Billy Name

Billy Name

William George Linich, known professionally as Billy Name, was an American photographer, filmmaker, and lighting designer. He was the archivist of The Factory from 1964 to 1970.

  • Title: Billy Name
  • Popularity: 1.766
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1940-02-02
  • Place of Birth: Poughkeepsie, New York
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  • Also Known As: William George Linich
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Billy Name Movies

  • 2006
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    Notes on Marie Menken

    Notes on Marie Menken

    5.4 2006 HD

    A look at avant-garde filmmaker Marie Menken.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kenneth Anger

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  • 1964
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    Haircut

    Haircut

    1 1964 HD

    Shot in slow motion, with tiny bits of stagy lighting that seem to crumble and flake like cookies, Billy Name gives one of his notorious...

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    Cast: Billy Name

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  • 1966
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    Lupe

    Lupe

    1 1966 HD

    Mexican actress Lupe Vélez's final hours as she overdoses on Seconal.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Edie Sedgwick

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  • 2007
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    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    6.6 2007 HD

    In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jack Smith

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  • 1966
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    The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

    The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound

    6.5 1966 HD

    The film depicts a rehearsal of The Velvet Underground including Nico, and is essentially one long loose improvisation.

    Genre: Music

    Cast: John Cale

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  • 1965
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    Harlot

    Harlot

    1 1965 HD

    Jean Harlow-lookalike Harlot (Mario Montez), Gerard Malanga, Philip Fagan, and Carol Koshinskie (with a cat) sit in a room eating bananas as the...

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    Cast: Mario Montez

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  • 2007
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    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

    5.8 2007 HD

    Esther Robinson's portrait of her uncle Danny Williams, Warhol's onetime lover, collaborator and filmmaker in his own right, offers a exploration of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Callie Angell

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  • 2009
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    13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

    13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests

    1 2009 HD

    Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol shot nearly 500 Screen Tests, beautiful and revealing portraits of hundreds of different individuals, from Warhol...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Paul America

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  • 1964
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    Screen Test, Billy Linich

    Screen Test, Billy Linich

    1 1964 HD

    One of two(?) 1964 screen tests of Linich. Runs 4 minutes, 24 seconds in length.

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    Cast: Billy Name

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  • 1970
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    Screen Test [ST194]: Billy Linich

    Screen Test [ST194]: Billy Linich

    1 1970 HD

    One of two(?) 1964 screen tests of Linich. Runs 4 minutes, 30 seconds in length.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Billy Name

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  • 1964
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    Couch

    Couch

    6.2 1964 HD

    The couch at Andy Warhol's Factory was as famous in its own right as any of his Superstars. In Couch, visitors to the Factory were invited to...

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    Cast: Bingingham Birdie

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  • 1967
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    Superartist

    Superartist

    1 1967 HD

    Documentarians Juan Drago and Bruce Torbet follow a surprisingly relaxed and open Andy Warhol, at the peak of his powers in 1965 and 1966, around his...

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    Cast: Paul America

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  • 1964
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    Screen Test: Billy Name

    Screen Test: Billy Name

    5 1964 HD

    Billy Name screen test by Andy Warhol.

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    Cast: Billy Name

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  • 1964
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    Batman Dracula

    Batman Dracula

    4.1 1964 HD

    Batman Dracula is a 1964 black and white American film produced and directed by Andy Warhol, without the permission of DC Comics. The film was...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Gregory Battcock

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  • 2001
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    Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

    Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

    1 2001 HD

    Andy Warhol, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (who also coined the immortal catchphrase "In the future, everyone will be...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Andy Warhol

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  • 1989
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    Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

    Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties

    1 1989 HD

    Documentary on Andy Warhol's cinema of the sixties, made for Channel 4 in association with The Factory, MOMA and the Whitney Museum of Art and in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Andy Warhol

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  • 1987
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    Andy Warhol

    Andy Warhol

    5.7 1987 HD

    The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Andy Warhol

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  • 1967
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    Four Stars

    Four Stars

    2 1967 HD

    Photographed entirely in color, Four Stars was projected in its complete length of nearly 25 hours (allowing for projection overlap of the 35-minute...

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    Cast: Brigid Berlin

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  • 1965
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    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    8 1965 HD

    The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Eric Andersen

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  • 1995
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    Nico Icon

    Nico Icon

    7.2 1995 HD

    A look into the many lives of Christa Päffgen, otherwise known as Nico; from cutie German mädchen to the first of the supermodels, to...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Nico

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  • 1998
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    John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

    John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music

    1 1998 HD

    Follows John Cale, a Welsh musician and producer, who founded the legendary 60s and 70s NY rock band - the Velvet Underground, with Lou Reed. Cale...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Cale

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  • 2021
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    The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground

    6.859 2021 HD

    Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lou Reed

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  • 1964
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    The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

    The Thirteen Most Beautiful Boys

    1 1964 HD

    Inspired by a 1962 NYPD pamphlet entitled ‘The Thirteen Most Wanted [Men]’. Warhol transformed it from ‘most wanted men’ into...

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    Cast: Denis Deegan

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  • 1970
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    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    Mary Woronov: Cult Queen

    1 1970 HD

    The documentary explores the enigma of actress and artist Mary Woronov and chronicles her colorful career trajectory as a ground breaking female...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Mary Woronov

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