William S. Burroughs

Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1920s

1. Elephant (2003) (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) .... Voice (text excerpts)
   
   
2. The Book of Life (1998) (voice) .... Preacher on radio
3. Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (1995) (VG) (as William Lee) .... Pesky Peasant
4. The Dark Eye (1995) (VG)
5. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) .... Narrator
6. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (voice) .... Narrator
7. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) .... A Speaker
   
   
8. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Butler
9. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) .... Tom the Priest
10. Twister (1989) (as William Burroughs) .... Man in Barn
11. Decoder (1984) .... Old Man
12. It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
13. Energy and How to Get It (1981)
    
    
14. Thot-Fal'N (1978)
    
    
15. Chappaqua (1966) .... Opium Jones
16. The Cut Ups (1966)
17. Towers Open Fire (1963)
    
    
18. 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:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1960s

1. The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001) (book "The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script")
   
   
2. Ah Pook Is Here (1994) (writer)
3. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (novel "The Naked Lunch")
4. The Junky's Christmas (1993) (story)
5. Naked Lunch (1991) (novel)
   ... aka Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title)
6. Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) (uncredited)
7. The Black Rider (1990) (TV) (writer) (as William Burroughs)
   
   
8. Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
9. Taking Tiger Mountain (1983) (story "Bladerunner")
10. The Discipline of D.E. (1982) (short story)
    
    
11. The Cut Ups (1966) (story)
12. Towers Open Fire (1963) (writer)
13. William Buys a Parrot (1963) (writer)
    

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2006)
       - Members Only (2006) TV episode (performer: "Seven Souls") ("Seven Souls")
2. Elephant (2003) (writer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry") (performer: "Meeting of International Conference of Techological Psychiatry")
   
   
3. 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:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Venus Blue (1998) (poetry excerpts) (as William Burroughs)
   
   
2. Shamans of the Blind Country (1981) (narrator)
   ... aka Schamanen im Blinden Land (West Germany)
   

Director:

1. Towers Open Fire (1963)
   

Thanks:

1. Good Will Hunting (1997) (in memory of)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Corso: The Last Beat (2008) (post-production)
   
   
2. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) (V)
3. U2: The Best of 1990-2000 (2002) (V) .... Old Man (segment "Last Night on Earth")
4. Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001) .... Himself
5. Condo Painting (2000)
6. Ministry: Tapes of Wrath (2000) (V) .... Himself
   
   
7. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) .... Himself
8. The Nova Convention Revisited (1998) (V) .... Himself
   ... aka The Nova Convention Revisited: William S. Burroughs and the Arts (USA)
9. The Music of Kurt Weill: September Songs (1995) (TV) .... Himself
10. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) .... Himself
11. Relics: Einstein's Brain (1994) .... Himself
12. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
13. Naked Making Lunch (1992) .... Himself
14. Wax, or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees (1991) .... James 'Hive' Maker
    ... aka Wax oder Die Entdeckung des Fernsehens unter den Bienen (Germany)
15. William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers (1991)
    
    
16. Heavy Petting (1989) .... Himself
17. The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) .... Himself
18. Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) .... Himself
    ... aka Home of the Brave (USA: short title)
19. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) (as William Burroughs) .... Himself
    ... aka Kerouac (International: English title)
20. Ornette: Made in America (1985) .... Himself
21. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) .... Himself (novelist)
22. Burroughs (1983) .... Himself
23. Pirate Tape (1983) .... Himself
24. Poetry in Motion (1982) .... Himself
25. "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
26. Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title)
    
    
27. Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978) .... Himself
28. Underground and Emigrants (1976)
29. Bill and Tony (1972) .... Himself
30. Prologue (1970) .... Himself
    
    
31. Cain's Film (1969) .... Himself
32. William Buys a Parrot (1963) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Chelsea on the Rocks (2008)
2. Obscene (2007) .... Himself
3. Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
4. Wanderlust (2006) (TV) .... Tom the Priest
5. "SexTV"
       - The Naked Woman/Queer Beats/Modern Paul (2006) TV episode .... Himself
6. "Silenci?"
       - Episode #5.9 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
7. The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) .... Himself
8. The Source (1999) .... Himself
9. Destroy All Rational Thought (1998) (V) .... Himself
10. Laurie Anderson: Collected Videos (1990) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
11. "Edad de oro, La"
        - Episode dated 30 October 1984 (1984) TV episode .... Himself