

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

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Painted Hero
Painted Hero
as Old Man Bolen

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In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
as Virgil Teague

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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

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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

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Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
as Sheriff Brad Crenshaw

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Night Fright
Night Fright
as Deputy Ben Whitfield

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The Eye Creatures
The Eye Creatures
as Sergeant

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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