Abbie Hoffman
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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 30, 1936Deathday
April 12, 1989Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
19Place of birth
Worcester, Massachusetts, USACast credits
Mayday
SelfTVTV: Video Revolutionaries
SelfWBCN and the American Revolution
Self (archive footage)Heavy Petting
SelfJealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Self (archive footage)Yippie
HimselfChicago 10
Self (archive footage)Emergency: The Living Theatre
SelfBreathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
SelfAmerican Swing
Self (archive footage/uncredited)Brand X
Policeman (Lawren Order)Prologue
Himself (Archival Footage)The Last Debate
HimselfThe Lord of the Universe
HimselfLast Summer Won't Happen
HimselfGrowing Up in America
SelfMy Name is Abbie
Self