
Cast
William S. Burroughs
Writing
Cast
William S. Burroughs
Known for
Writing
Born
1914-02-05
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1997-08-02
Biography
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.

Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest

Wanderlust
as Tom the Priest

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Self

Heavy Petting
as Self

FLicKeR
as Self

Chelsea Hotel
as Self (uncredited)

Fix: The Ministry Movie
as Self

The Source
as Self (archive footage)

Coda I
as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)

This Is Buzz
as Himself

Twister
as Man in Barn

For No Good Reason
as Self (archive footage)

Uncle Howard
as Self

Joy Division

Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler

Chappaqua
as Opium Jones

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
as Self

Energy and How to Get It

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self (archive footage)

Condo Painting
as Self (archive footage)

Burroughs: The Movie
as Self

Underground and Emigrants
as Self

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self

Thot-Fal'N
as Self

The Beat Hotel
as Self (archive footage)

Nova Express
as Narrator (voice)

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self

Don't Blink - Robert Frank
as Self (archive footage)

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
as Self (archive footage)

Decoder
as Old Man

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees
as James "Hive" Maker

Poetry in Motion
as Self

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Chicago
as Self

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as Self (archive footage)

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self

The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)

Glitterbug
as Self

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
as Mafioso

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
as Self (archive footage)

The Cut-Ups

Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)

Thanksgiving Prayer
as A Speaker

Naked Making Lunch
as Self

Ornette: Made in America
as Self

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self

Poem Posters
as Self

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
as Self

Ah Pook Is Here.
as Narrator

Ghost at No. 9

This Song for Jack
as Self

Cain's Film
as Self

Relics: Einstein's Brain
as Self

Witchcraft Through the Ages
as Narrator

Pirate Tape

Towers Open Fire

Coda I + Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Bill and Tony
as Self

The Final Academy Documents

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road

William Buys a Parrot
as Self

William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
as Self

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

Shamans of the Blind Country
as Narrator (voice)

The Junky's Christmas
as Narrator

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

Destroy All Rational Thought
as Self

Pirates: William Burroughs in London

Coda II
as Self (voice) (archive sound)

The Black Rider
as Himself

Pantelia
as Self