[/caption]There is an old superstition that the famous die in groups of three; I hope that is not so because we have lost another of the Hollywood denizens, Dennis Hopper. Mr. Hopper had many memorable roles in classic movies: Easy Rider; Blue Velvet; Apocalypse Now; Rebel Without A Cause; Speed and Hoosiers.
Mr Hopper succumbed to Prostrate Cancer after a fairly long battle; he was seventy four years old. It was recently that Mr. Hopper was bequeathed with a star on the Walk of Fame and although he looked frail… he managed to make the best of it; close friends, including Jack Nicholson, whom he co-starred with in Easy Rider, was there to support him. Mr. Hopper was currently an integral cast member on the television series, Crash.
Mr. Hopper has battled personal demons and was very candid about his drug use and his subsequent recovery. No one will forget Mr. Hopper’s tour de force performance in Blue Velvet, which garnered critical praise. The maniacal performance in Blue Velvet… marked with one of his many quirks of breathing into a mask tethered to an oxygen tank scared the “bejesus” out of me.
In addition, Mr. Hopper has been lauded and nominated twice for Oscars: as a writer for Easy Rider and for his performance in Hoosiers. You do not have to take my word that Mr. Hopper was a great actor – simply check out those movies listed above and see for yourself. Even in the terrible movies like Water World, Mr. Hopper, playing the heavy, made the best of his role. Rest in peace Mr. Hopper and our condolences to your extended family.
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