London
(ANI):
Hollywood
star
Dennis
Hopper
has
lost
his
battle
to
prostrate
cancer.
He
was
74.
The
actor
passed
away
Saturday
at
his
home
in
Venice,
California,
with
his
family
and
friends
by
his
side.
"Dennis
Hopper
died
this
morning
at
8:15
am
from
complications
of
metastasised
prostate
cancer.
He
died
at
home
in
Venice
surrounded
by
family
and
friends," the
BBC
quoted
manager
Sam
Maydew,
as
saying
in
a
statement.
Hopper
met
success
with
Easy
Rider,
as
both
director
and
actor,
in
1969.
However,
he
became
infamous
due
to
rows
with
co-stars
during
the
making
of
his
1971
film
The
Last
Movie.
He
waited
for
10
years
to
get
back
lead
roles.
He
received
critical
acclaim
for
his
work
in
David
Lynch's
Blue
Velvet.
Hopper
married
five
times
in
his
lifetime.
He
parted
ways
with
Victoria
Duffy
in
2010.
Hopper
was
diagnosed
with
prostate
cancer
in
2009.