Dennis Hopper died Saturday of advanced prostate cancer at the age of 74 Hopper was an Oscar nominated actor and writer a gifted artist and an icon of the 60s counterculture movement He had a knack for being in some of the most influential and important movies of his time He also had self destructive streak that was legendary Let s look back at the life and work of Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper died Saturday of advanced prostate cancer at the age of 74 Hopper was an Oscar nominated actor and writer a gifted artist and an icon of the 60s counterculture movement He had a knack for being in some of the most influential and important movies of his time He also had self destructive streak that was legendary Let s look back at the life and work of Dennis Hopper