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Bill Gunn(1929-1989)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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Bill Gunn
Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
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Losing Ground (1982)
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Bill Gunn was born on 15 July 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Ganja & Hess (1973), Stop! (1970) and The Spy with My Face (1965). He died on 5 April 1989 in Nyack, New York, USA.
BornJuly 15, 1929
DiedApril 5, 1989(59)
BornJuly 15, 1929
DiedApril 5, 1989(59)
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Known for

Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
Ganja & Hess
6.2
  • George Meda
  • 1973
Stop! (1970)
Stop!
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1970
Senta Berger, Robert Vaughn, and David McCallum in The Spy with My Face (1965)
The Spy with My Face
5.9
  • Namana
  • 1965
Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
  • Namana

Credits

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Actor

  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Homer
    • 1986
  • Original US poster designed by Adrian Rothschild
    Losing Ground
    6.6
    • Victor
    • 1982
  • Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
    Ganja & Hess
    6.2
    • George Meda
    • 1973
  • Tarzan (1966)
    Tarzan
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Metusa (as William Gunn)
    • 1967
  • Penelope (1966)
    Penelope
    6.2
    • Sgt. Rothschild
    • 1966
  • David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    The Fugitive
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Avery
    • 1965
  • Senta Berger, Robert Vaughn, and David McCallum in The Spy with My Face (1965)
    The Spy with My Face
    5.9
    • Namana
    • 1965
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Dr. Jesse Kamba
    • 1964
  • Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Namana
    • 1964
  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Doctors and the Nurses (1962)
    The Doctors and the Nurses
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mike Harris (as William Gunn)
    • 1964
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Lt. James P. Willowmore
    • 1963
  • Stoney Burke (1962)
    Stoney Burke
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Toby
    • Bud Sutter
    • 1962–1963
  • The Interns (1962)
    The Interns
    6.5
    • Rosco (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)
    The Defenders
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Frank Reilly
    • 1962
  • Naked City (1958)
    Naked City
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Al Norbert
    • 1961

Writer

  • Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
    Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
    4.5
    • original screenplay
    • 2014
  • The American Parade (1974)
    The American Parade
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
    Ganja & Hess
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1973
  • Harry Belafonte in The Angel Levine (1970)
    The Angel Levine
    6.0
    • screenplay by
    • 1970
  • The Landlord (1970)
    The Landlord
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Stop! (1970)
    Stop!
    6.6
    • written by
    • 1970

Director

  • Personal Problems (1980)
    Personal Problems
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Marlene Clark and Duane Jones in Ganja & Hess (1973)
    Ganja & Hess
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Stop! (1970)
    Stop!
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1970

Videos3

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Clip 2:02
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
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Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:04
Official Trailer
Ganja & Hess
Trailer 1:39
Ganja & Hess

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • William Gunn
  • Born
    • July 15, 1929
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 1989
    • Nyack, New York, USA(encephalitis)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "The Forbidden City", produced at the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater.

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  • Trivia
    Billy Gunn was a great friend of James Dean who took many well known photos such as "Billy Gunn with stool"; he also produced the artwork "Portrait of Billy Gunn".

    Gunn was the person who introduced James Dean to both the bongos and to jazz music.
  • Nickname
    • Billy

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