William S. Burroughs
Age: N/A | From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 52
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences; he was initially briefly known by the pen name William Lee. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Drugstore Cowboy
(1989) Tom the Priest
Take Your Pills
(2018) Self (archive footage)
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
(2003) Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
(2010) Self
For No Good Reason
(2012) Self (archive footage)
Underground and Emigrants
(1976) Self
Decoder
(1984) Old Man
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
(1991) James "Hive" MakerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Himself (Archive footage) | |
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 2015 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 2013 | Self (archive audio) | |
| Self (archive audio) | ||
| 2012 | Self (archive footage) | |
| N/A | ||
| 2011 | Himself | |
| 2010 | Self | |
| 2009 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | N/A | |
| 2006 | Tom the Priest | |
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1999 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 1998 | Preacher on Radio (voice) | |
| himself | ||
| 1994 | Narrator | |
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1993 | Narrator | |
| 1992 | Himself | |
| 1991 | James "Hive" Maker | |
| A Speaker | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1989 | Butler | |
| Tom the Priest | ||
| Self | ||
| Man in Barn | ||
| Himself | ||
| 1986 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1985 | Mafioso | |
| 1984 | N/A | |
| Old Man | ||
| Self | ||
| 1983 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1979 | Himself | |
| 1978 | Himself | |
| 1976 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self | |
| 1972 | Himself | |
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1968 | Narrator | |
| 1967 | Self | |
| 1966 | Opium Jones | |
| N/A | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2009 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 2008 | Writer | |
| 1994 | Novel | |
| 1993 | Novel | |
| 1991 | Novel | |
| Writer | ||
| 1990 | Writer | |
| 1982 | Story | |
| Writer | ||
| Writer | ||
| 1972 | Writer | |
| 1970 | Writer | |
| 1968 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Story | |
| 1963 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Novel | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
