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William S. Burroughs

Actor · 62 credits · 19 in highly-rated films

Best known for Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Frequent collaborators: Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, Brion Gysin, Anne Waldman, Genesis P-Orridge

Movies (62 total, ranked by score)

  1. Witchcraft Through the Ages

    1968 · ★ 7.2 (8 votes)

    History, Horror, Documentary

    31

  2. Chappaqua

    1966 · ★ 6.9 (10 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Heavy Petting

    1989 · ★ 5.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    33

  4. Decoder

    1984 · ★ 6.2 (41 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

    34

  5. The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye

    2012 · ★ 6.8 (18 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    35

  6. This Song for Jack

    1983 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    36

  7. Destroy All Rational Thought

    1998 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    37

  8. Thot-Fal'N

    1978 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    38

  9. Bill and Tony

    1972 · ★ 5.9 (6 votes)

    39

  10. Shamans of the Blind Country

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    40

  11. It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

    1985 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    41

  12. Nova Express

    2009 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Science Fiction

    42

  13. Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    1979 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

    2022

    Documentary

    44

  15. William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

    2015

    Documentary

    45

  16. Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press

    2008 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

    1989 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    47

  18. Energy and How to Get It

    1981 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    48

  19. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

    1994 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. Coda I

    2013

    50

  21. Coda II

    2013

    51

  22. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

    1999 · ★ 1.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. Underground and Emigrants

    1976

    Documentary

    53

  24. William S. Burroughs: The Possessed

    2015

    Documentary

    54

  25. Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

    1976

    55

  26. Chicago

    1968

    56

  27. Robert E. Fulton III Edit of Burroughs: The Movie

    2015

    Documentary

    57

  28. Cain's Film

    1969

    Documentary

    58

  29. Coda I + Coda II

    2013

    59

  30. The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

    1999

    Documentary

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.