Drugstore Cowboy1989
As Tom the Priest
TMDb 7.1 / 10
William S. Burroughs
Born
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 (76)
Twister1989
As Man in Barn
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues1994
As Self
TMDb 4.3 / 10
The Source1999
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Bloodhounds of Broadway1989
As Butler
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Uncle Howard2017
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Book of Life1998
As Preacher on Radio (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Nova '782026
As Self (archive footage)
This Is Buzz2026
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 1.0 / 10
Chappaqua1966
As Opium Jones
TMDb 6.3 / 10
For No Good Reason2012
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious2022
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Music, Fashion, Film2026
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Condo Painting2000
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Joy Division2009
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Take Your Pills2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Naked Making Lunch1992
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Chicago
Chicago1968
As Self
Heavy Petting1989
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson1986
As Self
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Coda I2013
As Self (voice) (archive sound)
Nova Express
Nova Express2009
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Fix: The Ministry Movie2011
As Self
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg1994
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill1994
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press2008
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Burroughs: The Movie1984
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen1985
As Mafioso
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Junky's Christmas1993
As Narrator
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy1999
Thanksgiving Prayer1991
As A Speaker
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wanderlust2006
As Tom the Priest
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets1989
As Self
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds1979
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Cain's Film1969
As Self
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Decoder1984
As Old Man
TMDb 6.2 / 10
FLicKeR2009
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Coda II2013
As Self (voice) (archive sound)
This Song for Jack1983
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Don't Blink - Robert Frank2015
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Witchcraft Through the Ages1968
As Narrator
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Beat Hotel2012
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Underground and Emigrants1976
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Energy and How to Get It
Energy and How to Get It1981
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Glitterbug1994
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye2012
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Black Rider1990
As Himself
Ah Pook Is Here.1994
As Narrator
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Relics: Einstein's Brain1994
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine2015
As Self
Pirate Tape
Pirate Tape1983
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Ornette: Made in America1986
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees1991
As James "Hive" Maker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Poetry in Motion1982
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Coda I + Coda II
Coda I + Coda II2013
As Self (voice) (archive sound)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles1999
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 3.6 / 10
The Cut-Ups1966
TMDb 6.6 / 10
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed2015
Ghost at No. 91982
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Shamans of the Blind Country1981
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Pirates: William Burroughs in London
Pirates: William Burroughs in London1982
Towers Open Fire
Towers Open Fire1963
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie2015
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road2007
William Buys a Parrot1963
As Self
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Thot-Fal'N1978
As Self
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Poem Posters1967
As Self
Destroy All Rational Thought1998
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades1976
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Final Academy Documents1984
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Bill and Tony
Bill and Tony1972
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Chelsea Hotel
Chelsea Hotel1981
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers
William S. Burroughs: Commissioner of Sewers1991
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Pantelia2006
As Self
Filmography and biography: TMDb