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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
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
The Junky's Christmas
The Junky's Christmas
1993 • as Narrator
★ 6.8
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 • as Butler
★ 5.7
Twister
Twister
1989 • as Man in Barn
★ 5.6
Fix: The Ministry Movie
Fix: The Ministry Movie
2011 • as Self
★ 7.5
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
2015 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
1989 • as Self
★ 5.7
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
The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel
2012 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 4.5
This Is Buzz
This Is Buzz
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 2.7
Chappaqua
Chappaqua
1966 • as Opium Jones
★ 6.2
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
★ 6.6
Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 • as Self
★ 7.0
Joy Division
★ 7.6
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
★ 6.6
movie
Chicago
1968 • as Self
The Source
The Source
1999 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.6
Uncle Howard
Uncle Howard
2017 • as Self
★ 6.6
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
★ 5.0
Music, Fashion, Film
Music, Fashion, Film
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
★ 7.3
This Song for Jack
This Song for Jack
1983 • as Self
★ 6.5
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
2022 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Decoder
Decoder
1984 • as Old Man
★ 6.2
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
Nova '78
Nova '78
2026 • as Self (archive footage)
movie
★ 7.7
movie
★ 6.0
Shamans of the Blind Country
Shamans of the Blind Country
1981 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Witchcraft Through the Ages
Witchcraft Through the Ages
1968 • as Narrator
★ 7.3
Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer
1991 • as A Speaker
★ 6.1
Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N
1978 • as Self
★ 5.7
Ornette: Made in America
★ 6.5
FLicKeR
FLicKeR
2009 • as Self
★ 6.8
Underground and Emigrants
★ 7.0
Pirate Tape
★ 6.9
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
1982 • as Self
★ 8.0
Glitterbug
Glitterbug
1994 • as Self
★ 6.0
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
1992 • as Self
★ 7.3
movie
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
Ah Pook Is Here.
Ah Pook Is Here.
1994 • as Narrator
★ 6.2
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2006 • as Tom the Priest
★ 5.9
William Buys a Parrot
William Buys a Parrot
1963 • as Self
★ 5.9
Destroy All Rational Thought
★ 6.5
Coda II
Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Relics: Einstein's Brain
★ 6.8
Ghost at No. 9
★ 8.0
Poem Posters
Poem Posters
1967 • as Self
movie
Chelsea Hotel
1981 • as Self (uncredited)
★ 7.7
The Black Rider
The Black Rider
1990 • as Himself
movie
Bill and Tony
1972 • as Self
★ 6.4
movie
Coda I + Coda II
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
movie
★ 6.5
Coda I
Coda I
2013 • as Self (voice) (archive sound)
The Cut-Ups
★ 6.6
movie
Nova Express
2009 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 2.0
Cain's Film
Cain's Film
1969 • as Self
★ 10.0
movie
★ 7.2
movie
Pantelia
Pantelia
2006 • as Self