Edward Bunker(1933-2005)

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Runaway Train (1985)

Edward Bunker was born on 31 December 1933 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Reservoir Dogs (1992), Runaway Train (1985) and The Longest Yard (2005). He was married to Jennifer Steele. He died on 19 July 2005 in Burbank, California, USA.

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Known for

Reservoir Dogs

8.3

Mr. Blue(as Eddie Bunker)

1992

Runaway Train

7.2

Jonah

1985

Burt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, and Dalip Singh in The Longest Yard (2005)

The Longest Yard

6.4

Skitchy Rivers

2005

Tango & Cash

6.4

Capt. Holmes(as Eddie Bunker)

1989

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Venus & Vegas
4.0
- Micky the Calc
- 2010
High Hopes
4.0
- Big Joe
- 2006
The Longest Yard
6.4
- Skitchy Rivers
- 2005
13 Moons
5.6
- Hoodlum #1 (as Eddie Bunker)
- 2002
Family Secrets
5.9
- Douglas Marley
- 2001
Animal Factory
6.6
- Buzzard
- 2000
Shadrach
6.4
- Joe Thorton
- 1998
Caméléone
5.6
- Sid Dembo
- 1996
Fallen Angels
6.5
TV Series
- Sailor
- 1995
Somebody to Love
5.5
- Jimmy
- 1994
Love, Cheat & Steal
5.1
TV Movie
- Old Con
- 1993
Last Light
6.3
TV Movie
- Chess Player
- 1993
Best of the Best II
5.6
- Spotlight Operator
- 1993
Distant Cousins
5.3
- Mr. Benson
- 1993
Reservoir Dogs
8.3
- Mr. Blue (as Eddie Bunker)
- 1992

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Runaway Train

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Alternative name
- Eddie Bunker
Height
- 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
Born
- December 31, 1933
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
- July 19, 2005
- Burbank, California, USA(complications after surgery to improve circulation to his legs)
Spouse
- Jennifer Steele1979 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
Other works
Wrote "No Beast So Fierce" based on his experiences as a criminal. "Beast" is the basis for the Straight Time (1978) screenplay. His other novels include "Animal Factory"; "Little Boy Blue"; "Dog Eat Dog" and his autobiography, "Education Of A Felon" [in Europe titled "Mr. Blue"]. The novel "Stark" and the collection of short stories "Death Row Breakout" were published posthumously.
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Was guilty of numerous crimes since early childhood, including smashing a neighbor's backyard incinerator with a claw hammer at 3, setting fire to a neighbor's garage at 4 and jamming a fork in a boy's eyeball at 15. By 17, Bunker had established himself as the Doogie Howser of the California penal system, parlaying a series of robberies, assaults and the stabbing of a prison guard into a stint in San Quentin (he was the youngest inmate there at the time).