Yeah.......Well, its been coming for a long while now. There was a lot more to his career than Easy Rider but the movie, though now dated, is an icon of a generation with characters that showed bits and pieces of many of us. We rode and died with Wyatt and Billy as our hopes or dreams often did as well.

There was a lot more to Dennis Hopper that I and many others enjoyed as well. Here's a pretty fair obit.......NPR Obit

And take a look at this body of work:

Actor:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Alpha and Omega (2010) (post-production) (voice) .... Tony
The Last Film Festival (2010) (completed) .... Nick Twain - Producer


"Crash" .... Ben Cendars (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
    - Los Angeles (2009) TV episode .... Ben Cendars
    - Alone Again Or... (2009) TV episode .... Ben Cendars
    - Calm Like a Bomb (2009) TV episode .... Ben Cendars
    - Master of Puppets (2009) TV episode
    - Endangered Species (2009) TV episode .... Ben Cendars
      (21 more)
Deadly Creatures (2009) (VG) (voice)
An American Carol (2008) .... The Judge
... aka "Big Fat Important Movie" - International (English title), UK (DVD title)
Palermo Shooting (2008) .... Frank
Swing Vote (2008) .... Donald Greenleaf
Elegy (2008/I) .... George O'Hearn
Sleepwalking (2008) .... Mr. Reedy
Hell Ride (2008) .... Eddie Zero
Memory (2006/II) .... Max Lichtenstein
"E-Ring" .... Col. Eli McNulty (23 episodes, 2005-2006)
    - Isolation (2006) TV episode .... Col. Eli McNulty
    - Brothers in Arms (2006) TV episode .... Col. Eli McNulty
    - Five Pillars (2006) TV episode .... Col. Eli McNulty
    - Hard Cell (2006) TV episode .... Col. Eli McNulty
    - Fallen Angels (2006) TV episode .... Col. Eli McNulty
      (18 more)
10th & Wolf (2006) .... Matty Matello
Hoboken Hollow (2005) .... Sheriff Greer
Land of the Dead (2005) .... Kaufman
... aka "George A. Romero's Land of the Dead" - USA (complete title)
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) .... El Niño
Americano (2005) .... Riccardo
House of 9 (2005) .... Father Duffy
The Last Ride (2004) (TV) .... Ronnie Purnell
Out of Season (2004) .... Harry Barlow
... aka "Final Shoot" - Japan (English title) (DVD title)
The Keeper (2004) .... Krebs
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits (2004) (V) (uncredited) .... Victor Castiglione (segment "Victory")
"Las Vegas" .... Jon Castille (1 episode, 2004)
    - New Orleans (2004) TV episode .... Jon Castille
Legacy (2004) .... CHP Officer
The Night We Called It a Day (2003) .... Frank Sinatra
... aka "All the Way" - USA (DVD title)
... aka "All the Way: The Kidnapping of a Music Legend" - USA (DVD title)
Suspense (2003) (TV) .... Narrator
The Groovenians (2002) (TV) (voice) .... Dad/King Normans
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Steve Scott
... aka "Vice City" - USA (short title)
The Piano Player (2002) .... Robert Nile
... aka "The Target" - Canada (English title), USA (video title)
Leo (2002) .... Horace
"24" .... Victor Drazen (5 episodes, 2002)
    - 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2002) TV episode .... Victor Drazen
    - 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. (2002) TV episode .... Victor Drazen
    - 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (2002) TV episode .... Victor Drazen
    - 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2002) TV episode .... Victor Drazen
    - 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (2002) TV episode (uncredited) .... Victor Drazen
Unspeakable (2002) .... Warden Earl Blakely
Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002) (TV) .... James Richardson
... aka "Firestarter: Rekindled" - USA (cable TV title)
"Flatland" .... Smith (8 episodes, 2002)
    - Episode #1.21 (2002) TV episode .... Smith
    - A Gentle Rain (2002) TV episode .... Smith
    - Aurora (2002) TV episode .... Smith
    - Infection (2002) TV episode .... Smith
    - Shadow Warriors (2002) TV episode .... Smith
      (3 more)
L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve (2001) .... Captain Elsworth
Knockaround Guys (2001) .... Benny Chains
Choke (2001) .... Henry Clark
Ticker (2001) .... Alex Swan
... aka "The Other Side of the Law" - Philippines (English title)
Held for Ransom (2000) .... JD
Jason and the Argonauts (2000) (TV) .... Pelias
Luck of the Draw (2000) .... Giani Ponti
The Spreading Ground (2000) .... Det. Ed DeLongpre
Michael Angel (2000) .... Lewis Garou
... aka "The Apostate" - USA (cable TV title)


