- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWilliam Harrison Gunn
- Nickname
- Billy
- Bill Gunn was born on July 15, 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 April 5, 1989 in Nyack, New York, USA.
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsLouise
- 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. - Survived by his mother, Louise.
- He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Ganja & Hess (1973) & Losing Ground (1982). He has also directed one film that is in the registry: Ganja & Hess.
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