Edward bunker reservoir dogs

American novelist, screenwriter, and actor

For the founder of Bunkerville, Nevada, see Edward Bunker (Mormon).

Edward Heward Bunker^[1] (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon, and an actor.

He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. He wrote the scripts for—and acted in—Straight Time (1978) (adapted from his debut novel No Beast So Fierce), Runaway Train (1985), and Animal Factory (2000) (adapted from his sophomore novel of the same name).

He also played a minor role in Reservoir Dogs (1992).

He began running away from home when he was five years old, and developed a pattern of criminal behavior, earning his first conviction when he was fourteen, leading to a cycle of incarceration, parole, re-offending, and further jail time.^[2] He was convicted of bank robbery, drug dealing, extortion, armed robbery, and forgery.^[2] Bunker wa