FrameThrower · Actors · Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
17 films · 1,041 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1955–1994
Born 17 May 1936 · Dodge City, Kansas, USA · died 29 May 2010
Dennis Lee Hopper 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.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 17 films · 1,041 frames · top-billed in 9 · 1955–1994
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2010
- Donostia Award2002
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award1995
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain1995
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor1986
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
How their films are shot
Measured across 1,041 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Dennis takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 17 films we hold, 53% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Dennis takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Speed
1994 · Howard Payne
True Romance
1993 · Clifford Worley
Blue Velvet
1986 · Frank Booth
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986 · Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Human Highway
1982 · Cracker / Stranger
Out of the Blue
1980 · Don
The American Friend
1977 · Tom Ripley
Easy Rider
1969 · Billy
Night Tide
1961 · Johnny Drake
The Indian Runner
1991 · Caesar
River’s Edge
1986 · Feck
Rumble Fish
1983 · Father
The Trip
1967 · Max
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · Babalugats
Queen of Blood
1966 · Paul Grant
Giant
1956 · Jordan "Jordy" Benedict III
Rebel Without A Cause
1955 · Goon
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,041 frames from Dennis Hopper's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.