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Bill Gunn

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer / Playwright | * 07/15/1934 († 54, 04/05/1989) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
William Harrison Gunn (July 15, 1934 – April 5, 1989) 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." Filmmaker Spike Lee had said that Gunn is "one of the most under-appreciated filmmakers of his time."Gunn's drama Johnnas won an Emmy Award in 1972. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Bill Gunn

Guggenheim Fellowship
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Movies with Bill Gunn as Actor(9)

as himself1983 Montgomery Clift
as Victor1982 Losing Ground
as Mr. Damien1980 Personal Problems
as George Meda1973 Ganja & Hess
as Sgt. Rothschild1966 Penelope
as Namana1965 The Spy with My Face
as Rosco (uncredited)1962 The Interns
as Roy (uncredited)1957 Crossroads

TV Shows/Series with Bill Gunn as Actor(2)

as Avery1963 The Fugitive
as Lt. James P. Willowmore1963 The Outer Limits

Movies with Bill Gunn as Crew(9)

Writing/Writer2014 Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Directing/Director1980 Personal Problems
Editing/Editor1980 Personal Problems
Directing/Director1973 Ganja & Hess
Writing/Writer1973 Ganja & Hess
Directing/Director1970 Stop!
Writing/Writer1970 Stop!
Writing/Writer1970 The Angel Levine
Writing/Screenplay1970 The Landlord

Full Name: Bill Gunn
Born: Sunday, 07/15 1934 (July) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/05 1989 (April) in Nyack (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Bill Gunn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Gunn"
"Bill Gunn (writer)"
Bill Gunn frequently works together with these people:
Dabbs Greer (7x, Actor)
Crahan Denton (7x, Actor)
Jason Wingreen (7x, Actor)
Bill Raisch (7x, Actor)
Dabney Coleman (6x, Actor)
Bruce Dern (6x, Actor)
Harry Townes (6x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (6x, Actor)
Leslie Stevens (6x, Crew)
Jud Taylor (5x, Crew)
Bill Zuckert (5x, Actor)
Tim O'Connor (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:565329, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024