Bill Thurman
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
4 Nov 1920
Age
106 Years
Born In
Texas, USA
Total Projects
49
Years Active
33 Yrs
Avg Rating
5.5 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Painted Hero
Painted Hero
as Old Man Bolen
movie
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
as Virgil Teague
movie
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
as Bus Driver
movie
Hawken's Breed
Hawken's Breed
as Jeb Kline
tv
The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer
as Houstin
movie
Silverado
Silverado
as Carter
movie
Stormin' Home
Stormin' Home
as Bailiff
movie
Alamo Bay
Alamo Bay
as Sheriff
movie
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey
as Jim Gardner
movie
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
as Reverend Bill McWiley
movie
The Long Summer of George Adams
The Long Summer of George Adams
as Floyd
movie
Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man
as Sheriff
movie
Skyward
Skyward
as Pilot #1
movie
Tom Horn
Tom Horn
as Ora Haley
movie
The Sky Trap
The Sky Trap
as Sheriff
movie
The Evictors
The Evictors
as Preacher Higgins
movie
The Beasts Are on the Streets
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Carl Evans
tv
Dallas
Dallas
as Phil Bradley
movie
Keep My Grave Open
Keep My Grave Open
as Hitchhiker
movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Air Traffic
movie
Charge of the Model T's
Charge of the Model T's
as Sgt. Bond
movie
Slumber Party '57
Slumber Party '57
as Mr. Willis
movie
Creature from Black Lake
Creature from Black Lake
as Sheriff Billy Carter
movie
The Florida Connection
The Florida Connection
as Deke
movie
'Gator Bait
'Gator Bait
as Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas
movie
Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Sam Bellington
movie
Ride in a Pink Car
Ride in a Pink Car
as Barlow
movie
The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express
as Hunter
movie
The Pickle Goes in the Middle
The Pickle Goes in the Middle
as Mr. Stanovich
movie
Encounter with the Unknown
Encounter with the Unknown
as Second Man
movie
Fair Play
Fair Play
as Jed Bartrum
movie
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show
as Coach Popper
movie
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
as Huddy
movie
It's Alive
It's Alive
as Greely / Monster
movie
Hell Raiders
Hell Raiders
as Tex
movie
In the Year 2889
In the Year 2889
as Tim Henderson
movie
Mars Needs Women
Mars Needs Women
as Drunk on Pier
movie
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
as Policeman (uncredited)
movie
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Curse of the Swamp Creature
as Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature
movie
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
as Sheriff Brad Crenshaw
movie
Night Fright
Night Fright
as Deputy Ben Whitfield
movie
The Eye Creatures
The Eye Creatures
as Sergeant
movie
Hip Hot and 21
Hip Hot and 21
as Lt. Lang
movie
Spiked Heels and Black Nylons
Spiked Heels and Black Nylons
as Abel
movie
Sam
Sam
movie
The Black Cat
The Black Cat
as Bartender
movie
Hot Blooded Woman
Hot Blooded Woman
as Railroad Tough
movie
High Yellow
High Yellow
as Major Bates
movie
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
as Witness