I think he was especially suited for David Lynch films! You could always count on him to play the weird guy in any blockbuster. He did it so well
The guy was a real character. He directed easy rider as well as stared in it. I actually had a bike in school and we rode down to watch it on the big screen. The movie is still fun to watch.
As great as Easy Rider is and will continue to be, my favorite work of his was during the Christmas season of 1995 when he did multiple Nike commercials, he gave himself Deion Sanders shoe for Christmas, happy holidays to me man... RIP