Hunter S. Thompson
July 18, 1937 (87 years old) in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · TVTV: Video Revolutionaries as Self
- 2012 · For No Good Reason as Self (archive footage)
- 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 (archive footage)
- 2006 · Fuck as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream as Self
- 2003 · Breakfast with Hunter as Self
- 2003 · 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
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die as Self
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1978 · Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood as Self