Edward Bunker

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-12-31 (72 years old)

Deathday

2005-07-19

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Edward Bunker

Biography

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 cycl...

Acting

1987

1992

Reservoir Dogs

as Mr. Blue

1980

The Long Riders

as Chadwell

2005

Champion

as Self

1985

2000

Animal Factory

as Buzzard

1989

Tango & Cash

as Capt. Holmes

2006

2006

High Hopes

as Big Joe

1987

Shy People

as Chuck

1993

Last Light

as Chess Player

1989

Miracle Mile

as Nightwatchman

1993

1993

Distant Cousins

as Mr. Benson

1993

Best of the Best 2

as Spotlight Operator

1988

Fear

as Lenny

1978

Straight Time

as Mickey

1989

Relentless

as Cardoza

2002

13 Moons

as Hoodlum

1996

Chameleon

as Sid Dembo

2005

The Longest Yard

as Skitchy Rivers

1989

2001

Family Secrets

as Douglas Marley

1986

Slow Burn

as George

2010

Venus & Vegas

as Micky the Calc

1994

Production

1978

1978

Straight Time

as Screenplay

1985

Runaway Train

as Screenplay

2016

Dog Eat Dog

as Novel

2000

Animal Factory

as Screenplay

2000

2000

Animal Factory

as Co-Producer

2011

Rampart

as In Memory Of

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