
James Ellroy
Known for Writing · 28 credits
- Born
- 1948-03-04 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lee Earle Elroy
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009).
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (22)

Wonder Boys
2000
as Wordfest Party Guest

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006
as Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self

Black Dahlia Confidential
2004

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995
as self

The Truth about Black Dahlia
2007
as archive footage

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
1993
as Self

Shadows of Suspense
2006
as Self

James Ellroy: American Dog
2006
as Self

Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
2017
The Cost of Living: Creating the Prowler
2011

Feast of Death
2001
as Self
Vakvagany
2002
as Himself
Stay Clean
2002
as Right

A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
2013
as Self

Bazaar Bizarre: The Strange Case of Serial Killer Bob Berdella
2004
as Himself

Ellroy vs L.A.
2025
as Self (Footage archive)

Los Angeles narrates
2017
as Self

Los Angeles Film Noir
2015
as Himself
Besuch bei James Ellroy
2001
as Self

White Jazz
1995
as Self
About James Ellroy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a so-called "telegraphic" prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987), The Big Nowhere (1988), L.A. Confidential (1990), White Jazz (1992), American Tabloid (1995), The Cold Six Thousand (2001), and Blood's a Rover (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia ar… With 28 credits spanning from 1993 to 2025, James Ellroy has appeared in 22 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Ellroy Movies
- Wonder Boys (2000) — as Wordfest Party Guest
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006) — as Self
- Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) — as Self
- Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008) — as Self
- Black Dahlia Confidential (2004)
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