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Bill Gunn

Writing Born Jul 15, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 13 credits

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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Known for

Film

No Way Out

as Avery

The Cosby Show

as Homer

The Outer Limits

as Lt. James P. Willowmore
Film

The Sound and the Fury

as T.P.
Film

Penelope

as Sgt. Rothschild

Full filmography

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