Editing Dennis Hopper (section)

=== 1987–2010: Later work and final roles ===
[[File:DennisHopperJackNicholson.jpg|upright|thumb|right|alt=Dennis Hopper and Jack Nicholson wearing tuxedos and holding drinks|Hopper (left) with his friend and ''Easy Rider'' co-star [[Jack Nicholson]] in 1990]]
In 1987 he acted in the [[neo-noir]] thriller ''[[Black Widow (1987 film)|Black Widow]]'' alongside [[Debra Winger]], the action comedy ''[[Straight to Hell (film)|Straight to Hell]]'', the adventure film ''[[Running Out of Luck]]'' starring [[Mick Jagger]] and the romantic comedy ''[[The Pick-up Artist (1987 film)|The Pick-up Artist]]'' starring [[Molly Ringwald]] and [[Robert Downey Jr.]] In 1988, he directed ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]]'', a critically acclaimed [[police procedural]] about gang violence in Los Angeles starring [[Sean Penn]] and [[Robert Duvall]]. Hopper plays an aging hippie prankster in the 1990 comedy ''[[Flashback (1990 film)|Flashback]]'', fleeing in a ''[[Furthur (bus)|Furthur]]''-like old bus to the tune of Steppenwolf's "[[Born to Be Wild]]". Hopper teamed with Nike in the early 1990s to make a series of television commercials. He appeared as a "crazed referee" in those ads.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tailgatingideas.com/dennis-hopper-nike-football-commercials/|title=A Collection of the Dennis Hopper "Crazy Ref" Commercials|website=Tailgating Ideas|author1=Dave|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=July 21, 2014|archive-date=July 26, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140726063308/http://www.tailgatingideas.com/dennis-hopper-nike-football-commercials/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hopper appeared on the final two episodes of the cult 1991 television show ''[[Fishing with John]]'' with host [[John Lurie]]. He was nominated for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] for the 1991 HBO film ''Paris Trout''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/dennis-hopper |title=Dennis Hopper Emmy Nominated |publisher=Emmys.com |access-date=January 14, 2013}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, he played drug smuggler and [[Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] informant [[Barry Seal]] in the HBO film ''[[Doublecrossed]]''.

He starred as [[Bowser|King Koopa]] in ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'', a 1993 critical and commercial failure loosely based on the video game of the same name.<ref name="AVCRR"/> In 1993, he played Clifford Worley in ''[[True Romance]]''. He co-starred in the 1994 blockbuster ''[[Speed (1994 film)|Speed]]'' with [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Sandra Bullock]], and as magic-phobic [[H.P. Lovecraft]] in the television movie ''[[Witch Hunt (1994 film)|Witch Hunt]]''. In 1995, Hopper played a greedy television self-help guru, Dr. Luther Waxling in ''[[Search and Destroy (1995 film)|Search and Destroy]]''. The same year, he starred as Deacon, the one-eyed nemesis of [[Kevin Costner]] in ''[[Waterworld]]''. And in 1996 he starred in the science fiction comedy ''[[Space Truckers]]'' directed by [[Stuart Gordon]]. Also in 1996 he appeared as art dealer [[Bruno Bischofberger]] in [[Basquiat (film)|''Basquiat'']]. Hopper was originally cast as Christof in the 1998 [[Peter Weir]] film, ''[[The Truman Show]]'', but left during the filming due to "creative differences"; he was replaced by [[Ed Harris]].<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-09-ca-46744-story.html Is Jim Carrey Flying in the Face of Success, Again?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215075341/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-09-ca-46744-story.html |date=February 15, 2023 }} ''Los Angeles Times'' April 9, 1997</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-truman-show-and-its-very-late-casting-change/ | title=The Truman Show, and Its (Very) Late Casting Change | date=July 16, 2018 | access-date=August 21, 2023 | archive-date=August 21, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821073641/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-truman-show-and-its-very-late-casting-change/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 1999, he starred in ''The Prophet's Game'' (a dark thriller), directed by [[David Worth (cinematographer)|David Worth]] and also starring [[Stephanie Zimbalist]], Robert Yocum, [[Sondra Locke]], [[Joe Penny]] and [[Tracey Birdsall]]. In 2003, Hopper was in the running for the dual lead in the indie horror drama ''[[Firecracker (2005 film)|Firecracker]]'', but was ousted at the last minute in favor of [[Mike Patton]].

In 2005, Hopper played Paul Kaufman in George A. Romero's ''[[Land of the Dead]]''. He portrayed villain [[Victor Drazen]] in the first season of the popular action drama ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''. Hopper starred as a U.S. Army colonel in the 2005 television series ''[[E-Ring]]'', a drama set at [[The Pentagon]], but the series was canceled after 14 episodes aired. Hopper appeared in all 22 episodes that were filmed. He also played the part of record producer Ben Cendars in the Starz television series ''[[Crash (2008 TV series)|Crash]]'', which lasted two seasons (26 episodes).

In 2008, Hopper starred in ''[[An American Carol]]''. In 2008 he also played The Death in [[Wim Wenders]]' ''[[Palermo Shooting]]''. His last major feature film appearance was in the 2008 film ''[[Elegy (film)|Elegy]]'' with [[Ben Kingsley]], [[Penélope Cruz]] and [[Debbie Harry]]. For his last performance, he was the voice of Tony, the alpha-male of the Eastern wolf pack in the 2010 animated film ''[[Alpha and Omega (film)|Alpha and Omega]]''. He died before the movie was released. This brought the directors to dedicate the film to his memory at the beginning of the movie credits. Hopper filmed scenes for ''[[The Other Side of the Wind]]'' in 1971, appearing as himself; after decades of legal, financial and technical delays, the film was finally released on [[Netflix]] in 2018.<ref name="swan song" />