
Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1933
Birthplace
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
July 19, 2005 (aged 71)
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 furth...
2016
Novel
2011
In Memory Of
2010
as Micky the Calc
2006
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Big Joe
2005
as Self
2005
as Skitchy Rivers
2005
as Self
2005
as Self
2005
as Self
2002
as Hoodlum
2001
as Douglas Marley
2000
as Buzzard, Screenplay, Novel, Co-Producer
1998
as Joe Thorton
1996
as Sid Dembo
1994
as Jimmy
1993
as Old Con
1993
as Chess Player
1993
1993
as Mr. Benson
1993
as Spotlight Operator
1992
as Mr. Blue
1989
as Capt. Holmes
1989
as Stan
1989
as Cardoza