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Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Actor, also director, writer and editor · Died May 29, 2010, aged 74 · Dodge City, Kansas, USA

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. He directed and starred in Easy Rider (1969), winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as co-writer. "With its portrait of counterculture heroes raising their middle fingers to the uptight middle-class hypocrisies, Easy Rider became the cinematic symbol of the 1960s, a celluloid anthem to freedom, macho bravado and anti-establishment rebellion." Film critic Matthew Hays notes that "no other persona better signifies the lost idealism of the 1960s than that of Dennis Hopper." He was unable to build on his success for several years, until a featured role in Apocalypse Now (1979) brought him attention. He subsequently appeared in Rumble Fish (1983) and The Osterman Weekend (1983), and received critical recognition for his work in Blue Velvet and Hoosiers, with the latter film garnering him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He directed Colors (1988) and played the villain in Speed (1994). Hopper's later work included a leading role in the television series Crash. Hopper's last performance was filmed just before his death: The Last Film Festival, slated for a 2011 release. Hopper was also a prolific and acclaimed photographer, a profession he began in the 1960s. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Born
May 17, 1936
Died
May 29, 2010 (aged 74)
From
Dodge City, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor, also director, writer and editor
Titles
119 on MovieCove · 202 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Dennis Hopper's films like?

Across their 111 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
23%
Self
20%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Society
13%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Justice23 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival19 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception13 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose11 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt12 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 109 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 33 · Serious 36 · Dark 40

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 52 · Stylized 40 · Heightened 17

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 20 · Charged 53 · Intense 36

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 41 · Shifting 53 · Whiplash 15

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 63 · Some laughs 35 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 50 · Even-paced 53 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 46 · Engaged 58 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 42 · Affecting 43 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 75 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 13

Roles they play

64 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 28 of 64 analyzed roles.

Shadow
28 of 64
Hero
13 of 64
Mentor
6 of 64
Herald
5 of 64
Ally
4 of 64
Trickster
4 of 64
Threshold guardian
3 of 64
Shapeshifter
1 of 64
Show the 64 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
73
Contemplative
30
Melancholic
34
Dread
22
Warm
20
Other
98

How their films linger

Thought-provoking33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy28
  • Bittersweet49
  • Tragic12
  • Ambiguous21
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dennis Hopper's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 81 of their 119 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (47).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dennis Hopper's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

202 credits, 119 with a MovieCove page; 124 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Films to Die For (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Other Side of the Wind(2018)

    as Dennis Hopper

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Last Film Festival(2016)

    as Nick Twain - Producer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)

    as Lt. Lefty Enright (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel(2011)

    as Various Roles (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Frank Booth

  • Alpha and Omega(2010)

    In Memory Of · as Tony (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Palermo Shooting(2008)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Crash(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · as Ben Cendars

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • An American Carol(2008)

    as Judge Clarence Henderson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Elegy(2008)

    as George O'Hearn

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hell Ride(2008)

    as Eddie Zero

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Swing Vote(2008)

    as Donald Greenleaf

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Russian Suicide Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director · as Himself

  • Sleepwalking(2008)

    as Mr. Reedy

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Memory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Max Lichtenstein

  • The Sixth Element: The Ross Clarke-Jones Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Gorillaz: Live in Manchester(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • 10th & Wolf(2006)

    as Matty Matello

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hoboken Hollow(2006)

    as Sheriff Greer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • E-Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · as Eli McNulty

  • House of 9(2005)

    as Father Duffy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Dead(2005)

    as Kaufman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer(2005)

    as El Niño

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Inside Deep Throat(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Americano(2005)

    as Riccardo

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Out of Season(2004)

    as Harry Barlow

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Hopper

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ride(2004)

    as Ronnie Purnell

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Keeper(2004)

    as Krebs

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Unspeakable(2002)

    as Warden

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jon Castille

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • All the Way(2003)

    as Frank Sinatra

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Groovenians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Dad/King Normans

