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

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

American Masters

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

E! True Hollywood Story

Fuck

Breakfast with Hunter

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

All Movies (20)

• Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President2020 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• TVTV: Video Revolutionaries2018 · as Self
• For No Good Reason2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 22010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride2006 · as Self
• Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver2006 · as Self
• Fuck2006 · as Self (archive footage)
• When I Die2005 · as Self
• Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream2005 · as Self
• Breakfast with Hunter2003 · as Self
• Hunter Goes to Hollywood2003 · as Self
• Tripping1999 · as Self
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998 · as Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)
• Anthem1997 · as Self
• Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary1993 · as Self
• Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die1988 · as Self
• Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood1978 · as Self

All TV Shows (3)

• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• American Masters1986 · as Self