Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/5/1914
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
William S. Burroughs
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 f...
Known For
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
as Self
Decoder
as Old Man
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)
Burroughs: The Movie
as Self
The Book of Life
as Preacher on Radio (voice)
Glitterbug
as Self
Drugstore Cowboy
as Tom the Priest
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
as Self
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Butler
Poem Posters
as Self
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson
as Self
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as Self (archive footage)
Twister
as Man in Barn
The Source
as Self (archive footage)
Chappaqua
as Opium Jones
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Destroy All Rational Thought
as Self
Ornette: Made in America
as Self
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Unknown Role
Naked Making Lunch
as Self