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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

76 acting

22 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy
1989 • as Tom the Priest
★ 7.1
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
★ 4.4
Condo Painting
Condo Painting
2000 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
For No Good Reason
For No Good Reason
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
Twister
Twister
1989 • as Man in Barn
★ 5.6
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 • as Butler
★ 5.7
The Junky's Christmas
The Junky's Christmas
1993 • as Narrator
★ 6.8
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
★ 6.6
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Fix: The Ministry Movie
2011 • as Self
★ 7.5
This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.7
The Source
The Source
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
Decoder
Decoder
1984 • as Old Man
★ 6.2
The Book of Life
The Book of Life
1998 • as Preacher on Radio (voice)
★ 6.3
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
★ 7.3
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard
2017 • as Self
★ 6.6
movie
★ 6.0
Take Your Pills
Take Your Pills
2018 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
★ 6.6
The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.5
movie
★ 7.7
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
1989 • as Self
★ 5.7
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Chappaqua
Chappaqua
1966 • as Opium Jones
★ 6.2
movie
Chicago
1968 • as Self
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982 • as Self
★ 8.0
Nova '78
Nova '78
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
Ornette: Made in America
★ 6.5
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer
1991 • as A Speaker
★ 6.1
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Joy Division
★ 7.6
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
Glitterbug
Glitterbug
1994 • as Self
★ 6.0
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
1992 • as Self
★ 7.3
Ah Pook Is Here.
Ah Pook Is Here.
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.2
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
★ 5.0
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 • as Self
★ 7.0
William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot
1963 • as Self
★ 5.9
Music, Fashion, Film
Music, Fashion, Film
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2006 • as Tom the Priest
★ 5.9
Shamans of the Blind Country
Shamans of the Blind Country
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
This Song for Jack
This Song for Jack
1983 • as Self
★ 6.5
Coda II
Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda I
Coda I
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
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
FLicKeR
FLicKeR
2009 • as Self
★ 6.8
movie
Coda I + Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Poem Posters
Poem Posters
1967 • as Self
The Black Rider
The Black Rider
1990 • as Himself
movie
Nova Express
2009 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 2.0
Underground and Emigrants
★ 7.0
Ghost at No. 9
★ 8.0
Destroy All Rational Thought
★ 6.5
movie
Chelsea Hotel
1981 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Cain's Film
Cain's Film
1969 • as Self
★ 10.0
Relics: Einstein's Brain
★ 6.8
movie
Bill and Tony
1972 • as Self
★ 6.4
Pirate Tape
★ 6.9
movie
★ 6.5
Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N
1978 • as Self
★ 5.7
movie
★ 7.2
The Cut-Ups
★ 6.6
Pantelia
Pantelia
2006 • as Self