Bad City Blues (1999) .... Cleveland Carter
The Venice Project (1999) .... Roland / Salvatore
Jesus' Son (1999) .... Bill
Straight Shooter (1999) .... Frank Hector
Edtv (1999) .... Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
... aka "Ed TV" - USA (poster title)
The Prophet's Game (1999) .... Vincent Swan
Lured Innocence (1999) .... Rick Chambers
Justice (1999/II) (TV) (uncredited)
Meet the Deedles (1998) .... Frank Slater
Top of the World (1998) .... Charles Atlas
Tycus (1998) (V) .... Peter Crawford
Black Dahlia (1998) (VG) .... Walter Pensky
Road Ends (1997) .... Sheriff Ben Gilchrist
The Blackout (1997) .... Mickey Wayne
The Making of 'Super Mario Brothers' (1997) (TV) .... King Koopa
The Good Life (1997) .... Mr. Golf
Samson and Delilah (1996) (TV) .... Generale Tariq
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996) .... Frankie
Basquiat (1996) .... Bruno Bischofberger
Space Truckers (1996) .... John Canyon
Carried Away (1996) .... Joseph Svenden
Waterworld (1995) .... Deacon
Search and Destroy (1995) .... Dr. Luther Waxling
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1995) (VG) (voice) .... Mr. Beautiful
Dennis Hopper: L.A. Blues (1995) (TV) .... Host
Witch Hunt (1994) (TV) .... H. Phillip Lovecraft
Speed (1994/I) .... Howard Payne
Chasers (1994) .... Doggie
True Romance (1993) .... Clifford Worley
... aka "Breakaway" - Philippines (English title)
Red Rock West (1993) .... Lyle from Dallas
Super Mario Bros. (1993) .... King Koopa
Boiling Point (1993/I) .... Rudolph 'Red' Diamond
The Heart of Justice (1992) (TV) .... Austin Blair
Sunset Heat (1992) .... Carl Madson
Nails (1992) (TV) .... Harry 'Nails' Niles
Rabbit Ears: Jonah and the Whale (1992) (V) (voice) (uncredited)
Rabbit Ears: Rip Van Winkle (1992) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley (1992) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Eye of the Storm (1991) .... Marvin Gladstone
Doublecrossed (1991) (TV) .... Barry Seal
The Indian Runner (1991) .... Caesar
... aka "Indian Runner" - Japan (English title)
Paris Trout (1991) .... Paris Trout
Rabbit Ears: The Fool and the Flying Ship (1991) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Rabbit Ears: King Midas and the Golden Touch (1991) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1990)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" - USA (complete title)
... aka "SNL" - USA (informal title)
... aka "SNL 25" - USA (alternative title)
... aka "Saturday Night" - USA (first season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" - USA (sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" - USA (fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" - USA (twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" - USA (twentiefifth season title)
    - Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon (1990) TV episode .... Host
Catchfire (1990) .... Milo
... aka "Backtrack" - USA (TV title (director's cut))
Flashback (1990/I) .... Huey Walker
Rabbit Ears: Paul Bunyan (1990) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller


Chattahoochee (1989) .... Walker Benson
Blood Red (1989) .... William Bradford Berrigan
Rabbit Ears: How the Leopard Got His Spots (1989) (V) (voice) (uncredited)
Rabbit Ears: Thumbelina (1989) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Rabbit Ears: The Fisherman and His Wife (1989) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Black Leather Jacket (1988) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987) (TV) (voice)
The Pick-up Artist (1987) .... Flash Jensen
Straight to Hell (1987) .... I.G. Farben
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1987) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Black Widow (1987) .... Ben Dumers
Running Out of Luck (1987) .... Video Director
Rabbit Ears: The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1987) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Hoosiers (1986) .... Shooter
Blue Velvet (1986) .... Frank Booth
River's Edge (1986) .... Feck
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) .... Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
... aka "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2" - USA (video box title)
Stark: Mirror Image (1986) (TV) .... Lieutenant Ron Bliss
The American Way (1986) .... The Captain
... aka "Riders of the Storm" - USA (reissue title)
My Science Project (1985) .... Bob Roberts
Stark (1985) (TV) .... Lieutenant Ron Bliss
Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1985) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) .... Sponson
A Hero of Our Time (1985) (uncredited)
Rabbit Ears: The Ugly Duckling (1985) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Storyteller
Slagskämpen (1984) .... Miller
... aka "The Inside Man" - USA (DVD title)
Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle (1984) (uncredited)
... aka "Jungle Warriors" - USA, West Germany (video title)
White Star (1983) .... Kenneth Barlow
The Osterman Weekend (1983) .... Richard Tremayne
... aka "Mission CIA" - Philippines (English title)
Rumble Fish (1983) .... Father
"American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode)
    - Robert Rauschenberg: Inventive Genius (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
Neil Young: Human Highway (1982) .... Cracker
King of the Mountain (1981) .... Cal
Reborn (1981) .... Rev. Tom Hartley
Out of the Blue (1980) .... Don
... aka "No Looking Back" - USA (TV title)
"Wild Times" (1980) TV mini-series .... Doc Holliday


