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Bill Thurman (1920–1995)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Billie Thurman
in Texas, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Dallas, Texas, USA
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1997 Painted Hero
Old Man Bolen
 
1991 In Broad Daylight (TV movie)
Virgil Teague
 
1988 It Takes Two
Bus Driver
 
1987 Hawken's Breed
Jeb Kline
 
1986 Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Reverend Bill McWiley
 
1985 The Long Hot Summer (TV movie)
Houstin
 
1985 Silverado
Carter
 
1985 Stormin' Home (TV movie)
Bailiff
 
1985 Alamo Bay
Sheriff
 
1984 Places in the Heart
Homer
 
1978-1983 Dallas (TV series)
Phil Bradley
– Check and Mate (1983)
– Digger's Daughter (1978) … Phil Bradley
 
1982 The Long Summer of George Adams (TV movie)
Floyd
 
1981 Raggedy Man
Sheriff
 
1980 Skyward (TV movie)
Pilot #1
 
1980 Tom Horn
Ora Haley
 
1979 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Sky Trap (1979)
 
1979 The Evictors
Preacher Higgins
 
1978 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Uncle Dick Taylor
– The Longhorns (1978) … Uncle Dick Taylor
 
1978 The Beasts Are on the Streets (TV movie)
Carl Evans
 
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Air Traffic
 
1977 Charge of the Model T's
Sgt. Bond
 
1977 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (TV movie)
 
1976 Slumber Party '57
Mr. Willis
 
1976 Creature from Black Lake
Sheriff Billy Carter
 
1976 Keep My Grave Open
Hitchhiker
 
1974 Ride in a Pink Car
Barlow
 
1974 Where the Red Fern Grows
Sam Bellington
 
1974 'Gator Bait
Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas
 
1974 The Sugarland Express
Hunter
 
1974 The Florida Connection
Deke
 
1973 Encounter with the Unknown
Second Man (as Billy Thurman)
 
1972 Fair Play (TV movie)
Jed Bartrum
 
1971 The Last Picture Show
Coach Popper
 
1970 A Bullet for Pretty Boy
Huddy
 
1969 'It's Alive!' (TV movie)
Greely/Monster (as Billy Thurman)
 
1968 The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1968 Hell Raiders (TV movie)
Tex (as Billy Thurman)
 
1967 Night Fright
Deputy Ben Whitfield
 
1967 Shameless Desire
Cal
 
1967 Hip Hot and 21
 
1967 Spiked Heels and Black Nylons
Abel
 
1967 Sam
 
1967 Mars Needs Women (TV movie)
Drunk on Pier
 
1967 In the Year 2889 (TV movie)
Tim Henderson (as Billy Thurman)
 
1966 The Black Cat
Bartender
 
1966 Zontar: The Thing from Venus (TV movie)
Sheriff Brad Crenshaw
 
1966 Curse of the Swamp Creature (TV movie)
Driscoll West/The Swamp Creature
 
1965 Hot Blooded Woman
Railroad Tough
 
1965 High Yellow
Major Bates
 
1965 The Eye Creatures (TV movie)
Sergeant on Guard
 
1964 The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Witness
 
1963 The Yesterday Machine
Police detective
 
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1970 Strawberries Need Rain (key grip)
 
1966 The Black Cat (key grip - as Billie Thurman)
 

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Alternate Names:

Billie Thurman | Billy Thurman
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Star Sign:

Scorpio