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Bill Gunn

Bill Gunn

Known For Writing
Birthday Jul 15, 1934
Died Apr 05, 1989 (54)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Oct 03, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Bill Gunn was an American playwright, novelist, actor and film director. His 1973 cult classic horror film Ganja and Hess was chosen as one of ten best American films of the decade at the Cannes Film Festival, 1973. In the New Yorker, film critic Richard Brody described him as being “a visionary fil ... mmaker left on the sidelines of the most ostensibly liberated period of American filmmaking.” His drama Johnnas won an Emmy award in 1972.

Known For

Filmography

Losing Ground

Losing Ground

1982

as Victor

Personal Problems

Personal Problems

1980

as Mr. Damien

Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess

1973

as George Meda

Penelope

Penelope

1966

as Sgt. Rothschild

The Spy with My Face

The Spy with My Face

1965

as Namana

The Interns

The Interns

1962

as Rosco

The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

1959

as T.P.

Personal Problems

Personal Problems

1980

Editor

Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess

1973

Writer

The Landlord

The Landlord

1970

Screenplay

The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine

1970

Writer

Stop!

Stop!

1970

Writer

Personal Problems

Personal Problems

1980

Director

Ganja & Hess

Ganja & Hess

1973

Director

Stop!

Stop!

1970

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Cosby Show

as Homer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

The Fugitive

as Avery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Outer Limits

as Lt. James P. Willowmore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

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