![]() ![]() He rallied sufficiently to play an addled photojournalist in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979).īy the mid-1980s Hopper, having overcome his addictions, had engineered a career resurgence. However, his substance abuse and erratic behaviour overshadowed his work in the following decade, and studios balked at casting him. He, Fonda, and writer Terry Southern earned an Academy Award nomination for their screenplay. ![]() However, it was his directorial debut-the drug-fueled motorcycle drama Easy Rider (1969), in which he starred alongside Peter Fonda-that established Hopper as a talent of note and situated him at the forefront of the burgeoning resistance to the status quo. Throughout the 1960s Hopper appeared in features of varying quality, from horror films such as Night Tide (1961) to Cool Hand Luke (1967), a classic prison drama starring Paul Newman. He subsequently moved to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. However, by 1958 his difficult behaviour had become a liability and Warner Brothers dropped him. Despite tales of his temperamental on-set antics, Hopper was then cast in a string of films, including Giant (1956), also opposite Dean, and The Story of Mankind (1957). He moved to Los Angeles following high school and, after signing with Warner Brothers, quickly secured his first significant film role in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), opposite Natalie Wood and James Dean. When Hopper was a teenager, his family settled in San Diego, California, where he began performing at the Old Globe Theatre. Hopper also earned an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his role in Hoosiers (1986).ĭennis Hopper, in full Dennis Lee Hopper, (born May 17, 1936, Dodge City, Kansas, U.S.-died May 29, 2010, Los Angeles, California), American film actor, director, and writer who rose to fame as a countercultural icon in the 1960s and later developed into a noted character actor. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!ĭennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Terry Southern earned an Academy Award nomination for their screenplay for Easy Rider (1969).Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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