William S. Burroughs
Writer
- Born
- February 5, 1914
- Died
- August 2, 1997 (age 83)
- From
- 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…
Filmography (75)
This Is Buzz (2026)Self (archive footage)
Nova '78 (2025)Self (archive footage)
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious (2022)Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills (2018)Self (archive footage)
Uncle Howard (2017)Self
Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie (2015)
Don't Blink - Robert Frank (2015)Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine (2015)Self
William S. Burroughs: The Possessed (2015)- Coda I + Coda IICoda I + Coda II (2013)Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda I (2013)Self (voice) (archive sound)
Coda II (2013)Self (voice) (archive sound)
For No Good Reason (2012)Self (archive footage)
The Beat Hotel (2012)Self (archive footage)
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2012)
Fix: The Ministry Movie (2011)Self
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)Self- Nova ExpressNova Express (2009)Narrator (voice)
FLicKeR (2009)Self
Joy Division (2009)
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press (2008)Self (archive footage)
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road (2007)
Pantelia (2006)Self
Wanderlust (2006)Tom the Priest- The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003)Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting (2000)Self (archive footage)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy (1999)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1999)Self (archive footage)
The Source (1999)Self (archive footage)
The Book of Life (1998)Preacher on Radio (voice)