Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

ActorCinematographer Nov 4 (died age 74) Texas, USA 1964–1997 (33 year career)
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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 fre…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (49)

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Movies (47)

Painted Hero

Painted Hero

1997

as Old Man Bolen

4.8
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

1991

as Virgil Teague

5.7
It Takes Two

It Takes Two

1988

as Bus Driver

5.3
Hawken's Breed

Hawken's Breed

1987

as Jeb Kline

3.7
Silverado

Silverado

1985

as Carter

6.9
Stormin' Home

Stormin' Home

1985

as Bailiff

Alamo Bay

Alamo Bay

1985

as Sheriff

5.9
Innocent Prey

Innocent Prey

1984

as Jim Gardner

3.5
Mountaintop Motel Massacre

Mountaintop Motel Massacre

1983

as Reverend Bill McWiley

4.3
The Long Summer of George Adams

The Long Summer of George Adams

1982

as Floyd

10.0
Raggedy Man

Raggedy Man

1981

as Sheriff

5.4
Tom Horn

Tom Horn

1980

as Ora Haley

6.3
Skyward

Skyward

1980

as Pilot #1

6.9
The Sky Trap

The Sky Trap

1979

as Sheriff

The Evictors

The Evictors

1979

as Preacher Higgins

6.5
The Beasts Are on the Streets

The Beasts Are on the Streets

1978

as Carl Evans

5.8
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

as Air Traffic

7.4
Keep My Grave Open

Keep My Grave Open

1977

as Hitchhiker

3.6
Charge of the Model T's

Charge of the Model T's

1977

as Sgt. Bond

Creature from Black Lake

Creature from Black Lake

1976

as Sheriff Billy Carter

5.1
Slumber Party '57

Slumber Party '57

1976

as Mr. Willis

3.3
The Florida Connection

The Florida Connection

1975

as Deke

2.0
'Gator Bait

'Gator Bait

1974

as Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas

5.0
The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

1974

as Hunter

6.6
Ride in a Pink Car

Ride in a Pink Car

1974

as Barlow

7.5
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974

as Sam Bellington

6.9
The Pickle Goes in the Middle

The Pickle Goes in the Middle

1973

as Mr. Stanovich

Fair Play

Fair Play

1972

as Jed Bartrum

1.0
Encounter with the Unknown

Encounter with the Unknown

1972

as Second Man

3.9
The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show

1971

as Coach Popper

7.6
A Bullet for Pretty Boy

A Bullet for Pretty Boy

1970

as Huddy

3.7
Hell Raiders

Hell Raiders

1969

as Tex

3.0
In the Year 2889

In the Year 2889

1969

as Tim Henderson

2.9
It's Alive

It's Alive

1969

as Greely / Monster

3.5
Curse of the Swamp Creature

Curse of the Swamp Creature

1968

as Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature

2.4
Mars Needs Women

Mars Needs Women

1968

as Drunk on Pier

3.8
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

1968

as Policeman (uncredited)

5.0
Hip Hot and 21

Hip Hot and 21

1967

as Lt. Lang

2.9
Night Fright

Night Fright

1967

as Deputy Ben Whitfield

2.7
Zontar: The Thing from Venus

Zontar: The Thing from Venus

1967

as Sheriff Brad Crenshaw

4.1
Sam

Sam

1967
Spiked Heels and Black Nylons

Spiked Heels and Black Nylons

1967

as Abel

2.0
The Eye Creatures

The Eye Creatures

1967

as Sergeant

2.9
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1966

as Bartender

4.9
Hot Blooded Woman

Hot Blooded Woman

1965

as Railroad Tough

3.3
High Yellow

High Yellow

1965

as Major Bates

2.3
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

1964

as Witness

4.8