Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper (1936 - 2010)

Film Deaths[]

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) [Billy Clanton]: Shot to death by Kirk Douglas just as Dennis is about to shoot Burt Lancaster and Burt hesitates to shoot him.
The Young Land (1959) [Hatfield Carnes]: Shot to death by Patrick Wayne as Dennis tries to escape.
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) [Dave Hastings]: Shot to death by James Gregory, just as John Wayne uses him as a human shield.
Queen of Blood (1966) [Paul Grant]: Drained of blood out of his wrist, by Florence Marly, after she stuns him with her power eyes. His body is shown when Robert Boon, Judi Meredith and John Saxon discover him.
The Glory Stompers (1967) [Chino]: Accidentally stabbed in the back of the neck by Astrid Warner during a fight with Jody McCrea as Astrid attempts to throw the knife at Jody who holds Dennis in the way of the blade.
Hang 'Em High (1968) ["The Prophet"]: Shot in the back by Ben Johnson because the other prisoners tell him to do so, while Dennis attempts to escape.
Easy Rider (1969) [Billy]: Shot to death by David C. Billodeau while Dennis and Peter Fonda are riding their motorcycles on the road.
True Grit (1969) ["Moon"]: Stabbed in in chest by Jeremy Slate after hacking his fingers off; he dies shortly after warning John Wayne about Robert Duvall; his body is shown again when John brings their bodies to town for the reward.
The Last Movie (1971) ["Kansas"]: Executed by crucifixion by the villagers.
Bloodbath (Las Flores del vicio; The Sky Is Falling) (1975) ["Chicken"]: Dies of a drug overdose on the beach at the end of the film.
Mad Dog Morgan (1976) [Daniel Morgan]: Shot to death by police and bounty hunters.
Apocalypse Now (1979) [Photojournalist]: In the workprint, he gets blasted with a shotgun by Scott Glenn after he tells Martin Sheen that he's leaving the compound. (He does not die in the actual movie.)
Out of the Blue (No Looking Back) (1980) [Don Barnes]: Stabbed in the chest with scissors by Linda Manz in her bedroom.
King of the Mountain (1981) [Cal]: Killed in an car crash/explosion when he drives his car off of a cliff towards the end of the movie.
The Osterman Weekend The Osterman Weekend (1983) [Richard Tremayne]: Killed in an explosion after being trapped (along with Chris Sarandon, Helen Shaver, and Cassie Yates) when John Hurt detonates a bomb in their RV, this is shown on a television screen that Rutger Hauer and Craig T. Nelson are watching.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) [Lt. Boude "Lefty" Enright]: Killed in an explosion caused by Jim Siedow, while fighting Leatherface (Bill Johnson) in a chainsaw duel.
Blue Velvet (1986) [Frank Booth]: Shot in the head (blowing open the back of his head) by Kyle MacLachlan after Dennis opens the door of the closet where Kyle was hiding.
Black Widow (1987) [Ben Dumers]: Poisoned (off-screen) by Theresa Russell; his body is not shown afterwards.
The Indian Runner (1991) [Caesar]: Presumably gets bludgeoned (beaten) to death with a bar stool by Viggo Mortensen as patrons look on in shock.
Paris Trout (1991) [Paris Trout]: Commits suicide by shooting himself in the mouth after killing Ed Harris.
Sunset Heat (1992) [Carl Madson]: Shot in the stomach by Michael Pare during a struggle on the beach.
Red Rock West (1993) [Lyle, From Dallas]: Shot repeatedly by Lara Flynn Boyle, after Dennis frees himself from being impaled on the bayonet of a statue by Nicolas Cage in graveyard.
Super Mario Bros. (1993) [President Koopa]: Devolved into slime when Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo turn one of his de-evolution guns on him.
True Romance (1993) [Clifford Worley]: Shot in the head by Christopher Walken, after tricking him into killing him to protect Christian Slater and prevent him from finding his location.
Speed (1994) [Howard Payne]: Decapitated when his head hits a light fixture during a struggle with Keanu Reeves on top of a speeding subway train. (He also fakes his 'death' earlier in the film).
Waterworld (1995) ["The Deacon"]: Killed in an explosion when he collides with several of his henchmen's jet-skis while trying to kidnap Tina Majorino.
Top of the World (1997) [Charles Atlas]: Killed when his platform slides down the dam and crashes, after Peter Weller cuts the cable.
Tycus (1998) [Peter Crawford]: Killed when the asteroid blows up the Earth at the same time that Hopper is being attacked by an angry mob of survivors critiquing his hypocritical methods.
Bad City Blues (1999) [Cleveland Carter]: Shot twice (off-screen) by Michael McGrady in chamber's wife.
Held for Ransom (2000) [J.D.]: Eaten by alligators when Jordan Brower pushes him into the swamp after attacking Jordan.
Luck of the Draw (2000) [Giani Ponti]: Shot to death in a big shoot-out between the Treasury agents and Ice-T's thugs in a warehouse.
Ticker (2001) [Alex Swan]: Killed in an explosion when Jaime Pressly detonates a bomb in his car.
Unspeakable (2002) [Warden Earl Blakely]: Ripping his own face off as he is being forced to by Pavan Grover's mind control power.
Out of Season (2004) [Harry Barlow]: Presumably dies of his injuries after being beaten and crucified to his bar counter by David Murray.
House of 9 (2004) [Father Duffy]: Shot to death by (off-camera) Hippolyte Girardot after being stabbed in the back with a glass shard.
The Keeper (2004) [Sheriff Krebs]: Shot to death by Asia Argento in the woods.
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) ["El Nino"]: Stabbed to death (off-screen) by Tara Reid.
Land of the Dead (2005) [Paul Kaufman]: Killed in an explosion, along with John Leguizamo, when Eugene Clark throws a bomb at them and ignites the gasoline around them.
10th & Wolf (2006) [Matty Matello]: Shot to death by John Capodice.
Sleepwalking (2008) [Mr. Reedy]: Beaten to death with a shovel by his son (Nick Stahl).
Elegy (2008) [George O`Hearn]: Dies of a cancer or an STD because he did say he cheated on his wife.

