Dennis Hopper dead at 74
Hopper died at 8:15 a.m. inside his Los Angeles home near Venice Beach, California, surrounded by friends and family. The actor had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in September of 2009. Dennis was a two-time Academy Award nominee for his producing work on Easy Rider as well as his acting work in Hoosiers, and was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of fame this past March. The actor also starred alongside James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant, as well as appearing in Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet. He played the villain in the blockbuster action epic Speed.
Also an accomplished director, Hopper helmed the cult classic Colors about gang warfare in Los Angeles. As well as The Hot Spot and the off-beat comedy Chasers. He continued to work throughout his illness on the Starz series Crash. At the time of his death, Dennis was going through a messy divorce with his fifth wife, who claimed he was trying to cut her out of his inheritance. He denied this allegation.
Hopper is survived by four children. He will next be heard as the voice of Tony in the CGI animated adventure Alpha and Omega, which comes to theaters on September 17th, 2010.
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Err
i am more than a little annoyed that i will never see a new movie with dennis hopper in it ever again.
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The Narrator: The Better Man
Wow. Thats such a surprise. See you up there hopefully. R.I.P.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Paolo Sardinas
Rest In Peace Mr. Hopper. The world has lost one the finest actors ever.
2 years agoby @sardinasFlag
Justhim_sir
Damn this sad :( r.i.p. man
2 years agoby @justhim-sirFlag
XxxHolic
R.I.P. Apocalypses Now is one of my favorite movies! =[
2 years agoby @xxxholicFlag
slysnide
RIP. Truly unfortunate to hear of this end, after months of extremely ill health. Fortunately you finally recieved your long overdue star on the walk of fame 2 months ago. And rest assured that your work will remain cherished by all moviegoers for decades to come. You are already missed.
2 years agoby @slysnideFlag
Cineprog
My deepist sympathys to Dennis Hoopers family R.I.P of i Iconic film Giant.
2 years agoby @cineprogFlag
SpideR-OnE
so long Easy Rider R.I.P :(***
2 years agoby @spider-oneFlag
Shogun BlizZzard
Boooo on this
2 years agoby @omegablizzzardFlag
L4zy
@Mrman3810: no she will not because it's always the wrong people who are hit
2 years agoby @l4zyFlag
mosorwvlad
R.I.P
2 years agoby @mosorwvladFlag
Ultimatum
Really? Another one?...
Such a great actor. RIP Dennis Hopper.
2 years agoby @theultimatumFlag
MovieWiz001
R.I.P
2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag
LilZook
sad..losing two actors in 2 days
2 years agoby @lilzookFlag
Remy72883
And the title of this article is for one true about someone " Legend"
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
Remy72883
say what you want but one of my favorite scenes with Dennis Hopper was in super mario bro's when those to idiots his nephews were talking sh*t to him and he said " the guy in charge" still puts a smile on my face, Rest In Peace Mr Hopper
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
Raoul Duke
F*ck.
2 years agoby @raoulduke33Flag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
Fcuk! No! RIP
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
ed_wood
A truly sad day. RIP Mr. Hopper.
2 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
MovieMania
Yo Messenger, that's just what I was thinking.
R.I.P. the first original antagonist of 24.
2 years agoby @freddie701Flag
Messenger
R.I.P. Victor Drazen.
2 years agoby @messengerFlag
PUNISHER
What the f*ck!!! Everyone is dying! I think this is a sign of the End of times. God is prepping for something bad. R.I.P. you will be missed.
2 years agoby @cerealkillerFlag
Vamp
Jeez! Everyone is dying! R.I.P. Mr. Hopper! R.I.P.!
2 years agoby @vampire2000Flag
Hail2king
Do not forget the awesome Hopper in the fmv pc game The Black Dahlia!
2 years agoby @hail2kingFlag
Batman Rules !!!
R.i.p :'(
2 years agoby @the-fallenFlag
CelluloidDreams
Dennis Hooper appeared in two films featuring James Dean, Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956)....................RIP Dennis say hello to James!
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
CelluloidDreams
Do not grieve at the passing of mortality, for life's but a thing of terrible gravity. And the planets gravitate around you, and the stars shall dance about you, and the angels in heaven adore you, and the saints all stand and applaud you.
So faraway, so faraway and yet so close.
Nick Cave, "Far Away, So Close"
2 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
Ryan Moran
he was a good actor that sucks
2 years agoby @nightwing18Flag
JonSpidey07
dammit dammit dammit!
hate this year of dead celebs
poor Dennis, we havent seen him in 4ever in anything
at least Gary wont be alone now
RIP
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
joekerr2e
I never post on the "Actor/Actress Passing" pages... However, this is the passing of an acting legend from his generation.
He was one of a kind... R.I.P. Dennis
2 years agoby @joekerr2eFlag