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Also known as Dennis Lee Hopper

American actor and film director (1936–2010)

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Dennis Hopper was an American male actor and author whose professional career spanned from 1954 to 2010. Born on May 17, 1936, and deceased on May 29, 2010, he was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. His recorded works include *Easy Rider*, *Achieving Business Excellence*, *Quality and Performance Improvement*, *Dennis Hopper*, *1712 North Crescent Heights : photographs 1962-1968*, and *Bucharest Nights*.

Hopper had four children and stood 173 centimeters tall. His creative output has been categorized with tags such as spoken word, poetry, and 70's. He is referenced by 1,370 other encyclopedia articles.

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human
Given name
Lee
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Dodge City
Place of death
Venice
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Colors
Image
Dennis Hopper Cannes 2008 (cropped).jpg
Height
173
Number of children
4
Work location
Los Angeles
Residence
Kansas
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date of birth
1936-05-17
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Dennis Hopper
cause of death
prostate cancer
date of death
2010-05-29
manner of death
natural causes
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start of work period
1954-00-00
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2010-00-00
name in native language
Dennis Hopper
time period
20th century
writing language
English language
birth name
Dennis Lee Hopper
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Encyclopedic overview

Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. He is considered one of the key figures of the New Hollywood era. 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.

Hopper studied acting at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the Actors Studio in New York. He made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in two of the films that made James Dean famous, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). He then played supporting roles in films such as Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Hang 'Em High (1968) and True Grit (1969). Hopper made his directorial film debut with Easy Rider (1969), which he and co-star Peter Fonda wrote with Terry Southern. The film earned Hopper a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Debut, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also began a prolific and acclaimed photography career in the 1960s.

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