About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1933-12-31
Place of birth:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Edward Bunker

Overview

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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Known for

Acting
2010 Venus & Vegas Actor Micky the Calc 58
Average
2006 Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
N/A
2006 High Hopes Actor Big Joe 58
Average
2005 The Longest Yard Actor Skitchy Rivers 65
Fair
2005 Nobody Wants Your Film Actor Self 58
Average
2005 Champion Actor Self 59
Average
2005 The Making of 'Heat' Actor Self 59
Average
2002 13 Moons Actor Hoodlum 58
Average
2001 Family Secrets Actor Douglas Marley N/A
N/A
2000 Animal Factory Actor Buzzard 60
Fair
1996 Chameleon Actor Sid Dembo 58
Average
1994 Somebody to Love Actor Jimmy 58
Average
1993 Love, Cheat & Steal Actor Old Con 58
Average
1993 Last Light Actor Chess Player 58
Average
1993 Distant Cousins Actor Mr. Benson 59
Average
1993 Best of the Best 2 Actor Spotlight Operator 58
Average
1992 Reservoir Dogs Actor Mr. Blue 80
Very good
1989 Tango & Cash Actor Capt. Holmes 63
Fair
1989 Best of the Best Actor Stan 61
Fair
1989 Relentless Actor Cardoza 58
Average
1989 Miracle Mile Actor Nightwatchman 62
Fair
1988 Fear Actor Lenny 58
Average
1987 The Running Man Actor Lenny 63
Fair
1987 Shy People Actor Chuck 59
Average
1986 Slow Burn Actor George 58
Average
1985 Runaway Train Actor Jonah 64
Fair
1980 The Long Riders Actor Chadwell 61
Fair
1978 Straight Time Actor Mickey 62
Fair

Writing
2016 Dog Eat Dog Writing Novel 55
Average
2000 Animal Factory Writing Novel 60
Fair
2000 Animal Factory Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1985 Runaway Train Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1978 Straight Time Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1978 Straight Time Writing Novel 62
Fair

Production
2000 Animal Factory Production Co-Producer 60
Fair

Crew
2011 Rampart Crew In Memory Of 57
Average