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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-12-31

Day of Death

2005-07-19 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Eddie Bunker

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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Bunker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Running Man

1987

The Running Man

as

Lenny

Reservoir Dogs

1992

Reservoir Dogs

as

Mr. Blue

The Long Riders

1980

The Long Riders

as

Chadwell

Champion

2005

Champion

as

Self

Runaway Train

1985

Runaway Train

as

Jonah

Animal Factory

2000

Animal Factory

as

Buzzard

Tango & Cash

1989

Tango & Cash

as

Capt. Holmes

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

2006

Reservoir Dogs: Playing It Fast & Loose

as

Self (archive footage)

High Hopes

2006

High Hopes

as

Big Joe

Shy People

1987

Shy People

as

Chuck

Last Light

1993

Last Light

as

Chess Player

Miracle Mile

1989

Miracle Mile

as

Nightwatchman

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993

Love, Cheat & Steal

as

Old Con

Distant Cousins

1993

Distant Cousins

as

Mr. Benson

Best of the Best 2

1993

Best of the Best 2

as

Spotlight Operator

Fear

1988

Fear

as

Lenny

Straight Time

1978

Straight Time

as

Mickey

Relentless

1989

Relentless

as

Cardoza

13 Moons

2002

13 Moons

as

Hoodlum

Chameleon

1996

Chameleon

as

Sid Dembo

The Longest Yard

2005

The Longest Yard

as

Skitchy Rivers

Family Secrets

2001

Family Secrets

as

Douglas Marley

Slow Burn

1986

Slow Burn

as

George

Venus & Vegas

2010

Venus & Vegas

as

Micky the Calc

Somebody to Love

1994

Somebody to Love

as

Jimmy

Hunter

Hunter

as

Hitman

Production

Crew

Rampart

2011

Rampart

as

Directing