Hunter S. Thompson

Career Overview

Hunter S. Thompson has 26 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Signature works include Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Breakfast with Hunter, Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

26

Birth Date

1937-07-18

Birth Place

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Known For

• 

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

  Breakfast with Hunter
• 

  Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
• 

  Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb
• 

  Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2
• 

  Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

Frequent Collaborators

• Johnny Depp (3 collaborations)
• John Cusack (2 collaborations)
• Benicio del Toro (2 collaborations)
• Bill Murray (2 collaborations)
• Richard Nixon (2 collaborations)
• Sonny Barger (1 collaborations)
• Muhammad Ali (1 collaborations)
• Warren Beatty (1 collaborations)
• George W. Bush (1 collaborations)
• Edmund Muskie (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (22 credits)

  • Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • For No Good Reason

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Animals, Whores & Dialogue: Breakfast with Hunter Vol. 2

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Free Lisl: Fear & Loathing in Denver

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Fuck

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • When I Die

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Come on Down: Searching for the American Dream

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Breakfast with Hunter

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Hunter Goes to Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Tripping

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Other Duke in Matrix Flashback (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Anthem

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    - Matthew McConaughey, Karolina Kurkova, Hunter S. Thompson (2003) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1993
  • Hunter S. Thompson: The Crazy Never Die

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • American Masters

    - Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007) ... Self actor actors
    1986
  • Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978

• writing (4 credits)

  • The Rum Diary

    novel

    writing
    2011
  • Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

    other

    writing
    2008
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    novel

    writing
    1998
  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    story

    writing
    1980