Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman

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

  • Titel: Bill Thurman
  • Popularitet: 1.704
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1920-11-04
  • Fødselssted: Texas, USA
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  • 1977
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    Nærkontakt af tredje grad

    Nærkontakt af tredje grad

    7.358 1977 HD

    En aften, da Roy Neary er på arbejde, bliver han vidne til ankomsten af væsener fra en anden verden. Han ser en UFO, men denne gang er...

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  • 1970
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    A Bullet for Pretty Boy

    A Bullet for Pretty Boy

    4 1970 HD

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  • 1974
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    Sugarland ekspressen

    Sugarland ekspressen

    6.6 1974 HD

    Parret Poplin er ikke sådan at bide skeer med for de sociale myndigheder. Clovis bryder ud af fængsel for sammen med sin kone, Lou Jean,...

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  • 1985
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    Silverado

    Silverado

    7 1985 HD

    Den lille fredelige by Silverado er overtaget af en flok hujende, onde lejesvende. Med i komplottet er den korrupte sherif og salon-ejeren Stella....

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  • 1968
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    Mars Needs Women

    Mars Needs Women

    3.9 1968 HD

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  • 1971
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    Sidste Forestilling

    Sidste Forestilling

    7.7 1971 HD

    Livet blandt unge i en lille by i Texas i 50'erne drejer sig om kærlighed, om de første erotiske erfaringer, om at blive voksen - alt...

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  • 1983
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    Mountaintop Motel Massacre

    Mountaintop Motel Massacre

    4.367 1983 HD

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  • 1967
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    Zontar: The Thing from Venus

    Zontar: The Thing from Venus

    4 1967 HD

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  • 1976
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    Creature from Black Lake

    Creature from Black Lake

    5.1 1976 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Eye Creatures

    The Eye Creatures

    2.9 1967 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    4.7 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    In the Year 2889

    In the Year 2889

    2.8 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Curse of the Swamp Creature

    Curse of the Swamp Creature

    2.4 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

    The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1969
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    It's Alive!

    It's Alive!

    3.4 1969 HD

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  • 1974
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    'Gator Bait

    'Gator Bait

    5.3 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Evictors

    The Evictors

    6.5 1979 HD

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  • 1967
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    Night Fright

    Night Fright

    2.8 1967 HD

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  • 1997
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    Painted Hero

    Painted Hero

    5.4 1997 HD

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  • 1969
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    Hell Raiders

    Hell Raiders

    3 1969 HD

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  • 1980
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    Skyward

    Skyward

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1965
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    High Yellow

    High Yellow

    3 1965 HD

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  • 1991
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    In Broad Daylight

    In Broad Daylight

    5.7 1991 HD

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  • 1985
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    Stormin' Home

    Stormin' Home

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1965
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    Hot-Blooded Woman

    Hot-Blooded Woman

    4.2 1965 HD

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  • 1976
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    Slumber Party '57

    Slumber Party '57

    5.5 1976 HD

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  • 1974
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    Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows

    6.8 1974 HD

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  • 1977
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    Charge of the Model T's

    Charge of the Model T's

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1974
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    Ride in a Pink Car

    Ride in a Pink Car

    7.5 1974 HD

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  • 1981
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    Raggedy Man

    Raggedy Man

    5.2 1981 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Florida Connection

    The Florida Connection

    2 1975 HD

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  • 1972
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    Fair Play

    Fair Play

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    5.2 1966 HD

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  • 1980
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    Tom Horn

    Tom Horn

    6.4 1980 HD

    Tom Horn bliver hyret til at jage kvægtyve, men da han finder sig selv i sheriffens søgelys må han indse at dyder fra det gamle...

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  • 1978
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    The Beasts Are on the Streets

    The Beasts Are on the Streets

    6 1978 HD

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  • 1967
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    Hip Hot and 21

    Hip Hot and 21

    3.333 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Spiked Heels and Black Nylons

    Spiked Heels and Black Nylons

    2.5 1967 HD

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  • 1977
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    Keep My Grave Open

    Keep My Grave Open

    3.9 1977 HD

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  • 1989
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    Innocent Prey

    Innocent Prey

    4 1989 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Long Summer of George Adams

    The Long Summer of George Adams

    10 1982 HD

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  • 1967
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    Sam

    Sam

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1987
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    Hawken's Breed

    Hawken's Breed

    3.5 1987 HD

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  • 1972
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    Encounter with the Unknown

    Encounter with the Unknown

    4 1972 HD

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  • 1985
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    Alamo Bay

    Alamo Bay

    5.9 1985 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

    6.8 1977 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Sky Trap

    The Sky Trap

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1971
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    Strawberries Need Rain

    Strawberries Need Rain

    4 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Black Cat

    The Black Cat

    5.2 1966 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Long Hot Summer

    The Long Hot Summer

    5.4 1985 HD

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  • 1978
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    Dallas

    Dallas

    6.7 1978 HD

    Magt, rigdom, sex og storslået ekstravagance. Ét sted finder man det hele! Den luskede, magtglade J.R. og hans flinke lillebror Bobby...

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