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Overview
Mini Biography:
William S. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the Beat Generation... moreTrivia:
Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 84-87.... moreAlternate Names:
William Burroughs | William LeeFilmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Elephant (2003) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Voice (text excerpts)
- The Book of Life (1998) (voice) .... Preacher on radio
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (1995) (VG) (as William Lee) .... Pesky Peasant
- The Dark Eye (1995) (VG)
- Ah Pook Is Here (1994) .... Narrator
- The Junky's Christmas (1993) (voice) .... Narrator
- Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) .... A Speaker
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Butler
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989) .... Tom the Priest
- Twister (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Man in Barn
- Decoder (1984) .... Old Man
- It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
- Energy and How to Get It (1981)
- Thot-Fal'N (1978)
- Chappaqua (1966) .... Opium Jones
- The Cut Ups (1966)
- Towers Open Fire (1963)
- Häxan (1922) (voice) (as William Burroughs) .... Narrator (1968 re-release)
... aka Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Heksen (Denmark)
... aka The Witches (USA)
... aka Witchcraft Through the Ages (International: English title: short version)
Writer:
- The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001) (book "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script")
- Ah Pook Is Here (1994) (writer)
- Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (novel "The Naked Lunch")
- The Junky's Christmas (1993) (story)
- Naked Lunch (1991) (novel)
... aka Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title) - Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) (uncredited)
- The Black Rider (1990) (TV) (writer) (as William Burroughs)
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
- Taking Tiger Mountain (1983) (story "Bladerunner")
- The Discipline of D.E. (1982) (short story)
- The Cut Ups (1966) (story)
- Towers Open Fire (1963) (writer)
- William Buys a Parrot (1963) (writer)
Soundtrack:
- "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2006)
- Members Only (2006) TV episode (performer: "Seven Souls") ("Seven Souls") - Elephant (2003) (writer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry") (performer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry")
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) (writer: "Language Is A Virus")
... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Venus Blue (1998) (poetry excerpts) (as William Burroughs)
- Shamans of the Blind Country (1981) (narrator)
... aka Schamanen im Blinden Land (West Germany)
Director:
- Towers Open Fire (1963)
Thanks:
- Good Will Hunting (1997) (in memory of)
Self:
- Corso: The Last Beat (2008) (post-production)
- Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) (V)
- U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V) .... Old Man (segment "Last Night on Earth")
- Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001) .... Himself
- Condo Painting (2000)
- Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000) (V) .... Himself
- Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) .... Himself
- The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA) - The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) .... Himself
- Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994) .... Himself
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
- Naked Making Lunch (1992) .... Himself
- Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) .... James 'Hive' Maker
... aka Wax oder Die Entdeckung des Fernsehens unter den Bienen (Germany) - William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
- Heavy Petting (1989) .... Himself
- The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) .... Himself
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) .... Himself
... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title) - What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
... aka Kerouac (International: English title) - Ornette: Made in America (1985) .... Himself
- Kerouac, the Movie (1985) .... Himself (novelist)
- Burroughs (1983) .... Himself
- Pirate Tape (1983) .... Himself
- Poetry in Motion (1982) .... Himself
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- Lauren Hutton/Rick James & The Stone City Band (1981) TV episode (as William Burroughs) .... Himself - Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title) - Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978) .... Himself
- Underground and Emigrants (1976)
- Bill and Tony (1972) .... Himself
- Prologue (1970) .... Himself
- Cain's Film (1969) .... Himself
- William Buys a Parrot (1963) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
- Obscene (2007) .... Himself
- Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
- Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Tom the Priest
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"SexTV"
- The Naked Woman/Queer Beats/Modern Paul (2006) TV episode .... Himself -
"Silenci?"
- Episode #5.9 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The Source (1999) .... Himself
- Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) (V) .... Himself
- Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos (1990) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"Edad de oro, La"
- Episode dated 30 October 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1997, he appeared in a U2 music video for the band's single, "Last Night On Earth". morePublicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Portrayals | 3 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 4 Articles moreSTARmeter: 
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