  • The Groovenians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Dad / King Normans (voice)

  • The Piano Player(2002)

    as Robert Nile

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 22 episodes · as Smith

  • Leo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Horace

  • Firestarter: Rekindled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as James Richardson

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Smith

  • Knockaround Guys(2001)

    as Benny Chains

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • 24(2001)

    Show 5 episodes · as Victor Drazen

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve(2001)

    as Captain Elsworth

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Choke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Henry Clark

  • Ticker(2001)

    as Alex Swan

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Held for Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as JD

  • Welcome to Hollywood(1998)

    as Dennis Hopper

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Jesus' Son(1999)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Prophet's Game(2000)

    as Vincent Swan

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jason and the Argonauts(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pelias

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Luck of the Draw(2000)

    as Giani Ponti

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Spreading Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Det. Ed DeLongpre

  • Michael Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lewis Garou

  • Homeless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • The Venice Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Roland / Salvatore

  • Tycus(1999)

    as Peter Crowford

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Straight Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Frank Hector

  • Edtv(1999)

    as Henry 'Hank' Pekurny

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Bad City Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Cleveland Carter

  • The Source(1999)

    as William S. Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lured Innocence(1998)

    as Rick Chambers

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Deedles(1998)

    as Frank Slater

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Road Ends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sheriff Ben Gilchrist

  • The Blackout(1997)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Top of the World(1997)

    as Charles Atlas

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • U2: A Year in Pop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Dennis Hopper (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Life(1997)

    as Mr. B

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Samson and Delilah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as General Tariq

  • The Last Days of Frankie the Fly(1996)

    as Frankie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as John Canyon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Basquiat(1996)

    as Bruno Bischofberger

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Carried Away(1996)

    as Joseph Svenden

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Waterworld(1995)

    as Deacon

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Search and Destroy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Waxling

  • Witch Hunt(1994)

    as H. Phillip Lovecraft

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Speed(1994)

    as Howard Payne

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Chasers(1994)

    Director · as Doggie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • True Romance(1993)

    as Clifford Worley

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Super Mario Bros.(1993)

    as King Koopa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Red Rock West(1993)

    as Lyle from Dallas

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Boiling Point(1993)

    as Rudolph 'Red' Diamond

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of Justice(1992)

    as Austin Blair

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Harry 'Nails' Niles

  • Sunset Heat(1992)

    as Carl Madson

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • HBO First Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eye of the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marvin Gladstone

  • The Indian Runner(1991)

    as Caesar

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Doublecrossed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Barry Seal

  • Paris Trout(1991)

    as Paris Trout

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Hot Spot(1990)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Chattahoochee(1989)

    as Walker Benson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Catchfire(1990)

    Director · as Milo

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Flashback(1990)

    as Huey Walker

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Rabbit Ears - The Fisherman and His Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Blood Red(1989)

    as William Bradford Berrigan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Black Leather Jacket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Narrator

  • Colors(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Art, Acting, & the Suicide Chair: A Conversation with Dennis Hopper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Forever James Dean(1988)

    as Goon (alternative 'Rebel Without a Cause' footage)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • On the tracks of a filmmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Dennis Hooper

  • Santabear's High Flying Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as (voice)

  • The American Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Captain

  • The Pick-up Artist(1987)

    as Flash Jensen

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • O.C. and Stiggs(1985)

    as Sponson

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Straight to Hell(1987)

    as I.G. Farben

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Black Widow(1987)

    as Ben

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Running Out of Luck(1985)

    as Video Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Hoosiers(1986)

    as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • River's Edge(1986)

    as Feck

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Blue Velvet(1986)

    as Frank Booth

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2(1986)

    as Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Stark: Mirror Image (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Lieutenant Ron Bliss

  • My Science Project(1985)

    as Bob Roberts

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Stark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Lieutenant Ron Bliss

