Dennis Hopper
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Dennis Hopper (May 17, 1936 - May 29, 2010) was an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Dodge City, Kansas. He has appeared in many movies and television shows, since the 1950s. He was also a photographer, writer, and art collector. On October 29, 2009, his manager announced that Hopper had prostate cancer. He was terminally ill.[1] He died of the disease on May 29, 2010 in Venice, California. He was 74.
[change] Career
Hopper is probably best known for directing, co-writing, and starring in the Oscar-nominated movie Easy Rider (1969) (#87 on the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list).
In 1994, Hopper had a role in the thriller movie Speed.