Edward Bunker

Edward Heward Bunker 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 14 leading to a cycle of incarceration parole reoffending and further jail time He was convicted of bank robbery drug dealing extortion armed robbery and forgery Bunker was released from prison for the last time in 1975 after which he focused on his career as a writer and actor Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Bunker licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia