By Rob Siebert
Editor, Fanboy Wonder

Dennis Hopper, perhaps most famous for his roles in Easy Rider and Blue Velvet, has died of prostate cancer. He was 74.

<i>People.com</i> reports that Hopper died this morning in his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family.

Hopper had been battling  prostate cancer for about 10 years. In September, Hopper told the press he was suffering from “flu-like symptioms” His family would later tell People the cancer had spread to other organs in his system.

The actor is survived by his daughters Marin (47) and Ruthanna (35), and his son Henry (19).

Hopper’s first film role came in 1955, when at 19 years old, he appeared in Rebel Without A Cause with James Dean. In 1976 he starred in Easy Rider with Jack Nicholson and became a household name. More recently, he has worked on Entourage and 24.