Easy Rider star Dennis Hopper dead after fighting prostate cancer (photos)

Saturday, Dennis Hopper died at his home in Venice, California after beginning another round of treatment for prostate cancer; he was 74. Hopper was nominated twice for Academy Awards, stared in over 25 movies in the last ten years, and was most famous for his role in Easy Rider. Hopper was diagnosed with prostate cancer about ten years ago, and last fall became ill again and started a new series of cancer treatments.

Dennis Hopper has been in countless movies over the past 50 years, and he appeared in TV shows and movies in the 1950s that included: "Rebel Without a Cause," “The Utah Kid,” "Giant," “Apocalypse Now”, “Blue Velvet”, and most recently he appeared in the TV series “Crash”, which is based on the movie.

Hopper’s cause of death was complications from metastasized prostate cancer, said Alex Hitz, a friend of the family.

Scroll down to see a slideshow of photos of Dennis Hopper throughout his life.

After being admitted to the hospital in January, Hopper filed for divorce from his fifth wife, Victoria Duffy. He was too weak to attend court proceedings, but his doctor recommended that he attend the ceremony to accept his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, because it was a very positive experience for him. One of Hooper’s last public appearances was when he accepted his star in March.

To see a video of Dennis Hopper accepting his Hollywood Walk of Fame star, click here.

At the time, Hopper weighed "a little over 100 pounds," is "extremely weak and extremely ill, and he tires very quickly," his doctor said in March.

In 2008, Dennis Hopper attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah to promote his movie Sleepwalking.

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Sources: New York Times and the Associated Press

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