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