William S. Burroughs

Writing

Born February 5, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

Filmography

This Is Buzz

Self (archive footage)

Nova '78

Self (archive footage)

Queer

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Self (archive footage)

Take Your Pills

Self (archive footage)

The Wild Boys

Uncle Howard

Self

Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

Self

William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

William S. Burroughs Birthday Bash

Coda I

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Coda II

Self (voice) (archive sound)

For No Good Reason

Self (archive footage)

The Beat Hotel

Self (archive footage)

The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

Fix: The Ministry Movie

Self

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Self

FLicKeR

Self

Joy Division

Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

Self (archive footage)

The Japanese Sandman

Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road

Pantelia

Self

Wanderlust

Tom the Priest

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

Condo Painting

Self (archive footage)

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Self (archive footage)

The Source

Self (archive footage)

The Book of Life

Preacher on Radio (voice)

Destroy All Rational Thought

Self

Good Will Hunting

Ah Pook Is Here.

Narrator

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Self

Glitterbug

Self

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

Self

September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill

Self

Relics: Einstein's Brain

Self

The Junky's Christmas

Narrator

Naked Making Lunch

Self

Naked Lunch

Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees

James "Hive" Maker

Thanksgiving Prayer

A Speaker

The Black Rider

Himself

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Butler

Drugstore Cowboy

Tom the Priest

Heavy Petting

Self

Twister

Man in Barn

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Self

Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson

Self

Ornette: Made in America

Self

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

Mafioso

The Final Academy Documents

Decoder

Old Man

Burroughs: The Movie

Self

This Song for Jack

Self

The Discipline of D.E.

Poetry in Motion

Self

Taking Tiger Mountain

American Playhouse

Butler

Ghost at No. 9

Shamans of the Blind Country

Narrator (voice)

Thot-Fal'N

Self

Underground and Emigrants

Self

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Saturday Night Live

Self

Ice Cream

Cain's Film

Self

Witchcraft Through the Ages

Narrator

Poem Posters

Self

Chappaqua

Opium Jones

The Cut-Ups

William Buys a Parrot

Self