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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Cosby Show
Character: Homer
TV • 1984
Montgomery Clift
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1983
Losing Ground
Character: Victor
MOVIE • 1982
Personal Problems
Character: Mr. Damien
MOVIE • 1980
Ganja & Hess
Character: George Meda
MOVIE • 1973
Penelope
Character: Sgt. Rothschild
MOVIE • 1966
The Spy with My Face
Character: Namana
MOVIE • 1965
The Fugitive
Character: Avery
TV • 1963
The Outer Limits
Character: Lt. James P. Willowmore
TV • 1963
The Interns
Character: Rosco
MOVIE • 1962
The Sound and the Fury
Character: T.P.
MOVIE • 1959
Crossroads
Character: Roy (uncredited)
MOVIE • 1957
Crew
Crew Credits
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015
Personal Problems
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Personal Problems
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1980
Ganja & Hess
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
Ganja & Hess
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
The Angel Levine
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1970
The Landlord
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1970
Stop!
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1970
Stop!
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1970