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name: "Edward Bunker"
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born: "31 December 1933"
died: "19 July 2005"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:16.131695+00:00"
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# Edward Bunker

Actor. Born 31 December 1933 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 19 July 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 December 1933, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 19 July 2005

## Biography

Edward Bunker (1933–2005) was an American actor and author of crime fiction. He played Mr. Blue in Quentin Tarantino’s *Reservoir Dogs* (1992).

Bunker had earlier acted in and co-written the screenplay for *Straight Time* (1978), adapted from his novel *No Beast So Fierce*. He appeared in other films including *Runaway Train* (1985) and *The Longest Yard* (2005). He also wrote novels such as *The Animal Factory* and served as a technical adviser on several productions.

Born in Hollywood, California, Bunker died in Burbank, California, on 19 July 2005.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Reservoir Dogs* (1992), Fi1m 86, as Mr. Blue — [page](https://film.one/film/reservoir-dogs.md)

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