William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs II was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced…

Filmography

This Is Buzz (2026) · as Himself
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious (2022) · as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) · as Self
FLicKeR (2009) · as Self
Wanderlust (2006) · as Tom the Priest
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) · as Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting (2000) · as Self (archive footage)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy (1999)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1999) · as Self (archive footage)
The Source (1999) · as Self (archive footage)
The Junky's Christmas (1993) · as Narrator
Naked Making Lunch (1992) · as Self
Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) · as A Speaker
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) · as Tom the Priest
Heavy Petting (1989) · as Self
Twister (1989) · as Man in Barn
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989) · as Self
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson (1986) · as Self
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1985) · as Mafioso
Decoder (1984) · as Old Man
Burroughs: The Movie (1984) · as Self
Shamans of the Blind Country (1981) · as Narrator (voice)
Thot-Fal'N (1978) · as Self
Chicago (1968) · as Self