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Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

ActingBorn November 4, 1920 (74 years old at death)· Died April 13, 1995

Texas, USA

IMDb

Biography

Character actor Bill Thurman was born on November 4, 1920 in Texas. A large, rugged, stocky man with a hard, lined, puffy face, a deep, twangy, amicable voice, a strong, bulky build and a charmingly low-key and down-to-earth unaffected natural screen presence, Thurman often portrayed police officers and assorted scruffy redneck types in a huge number of entertainingly cheap'n'cheesy Southern-fried fright flicks and delightfully down'n'dirty drive-in fare made throughout the 60s and 70s. Bill frequently acted in features for legendary Grade Z low-budget independent filmmaker Larry Buchanan; said movies include "The Eye Creatures," "High Yellow," "Zontar the Thing from Venus," "Mars Needs Women," "Curse of the Swamp Creature," "In the Year 2889," the especially atrocious "It's Alive!," and "A Bullet for Pretty Boy." Moreover, Thurman had bit parts in two Steven Spielberg films: he's a hillbilly hunter in "The Sugerland Express" and an air traffic controller in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." Bill's other memorable roles include the abusive Coach Popper in Peter Bogdanovich's magnificent "The Last Picture Show," a doomed hitchhiker in "Keep My Grave Open," a corrupt sheriff in the Claudia Jennings exploitation classic "'Gatorbait," a mean small town deputy in "Ride in A Pink Car," a more amiable sheriff in the fantastic Bigfoot winner "Creature from Black Lake," Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith's father in "Slumber Party '57," a priest in "The Evictors," and the boozy, dissolute Reverend Bill McWiley in the enjoyably crummy "Mountaintop Motel Massacre." Bill Thurman died in Dallas, Texas on April 13, 1995. - IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

Popularity: 1
Total credits: 51

Known For

Dallas
TV
★6.8

Dallas

as Phil Bradley

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie
★7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Air Traffic

Movies (47)

Painted Hero

Painted Hero

as Old Man Bolen

1997

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

as Virgil Teague

1991

It Takes Two

TV Shows (2)

Dallas

Dallas

as Phil Bradley

1 ep.

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

as Houstin

2 ep.

Dallas

Behind the Camera

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Key Grip

Strawberries Need Rain

Strawberries Need Rain

Key Grip

The Black Cat
Silverado
Movie
★6.9

Silverado

as Carter

The Last Picture Show
Movie
★7.6

The Last Picture Show

as Coach Popper

The Long Hot Summer
TV
★5.5

The Long Hot Summer

as Houstin

The Sugarland Express
Movie
★6.6

The Sugarland Express

as Hunter

Tom Horn
Movie
★6.4

Tom Horn

as Ora Haley

It Takes Two
Movie
★5.5

It Takes Two

as Bus Driver

Mars Needs Women
Movie
★3.9

Mars Needs Women

as Drunk on Pier

Innocent Prey
Movie
★4.3

Innocent Prey

as Jim Gardner

Skyward
Movie
★7.1

Skyward

as Pilot #1

Alamo Bay
Movie
★6.0

Alamo Bay

as Sheriff

Dallas
TV
★6.8

Dallas

as Phil Bradley

1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie
★7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Air Traffic

1977

Silverado
Movie
★6.9

Silverado

as Carter

1985

The Last Picture Show
Movie
★7.6

The Last Picture Show

as Coach Popper

1971

The Long Hot Summer
TV
★5.5

The Long Hot Summer

as Houstin

1985

The Sugarland Express
Movie
★6.6

The Sugarland Express

as Hunter

1974

Tom Horn
Movie
★6.4

Tom Horn

as Ora Haley

1980

It Takes Two
Movie
★5.5

It Takes Two

as Bus Driver

1988

Mars Needs Women
Movie
★3.9

Mars Needs Women

as Drunk on Pier

1968

Innocent Prey
Movie
★4.3

Innocent Prey

as Jim Gardner

1984

Skyward
Movie
★7.1

Skyward

as Pilot #1

1980

Alamo Bay
Movie
★6.0

Alamo Bay

as Sheriff

1985

It Takes Two

as Bus Driver

1988

Hawken's Breed

Hawken's Breed

as Jeb Kline

1987

Silverado

Silverado

as Carter

1985

Stormin' Home

Stormin' Home

as Bailiff

1985

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

as Sheriff

1985

Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

as Jim Gardner

1984

Mountaintop Motel Massacre

Mountaintop Motel Massacre

as Reverend Bill McWiley

1983

The Long Summer of George Adams

The Long Summer of George Adams

as Floyd

1982

Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

as Sheriff

1981

Skyward

Skyward

as Pilot #1

1980

Tom Horn

Tom Horn

as Ora Haley

1980

The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

as Sheriff

1979

The Evictors

The Evictors

as Preacher Higgins

1979

The Beasts Are on the Streets

The Beasts Are on the Streets

as Carl Evans

1978

Keep My Grave Open

Keep My Grave Open

as Hitchhiker

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Air Traffic

1977

Charge of the Model T's

Charge of the Model T's

as Sgt. Bond

1977

Slumber Party '57

Slumber Party '57

as Mr. Willis

1976

Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

as Sheriff Billy Carter

1976

The Florida Connection

The Florida Connection

as Deke

1975

'Gator Bait

'Gator Bait

as Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas

1974

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

as Sam Bellington

1974

Painted Hero

Painted Hero

as Old Man Bolen

1997

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

as Virgil Teague

1991

It Takes Two

It Takes Two

as Bus Driver

1988

Hawken's Breed

Hawken's Breed

as Jeb Kline

1987

Silverado

Silverado

as Carter

1985

Stormin' Home

Stormin' Home

as Bailiff

1985

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

as Sheriff

1985

Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

as Jim Gardner

1984

Mountaintop Motel Massacre

Mountaintop Motel Massacre

as Reverend Bill McWiley

1983

The Long Summer of George Adams

The Long Summer of George Adams

as Floyd

1982

Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

as Sheriff

1981

Skyward

Skyward

as Pilot #1

1980

Tom Horn

Tom Horn

as Ora Haley

1980

The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

as Sheriff

1979

The Evictors

The Evictors

as Preacher Higgins

1979

The Beasts Are on the Streets

The Beasts Are on the Streets

as Carl Evans

1978

Keep My Grave Open

Keep My Grave Open

as Hitchhiker

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Air Traffic

1977

Charge of the Model T's

Charge of the Model T's

as Sgt. Bond

1977

Slumber Party '57

Slumber Party '57

as Mr. Willis

1976

Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

as Sheriff Billy Carter

1976

The Florida Connection

The Florida Connection

as Deke

1975

'Gator Bait

'Gator Bait

as Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas

1974

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

as Sam Bellington

1974

Dallas

as Phil Bradley

1 episodes

The Long Hot Summer

The Long Hot Summer

as Houstin

2 episodes

The Black Cat

Key Grip

Strawberries Need Rain

Strawberries Need Rain

Key Grip