Trivia

Was laid to rest in Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico on June 2, 2010. His son, Henry Hopper read from Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" and the funeral was attended by Jack Nicholson, Peter Fonda and Val Kilmer.

In 1999, he, his young son, Henry, and two buddies were in Jamaica, heading to a golf course to play a few holes. As they drove through a small village, a speeding truck barreled head-on into their car. Hopper's friends were badly injured in the crash -- broken legs, head traumas -- but Hopper climbed out of the passenger seat without a scratch. He pulled Henry, then 10 years old, from the backseat, covered in splattered blood, also eerily unhurt. "At that point, I really thought, maybe there is a force looking out for me, because I can't figure out how we survived," Hopper said.

James Dean learned he had an interest in photography when they worked together, and encouraged him to pursue it as an alternative to just being an actor. Hopper published a book of photos in the late 1980s, including pictures of stars he had known, and thanked Dean.

After staging a "suicide attempt" (really more of a daredevil act) in a coffin using 17 sticks of dynamite during an "art happening" at the Rice University Media Center (filmed by professor and documentary filmmaker Brian Huberman), and later disappearing into the Mexican desert during a particularly extravagant bender, Hopper entered a drug rehabilitation program in 1983.

Belongs to the Top 100 collectors of modern art. Was the first buyer of one of Andy Warhol's Campbell's soup can paintings before anyone else took them seriously.

Thinks that James Dean is the best actor he ever worked with since he met him on the set of Rebelde sin causa (1955).

He thinks that the worst movie that he has ever done was Masacre en el infierno (1986).

Was the first choice for the role of Bud in El reclamador (1984), but the studio didn't want him because of his erratic reputation. Harry Dean Stanton got the part.

His acting career has taken him all over the world, and to date he has filmed movies in over 22 countries. (May 2007).

Graduate of Helix High School, La Mesa, California. Class of 1954, which voted him "Most Likely to Succeed".

His performance as Frank Booth in Terciopelo azul (1986) is ranked #54 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Hopper's fascination with art began with painting lessons at the Nelson-Atkins Museum while still a child in Kansas City, Missouri. Early in his career, he painted and wrote poetry, though many of his works were destroyed in a 1961 fire that burned scores of homes, including his, on Stone Canyon Road in Bel Air. His painting style ranges from abstract impressionism to photorealism and often includes references to his cinematic work and to other artists.

Reported that Rip Torn has won a $475,000 defamation suit against Hopper. Lawsuit came about after remarks made by Hopper on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) on 31 May 1994. (14 de marzo de 1997)

His personal assistant accused Victoria Duffy of trying to kill Hopper during their legal divorce proceedings in 2010.

He created the cover art for the Ike & Tina Turner single "River Deep - Mountain High" (released in 1966).

Was offered the role of Mr. Pink in Perros de reserva (1992) by Quentin Tarantino and Harvey Keitel, but was unavailable.

In Masacre en el infierno (1986), he says "Boys, boys, boys." when he first meets Leatherface and the Sawyer family. Hopper says the exact same thing when he first meets the heroes in Super Mario Bros. (1993).

Provided the narration for the Gorillaz song "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head".

He was going to star opposite Jack Nicholson in a film version of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".

When Sean Penn was attached to star in Barfly (1987), he wanted Hopper to direct the film. However, Charles Bukowski had written the screenplay for Barbet Schroeder, who had filmed him for French TV years before, and would not surrender it to Hopper, whom he despised as a gold-chain-wearing Hollywood phony.

After his run-in with director Henry Hathaway, was blackballed from major Hollywood feature film roles from 1958 until 1965, during which time he was busy working on television.

On 29 October 2009, he revealed that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2002.

Lamenting to an audience Q & A in Sydney that he had "never had any great roles", Hopper nominated Esplendor en la hierba (1961) as the one he most wished he'd been given.

