Dennis Hopper through the years

Early in his career, Hopper appeared in two movies alongside James Dean: Rebel Without a Cause and Giant. Here, he attends the premier for Giant with actress Natalie Wood.  (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Hopper appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone entitled “He’s Alive” in 1963. In his career, he played roles in over 140 TV episodes, on popular programs like Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Defenders, Investigators, The Legend of Jesse James, and Combat!  (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

After his success with Easy Rider, Hopper released The Last Movie in 1971. The film was dismissed by audiences and critics, and Hopper sustained his lifestyle for the next several years by playing roles in low-budget and European films. During this time, Hopper developed many addictions. He returned to prominence in 1979 with the movie Apocolypse Now.  (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage/Getty Images)

After staging a daredevil “suicide attempt” with 17 sticks of dynamite and later disappearing into the desert while on drugs, Hopper entered rehabilitation in 1983. That same year, he earned praise for his roles in Rumblefish and The Osterman Weekend, but it wasn’t until his award-winning 1986 performance in Blue Velvet that he revived his career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Hoosier and directed the movie Colors in 1988.  (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Hopper’s creative inclinations extend beyond the big screen. He is also a photographer, painter, and sculptor with works exhibited world-wide. He is most known for his portrait photography in the 1960s and the album cover of Ike and Tina Turner‘s River Deep, Mountain High. Here, he snaps photos at a 2004 Lakers game with his friend, Jack Nicholson.  (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

Hopper stayed busy through the 1990s appearing in various films, and extended his career into the new millennium with roles in The Night We Called It a Day (2003), The Keeper (2004), and The Land of the Dead (2005).  (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Hopper married Brooke Hayward in 1961. They had a daughter, Marin Hopper, before divorcing in 1969. Then, Hopper wed Michelle Phillips in October of 1970, but the marriage lasted only one week. He married his third wife, Daria Halprin, in 1972. They had a daughter named Ruthana Hopper, and they divorced in 1976. In 1989, Hopper married his fourth wife, Katherine LaNasa, who had his son, Harry Lee Hopper. He divorced LaNasa in 1992 and married his current wife, Victoria Duffy, in 1996. Duffy is the mother of his youngest daughter, Galen Grier Hopper.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CineVegas)

On January 14, 2010, Hopper filed for divorce from his 5th wife, Victoria Duffy.  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Hopper poses with his youngest daughter, Galen Grier Hopper, at the 2006 Cinevegas Film Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for CineVegas)

Although Hopper is a member of the Republican Party, he supported President Barack Obama in the 2008 election. In an election day TV appearance, he said the reason he did not vote Republican was because he did not support Sarah Palin as a vice presidential candidate.  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Hopper is one of the the top 100 collectors of modern art. One of the first works of art he owned was an early print of Andy Warhol‘s Campbell Soup Cans, which he bought for $75.  (Photo by Michael Caulfield/Getty Images for CineVegas)

On October 29, 2009, his manager announced that Hopper had been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. In January of 2010, it was reported that the cancer had spread to Hopper’s bones and that he only has a month to live.  (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for CineVegas)

Hopper is regarded by many as one of the “enfant terribles” of Hollywood. His career extends across five decades, and in that time, Hopper has inspired many people. In 1997, he said, “Like all artists I want to cheat death a little and contribute something to the next generation.”  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CineVegas)