Dennis Hopper: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 162
- on screen
- 1955–2023
- box office
- $522M
- nominations
- 5
- average score
- 79
- Born
- May 17, 1936
- Birthplace
- Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.
- Full name
- Dennis Lee Hopper
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Actor, Film director, Photographer, Painter
- Years active
- 1954-2010
- Spouses
- Brooke Hayward, Michelle Phillips, Daria Halprin, Katherine LaNasa, Victoria Duffy
- Children
- 4
The Best Dennis Hopper Movies
The films of Dennis Hopper that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Speed (1994) leads with $350M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $350M Speed 1994 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $32.9M Giant 1956 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $25.2M Black Widow 1987 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $20.9M Super Mario Bros. 1993 · Adventure -
Worldwide box office: $13.3M The Pick-up Artist 1987 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $12.8M Knockaround Guys 2002 · Drama
Dennis Hopper's Career in Numbers
Dennis Hopper's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Dennis Hopper works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from I Died a Thousand Times (1955) to to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.
Dennis Hopper Movies by Decade
- 1950s 8
- 1960s 10
- 1970s 9
- 1980s 20
- 1990s 26
- 2000s 25
- 2010s 4
- 2020s 1
The 1990s were Dennis Hopper's busiest decade, with 26 films.
Dennis Hopper Movies by Genre
- Drama 31
- Action 9
- Thriller 9
- Comedy 8
- Horror 8
- Crime 6
- Western 6
- Sci-Fi 4
- Adventure 4
- Documentary 3
Drama is the genre Dennis Hopper has worked in most, with 31 films, ahead of action (9).
Dennis Hopper Career Milestones
- First film
- I Died a Thousand Times 1955
- Biggest box office hit
- Speed $350M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Movie Echo Score 77
- Newest film
- to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour 2023
Dennis Hopper Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Dennis Hopper is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 79. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Dennis Hopper Movies as an Actor
103- 2023
to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour as Frank Booth (archive footage) · Drama - 2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Documentary Movie Echo Score: 77 - 2016
The Last Film Festival as Nick Twain - Producer · Comedy Worldwide box office: $3.56K - 2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Frank Booth · Mystery - 2011
Corman’s World as Various Roles (archive footage) · Documentary - 2008
Hell Ride Action Worldwide box office: $390K - 2008
Palermo Shooting as Frank · Drama Worldwide box office: $580K - 2006
Memory as Max Lichtenstein · Horror - 2006
Memory as Max Lichtenstein · Horror - 2006
Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live in Harlem at Apollo Theater Music - 2006
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House as Narrator (voice) · Music - 2005
The Crow: Wicked Prayer as El Niño · Action - 2004
Out of Season as Harry Barlow · Crime - 2004
The Keeper as Krebs · Drama - 2003
Unspeakable as Warden · Horror - 2003
The Night We Called It a Day as Frank Sinatra · Comedy - 2002
The Groovenians as Dad/King Normans · Animation - 2002 Knockaround Guys Drama Worldwide box office: $12.8M
- 2002
The Piano Player as Robert Nile · Crime - 2002
Leo as Horace · Drama - 2002
Firestarter: Rekindled as James Richardson · Monsters - 2001
L.A.P.D.: To Protect And To Serve as Captain Elsworth · Thriller - 2001
Ticker as Alex Swan · Crime Worldwide box office: $380K - 2000
Held for Ransom as JD · Thriller - 2000
The Prophet’s Game as Vincent Swan · Thriller - 2000
Luck of the Draw as Giani Ponti · Thriller - 2000
Spreading Ground as Det. Ed DeLongpre · Mystery - 2000
The Apostate as Lewis Garou · Horror - 2000
Jason and the Argonauts as Pelias · Family - 1999
The Source Biography Worldwide box office: $363K - 1999
Tycus as Peter Crowford · Sci-Fi - 1999
Straight Shooter as Frank Hector · Drama - 1998
Welcome to Hollywood as Dennis Hopper · Comedy - 1998
Meet the Deedles as Frank Slater · Family Worldwide box office: $4.36M - 1997
Road Ends as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist · Thriller - 1997
The Blackout as Mickey · Mystery - 1997
Top of the World as Charles Atlas · Thriller - 1996
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Frankie · Crime - 1996
Space Truckers as John Canyon · Comedy - 1996
Carried Away as Joseph Svenden · Drama Worldwide box office: $291K - 1996
Samson and Delilah as Generale Tariq · Drama - 1995
Search and Destroy as Dr. Waxling · Comedy Worldwide box office: $390K - 1994
Witch Hunt as H. Phillip Lovecraft · Horror - 1994 Speed Action Worldwide box office: $350M
- 1994
Red Rock West Drama Worldwide box office: $2.5M - 1993 Super Mario Bros. Adventure Worldwide box office: $20.9M
- 1993
Boiling Point Action Worldwide box office: $10.1M - 1992
Nails as Harry 'Nails' Niles · Crime - 1992
Sunset Heat as Carl Madson · Thriller - 1991
Eye of the Storm as Marvin Gladstone · Romance - 1991
The Indian Runner Drama Worldwide box office: $191K - 1991
