Hunter S. Thompson
Born: 1937-07-18 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: 2005-02-20
Known For: Acting
Biography
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become central figures of their stories. He is known also for his unrepentant lifelong use of alcohol, LSD, mescaline, and cocaine (among other substances); his love of firearms; his inveterate hatred of Richard Nixon; and his iconoclastic contempt for authoritarianism. While suffering a bout of health problems, he committed suicide in 2005, at the age of 67.
Filmography
2020
- Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb as Self (archive footage)
- Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President as Self (Archive Footage)
2018
- TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
2012
- For No Good Reason as Self (archive footage)
2011
- The Rum Diary ... (Novel)
2010
- Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2 as Self (archive footage)
2008
- Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson as Self (archive footage)
2007
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens as Self (archive footage)
2006
- Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
- Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver as Self
- Fuck as Self (archive footage)
2005
- When I Die as Self
- Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream as Self
2003
- Breakfast with Hunter as Self
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood as Self
1999
- Tripping as Self
1998
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)
1997
- Anthem as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary as Self
1988
1986
- American Masters as Self
1980
- Where the Buffalo Roam ... (Story)