Now starring in the TV version of Crash on Starz, Dennis Hopper has had a long and varied career as an actor, beginning with his film debut as "Goon" in Rebel Without a Cause. Although he has done some crap films for the easy money, and descended into self-parody in commercials for the NFL and retirement funds, the man known as "Dennis the Menace" is never, ever dull. At his best, he is mesmerizing, as in the films listed below:
1. Blue Velvet (1986): Hopper plays one of the screen's all-time great psychos, Frank Booth, in a pull-out-all-the-stops performance that is alternately hilarious...