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Charles Bukowski (1920–1994)

Charles Bukowski, the American poet, short-story writer, and novelist, was born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, Jr. in Andernach, Germany on August 1920. He was the son of Henry Bukowski, a US soldier who was part of the post-World War I occupation force, and Katharina Fett, a German woman. His father, his wife and young "Henry Charles" returned to the United States in 1922... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 The Devil Was Hot (video short) (post-production)
 
2011 Mermaid of Venice (short) (based on a short story by)
 
2011 Dr Nazi (short) (short story)
 
2009 Nedgång och Fall (short) (novel)
 
2008 Syn Szatana (short) (short story)
 
2007 Pink & Tender (short) (story "Rape! Rape!")
 
2006/I The Suicide (short) (story)
 
2005 Frozen Food Section (short) (poem)
 
2005 Factotum (novel)
 
2004 My Old Man (short)
 
2003/II Son of Satan (short)
 
2002 Apporte-moi ton amour (short) (short story)
 
2001 Broken-Mirror Music (short) (short story)
 
2000 The Man with the Beautiful Eyes (short) (poem "The Man with the Beautiful Eyes")
 
2000 Bring Me Your Love (short) (story)
 
1998 Horseshoe (short) (poem)
 
1998 Love for $17.50 (short) (story)
 
1995 Bukowski at Bellevue (documentary)
 
1995 The Living Room Festival (TV series short) (poem)
 
1994 The Works III (TV short) (poems)
 
1994 Amor por menos (short) (story)
 
1994 The Blanket
 
1993 Lonely at the Top (short) (writer)
 
1991 Guts (short) (short story)
 
1991 Lune froide (novels "Copulating Mermaid of Venice" and "Trouble with the Battery")
 
1990 Love Pig (short) (story "Bring Me Your Love")
 
1988 Lune froide (short) (novels "Copulating Mermaid of Venice" and "Trouble with the Battery")
 
1987 Crazy Love (novels)
 
1987 Barfly
 
1984 The Killers
 
1981 Tales of Ordinary Madness (book "Erections, Ejaculation, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness")
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1987 Barfly
Bar Patron (uncredited)
 
1984 The Killers
The Author
 
1977 Supervan
Wet T-Shirt Contest Water Boy (uncredited)
 
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2005 Factotum (lyrics: "I Wish to Weep", "Slow Day")
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2011 Breakfast with Bukowski (short) (very special thanks)
 
2007 Nice Guy Blues (short) (special thanks)
 
1995 The Crossing Guard (dedicatee)
 
1994 Somebody to Love (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2008 The Last Straw (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Bukowski at Bellevue (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Best Hotel on Skid Row (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1987 The Charles Bukowski Tapes (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Poetry in Motion (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Personenbeschreibung (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1978 Apostrophes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 September 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1973 Bukowski (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 L'amour dure trois ans
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Il falso bugiardo
Himself
 
2007 Jukebox: From Edison to Ipod (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Loren Cass
Voice 3 (archive sound)
 
2003 Bukowski: Born into This (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1989) Novel: "Hollywood"

Publicity Listings:

6 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 1 Article  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

He had no time for metaphors. - U2 singer Bono on Bukowski See more »

Trivia:

His favorite movie was Eraserhead, though he disliked director David Lynch after he met him, thinking that he and his significant other, Isabella Rossellini, put on airs of superiority around him. Although Bukowski often claimed he hadn't seen any movie since The Lost Weekend (1945) until he got involved in making Barfly... See more »

Nickname:

Buk See more »

Star Sign:

Leo