Edward Bunker
Acteur, Scénariste, Producteur
31 décembre 1933 — 19 juillet 2005 (71 ans)
Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. He wrote the scripts for - and acted in - Straight Time (1978) (adapted from his debut novel No Beast So Fierce), Runaway Train (1985) and Animal Factory (2000) (adapted from his sophomore novel of the same name). He also played a minor role in Reservoir Dogs (1992).
He began running away from home when he was five years old, and developed a pattern of criminal behavior, earning his first conviction when he was 14, leading to a cycle of incarceration, parole, re-offending and further jail time. He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery. Bunker was released from prison for the last time in 1975, after which he focused on his career as a writer and actor.
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He began running away from home when he was five years old, and developed a pattern of criminal behavior, earning his first conviction when he was 14, leading to a cycle of incarceration, parole, re-offending and further jail time. He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery. Bunker was released from prison for the last time in 1975, after which he focused on his career as a writer and actor.
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Filmographie
| 2010 | Venus & Vegas · as Micky The CalcSur Plex |
| 2006 | High Hopes · as Big Joe |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard · as Skitchy Rivers |
| 2002 | 13 Moons · as Hoodlum |
| 2000 | Animal Factory · as BuzzardSur Plex |
| 1998 | Shadrach · as Joe ThortonSur Plex |
| 1996 | Chameleon · as Sid Dembo |
| 1994 | Somebody to Love · as Jimmy |
| 1993 | Love, Cheat & Steal · as Old Con |
| 1993 | Last Light · as Chess Player |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels · as Sailor |
| 1993 | Distant Cousins · as Mr. Benson |
| 1993 | Best of the Best II · as Spotlight Operator |
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs · as Mr. Blue |
| 1989 | Tango & Cash · as Capt. Holmes |
| 1989 | Best of the Best · as Stan |
| 1989 | Relentless · as Cardoza |
| 1988 | Miracle Mile · as Nightwatchman |
| 1988 | Fear · as Lenny |
| 1987 | Shy People · as Chuck |
| 1987 | The Running Man · as Lenny |
| 1986 | Slow Burn · as George |
| 1985 | Runaway Train · as Jonah |
| 1984 | Hunter · as HitmanSur Plex |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as ChadwellSur Plex |
| 1978 | Straight Time · as Mickey |
| 2016 | Dog Eat Dog · as Novel |
| 2000 | Animal Factory · as ScreenplaySur Plex |
| 1985 | Runaway Train · as Screenplay |
| 1978 | Straight Time · as Novel |
| 2000 | Animal Factory · as Co-ProducerSur Plex |
| 2005 | The Making of 'Heat' · as Self |
| 2005 | 'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited · as Self |
| 2005 | Nobody Wants Your Film · as Self |
| 2005 | Champion · as Self |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors · as Self |