Dennis Hopper has been admitted to a New York hospital, suffering from influenza-like symptoms.
The Easy Rider star, 73, was taken ill on Wednesday afternoon (30Sep09) with a stomach complaint, his representative has confirmed.
It's reported that the veteran actor was rushed to a New York hospital wearing an oxygen mask.
His full condition was unknown as FemaleFirst went to press.
As a result of his illness, Hopper has been forced to pull out of several appearances on U.S. TV talk shows.
The actor is in the Big Apple to promote his new TV series Crash, which is based on the Academy Award-winning 2004 movie of the same name.
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