Hunter S. Thompson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-07-18 (68 years old)

Deathday

2005-02-20

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Hunter S. Thompson

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.

Acting

2006

Fuck

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre

as Self (archive footage)

2012

For No Good Reason

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

as Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)

1999

Tripping

as Self

2007

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Anthem

as Self

2020

Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

as Self (Archive Footage)

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When I Die

as Self

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