Las flores del vicio (1979) .... Chicken
... aka "Bloodbath" - USA
Apocalypse Now (1979) .... Photojournalist
... aka "Apocalypse Now Redux" - International (English title) (longer version)
L'ordre et la sécurité du monde (1978) .... Medford
... aka "Concorde Affair" - International (English title)
... aka "Last In, First Out" - USA
Couleur chair (1978) .... Mel
... aka "Flesh Color" - International (English title)
Les apprentis sorciers (1977) .... A spy
... aka "The Sorceror's Apprentice" - International (English title)
Der amerikanische Freund (1977) .... Tom Ripley
... aka "The American Friend" - USA
Tracks (1977) .... 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
Mad Dog Morgan (1976) .... Daniel Morgan
Kid Blue (1973) .... Bickford Waner
Crush Proof (1972)
The Other Side of the Wind (1972)
The Last Movie (1971) .... Kansas


True Grit (1969) .... Moon
Easy Rider (1969) .... Billy
Head (1968) (uncredited) .... Long haired guy at filmshoot in restaurant - extra
Panic in the City (1968) .... Goff
Hang 'Em High (1968) .... The Prophet
The Glory Stompers (1968) .... Chino
"The Big Valley" .... Jimmy Sweetwater / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
    - Night of the Executioner (1967) TV episode .... Jimmy Sweetwater
    - Plunder at Hawk's Grove (1967) TV episode .... Leon Grell
"The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Vern Reed (1 episode, 1967)
    - Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett (1967) TV episode .... Vern Reed
Cool Hand Luke (1967) .... Babalugats
The Trip (1967/II) .... Max
"Combat!" .... Zack Fielder (1 episode, 1967)
    - A Little Jazz (1967) TV episode .... Zack Fielder
"The Time Tunnel" .... Passenger (1 episode, 1966)
    - Rendezvous with Yesterday (1966) TV episode (uncredited) .... Passenger
Queen of Blood (1966) .... Paul Grant
"The Legend of Jesse James" .... Jud Salt (1 episode, 1966)
    - South Wind (1966) TV episode .... Jud Salt
"Convoy" .... Roger Small (1 episode, 1965)
    - The Many Colors of Courage (1965) TV episode .... Roger Small
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) .... Dave Hastings
"Gunsmoke" .... Billy Kimbo (1 episode, 1965)
... aka "Marshal Dillon" - USA (rerun title)
    - One Killer on Ice (1965) TV episode .... Billy Kimbo
"Bonanza" .... Dev Farnum (1 episode, 1964)
... aka "Ponderosa" - USA (rerun title)
... aka "Ride the Wind" - USA (recut version)
    - The Dark Past (1964) TV episode .... Dev Farnum
"The Lieutenant" .... Peter Devlin (1 episode, 1964)
    - To Set It Right (1964) TV episode .... Peter Devlin
"Arrest and Trial" .... Coley Mitchum (1 episode, 1964)
    - People in Glass Houses (1964) TV episode .... Coley Mitchum
"Petticoat Junction" .... Alan Landman (1 episode, 1964)
    - Bobbie Jo and the Beatnik (1964) TV episode .... Alan Landman
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of (1964)
The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys (1964)
"The Greatest Show on Earth" .... Rhymer (1 episode, 1963)
    - The Wrecker (1963) TV episode .... Rhymer
"Espionage" .... Ferno (1 episode, 1963)
    - The Weakling (1963) TV episode .... Ferno
"The Defenders" .... Alfred Carter Jr. / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    - The Weeping Baboon (1963) TV episode .... Jason Thomas
    - The Indelible Silence (1962) TV episode .... Alfred Carter Jr.
"Wagon Train" .... Emmett Lawton (1 episode, 1963)
    - The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) TV episode .... Emmett Lawton
"The Dakotas" .... Ross Kendrick (1 episode, 1963)
    - Requiem at Dancer's Hill (1963) TV episode .... Ross Kendrick
"The Twilight Zone" .... Peter Vollmer (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "Twilight Zone" - USA (new title)
    - He's Alive (1963) TV episode .... Peter Vollmer
"Surfside 6" .... Trask (1 episode, 1962)
    - Vendetta Arms (1962) TV episode .... Trask
"General Electric Theater" .... Fred Judson (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "G.E. Theater" - USA (informal short title)
... aka "G.E. True Theater" - USA (new title)
    - The Hold-Out (1962) TV episode .... Fred Judson
"The Investigators" .... Adrian Brewster (1 episode, 1961)
    - The Mind's Own Fire (1961) TV episode .... Adrian Brewster
"87th Precinct" .... Andrew Mason (1 episode, 1961)
    - My Friend, My Enemy (1961) TV episode .... Andrew Mason
Night Tide (1961) .... Johnny Drake
"Naked City" .... Vinnie Winford (1 episode, 1961)
    - Shoes for Vinnie Winford (1961) TV episode .... Vinnie Winford
"The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Gerald Collins (1 episode, 1960)
    - No One (1960) TV episode .... Gerald Collins
Key Witness (1960) .... William 'Cowboy' Tomkins
"The Millionaire" .... Adam Spencer (1 episode, 1960)
    - Millionaire Julie Sherman (1960) TV episode .... Adam Spencer
"The Betty Hutton Show" .... Mike (1 episode, 1960)
    - Goldie Meets Mike (1960) TV episode .... Mike


