William S. Burroughs
WritingBiography
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 collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
(71 total)
Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
Decoder
as Old Man
The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
Twister
as Man in Barn
Burroughs: The Movie
as Self
For No Good Reason
as Self (archive footage)
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler
The Junky's Christmas
as Narrator
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
as James "Hive" Maker
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
as Self (archive footage)
Glitterbug
as Self
The Source
as Self (archive footage)
Thanksgiving Prayer
as A Speaker
Chappaqua
as Opium Jones
William Buys a Parrot
as Self
TV Shows
(1 total)
Saturday Night Live
as Self