HollywoodCharles BukowskiHenry Chinaski, book 5

Characters in Hollywood

3 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Henry Chinaski
Bukowski's alter ego, here writing a screenplay based on his own life.
Also in Ham on Rye, Factotum, Post Office, Women

Supporting characters

Jon Pinchot
The film's director, a fictionalized version of Barbet Schroeder.
Jack Bledsoe
The actor cast to play Chinaski in the film, a fictionalized version of Mickey Rourke.