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William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

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 coll

Born

Feb 05, 1914

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died

Aug 02, 1997

Known For

Writing

Movies

72 acting

22 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 as Tom the Priest
★ 7.1
Joy Division
★ 7.6
Take Your Pills
Take Your Pills
2018 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
★ 4.3
Twister
Twister
1989 as Man in Barn
★ 5.6
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 as Butler
★ 5.6
The Book of Life
The Book of Life
1998 as Preacher on Radio (voice)
★ 6.3
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
★ 6.5
Decoder
Decoder
1984 as Old Man
★ 6.1
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2006 as Tom the Priest
★ 5.2
For No Good Reason
For No Good Reason
2012 as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz
2026 as Himself
The Source
The Source
1999 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.2
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
1989 as Self
★ 5.2
movie
Chicago
1968 as Self
Chappaqua
Chappaqua
1966 as Opium Jones
★ 6.3
FLicKeR
FLicKeR
2009 as Self
★ 6.8
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
★ 7.5
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 as Self
★ 7.0
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Poem Posters
Poem Posters
1967 as Self
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Fix: The Ministry Movie
2011 as Self
★ 7.3
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022 as Self (archive footage)
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
1992 as Self
★ 7.1
movie
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003 as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard
2017 as Self
★ 6.5
movie
★ 6.9
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982 as Self
★ 7.0
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
★ 6.5
Glitterbug
Glitterbug
1994 as Self
★ 5.9
Condo Painting
Condo Painting
2000 as Self (archive footage)
movie
Chelsea Hotel
1981 as Self (uncredited)
★ 8.0
William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot
1963 as Self
★ 6.1
Ornette: Made in America
★ 6.3
Ah Pook Is Here.
Ah Pook Is Here.
1994 as Narrator
★ 5.9
Coda II
Coda II
2013 as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Shamans of the Blind Country
Shamans of the Blind Country
1981 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
movie
★ 5.8
This Song for Jack
This Song for Jack
1983 as Self
★ 6.0
The Junky's Christmas
The Junky's Christmas
1993 as Narrator
★ 6.7
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer
1991 as A Speaker
★ 6.0
Coda I
Coda I
2013 as Self (voice) (archive sound)
movie
★ 6.5
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
★ 4.4
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Witchcraft Through the Ages
1968 as Narrator
★ 7.2
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1999 as Self (archive footage)
★ 1.0
movie
Nova Express
2009 as Narrator (voice)
★ 2.0
movie
★ 6.7
Cain's Film
Cain's Film
1969 as Self
Nova '78
Nova '78
2025 as Self (archive footage)
Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N
1978 as Self
★ 5.4
Ghost at No. 9
★ 8.0
The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel
2012 as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.5
Relics: Einstein's Brain
★ 6.7
movie
Bill and Tony
1972 as Self
★ 5.9
Destroy All Rational Thought
★ 6.3
movie
Coda I + Coda II
2013 as Self (voice) (archive sound)
movie
★ 6.8
The Cut-Ups
★ 6.8
Pantelia
Pantelia
2006 as Self