Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman
American actor Bill Thurman is one of several Southern performers specializing in "regional" pictures -- films made exclusively for distribution in the deep South by states' rights exhibitors. In the '60s, Thurman appeared in a group of inexpensive horror films, many of them remakes of earlier American-International Pictures releases, and most of them directed in a hurry by Larry Buchanan: titles in this series include Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966), Zontar, the Thing From Venus (1968) and In the Year 2889 (1968). The actor has had numerous roles in other exploitation quickies like Gator Bait (1975) and Slumber Party 57 (1977). Bill Thurman had one shining moment of glory in an A-picture, as the high school coach husband of frustrated Cloris Leachman in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1972); but as late as 1986, Thurman was back at his old stand, appearing as Reverend Bill McWilley in Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Bill Thurman:
- Centennial with Michael Ansara , Phyllis Applegate , Royce D. Applegate , William Atherton , Ed Bakey , James Best , William Bogert , Lynn Borden , Bo Brundin , Raymond Burr , Barry Cahill , Rafael Campos , Karen Carlson , Barbara Carrera , Richard Chamberlain , Annette Charles , Alex Colon , Timothy Dalton , Henry Darrow , Cliff DeYoung , Robert DoQui , Burt Douglas , Damon Douglas , Robert Douglas , Robert Easton , Dana Elcar , Rene Enriquez , Chad Everett , Dennis Fimple , Lou Frizzell , Silvana Gallardo , Sharon Gless , Andy Griffith , James Hampton , Mark Harmon , Gregory Harrison , Alex Henteloff , Gordon Hurst , Scott Hylands , Richard Jaeckel , David Janssen , Claude Jr. Jarman , Claude Earl Jones , Alex Karras , Brian Keith , Sally Kellerman , Eric Lalich , Les Lannom , William Lanteau , Adrienne Larussa , Michael LeClair , Geoffrey Lewis , A. Martinez , Joaquin Martinez , Stephen McHattie , Doug McKeon , James McMullan , Sandy McPeak , Julio Medina , Art Metrano , Greg Mullavey , Karmin Murcelo , Alan Napier , Mark Neely , Lois Nettleton , Richard O'Brien , Gene Otis , Morgan Paull , John Bennett Perry , Robert Phalen , Donald Pleasence , Cristina Raines , Nick Ramus , Lynn Redgrave , Clive Revill , Clint Ritchie , Jorge Rivero , Pernell Roberts , Kario Salem , Frank S. Salsedo , Steve Sandor , Eric Server , Steve Shemayne , James J. Sloyan , Robert Somers , Julie Sommars , Gale Sondergaard , Irene Tedrow , Robert Tessier , Marshall Thompson , Tiger Thompson , Glynn E. Turman , Mina Vasquez , Robert Vaughn , Alan Vint , Robert Walden , Dennis Weaver , Leslie Winston , Morgan Woodward , Anthony Zerbe , Stephanie Zimbalist , Alan Caillou , Robert Conrad , Richard Crenna , Darrell Fetty , Carl Franklin , Merle Haggard , Steven Shaw , Jesse Vint , Dennis Dimster , Ray Tracey , Sterling Swanson , Steven Andrade , Morris Jones , Duane Loken , Ivan Naranjo , Stuart Silbar , David Yanez , Dan George , Jay W. MacIntosh , Monika Ramirez , Debi Richter , Van Williams , Dave Cass , Michael K. Osborn , Joella Deffenbaugh , Vincent Roberts , Robby Weaver , Steve Burns , H.P. Evetts , Maria Yolanda Aguayo , Marta Brennan , Jim Bridger , Joan Carey , Bob Davis , Jeremy Duke , Byron Gilbert , Michael Goodrow , Lani Grant , Jacques Hampton , Allan Hunt , John Kings , James Kisicki , Tony LaTorre , Ralph Davies Lewis , Jaimie MacDonald , Rory Dennis MacDonald , Barney McFadden , Gloria McMillan , Mari Michener , Rachel Orr , Terry Phillpis , Maria Potts , Steven Rapp , Gordon Steel , Takashi , Deborah Trissell , Ken Yellow Moon , Christopher Lowell
- Night Fright with John Agar , Ralph Jr. Baker , Dorothy Davis , Roger Ready , Frank Jolly , Darleen Drew , Gary McLain , Carol Gilley
- The Sugarland Express with Goldie Hawn , Ben Johnson , Michael Sacks , William Atherton , Gregory Walcott , Harrison Zanuck , A.L. Camp , Merrill Connally , Buster Denials , Jessie Lee Fulton , Ted Grossman , Big John Hamilton , James N. Harrell , Kenneth Hudgins , Gordon Hurst , Steve Kanaly , Guich Frank Koock , Louise Latham , Dean Smith , Robert Golden , Gene Rader , William Scott
