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Bill McKinney

Songwriter | * 09/12/1931 († 80, 12/01/2011) | Chattanooga, Tennessee (United States of America (USA))
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William Denison McKinney (September 12, 1931 – December 1, 2011) was an American character actor. He played the sadistic mountain man in John Boorman's 1972 film Deliverance and appeared in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Captain Terrill, the commander pursuing the last rebels to "hold out" against surrendering to the Union forces in The Outlaw Josey Wales. ()

Bill McKinney was an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man who abused and then sodomized Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty) in the movie Deliverance. McKinney is also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Union cavalry commander Captain "Redlegs" Terrill in The Outlaw Josey Wales. Most of Bill McKinney's colleagues perceived him as big, brutal and dangerous. At first glance. Still, he was only 5' 10" (1,78 m).

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | TV Movies

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A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, rec ...

The Green Mile

16

1999 | 4.3/5 | 3h 9min
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
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When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers. ...

First Blood

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1982 | 3.7/5 | 1h 33min
Action, Adventure, Thriller, War
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The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down ...

Back to the Future Part III

12

1990 | 3.7/5 | 1h 59min
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American ...

Deliverance

16

1972 | 3.7/5 | 1h 49min
Drama, Adventure, Thriller
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Movies with Bill McKinney as Actor(58)

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)2022 Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as The Silent Boss2011 The Custom Mary
as Maitre d'2010 How Do You Know
as Benjamin Gregor2008 Take
as Crime Scene Cop2008 Pride and Glory
as Victor Burnett2008 Ghost Town: The Movie
as Satellite Cashier2007 Lucky You
as Mr. Hill2006 Rocker
as Grandfather2004 Undertow
as Acme VP, Nitpicking2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action
as himself2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Jack Van Hay1999 The Green Mile
as Mack1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
as Butch Maggart1996 A Promise to Carolyn
as Roy Minter1995 It Came from Outer Space II
as Matt1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Kolchak1993 Love, Cheat & Steal
as Frédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)1993 La Classe américaine
as Capt. Finney N.H.P.1990 The China Lake Murders
as Engineer1990 Back to the Future Part III
as Father Burke1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
as Miller1988 Under the Gun
as Chief Wilson1985 Final Justice
as Sheriff Kyle1984 Master Ninja
as Head Coach1984 Against All Odds
as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits1983 Heart Like a Wheel
as State Police Capt. Dave Kern1982 First Blood
as Pop McCormick1982 Tex
as Kilpatrick1982 St. Helens
as Lefty LeBow1980 Bronco Billy
as Marvin Dill1980 Carny
as Dallas1980 Any Which Way You Can
as Dallas, Treasurer Biker1978 Every Which Way but Loose
as Constable1977 The Gauntlet
as Jail Cop1977 Valentino
as Willie1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Terrill1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Cade Redman1976 Cannonball
as Cobb1976 The Shootist
as Reverend Peabody1975 Breakheart Pass
as Deputy Shanks1975 Long Way Home
as Parallax Assassin1974 The Parallax View
as Willy Coggins1974 The Underground Man
as Crazy Driver1974 Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
as Drago Wellman1974 This Is the West That Was
as Cpl. Crawley1974 The Godchild
as Sergeant1974 The Execution of Private Slovik
as Mr. Brown1974 The Healers
as Pratt1974 The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
as Purdy1973 Cleopatra Jones
as Buck1973 The Outfit
as Mountain Man1972 Deliverance
as Fermel Parlee1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Buddy Taylor (uncredited)1972 Kansas City Bomber
as Red Terwiliger1972 Junior Bonner
as Shotgun1970 Angel Unchained
as Steve St. John1967 She Freak
1962 Secret File: Hollywood

TV Shows/Series with Bill McKinney as Actor(28)

as Sheriff1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 Ned Blessing
as Mack1992 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Jonah Hex (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
1990 Yellowthread Street
as Drew1989 Baywatch
as Harlan Pinder1984 Hunter
1984 Cover Up
as Clint1983 The A-Team
as Royko1983 The A-Team
1982 Knight Rider
as Taggart1981 The Fall Guy
1981 Falcon Crest
1981 Bret Maverick
as Barrett1980 Galactica 1980
1979 B. J. and the Bear
as Johnny Bagley1975 Starsky & Hutch
1975 Baretta
1975 The Family Holvak
1975 Bronk
1974 The Manhunter
as Luke Basket1971 Columbo
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
1970 McCloud
1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
1966 The Monkees
as Crewman #11965 I Dream of Jeannie

Movies with Bill McKinney as Crew(1)

Costume & Make-Up/Set Dressing Production Assistant1987 Matewan

Full Name: Bill McKinney
Born: Saturday, 09/12 1931 (September) in Chattanooga, Tennessee (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 12/01 2011 (December) in Greater Los Angeles (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Other names for Bill McKinney (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William McKinney"
"William Mc Kinney"
Bill McKinney frequently works together with these people:
Glen A. Larson (21x, Crew)
William Smith (13x, Actor)
Dana Elcar (13x, Actor)
Peter Mark Richman (12x, Actor)
Alan Fudge (12x, Actor)
John Quade (12x, Actor)
Bruce Kessler (12x, Crew)
Frank Lupo (12x, Crew)
Clint Eastwood (11x, Actor)
Ramon Bieri (11x, Actor)
Mills Watson (10x, Actor)
Anthony James (10x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12445, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024