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 films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art".

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Known For

Saturday Night Live

Self

Drugstore Cowboy

Tom the Priest

Twister

Man in Barn

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Self

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Butler

Uncle Howard

Self

The Source

Self (archive footage)

Take Your Pills

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious	Self (archive footage)
2018	Take Your Pills	Self (archive footage)
2017	Uncle Howard	Self
2015	William S. Burroughs: The Possessed
2015	Don't Blink - Robert Frank	Self (archive footage)
2015	Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie
2015	William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine	Self
2013	Coda I + Coda II	Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013	Coda I	Self (voice) (archive sound)
2013	Coda II	Self (voice) (archive sound)
2012	For No Good Reason	Self (archive footage)
2012	The Beat Hotel	Self (archive footage)
2012	The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
2011	Fix: The Ministry Movie	Self
2010	William S. Burroughs: A Man Within	Self
2009	FLicKeR	Self
2009	Nova Express	Narrator (voice)
2008	Obscene	Self (archive footage)
2007	Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2006	Wanderlust	Tom the Priest
2006	Pantelia	Self
2003	The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'	Self (archive footage)
2000	Condo Painting	Self (archive footage)
1999	Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles	Self (archive footage)
1999	The Source	Self (archive footage)
1999	The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
1998	Destroy All Rational Thought	Self
1998	The Book of Life	Preacher on Radio (voice)
1994	Relics: Einstein's Brain	Self
1994	September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill	Self
1994	Glitterbug	Self
1994	Ah Pook Is Here.	Narrator
1994	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Self
1993	The Junky's Christmas	Narrator
1992	Naked Making Lunch	Self
1991	Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees	James "Hive" Maker
1991	William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers	Self
1991	Thanksgiving Prayer	A Speaker
1989	Bloodhounds of Broadway	Butler
1989	Twister	Man in Barn
1989	Drugstore Cowboy	Tom the Priest
1989	Heavy Petting	Self
1989	Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets	Self
1986	Ornette: Made in America	Self
1986	Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson	Self
1985	It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen	Mafioso
1984	The Final Academy Documents
1984	Decoder	Old Man
1984	Burroughs: The Movie	Self
1983	Pirate Tape
1983	This Song for Jack	Self
1982	Ghost at No. 9
1982	Poetry in Motion
1981	Shamans of the Blind Country	Narrator (voice)
1981	Chelsea Hotel
1981	Energy and How to Get It
1979	Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds	Self
1978	Thot-Fal'N	Self
1976	Underground and Emigrants	Self
1976	Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
1972	Bill and Tony	Self
1969	Cain's Film	Self
1968	Witchcraft Through the Ages	Narrator
1968	Chicago	Self
1967	Poem Posters	Self
1966	Chappaqua	Opium Jones
1966	The Cut-Ups
1963	William Buys a Parrot	Self
1963	Towers Open Fire

Year	TV Show	Role
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self