Bill Gunn

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-07-15

Deathday

1989-04-05 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

  • William Gunn

Bill Gunn

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 filmmaker left on the sidelines of the most ostensibly liberated period of American filmmaking.” His drama Johnnas won an Emmy award in 1972.

Known For

The Cosby Show
7.0%

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

The Outer Limits
7.8%

The Outer Limits

Sep 16, 1963

Ganja & Hess
5.8%

Ganja & Hess

Apr 20, 1973

The Fugitive
7.2%

The Fugitive

Sep 17, 1963

Losing Ground
6.1%

Losing Ground

Jun 2, 1982

Penelope
5.6%

Penelope

Nov 10, 1966

The Sound and the Fury
6.6%

The Sound and the Fury

Mar 27, 1959

The Spy with My Face
5.5%

The Spy with My Face

Apr 15, 1965

Personal Problems
7.3%

Personal Problems

Aug 10, 1980

The Interns
5.4%

The Interns

Aug 8, 1962

Montgomery Clift
4.4%

Montgomery Clift

Jan 1, 1983

Crossroads
0.0%

Crossroads

Sep 25, 1957

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Acting

1984
The Cosby Show as Homer
1983
Montgomery Clift as Self
1982
Losing Ground as Victor
1980
Personal Problems as Mr. Damien
1973
Ganja & Hess as George Meda
1966
Penelope as Sgt. Rothschild
1965
The Spy with My Face as Namana
1963
The Fugitive as Avery
1963
The Outer Limits as Lt. James P. Willowmore
1962
The Interns as Rosco
1959
The Sound and the Fury as T.P.
1957
Crossroads as Roy (uncredited)

Directing

1980
Personal Problems as Director
1973
Ganja & Hess as Director
1970
Stop! as Director

Editing

1980
Personal Problems as Editor

Writing

2015
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus as Writer
1973
Ganja & Hess as Writer
1970
The Angel Levine as Writer
1970
The Landlord as Screenplay
1970
Stop! as Writer
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