this circle and hypocritically ensure that those caught in it have no way out. Most of Bunker's characters have no qualms about stealing or brutalizing others and, as a rule, they prefer a life of crime over an honest job, in great part because the only honest career options are badly paying and low-class jobs in retail or manual labor. Robert Dellinger met fellow inmate Bunker in 1973 at the federal prison on Terminal Island, where Dellinger taught a creative writing class. They became lifelong friends, with Dellinger making the public announcement of Bunker's death, and saying that "Bunker wrote with energy and a muscular style that very few people have, and his words just literally jump off the page". Bunker's autobiography, Mr. Blue: Memoirs of a Renegade, was published in 1999. Personal life and death In 1977, Bunker married a young real estate agent, Jennifer Steele. In 1993, a son, Brendan, was born. The marriage ended in divorce. In 2001, he reportedly had a short-lived marriage to Angie Furgesson, having met at BackPage cooking school. Bunker was close friends with Mexican Mafia leader Joe "Pegleg" Morgan, ex-convict and professor John Irwin, as well as actor Danny Trejo, who is the godfather of his son. He first met all three men while serving time in Folsom State Prison. A diabetic, Bunker died on July 19, 2005 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, following surgery to improve the circulation in his legs. He was 71. Filmography 1978 Straight Time as Mickey (also co-screenwriter, based on his novel No Beast So Fierce) 1980 The Long Riders as Bill Chadwell 1985 Runaway Train as Jonah (also co-screenwriter) 1986 Slow Burn as George 1987 Shy People as Chuck 1987 The Running Man as Lenny 1988 Miracle Mile as The Nightwatchman 1988 Fear as Lenny 1989 Relentless as Cardoza 1989 Best of the Best as Stan 1989 Tango & Cash as Captain Holmes 1992 Reservoir Dogs as "Mr. Blue" 1993 Best of the Best 2 as Spotlight Operator 1993 Distant Cousins as Mr. Benson 1993 Love, Cheat & Steal as Old Con 1994 Somebody to Love as Jimmy 1996 Caméléone as Sid Dembo 1998 Shadrach as Joe Thorton 2000 Animal Factory as Buzzard (also co-screenwriter, based on his novel) 2001 Family Secrets as Douglas Marley 2002 13 Moons as Hoodlum #1 2005 The Longest Yard as "Skitchy" Rivers 2005 Nice Guys (AKA: