Edward Bunker's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Fallen Angels Sailor

Main Movie Roles 2006 - Nice Guys 2005 - The Longest Yard 2005 - Champion 2000 - Animal Factory 1993 - Best of the Best 2 1992 - Reservoir Dogs 1989 - Miracle Mile 1989 - Tango & Cash 1989 - Best of the Best 1987 - The Running Man 1985 - Runaway Train 1980 - The Long Riders 1978 - Straight Time

BIOGRAPHY:

Edward Heward Bunker[1] (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, and an actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films.
Bunker was a bright but troublesome child, who spent much of his childhood in different foster homes and institutions. He started on a criminal career at a very early age, and continued on this path throughout the years, returning to prison again and again. He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, sodomy, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery. A repeating pattern of convictions, paroles, releases and escapes, further crimes and new convictions continued until he was released yet again from prison in 1975, at which point he finally left his criminal days permanently behind and became a writer. Bunker stayed out of jail thereafter, and instead focused on his career as a writer and actor.
In 1951, the seventeen-year-old Bunker had the dubious honor of being the youngest ever inmate in San Quentin State Prison.[5] While spending time in solitary – known as "the hole" – he was situated close to the death row cell of Caryl Chessman, who was writing on a typewriter.[2] He had already met Chessman earlier, and Chessman sent him an issue of Argosy magazine, in which the first chapter of his book Cell 2455 Death Row was published.[2] Bunker, inspired by his encounter with Chessman, drew upon his literary influences and decided to try to write his own stories.Bunker had better luck robbing banks in real life than he did in the movies. In Reservoir Dogs he played one of two criminals killed during a heist. In The Long Riders, he had an even briefer role as Bill Chadwell - one of two members of the James-Younger Gang killed during a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota In 1977, Bunker married a young real estate agent, Jennifer. In 1993, their first son, Brendan, was born. The marriage ended in divorce.[6] A diabetic, Bunker died on July 19, 2005 in Burbank, California, following surgery to improve the circulation in his legs.[6] He was 71.
Bunker was close friends with Mexican Mafia Leader Joe "Pegleg" Morgan, as well as actor Danny Trejo, who is the godfather of his son, both of whom he first met in Folsom State Prison. Michael Mann based the character of "Nate", played by Jon Voight, on Bunker for his 1995 film, Heat. The film also stars Trejo as a member of Robert De Niro's ("Neil McCauley" - another real life criminal) crew.
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