Bill Gunn(1929-1989)

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Losing Ground (1982)

Bill Gunn was born on 15 July 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Ganja & Hess (1973), Stop! (1970) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He died on 5 April 1989 in Nyack, New York, USA.

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TV Series

6.9

The Cosby Show
7.4
TV Series
- Homer
- 1986
Losing Ground
6.6
- Victor
- 1982
Ganja & Hess
6.2
- George Meda
- 1973
Tarzan
7.1
TV Series
- Metusa (as William Gunn)
- 1967
Penelope
6.2
- Sgt. Rothschild
- 1966
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
- Avery
- 1965
Dr. Kildare
7.0
TV Series
- Dr. Jesse Kamba
- 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
- Namana
- 1964
The Nurses
7.3
TV Series
- Mike Harris (as William Gunn)
- 1964
The Outer Limits
8.1
TV Series
- Lt. James P. Willowmore
- 1963
Stoney Burke
7.8
TV Series
- Toby
- Bud Sutter
- 1962–1963
The Interns
6.4
- Rosco (uncredited)
- 1962
The Defenders
7.9
TV Series
- Frank Reilly
- 1962
Naked City
8.2
TV Series
- Al Norbert
- 1961
Route 66
7.7
TV Series
- Hank Plummer - The Memphis Naturals (as The Memphis Naturals)
- 1961

Alternative names
- William Gunn
Born
- July 15, 1929
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- April 5, 1989
- Nyack, New York, USA(encephalitis)
Children
- No Children
Parents
- Louise
Other works
Stage: Wrote "The Forbidden City", produced at the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater.

Trivia
Billy Gunn was a great friend of James Dean who took many well known photos such as "Billy Gunn with stool"; he also produced the artwork "Portrait of Billy Gunn".

Gunn was the person who introduced James Dean to both the bongos and to jazz music.