Bill Gunn
Known For
Writing
Born
1934-07-15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1989-04-05
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.
Most Known For
The Cosby Show
as Homer
The Fugitive
as Avery
The Outer Limits
as Lt. James P. Willowmore
Personal Problems
as Mr. Damien
The Sound and the Fury
as T.P.
The Spy with My Face
as Namana
Penelope
as Sgt. Rothschild
Ganja & Hess
as George Meda
The Interns
as Rosco
Montgomery Clift
as Self
Losing Ground
as Victor
Crossroads
as Roy (uncredited)