On John's 31st birthday, Yoko held an art exhibit, "This Is Not Here", at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.. The show was taped and aired o...
The Last Movie
1971
as Kansas
After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.
The Last Movie
1971
Director, Story, Editor
After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.
The American Dreamer
1971
as Himself
A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film "The Last Movie."
The American Dreamer
1971
Writer
A documentary about actor/director Dennis Hopper, showing him at his home and studio putting together his film "The Last Movie."
Easy Rider
1969
as Billy
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual trut...
Easy Rider
1969
Director, Screenplay
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual trut...
True Grit
1969
as "Moon"
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marsha...
Head
1968
as Self (uncredited)
In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vig...
Panic in the City
1968
as Goff
An American agent is assigned to track down a renegade Soviet spy who is building an atomic device in Los Angeles and plans to destroy the city with i...
Hang 'em High
1968
as Prophet
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his...
The Glory Stompers
1967
as Chino
Chino is the tough leader of a motorcycle gang who starts off a war when he abducts and mistreats the leader of the enemy biker gang, Darryl, and his ...
The Glory Stompers
1967
Co-Director
Chino is the tough leader of a motorcycle gang who starts off a war when he abducts and mistreats the leader of the enemy biker gang, Darryl, and his ...
Cool Hand Luke
1967
as Babalugats
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the...
The Trip
1967
as Max
After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
The Trip
1967
Second Unit Director
After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
Screen Test #3
1966
One of Andy Warhol's screen tests, focusing on an actor's face for 4-5 mins.
Queen of Blood
1966
as Paul Grant
A spaceship is sent to Mars after an alien distress signal is picked up. They find one survivor, but when a crew member is found drained of blood it's...
Light Years
1966
Black-and-white UCLA Student Film Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. An impressionistic portrait of a man haunted by his past, which c...
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
as Self
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light, a...
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Dave Hastings
The four sons of Katie Elder reunite in their hometown of Clearwater, Texas for her funeral and discover that the family ranch is now in the hands of ...
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys
1964
Inspired by a 1962 NYPD pamphlet entitled ‘The Thirteen Most Wanted [Men]’. Warhol transformed it from ‘most wanted men’ into ‘most beautiful boys’, a...
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of
1964
as Tarzan (Double)
Shot during Warhol's cross-county trip to Los Angeles during his second exhibition at the Ferus - the same trip during which he filmed the footage for...
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Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper
1964
as Himself
Screen test by Andy Warhol with Dennis Hopper as the subject.
Night Tide
1961
as Johnny Drake
A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman...
Key Witness
1960
as William "Cowby" Tomkins
An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. When he presents himself to the LAPD as the only person willi...
Disneyland '59
1959
as Self
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...
The Young Land
1959
as Hatfield Carnes
An American gunslinger kills a Mexican man in California immediately after the Mexican-American war. The killer is arrested and put on trial for murde...
Swiss Family Robinson
1958
as Fritz
T.V. movie adaptation of The Swiss Family Robinson. A family is shipwrecked in the South Pacific and finds themselves stranded on a tropical island. T...
From Hell to Texas
1958
as Tom Boyd
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man's vengef...
Sayonara
1957
as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is...
The Story of Mankind
1957
as Napoleon Bonaparte
The devil and the spirit of mankind argue as to whether or not humanity is ultimately good or evil.
The James Dean Story
1957
as Self
Released two years after James Dean's death, this documentary chronicles his short life and career via black-and-white still photographs, interviews w...
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Billy Clanton
Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corr...
Giant
1956
as Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She m...
New York Premiere Telecast 'Giant'
1956
as Self
Star-studded charity New York City premiere of the film Giant.
High Air
1956
as Steve Redman
A father and his estranged son, both tunnel workers in New York City, are forced to deal with each other during a dangerous collapse.
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Joe (uncredited)
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Goon
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems...
Art, Acting, and the Suicide Chair: Dennis Hopper
N/A
George Hickenlooper interviews Dennis Hopper about his artwork and his career in film and the state of cinema in the 1980s.
He's Alive
N/A
as Peter Vollmer
An American neo-Nazi is visited by the ghost of Adolf Hitler.
The Good Life
N/A
as Mr. B
HOPPER: In His Own Words
N/A
as Dennis Hopper
Fighting Against the Wind: Making 'the American Dreamer'
N/A
as Self
Making-off documentary of "The American Dreamer"