His 1970 marriage to Michelle Phillips lasted just a few days, during his wild and woolly, drug-fueled period. She also appears briefly in The Last Movie (1971), Hopper's almost-disastrously appropriately entitled solo directorial effort, following Busco mi destino (1969). At one point in this era, Hopper was arrested after he was found raving, naked. After early success as a child star in theater, his movie career was practically stillborn when Louis B. Mayer banned him from the MGM lot after Hopper responded forcefully, in kind, when the mogul belittled his desire to play Shakespearen roles.

His house in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, is a radical architectural statement.

One of three cast members of the film Rebelde sin causa (1955) to have died within the first six months of 2010. He was followed in death by castmates Corey Allen and was predeceased by Steffi Sidney.

Buried in Taos, New Mexico.

Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Jack Nicholson in Busco mi destino (1969).

1 September 2000 - A Canadian judge dismissed marijuana charges against Hopper stemming from an October 1999 arrest in Calgary.

Was originally cast as Steiner in The Truman Show. Historia de una vida (1998), but dropped out due to creative differences. Ed Harris replaced him.

Is portrayed by Jarrod Dean in El misterio de Natalie Wood (2004).

Had his photography exhibited at Fort Worth, Denver, Wichita, Cochran, and Spoleto art museums, as well as the Parco Gallery and in the cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Kumatomo, Japan.

Hopper is quoted in the book "Marilyn Beck's Hollywood" (1973) as saying that the Manson Massacre of Sharon Tate and friends was the backlash from a sex and drugs party the week previously, in which a drug dealer was tied up and whipped before a crowd for selling "bad dope" to the residents of 10050 Cielo Drive. As can be seen by Rip Torn's success in prosecuting a defamation suit against Hopper in the 1990s, he is not the most reliable witness to history.

Received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on March 26, 2010.

After Dean's death, Hopper's studio tried to brand him as "the next James Dean".

Alumnus of the Lee Strasberg Institute.

He was considered for the role of Humbert Humbert in Lolita: Una pasión prohibida (1997) that went to Jeremy Irons.

Hopper has been widely reported to be the godfather of actress Amber Tamblyn; in a 2009 interview with Parade, Tamblyn explained that "godfather" was "just a loose term" for Hopper, Dean Stockwell and Neil Young, three famous friends of her father's, who were always around the house when she was growing up, and who were big influences on her life.

In his book "Last Train to Memphis", American popular music historian Peter Guralnick says that in 1956, when Elvis Presley was making his first film in Hollywood, Hopper was roommates with fellow actor Nick Adams and the three became friends and socialized together.

He has appeared in six films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Rebelde sin causa (1955), Gigante (1956), La leyenda del indomable (1967), Busco mi destino (1969), Apocalipsis (1979) and Hoosiers (1986). He has also directed one film that is in the registry: Easy Rider.

Was in the process of divorcing Victoria Duffy at the time of his death. He filed for divorce in January 2010.

Was due to appear in the "Doctor Who" 2007 Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned (2007), guest starring along with Kylie Minogue. However, Hopper was not available for long enough, so the part had to be recast. Clive Swift, eventually, took on Hopper's intended role, "Mr. Copper". He was also considered for the Master in Doctor Who (1996).

Despite his Republican affiliations, he intentionally parodied Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld while playing the greedy, racist villain, Mr. Kaufman in Tierra de los muertos (2005). He also endorsed and voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, and criticized the selection of Sarah Palin on the Republican ticket.

Died 10 days after his 74th birthday.

Member of the United States Republican Party.

Was considered for the part of Judge Doom in ¿Quién engañó a Roger Rabbit? (1988).

As a youngster in Kansas City, he took classes taught by legendary painter Thomas Hart Benton, who told him: "One day you'll learn to get tight, and paint loose.".

Dennis Hopper married Victoria Duffy in Boston, at the Old South Church.

Ranked #87 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. (octubre de 1997)

He has appeared in two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Gigante (1956) and Apocalipsis (1979).