"The Lineup" .... Leighton (1 episode, 1959)
    - Wake Up to Terror (1959) TV episode .... Leighton
The Young Land (1959) .... Hatfield Carnes
"The Rifleman" .... Johnny Clover / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    - Three Legged Terror (1959) TV episode .... Johnny Clover
    - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV episode .... Vernon Tippert
"Zane Grey Theater" .... Denny Sunrise / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater" - USA (complete title)
... aka "The Westerners" - USA (rerun title)
    - The Sunrise Gun (1959) TV episode .... Denny Sunrise
    - The Sharpshooter (1958) TV episode .... Vernon 'Vern' Tippert
"Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
    - The Last Night in August (1958) TV episode
Swiss Family Robinson (1958) (TV) .... Fritz
"Studio One" .... David Williams / ... (2 episodes, 1958)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" - USA (new title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" - USA (alternative title)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" - USA (summer title)
    - The Last Summer (1958) TV episode .... Harry Wales
    - Trial by Slander (1958) TV episode .... David Williams
From Hell to Texas (1958) .... Tom Boyd
Sayonara (1957) (voice) (uncredited) .... MP in Kelly's house/MP at Tokyo airport
The Story of Mankind (1957) .... Napoleon Bonaparte
"Sugarfoot" .... Billy the Kid (1 episode, 1957)
    - Brannigan's Boots (1957) TV episode .... Billy the Kid
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) .... Billy Clanton
"Conflict" .... Ed Novak (2 episodes, 1957)
    - No Man's Road (1957) TV episode
    - A Question of Loyalty (1957) TV episode .... Ed Novak
"Cheyenne" .... Abe Larson / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
    - The Iron Trail (1957) TV episode .... Abe Larson
    - Quicksand (1956) TV episode .... Utah Kid
    - The Travelers (1956) TV episode (uncredited) .... Roden's Ranch Hand
Giant (1956) .... Jordan Benedict III
"The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Pauly (1 episode, 1956)
    - Carnival (1956) TV episode .... Pauly
"Screen Directors Playhouse" .... Steve Redman (1 episode, 1956)
    - High Air (1956) TV episode .... Steve Redman
"Kings Row" .... Tod Monaghan (1 episode, 1956)
    - Carnival (1956) TV episode .... Tod Monaghan
I Died a Thousand Times (1955) (uncredited) .... Joe
Rebel Without a Cause (1955) .... Goon
"Letter to Loretta" .... Ross Morton (1 episode, 1955)
... aka "The Loretta Young Show" - USA (new title)
... aka "The Loretta Young Theatre" - USA (rerun title)
    - Inga II (1955) TV episode .... Ross Morton
"The Public Defender" .... Frankie (1 episode, 1955)
    - Mama's Boy (1955) TV episode .... Frankie
"Medic" .... Robert (1 episode, 1955)
    - Boy in the Storm (1955) TV episode .... Robert
"Cavalcade of America" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka "DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre" - USA (fourth season title)
... aka "DuPont Theater" - USA (fifth season title)
    - A Medal for Miss Walker (1954) TV episode

Director:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Homeless (2000)


Chasers (1994)
The Hot Spot (1990)
Catchfire (1990) (as Alan Smithee)
... aka "Backtrack" - USA (TV title (director's cut))


Colors (1988)
Out of the Blue (1980)
... aka "No Looking Back" - USA (TV title)


The Last Movie (1971)


Easy Rider (1969)

Writer:
1980s
1970s
1960s
Out of the Blue (1980) (uncredited)
... aka "No Looking Back" - USA (TV title)


The Last Movie (1971) (story)
The American Dreamer (1971) (writer)


Easy Rider (1969) (written by)

Miscellaneous Crew:
2000s
1990s
1980s
The Cool School (2008) (archive and stills)


Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (advisory board)


Reborn (1981) (production consultant)

Editor:
The Last Movie (1971)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
The Trip (1967/II) (second unit director) (uncredited)

He will be missed by many including me. Thanks for all of it.

Spaw