Doublecrossed as Barry Seal · Action - 1991
Paris Trout as Paris Trout · Drama - 1990
Catchfire as Milo · Drama - 1990
Flashback as Huey Walker · Comedy Worldwide box office: $6.49M - 1989
Blood Red as William Bradford Berrigan · Western Worldwide box office: $15.5K - 1987
Santabear’s High Flying Adventure as (voice) · Adventure - 1987
Blue Peanuts as Snoopy (Voice) · Animation - 1987 The Pick-up Artist Drama Worldwide box office: $13.3M
- 1987
O.C. and Stiggs as Sponson · Comedy - 1987
Straight to Hell as I.G. Farben · Action Worldwide box office: $210K - 1987
River's Edge Drama Worldwide box office: $4.6M - 1987 Black Widow Drama Worldwide box office: $25.2M
- 1987
Running Out of Luck as Video Director · Adventure - 1986
Blue Velvet Drama Worldwide box office: $8.67M - 1986
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Horror Worldwide box office: $8.03M - 1985
My Science Project Action Worldwide box office: $4.12M - 1984
The Inside Man as Miller · Action - 1983
White Star as Kenneth Barlow · Music - 1983
The Osterman Weekend as Richard Tremayne · Action Worldwide box office: $6.49M - 1982
Human Highway as Cracker / Stranger · Sci-Fi - 1982
Out of the Blue (1980) Drama - 1981
Reborn as Rev. Tom Hartley · Thriller - 1981
King of the Mountain Drama Worldwide box office: $1.79M - 1980
Wild Times as Doc Holliday · Western - 1978
Last In, First Out as Medford · Drama - 1977
The Sorceror’s Apprentice as A Spy · Drama - 1977
The American Friend Drama Worldwide box office: $3.98K - 1976
Tracks as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen · Drama - 1976
Mad Dog Morgan as Daniel Morgan · Drama - 1975
Bloodbath as Chicken · Horror - 1973
Kid Blue as Bickford Waner · Western - 1972
Crush Proof as Dennis Hopper · Drama - 1971
The Last Movie as Kansas · Drama - 1969
Easy Rider Drama Worldwide box office: $125K - 1969
True Grit Adventure Worldwide box office: $276K - 1968
Panic in the City as Goff · Thriller - 1967
The Trip as Max · Drama - 1966
Screen Test #3 - 1966
Queen of Blood as Paul Grant · Sci-Fi - 1965
The Sons of Katie Elder Western - 1964
Tarzan and Jane Regained… Sort of as Tarzan (Double) · Comedy - 1961
Night Tide as Johnny Drake · Horror - 1960
Key Witness as William "Cowby" Tomkins · Drama - 1959
The Young Land as Hatfield Carnes · Western - 1958
From Hell to Texas as Tom Boyd · Western - 1957
Sayonara as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited) · Drama - 1957
The Story of Mankind as Napoleon Bonaparte · Sci-Fi - 1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Biography - 1956 Giant Drama Worldwide box office: $32.9M
- 1955
I Died a Thousand Times as Joe (uncredited) · Crime - 1955
Rebel Without a Cause Drama Worldwide box office: $219K
Dennis Hopper in Documentaries & Specials
59- 2020
Hopper/Welles as Self · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 80 - 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2016
Blue Velvet Revisited as Self · Documentary - 2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2013
Roland Klick: The Heart Is a Hungry Hunter as Himself · Documentary - 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage) · Music - 2012
Scene Missing as Self · Documentary - 2010
Stardust as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 2009
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests as Self · Documentary - 2009
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $4.82K - 2008
Russian Suicide Chair as Himself · Documentary - 2008
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self · Documentary - 2007
The Holy Modal Rounders: Bound to Lose as Self · Music - 2007
Brando: An Icon Is Born as Himself · Documentary - 2007
Brando: The Documentary as Self · Documentary - 2006
50 Films to See Before You Die as Self · Documentary - 2006
Wanderlust as Himself · Documentary - 2006
The Art of Football from A to Z as Self · Comedy - 2005
Champion as Self · Documentary - 2005
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents as Himself · Documentary - 2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing ‘The Osterman Weekend’ as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2003
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Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) as Self · Documentary - 2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex ’n’ Drugs ’n’ Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self · History - 2002
1 Giant Leap as Self · Documentary - 2002
I Don’t Know Jack as Self · Documentary - 2002
Mysteries of Love as Self · Documentary - 2001
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self · Documentary - 2001
Emmanuelle: A Hard Look as Himself · Documentary - 1999
Easy Rider: Shaking the Cage as Self · Documentary - 1999
The Pursuit of Happiness as Self · History - 1999
Forever Hollywood as Self · Documentary - 1997
Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain as Self · Documentary - 1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom? as Self · Documentary - 1997
Cannes Man as Self · Drama - 1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money as Self - Host · Documentary - 1995
Born to Be Wild as Himself · Documentary Worldwide box office: $3.73M - 1995
Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir as Himself · Documentary - 1995
