Offscreen Notes
Dennis Hopper: 1936-2010
The great cult actor Dennis Hopper passed away on Saturday May 29, at the age of 74. Hopper’s career spanned over 50 years, and included roles with some of the greatest actors and directors. His career was filled with risks, taking on independent, controversial roles (Easy Rider, The Trip, Kid Blue, River’s Edge, Out of the Blue, and Blue Velvet. His performance as psychotic Frank Booth in the latter is still many people’s choice for the creepies ever, get-under-your-skin villain. Hopper battled through alcohol and drug addictions during the 1970s to revitalize his career in the 1980s, and continued to breakthrough into more conventional films right up until his death.
