Dennis Hopper Western Filmography …

Dennis Hopper Western Filmography

I count Dennis Hopper’s appearances in at least two Western Classics: Gunfight at OK Corral with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas (1957); and True Grit (1969) with John Wayne. Even if Western movie fans didn’t count these movies as Classic, it would be recognized that Hopper had appeared with three of the Greatest Western Movie Stars of all time: Wayne, Lancaster and Douglas.

Some Western fans may also include Hang ’em High (1968) with another of the Greatest Western Actors of all time: Clint Eastwood; and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) with John Wayne (again), Dean Martin and Earl Holliman.

Among Western TV Shows. Gunsmoke and Bonanza would well be considered Classics. Cheyenne ? (Note: Hoppers roles in the TV Westerns were as a Guest Star – not a regular.)

Even so, not a bad legacy for one the legendary bad boys of the Entertainment industry.

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8 thoughts on “Dennis Hopper Western Filmography …”

      1. This is a bit of a debate I’m having with one of my brothers – about what qualifies as a Western. I used to say that if there was a motor vehicle in there, that it wasn’t a Western (That’s one of the things that annoyed me about Roy Rogers: Pat Brady and his jeep Nellybelle) Yet there’s a very noticeable car in The Wild Bunch – which everyone would definitely call a Western. Soooo … sometimes it’s a non factor … other times … maybe it’s just personal. ???

      2. I think it’s setting — the west — attitude — theme … and the general sense of the story. Of course it IS personal. And something not entirely definable that makes it a western. .

  2. Nice post 🙂 How did I miss that Dennis Hopper was such a staple in the Western? I saw him in Hang ’em High and The Sons of Katie Elder, but was not aware he was in so many others.

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