  • A Hero of Our Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Casey

  • The Inside Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Miller

  • White Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Kenneth Barlow

  • The Osterman Weekend(1983)

    as Richard Tremayne

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Rumble Fish(1983)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Human Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Cracker / Stranger

  • Reborn(1981)

    as Rev. Tom Hartley

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Blue(1980)

    Director · Writer · as Don

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • King of the Mountain(1981)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Wild Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doc Holliday

  • Apocalypse Now(1979)

    as Photojournalist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Flesh Color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Mel

  • Last In, First Out(1978)

    as Medford

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Sorceror's Apprentice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as A Spy

  • The American Friend(1977)

    as Tom Ripley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tracks(1976)

    as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mad Dog Morgan(1976)

    as Daniel Morgan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Sky is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Chicken

  • Kid Blue(1973)

    as Bickford Waner

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Crush Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dennis Hopper

  • The Last Movie(1971)

    Director · Editor · Story · as Kansas

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The American Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer · as Himself

  • Easy Rider(1969)

    Director · Writer · as Billy

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • True Grit(1969)

    as "Moon"

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Panic in the City(1968)

    as Goff

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Hang 'Em High(1968)

    as Prophet

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Glory Stompers(1967)

    as Chino

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Cool Hand Luke(1967)

    as Babalugats

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Vern Reed

  • The Trip(1967)

    Second Unit Director · as Max

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Queen of Blood(1966)

    as Paul Grant

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Light Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Small

  • The Big Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Sweetwater

  • The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jud Salt

  • The Sons of Katie Elder(1965)

    as Dave Hastings

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Tarzan (Double)

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Ferno

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Landman

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Greatest Show on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Rhymer

  • Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Coley Mitchum

  • The Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Cpl. Peter Devlin

  • The Dakotas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Combat!(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Zack Fielder

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Hold-Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Fred Judson

  • The Investigators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian

  • 87th Precinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Mason

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Alfred Carter Jr. · as Jason Thomas

  • Night Tide(1961)

    as Johnny Drake

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Key Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as William "Cowby" Tomkins

  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald Collins

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Vollmer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Dev Farnum

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Young Land(1959)

    as Hatfield Carnes

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Swiss Family Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Fritz

  • Naked City(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Vinnie Winford

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Clover · as Vernon Tippert

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • From Hell to Texas(1958)

    as Tom Boyd

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Sayonara(1957)

    as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Mankind(1957)

    as Napoleon Bonaparte

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Emmett Lawton

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy the Kid

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral(1957)

    as Billy Clanton

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Giant(1956)

    as Jordy Benedict

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Denny Sunrise · as Vern Tippert

  • Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Novak

  • High Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Steve Redman

  • I Died a Thousand Times(1955)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rebel Without a Cause(1955)

    as Goon

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve Redman

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Abe Larson · as Utah Kid

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Kings Row (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Kimbo

  • The Millionaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Adam Spencer

  • Medic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert

  • Public Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Terry

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Ross Morton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Judson

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven, at 18

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as David Williams · as Harry Wales

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 200 titles from 1948 to 2025; peak year 1994.

Biggest box office

Speed (1994)

$350M worldwide

Highest rated

Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Jason and the Argonauts (2000)

Film career

19482025

Peak 1994 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 37 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting195 of 200: 188 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thDirecting9 of 200: 4 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting4 of 200: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 200: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 200: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

200 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s30 · acting1960s31 · 31 acting · 2 crew1970s12 · 11 acting · 2 crew1980s30 · 29 acting · 2 crew1990s40 · 39 acting · 3 crew2000s48 · 46 acting · 2 crew2010s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 19% of 70 roles
5560708590950005

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dennis Hopper's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 103; across their 109 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 109

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 109

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 109

Midcredits score across 119 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th38

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 119 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed44

Most divisive · actor

An American Carol (2008)

96th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 89 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dennis Hopper's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles38–88 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles8–70 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles24–88 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs22 titles28–87 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles28–84 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dennis Hopper work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dennis Hopper's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Madsen shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles