Abbie Hoffman
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-11-30 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1989-04-12
Biography
Abbot Howard Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was an American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party ("Yippies") and was a member of the Chicago Seven. He was also a leading proponent of the Flower Power movement. As a member of the Chicago Seven, Hoffman was charged with and tried―for activities during the 1968 Democratic National Convention―for conspiring to use interstate commerce with intent to incite a riot and crossing state lines with the intent to incite a riot under the anti-riot provisions of Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Five of the Chicago Seven defendants, including Hoffman, were convicted of crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot; all of the convictions were vacated after an appeal and the U.S. Department of Justice declined to pursue another trial. Hoffman, along with all of the defendants and their attorneys were also convicted and sentenced for contempt of court by the judge; these convictions were also vacated after an appeal. Hoffman continued his activism into the 1970s and remains an icon of the anti-Vietnam war movement and the counterculture era. He died by suicide with a phenobarbital overdose in 1989 at age 52. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abbie Hoffman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Brand X
as Policeman (Lawren Order)
American Swing
as Self (archive footage/uncredited)
Prologue
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Heavy Petting
as Self
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
The Lord of the Universe
as Himself
WBCN and the American Revolution
as Self (archive footage)
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
Yippie
as Self
Mayday
as Self
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
as Self (archive footage)
Growing Up in America
as Self
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
as Self
Last Summer Won't Happen
as Himself
The Last Debate
as Himself
Emergency: The Living Theatre
as Self
Bright College Years
as Self
My Dinner with Abbie
as Himself
My Name is Abbie
as Self