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Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper, best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic “Easy Rider,” died on Saturday at his home in Venice, California, from complications of prostate cancer.

In a wildly varied career spanning more than 50 years, Hopper not only appeared in many legendary cinematic roles, but also documented famous personas that signified the lost idealism of the 1960s through his prolific photographic work. Ostracized by the Hollywood film studios due to his reputation for being a “difficult” actor, Hopper eventually turned to photography, and was profiled by noted writer Terry Southern in Better Homes and Gardens magazine as an up and coming photographer “to watch” in the middle of that decade.

He continued working almost to the very end, both on his cable TV series “Crash” and on a 546-page book published by Taschen showcasing his collection of photographs from 1961-1967. In it, Hopper features the likes of Tina Turner in the studio, Andy Warhol at his first West Coast show, Paul Newman on set, and Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.