Johnny Depp filmography also starred in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as Hunter S. Thompson (1998), "The Ninth Gate" as Dean Corso (1999), and "Sleepy Hollow" as Ichabod Crane (1999). In the 2000s, he was in the films "Chocolat" (2000), "Blow" (2001), "From Hell" (2001), "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003), "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "" (2007), and "Public Enemies" (2009). He has played Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, starting with 2003's "", and going on to reprise the role in "" (2006), "" (2007), "" (2011) and "" (2017). For
Ichabod Crane Kinderhook town school district (Ichabod Crane Central School District) is also named for the Irving character. It is claimed by many in Tarrytown that Samuel Youngs is the original from whom Irving drew his character of Ichabod Crane". Author Gary Denis asserts that while the character of Ichabod Crane is loosely based on Kinderhook Schoolmaster, Jesse Merwin, it may possibly include elements from Samuel Youngs' life. Irving's characters drive the story and are most memorable because of his detail in describing each. He says of Ichabod Crane (the main character), 'He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long