Television Deaths[]

Cheyenne: Quicksand (1956) ["Utah Kid"]: Shot two times to death by Clint Walker while trying to shoot him. (Thanks to Harry)
The Twilight Zone: He's Alive (1963) [Peter Vollmer]: Shot in the stomach by a police officer. The episode ends with him clutching his wound, unable to comprehend how his "invincibility" failed him; it's not confirmed whether or not the wound was fatal, but I thought I'd list it just to be safe. CLASSIC QUOTE: "There's something very wrong here...Don't you understand that I'm made out of steel!?"
Wagon Train: The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) [Emmett Lawton]: Shot to death in a shoot-out.
Gunsmoke: One Killer on Ice (1965) [Billy Kimbo]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with James Arness at the well. (Thanks to Harry)
The Big Valley: Plunder (1967) [Leon Grell]: Shot in the chest in a shoot-out with Lee Majors.
Doublecrossed (1991 TV Movie) [Barry Seal]: Shot to death by assassins working for his former Medellin employers. (See also Tom Cruise in American Made.)
The Heart of Justice (1992 TV Movie) [Austin Blair]: Shot in the chest by Dermot Mulroney in street.
Samson and Delilah (1996 TV Movie) [General Tariq]: Crushed to death with everyone else in the temple.
Jason and the Argonauts (2000 mini-series) [Pelias]: Stabbed in the stomach with his knife by his nephew (Jason London) when Dennis trying to stab Jason. (Thanks to Stephen) (Mythologically inaccurate: he is murdered by his own daughters, believing they can use the body parts in a magic trick to make him younger.)
24: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2002) [Victor Drazen]: Shot to death by Kiefer Sutherland in the docks after Kiefer shoots Hopper's son Zeljko Ivanek.
The Last Ride (2004 TV Movie) [Ronnie Purnell]: Killed in an explosion, along with Fred Ward, when he drives his car off of a cliff and blows up.