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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

77 acting

22 crew

Popularity

0.4

Known For

Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 • as Tom the Priest
★ 7.1
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
★ 4.4
For No Good Reason
For No Good Reason
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.7
Twister
Twister
1989 • as Man in Barn
★ 5.6
The Book of Life
The Book of Life
1998 • as Preacher on Radio (voice)
★ 6.3
Take Your Pills
Take Your Pills
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 • as Butler
★ 5.7
Decoder
Decoder
1984 • as Old Man
★ 6.2
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
FLicKeR
FLicKeR
2009 • as Self
★ 6.8
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Fix: The Ministry Movie
2011 • as Self
★ 7.5
The Source
The Source
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
Joy Division
★ 7.6
Music, Fashion, Film
Music, Fashion, Film
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
★ 7.3
Chappaqua
Chappaqua
1966 • as Opium Jones
★ 6.2
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer
1991 • as A Speaker
★ 6.1
The Junky's Christmas
The Junky's Christmas
1993 • as Narrator
★ 6.8
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
★ 6.8
Ornette: Made in America
★ 6.5
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 • as Self
★ 7.0
movie
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Witchcraft Through the Ages
1968 • as Narrator
★ 7.3
Nova '78
Nova '78
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting
Condo Painting
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Glitterbug
Glitterbug
1994 • as Self
★ 6.0
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
★ 6.6
Ah Pook Is Here.
Ah Pook Is Here.
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.2
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard
2017 • as Self
★ 6.6
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 3.6
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
1989 • as Self
★ 5.7
This Song for Jack
This Song for Jack
1983 • as Self
★ 6.5
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2006 • as Tom the Priest
★ 5.9
Destroy All Rational Thought
★ 6.5
Ghost at No. 9
★ 8.0
The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.5
Underground and Emigrants
★ 7.0
movie
★ 7.7
movie
Chelsea Hotel
1981 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982 • as Self
★ 8.0
movie
★ 6.0
Pirate Tape
★ 6.9
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
★ 5.0
movie
Chicago
1968 • as Self
Poem Posters
Poem Posters
1967 • as Self
movie
Nova Express
2009 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 2.0
Coda II
Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N
1978 • as Self
★ 5.7
Shamans of the Blind Country
Shamans of the Blind Country
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
The Cut-Ups
★ 6.6
movie
★ 7.2
Cain's Film
Cain's Film
1969 • as Self
★ 10.0
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
1992 • as Self
★ 7.3
Relics: Einstein's Brain
★ 6.8
movie
★ 6.5
William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot
1963 • as Self
★ 5.9
The Black Rider
The Black Rider
1990 • as Himself
movie
Coda I + Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
movie
Bill and Tony
1972 • as Self
★ 6.4
movie
Coda I
Coda I
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Pantelia
Pantelia
2006 • as Self