# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-bunker
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:45:32.858Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-bunker"
name: "Edward Bunker"
slug: "edward-bunker"
description: "Edward Heward Bunker was an American author of crime fiction, screenwriter, and actor. He wrote numerous books, some of which have been adapted into films. He wrote the scripts for—and acted in—Straight Time (1978), Runaway Train (1985), and Animal Factory (2000). He also played a minor role in Reservoir Dogs (1992)."
tagline: "Novelist, screenwriter, actor (1933-2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edward_Bunker.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-12-31"
deathDate: "2005-07-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.0653869226154769
  historical:           20.13737733333334
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0120483"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump