Hunter S. Thompson

Personal Info

Birthday

July 18, 1937

Day of Death

2005-02-20

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter Stockton Thompson

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.

Known For

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Filmography

2023
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
as Self (archive footage)
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)
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)
Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver
as Self
Fuck
as Self (archive footage)
2005
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
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
as Self
1988
Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die
as Self
1978
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
as Self