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Director
Bill Gunn
Writing
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 929202
IMDb ID: nm0348155
Known for: Writing
Born: July 15, 1934
Died: April 5, 1989
Age: 54
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1957 - 2015
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.22
Wikidata: Q862154
Also known as
William Gunn
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (4)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Bill Gunn.
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7.0
Personal Problems
Director
1980 Movie
5.8
The Landlord
Screenplay
1970 Movie
5.4
Penelope
as Sgt. Rothschild
1966 Movie
5.1
The Angel Levine
Writer
1970 Movie
6.6
The Sound and the Fury
as T.P.
1959 Movie
4.7
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Writer
2015 Movie
6.1
Losing Ground
as Victor
1982 Movie
5.1
The Spy with My Face
as Namana
1965 Movie
5.8
Ganja & Hess
Writer
1973 Movie
3.8
Montgomery Clift
as Self
1983 Movie
5.4
The Interns
as Rosco
1962 Movie
Crossroads
as Roy (uncredited)
1957 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bill Gunn.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bill Gunn.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bill Gunn.
3.8
Montgomery Clift
as Self
1983 Movie
6.1
Losing Ground
as Victor
1982 Movie
7.0
Personal Problems
as Mr. Damien
1980 Movie
5.8
Ganja & Hess
as George Meda
1973 Movie
5.4
Penelope
as Sgt. Rothschild
1966 Movie
5.1
The Spy with My Face
as Namana
1965 Movie
5.4
The Interns
as Rosco
1962 Movie
6.6
The Sound and the Fury
as T.P.
1959 Movie
Crossroads
as Roy (uncredited)
1957 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bill Gunn.