7.0
TV
Writing
Bill Gunn
- Born
- Died
- (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 18 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.0
TV
7.8
TV
The Outer Limits
5.7
Movie
Ganja & Hess
4.7
Movie
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
7.3
TV
The Fugitive
6.0
Movie
The Landlord
5.5
Movie
Penelope
6.2
Movie
Losing Ground
5.7
Movie
The Spy with My Face
6.8
Movie
The Sound and the Fury
7.3
Movie
Personal Problems
6.0
Movie
The Interns
5.4
Movie
The Angel Levine
5.1
Movie
Stop!
Movie
Blood Couple
Acting credits 14
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Baby Got Personal Problems Film | Self |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show TV | Homer (2 ep) |
| 1983 | Montgomery Clift Film | Self |
| 1982 | Losing Ground Film | Victor |
| 1980 | Personal Problems Film | Mr. Damien |
| 1973 | Blood Couple Film | George Meda |
| 1973 | Ganja & Hess Film | George Meda |
| 1966 | Penelope Film | Sgt. Rothschild |
| 1965 | The Spy with My Face Film | Namana |
| 1963 | The Fugitive TV | Avery (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits TV | Lt. James P. Willowmore (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Interns Film | Rosco |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Fury Film | T.P. |
| 1957 | Crossroads Film | Roy (uncredited) |
Crew credits 7
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Film | Writer |
| 1980 | Personal Problems Film | Director, Editor |
| 1973 | Blood Couple Film | Director, Writer |
| 1973 | Ganja & Hess Film | Writer, Director |
| 1970 | The Angel Levine Film | Writer |
| 1970 | The Landlord Film | Screenplay |
| 1970 | Stop! Film | Writer, Director |