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 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".

Casted

Drugstore Cowboy

Played Tom the Priest

Average Rating

7.1

592 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1989

36 years ago
Take Your Pills

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

139 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 2018

8 years ago
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Played Self

Average Rating

4.4

133 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1994

32 years ago
Decoder

Played Old Man

Average Rating

6.1

41 votes

Release Date

Feb 19, 1984

42 years ago
The Book of Life

Played Preacher on Radio (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

39 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 1998

28 years ago
Twister

Played Man in Barn

Average Rating

5.5

38 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1989

37 years ago
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

30 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 2010

15 years ago
Burroughs: The Movie

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

26 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1984

42 years ago
Bloodhounds of Broadway

Played Butler

Average Rating

5.6

24 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1989

36 years ago
For No Good Reason

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.7

24 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 2012

13 years ago
The Junky's Christmas

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.7

19 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1993

33 years ago
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

Played James "Hive" Maker

Average Rating

6.5

18 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1991

34 years ago
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Average Rating

6.9

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 2012

14 years ago
Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

14 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 2015

10 years ago
Glitterbug

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 05, 1994

32 years ago
The Source

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.2

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 1999

27 years ago
Thanksgiving Prayer

Played A Speaker

Average Rating

6.0

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Chappaqua

Played Opium Jones

Average Rating

6.3

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 1966

60 years ago
William Buys a Parrot

Played Self

Average Rating

6.1

11 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1963

63 years ago
Ornette: Made in America

Played Self

Average Rating

6.3

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 21, 1986

40 years ago
Towers Open Fire

Average Rating

6.7

11 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1963

63 years ago
The Cut-Ups

Average Rating

6.8

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Uncle Howard

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2017

9 years ago
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

Played Self

Average Rating

8.2

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1986

40 years ago
Heavy Petting

Played Self

Average Rating

5.2

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1989

37 years ago
Relics: Einstein's Brain

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Naked Making Lunch

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1992

33 years ago
Ah Pook Is Here.

Played Narrator

Average Rating

5.9

8 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1994

31 years ago
Witchcraft Through the Ages

Played Narrator

Average Rating

7.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1968

59 years ago
Pirate Tape

Average Rating

6.9

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1983

43 years ago
Bill and Tony

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1972

54 years ago
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.4

5 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2008

17 years ago
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Wanderlust

Played Tom the Priest

Average Rating

5.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 2006

20 years ago
Energy and How to Get It

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 1981

45 years ago
Thot-Fal'N

Played Self

Average Rating

5.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1978

48 years ago
FLicKeR

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jul 14, 2009

16 years ago
The Beat Hotel

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

4.5

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 30, 2012

14 years ago
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

1.0

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1999

27 years ago
Destroy All Rational Thought

Played Self

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Fix: The Ministry Movie

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 2011

14 years ago
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1979

47 years ago
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

Played Mafioso

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1985

41 years ago
The Final Academy Documents

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1984

42 years ago
Ghost at No. 9

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1982

44 years ago
Shamans of the Blind Country

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 11, 1981

45 years ago
Chelsea Hotel

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1981

45 years ago
Nova Express

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

2.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 2009

16 years ago
Poetry in Motion

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1982

44 years ago
This Song for Jack

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1983

43 years ago
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1989

37 years ago
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1994

32 years ago
Condo Painting

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 2000

26 years ago
Coda I + Coda II

Played Self (voice) (archive sound)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 2013

12 years ago
Coda I

Played Self (voice) (archive sound)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 2022

4 years ago
Underground and Emigrants

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 1976

50 years ago
Pantelia

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 2006

19 years ago
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 2015

11 years ago
Cain's Film

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 29, 1969

57 years ago
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2003

23 years ago
Poem Posters

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1967

59 years ago
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1999

26 years ago
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 2015

10 years ago
Chicago

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1968

59 years ago
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 2015

11 years ago
Coda II

Played Self (voice) (archive sound)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2013

13 years ago

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