- Silverado with Kevin Kline , Scott Glenn , Kevin Costner , Danny Glover , John Cleese , Rosanna Arquette , Brian Dennehy , Linda Hunt , Jeff Goldblum , Todd Allen , Ray Baker , Jerry Biggs , Thomas Wilson Brown , Kenny Call , Dick Durock , Jeff Fahey , Ken Farmer , James Gammon , Patricia Gaul , Gene Hartline , Jim Haynie , Earl Hindman , Brion James , Richard Jenkins , Jacob Kasdan , Jon Kasdan , Marvin J. McIntyre , Pepe Serna , Joe Seneca , Bob Terhune , Lynn Whitfield , Sheb Wooley , Amanda Wyss , Ben Zeller , Meg Kasdan , Ted White , Jane Beauchamp , Jerry Block , Zeke Davidson , Sam Gauny , Lois Geary , Ross Loney , Roy McAdams , Bill McIntosh , Rusty Meyers , Walter Scott , Charlie Seybert , Autry Ward , Troy Ward , Brad Williams
- Places in the Heart with Sally Field , Lindsay Crouse , Ed Harris , Amy Madigan , John Malkovich , Danny Glover , Yankton Hatten , Gennie James , Lane Smith , Ray Baker , Jim Gough , Vernon Grote , Lou Hancock , Jerry Haynes , Toni Hudson , Terry O'Quinn , Jay Patterson , Bob Porter , Matthew Posey , J.C. Quinn , Bert Remsen , Robert Schenkkan , De'Voreaux White , Trey Wilson , Gregg Brazzel , Ned Dowd , Randy Fife , Paul Nuckles , Shelby Brammer , Sharon Schaffer , Norma Young
- Mars Needs Women with Yvonne Craig , Chet Davis , Patricia Delaney , Cal Duggan , George Edgley , Neil Fletcher , Warren Hammack , Anthony Houston , Tommy Kirk , Byron Lord , Lany Tanner , Roger Ready , Terry Davis , Don Campbell , Pat Cranshaw , Ann Palmer , Ron Scott
- The Last Picture Show with Timothy Bottoms , Jeff Bridges , Cybill Shepherd , Ben Johnson , Cloris Leachman , Ellen Burstyn , Antonia Bogdanovich , Samuel Bottoms , Eileen Brennan , Gary Brockette , Loyd Catlett , Barclay Doyle , Jessie Lee Fulton , Clu Gulager , Joye Hash , Joe Heathcock , John Hillerman , Helena Humann , Gordon Hurst , Kimberly Hyde , Randy Quaid , Sharon Taggart , Noble Willingham , Frank Marshall , Charlie Seybert , Robert Glenn , Tom Martin
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind with Richard Dreyfuss , Francois Truffaut , Teri Garr , Melinda Dillon , Cary Guffey , Bob Balaban , J. Patrick McNamara , Warren J. Kemmerling , Roberts Blossom , Philip Dodds , Shawn Bishop , Adrienne Campbell , Justin Dreyfuss , Merrill Connally , George DiCenzo , Norman Bartold , Robert Broyles , Luis Contreras , Amy Douglass , Gene Dynarski , Matt Emery , Chuy Franco , Lance Henriksen , Randy Herman , Basil Hoffman , John Dennis Johnston , James Keane , Alexander Lockwood , Dennis McMullen , F.J. O'Neil , Carl Weathers , Keith Atkinson , Hal Barwood , David Gilbert , Matthew Robbins , Josef Sommer , Jon Ewing , Eumenio Blanco , Gene Rader , Galen Thompson , David Anderson
Bill Thurman Trivia
What role did Bill Thurman portray in Mountaintop Motel Massacre?
Bill Thurman played Rev. Bill McWilley in Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Who did Bill Thurman portray in Centennial?
Bill Thurman was Uncle Dick in Centennial
What role did Bill Thurman play in Night Fright?
Bill Thurman played Deputy Ben Whitfield in Night Fright
Who did Bill Thurman play in Where the Red Fern Grows?
Bill Thurman was Sam in Where the Red Fern Grows
Who did Bill Thurman play in Tom Horn?
Bill Thurman was Ora Hale in Tom Horn
Who did Bill Thurman portray in The Sugarland Express?
Bill Thurman was Hunter in The Sugarland Express
What role did Bill Thurman play in Silverado?
Bill Thurman played Proprietor in Silverado
Who did Bill Thurman play in Raggedy Man?
Bill Thurman was Sheriff in Raggedy Man
What role did Bill Thurman play in Places in the Heart?
Bill Thurman played Lone Star Syrup Boy in Places in the Heart
Who did Bill Thurman play in The Last Picture Show?
Bill Thurman was Coach Popper in The Last Picture Show
Who did Bill Thurman portray in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
Bill Thurman was Air Traffic in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
