
Actor
John Giorno
Born 1936 · New York, New York
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.
Acting

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Self · 2010

Burroughs: The Movie
Self · 1984
Connections: Ray Johnson On-Line
Himself · 2001

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self · 1965

Poetry in Motion
Self · 1982

Uncle Howard
Self · 2017

Screen Test #3
Self (uncredited) · 1966

Andy Warhol
Self · 1987
John Washing
Himself · 1963

Black White + Gray: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
Self - poet · 2007

Sleep
Himself · 1964

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Self · 2013

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Self · 1989

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Self · 2015

IDn4
John Giorno · 1991
Nine Poems in Basilicata
interpretation

Nova '78
Self (archive footage) · 2025

Screen Test: John Giorno
Self · 1964
Just Say NO to Family Values
Himself · 2011