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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

0.5

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