Cast & creator
John Giorno
Best known for Nova '78, Uncle Howard, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
John Giorno was an American poet and performance artist. He founded the not-for-profit production company Giorno Poetry Systems and organized a number of early multimedia poetry experiments and events, including Dial-A-Poem. He became prominent as the subject of Andy Warhol's film Sleep.
Movies
22
film credits
Series
0
television credits
Career
22
1963–2026 · acting roles
Credit score
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (22)
Showing 22 of 22 credits
Movie
Nova '78
Self (archive footage)
2026
Movie
★ 6.6
Uncle Howard
Self
2017
Movie
★ 7.2
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Self
2010
Movie
★ 8.0
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Movie
★ 8.0
Poetry in Motion
Self
1982
Movie
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John Giorno
1991
Movie
★ 5.0
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self
1989
Movie
★ 7.0
Burroughs: The Movie
Self
1984
Movie
★ 5.0
Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self - poet
2007
Movie
★ 5.0
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Self
2013
Movie
★ 5.0
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Self
2015
Movie
★ 3.8
Sleep
Himself
1964J
Movie
★ 6.0
John Washing
Himself
1963
Movie
★ 8.0
The Final Academy Documents
1984C
Movie
★ 9.0
Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Himself
2001
Movie
★ 7.5
Screen Test #3
Self (uncredited)
1966
Movie
Words of Advice: William S. Burroughs On the Road
2007
Movie
★ 10.0
Carrefour de la chaussée d'Antin
1973J
Movie
Just Say NO to Family Values
Himself
2011N
Movie
Nine Poems in Basilicata
interpretation
Movie
Screen Test: John Giorno
Self
1964
Movie
★ 6.8
Andy Warhol
Self
1987