Bill Thurman

Interprète

Né·e le 04/11/1920 à Texas, USA

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 hill…

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Rôles marquants

7,3 Rencontres du troisième typeAir TrafficFilm, 1977
7,6 La Dernière SéanceCoach PopperFilm, 1971
6,9 SilveradoCarterFilm, 1985
6,6 Sugarland ExpressHunterFilm, 1974
4,3 Motel des SacrificesReverend Bill McWileyFilm, 1983
6,4 Tom HornOra HaleyFilm, 1980
6,9 Where the Red Fern GrowsSam BellingtonFilm, 1974
It's Alive!Greely / MonsterFilm, 1969
The EvictorsPreacher HigginsFilm, 1979
Le Monstre du lac noirSheriff Billy CarterFilm, 1976
In the Year 2889Tim HendersonFilm, 1969
Les Marais de la HaineSheriff Joe Bob ThomasFilm, 1974

Filmographie complète

49 titres
  1. Painted Hero 1997 · Old Man Bolen
  2. In Broad Daylight 1991 · Virgil Teague
  3. It Takes Two 1988 · Bus Driver
  4. Hawken's Breed 1987 · Jeb Kline
  5. Alamo Bay 1985 · Sheriff
  6. Silverado 1985 · Carter
    6,9
  7. Stormin' Home 1985 · Bailiff
  8. The Long Hot Summer 1985 · 2 épisodes · Houstin
  9. Innocent Prey 1984 · Jim Gardner
  10. Motel des Sacrifices 1983 · Reverend Bill McWiley
    4,3
  11. The Long Summer of George Adams 1982 · Floyd
  12. L'Homme dans l'ombre 1981 · Sheriff
  13. Skyward 1980 · Pilot #1
  14. Tom Horn 1980 · Ora Haley
    6,4
  15. The Evictors 1979 · Preacher Higgins
  16. The Sky Trap 1979 · Sheriff
  17. Dallas 1978 · 1 épisode · Phil Bradley
    6,9
  18. The Beasts Are on the Streets 1978 · Carl Evans
  19. Charge of the Model T's 1977 · Sgt. Bond
  20. Keep My Grave Open 1977 · Hitchhiker
  21. Rencontres du troisième type 1977 · Air Traffic
    7,3
  22. Le Monstre du lac noir 1976 · Sheriff Billy Carter
  23. Slumber Party '57 1976 · Mr. Willis
  24. The Florida Connection 1975 · Deke
  25. Les Marais de la Haine 1974 · Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas
  26. Ride in a Pink Car 1974 · Barlow
  27. Sugarland Express 1974 · Hunter
    6,6
  28. Where the Red Fern Grows 1974 · Sam Bellington
    6,9
  29. The Pickle Goes in the Middle 1973 · Mr. Stanovich
  30. Encounter with the Unknown 1972 · Second Man
  31. Fair Play 1972 · Jed Bartrum
  32. La Dernière Séance 1971 · Coach Popper
    7,6
  33. A Bullet for Pretty Boy 1970 · Huddy
  34. Hell Raiders 1969 · Tex
  35. In the Year 2889 1969 · Tim Henderson
  36. It's Alive! 1969 · Greely / Monster
  37. Curse of the Swamp Creature 1968 · Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature
  38. Mars Needs Women 1968 · Drunk on Pier
  39. The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde 1968 · Policeman (uncredited)
  40. Hip Hot and 21 1967 · Lt. Lang
  41. Night Fright 1967 · Deputy Ben Whitfield
  42. Sam 1967
  43. Spiked Heels and Black Nylons 1967 · Abel
  44. The Eye Creatures 1967 · Sergeant
  45. Zontar, la chose venue de Vénus 1967 · Sheriff Brad Crenshaw
  46. The Black Cat 1966 · Bartender
  47. High Yellow 1965 · Major Bates
  48. Hot Blooded Woman 1965 · Railroad Tough
  49. The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald 1964 · Witness