James Dean and Me as Self (uncredited) · Tv movie - 1994
Marlon Brando: The Wild One as Self · Documentary - 1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $1.33M - 1991
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self · Documentary - 1991
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $1.33M - 1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self · Documentary - 1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self · Documentary - 1990
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · Documentary - 1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self · Tv movie - 1989
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring as Self · Documentary - 1988
No Frank in Lumberton as Self · Documentary - 1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black as Self · Documentary - 1986
Some Kind of Genius as Himself · Documentary - 1983
Dennis Hopper’s Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act as Himself · Documentary - 1976
To Shoot a Mad Dog as Self · Documentary - 1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager as Self · Documentary - 1971
The American Dreamer as Himself · Documentary - 1968
Head as Self (uncredited) · Music - 1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self · Documentary - 1964
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Screen Test [ST155]: Dennis Hopper as Himself · Documentary - 1959
Disneyland ’59 as Self · Documentary - 1957
The James Dean Story as Self · Documentary
Dennis Hopper: Awards & Nominations
5 nominations across 4 award bodies, from 1970 to 1987. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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Golden Globes 2 nominations -
Oscars 1 nomination -
Spirit Awards 1 nomination -
DGA Awards 1 nomination
- The 59th Academy Awards
- Dennis Hopper: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Hoosiers
- 44th Golden Globe Awards
- Dennis Hopper: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor) Blue Velvet
- Dennis Hopper: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor) Hoosiers
- 2nd Independent Spirit Awards
- Dennis Hopper: Nominated Best Male Lead Blue Velvet
- 22nd Directors Guild of America Awards
- Dennis Hopper: Nominated Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Easy Rider
Who Is Dennis Hopper?
Dennis Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, U.S. in 1936. Credited on films since 1955, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was a multifaceted American actor and film director. Known for his roles portraying mentally disturbed outsiders and rebels, Hopper had a vibrant acting career that spanned over decades. His talent earned him recognition from the Cannes and Venice International Film Festival as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. He took up acting at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the Actors Studio in New York, proving instrumental in the commencement of his acting journey.
Hopper first appeared on television in 1954 and later performed in the films that made James Dean famous, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956). His directorial debut was Easy Rider (1969), a recipient of a Cannes Film Festival Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His later works include playing mentally disturbed outsiders in Mad Dog Morgan (1976), The American Friend (1977), and Apocalypse Now (1979). Hopper's roles in the HBO film Doublecrossed (1991), 24 (2002), NBC series E-Ring (2005–2006), and Starz series Crash (2008–2009) also highlighted his talent for television roles.
Who Dennis Hopper Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Dennis Hopper shares the most films with. Peter Fonda comes first, with 9 films together, followed by David Lynch (9).
Dennis Hopper: Questions & Answers
How many movies Dennis Hopper has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Dennis Hopper been in?
Dennis Hopper is credited on 162 films, from 1955 to 2023. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Dennis Hopper's highest-grossing movie?
Speed (1994) is Dennis Hopper's biggest box office hit, with $350M worldwide, ahead of Giant (1956) ($32.9M). Across every film with box office figures, Dennis Hopper's movies have made $522M.
Dennis Hopper's biggest hits What is the best Dennis Hopper movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Dennis Hopper's best-rated film is Hopper/Welles (2020) with a score of 80, followed by They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018) (77).
Best Dennis Hopper movies, ranked Has Dennis Hopper won an Oscar?
Dennis Hopper has been nominated for an Oscar but has not won one yet. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Dennis Hopper has 0 wins from 5 nominations.
What is Dennis Hopper's newest movie?
The most recent film on Dennis Hopper's filmography is to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour (2023), in the role of Frank Booth (archive footage).
Who does Dennis Hopper work with most often?
Dennis Hopper shares the most films with Peter Fonda (9 films), David Lynch (9 films) and Peter Bogdanovich (8 films).
The Best Dennis Hopper Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 162 credits.
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