James Ellroy

James Ellroy

b. 1948 (age 78) Los Angeles, California, USA
Actor Writer

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 article James Ellroy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

L.A. Confidential
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★ 8.2
L.A. Confidential
1997
The Black Dahlia
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★ 5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006
Street Kings
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★ 6.8
Street Kings
2008
Rampart
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★ 5.8
Rampart
2011

Filmography

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Ellroy vs L.A.
2025 Self
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★ 6.9
Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein
2023 Self
18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story
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★ 7.2
18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story
2021 Self
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★ 8.2
L.A. Confidential
2018 Writer
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
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★ 5.6
Ronald Reagan, un président sur mesure
2017 Actor
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Los Angeles narrates
2017 Self
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21 cm
2016 Self
Los Angeles: City of Film Noir
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★ 7.2
Los Angeles: City of Film Noir
2015 Self
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
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★ 7.1
A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers
2013 Self
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Rampart - Behind the Scenes
2012 Self
Rampart
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★ 5.8
Rampart
2011 Writer
James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons
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★ 6.9
James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons
2011 Self
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★ 8.5
Sunfax Territory
2009 Writer
Street Kings
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★ 6.8
Street Kings
2008 Writer
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★ 6.8
Allez à L.A.!
2008 Self
The Black Dahlia
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★ 5.6
The Black Dahlia
2006 Writer
James Ellroy: American Dog
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★ 6.9
James Ellroy: American Dog
2006 Self
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★ 6.5
Rankin on the Staircase
2005 Self
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James Ellroy Uncensored
2005 Self Writer
Bazaar Bizarre
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★ 3.9
Bazaar Bizarre
2004 Self
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★ 7.7
Just the Facts
2004 Self
L.A. Confidential
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★ 6.9
L.A. Confidential
2003 Writer
L.A. County 187
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★ 5.6
L.A. County 187
2003 Writer
Das Bus
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★ 5.2
Das Bus
2003 Self
Dark Blue
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★ 6.6
Dark Blue
2002 Writer
Vakvagany
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★ 6.3
Vakvagany
2002 Self
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★ 7.5
Stay Clean
2002 Actor Writer
Right
James Ellroy's Feast of Death
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★ 7.0
James Ellroy's Feast of Death
2001 Self Actor
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Besuch bei James Ellroy
2001 Self
Brown's Requiem
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★ 5.8
Brown's Requiem
1998 Writer
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The GQ Men of the Year Awards
1998 Self
L.A. Confidential
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★ 8.2
L.A. Confidential
1997 Writer
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
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★ 6.6
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.
1995 Self
Fallen Angels
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★ 6.5
Fallen Angels
1993 Writer
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
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★ 6.9
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
1993 Self
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Good Ideas of the 20th Century
1993 Writer
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Serial Killers
1992 Self
Cop
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★ 6.4
Cop
1988 Writer
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American Tabloid
Writer
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Beverly Hills Noir
Writer
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Gemstone
Writer
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Shakedown
Writer
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Blood's a Rover
Writer
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Clandestine
Writer
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Laura
Writer
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The Big Nowhere
Writer
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77
Writer
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My Dark Places
Writer
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White Jazz
Writer
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