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Clu Gulager

Film Director | * 11/16/1928 († 93, 08/05/2022) | Holdenville, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
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William Martin Gulager (November 16, 1928 – August 5, 2022), better known as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–1962 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western series, The Virginian. He later had a second career as a horror film actor, including a lead part in Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead (1985). He also was in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). In 2005 he started acting in his son's horror films — the Feasts films and Piranha 3DD — in his 80s. Gulager's first major film role was in Don Siegel's The Killers (1964) with Lee Marvin and R... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action & Adventure

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High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nea ...

The Last Picture Show

R

1971 | 3.9/5 | 1h 59min
Drama
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Jesse Walsh moves with his family into the home of the lone survivor from a series of attacks by dream-stalking monster Freddy Krueger. There, Jesse is bedeviled by nightmares and inexplicably violent ...

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

R

1985 | 2.9/5 | 1h 27min
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Trapped in a remote tavern, a group of strangers must band together for survival. Outside the bar, a horde of ravenous, flesh-eating monsters are trying to break in and dine on the frightened humans i ...

Feast

R

2005 | 3.1/5 | 1h 35min
Action, Horror, Thriller, Comedy
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When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-e ...

The Return of the Living Dead

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1985 | 3.6/5 | 1h 31min
Horror, Comedy
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Movies with Clu Gulager as Actor(77)

as Book Store Man2019 Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
as himself2019 Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
as Crusty2018 Children of the Corn: Runaway
as Waynie2016 Blue Jay
as Gavin Merrill (voice)2015 Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein
as The Cherokee2015 Tangerine
as himself2014 Out of Print
as Mo2012 Piranha 3DD
as himself2011 More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as himself2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Bartender2009 Feast III: The Happy Finish
as Bartender2008 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
as Vic2006 Vic
as Bartender2005 Feast
as Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)2005 Jacqueline Hyde
as Smitty2004 The Killing Device
as Telegraph Operator1999 Palmer's Pick Up
as Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch1999 Gunfighter
as Man #11994 Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter
as McLennan County Sheriff1993 In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
as Sid1992 Eddie Presley
as Dark Glasses1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1990 The Raven Red Kiss-Off
as Greeley Principal1990 The Willies
as Lt. Baker1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Norman Mart1988 Tapeheads
as The Reverend1988 Teen Vamp
as Albert1988 Uninvited
as Stanley Burnside1987 From a Whisper to a Scream
as Lt. Ed Flynn1987 The Hidden
as Will Stanton1987 Summer Heat
as Mason Rand1986 Hunter's Blood
as himself1986 Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Burt Wilson1985 The Return of the Living Dead
as Ken Walsh1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
as Paul Minsky1985 Prime Risk
as Federal Agent1985 Into the Night
as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson1985 Terror at London Bridge
as Mr. Christensen1984 Master Ninja
as Sam1984 Chattanooga Choo Choo
as Mall Security Guard1984 Trancers
as Dwight Fairchild1984 The Initiation
as J.R. Smith1983 Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story
as Doctor Bartlett1983 Lies
as Steve Ward1980 Skyward
as Don Fielder1980 Touched by Love
as Rufe Bennett1980 The Gambler
as Dunne1979 A Force of One
as Joe Welch1979 Willa
as Marv Gilman1978 Ski Lift to Death
as Mike Guettner1978 A Question of Love
as Cuda Weber1978 Stickin' Together
as Marvin Tayman1978 Lawman Without a Gun
as Charlie Cobb1977 Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
as Bill Fraser1977 The Other Side of Midnight
as Harry Keller1976 The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
as Det. Milt Bosworth1974 Smile Jenny, You're Dead
as Glenn Mortenson1974 A Stranger Came by Train
as Lou Matthews1974 Houston, We've Got a Problem
as Roarke1974 Hit Lady
as Toms1974 McQ
1973 Call to Danger
1973 A Chant of Silence
as Keith Raynor1973 The Mystery in Dracula's Castle
as Brian Courtland1972 The Glass House
as Deputy Tom Clements1972 Molly and Lawless John
as Jonas Kane1972 Footsteps
as Deputy Emmett Ryker1972 The Bull of the West
as Abilene1971 The Last Picture Show
as Bob Hatten1970 San Francisco International
as Frank Quinn1970 Company of Killers
as Larry1969 Winning
as Juan Clemente1967 Sullivan's Empire
as Johnny1966 And Now Miguel
as Lee1964 The Killers
as Larry Dane1961 Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll
as Coker1956 Bang the Drum Slowly

TV Shows/Series with Clu Gulager as Actor(70)

2001 Project Greenlight
1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Duke Jamison1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
as Deputy Clay Hardin1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1985 MacGyver
as Will Gassner1985 Street Hawk
as Mike Gann1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Ray Carter1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Mestin1984 Murder, She Wrote
as Cullen Dixon1984 Airwolf
1984 Cover Up
1984 The Master
1983 Masquerade
as Rudolph Brock1983 Automan
as Eugene Hanson1982 Knight Rider
1981 Simon & Simon
as Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne1981 The Fall Guy
1980 Magnum, P.I.
1979 The Mackenzies of Paradise Cove
as William Sullivan1978 King
as Reuben Smith1978 Black Beauty
1977 CHiPs
1977 The Oregon Trail
as Alvin Merrick1976 Once an Eagle
1976 Good Heavens
1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Father Terrence Devlin1975 Ellery Queen
1975 Three for the Road
1975 Medical Story
1975 Kate McShane
1975 Khan!
1973 Shaft
1973 Police Story
as Mark Landy1973 Barnaby Jones
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Kung Fu
as B.J. Long1971 Cannon
1971 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Bob Hatten1970 San Francisco International Airport
1970 McCloud
1968 The Name of the Game
as Steve Heywood1968 The Name of the Game
as Bill Danziger1968 The Name of the Game
as Jack Gulley1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Arthur Lambert1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Dustin Ellis1968 The Mod Squad
1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
as Lyle Chernik1965 The F.B.I.
as Dan Walsh1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Jimmy K. Bresson1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Jake Carewe1962 The Virginian
as Emmett Ryker1962 The Virginian
1962 The Virginian
as Tom Clinton1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Norman Gage1961 Dr. Kildare
as Billy the Kid1960 The Tall Man
as Virgil Taber1959 The Rebel
as The Drifter1959 The Deputy
1959 Laramie
as Beau Chandler1959 Riverboat
as Truck Garnett1959 Law of the Plainsman
as Andy Meade1959 Black Saddle
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Joe Collins1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
1956 West Point
as Sailor1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Rod Collins1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lloyd Carpenter1948 Studio One

Movies with Clu Gulager as Crew(3)

Directing/Director1969 A Day with the Boys
Production/Producer1969 A Day with the Boys
Writing/Writer1969 A Day with the Boys

Full Name: Clu Gulager
Born: Friday, 11/16 1928 (November) in Holdenville, Oklahoma (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 08/05 2022 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 93)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Baylor University
Spouses (current/former): Miriam Byrd-Nethery
Other names for Clu Gulager (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Martin Gulager"
Clu Gulager frequently works together with these people:
Leslie Nielsen (31x, Actor)
Ed Nelson (29x, Actor)
Richard Anderson (29x, Actor)
Harry Townes (29x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (29x, Actor)
Bradford Dillman (28x, Actor)
Peter Mark Richman (28x, Actor)
John Anderson (28x, Actor)
Dabbs Greer (27x, Actor)
James Gregory (27x, Actor)
Scott Marlowe (27x, Actor)
John Gulager (12x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5960, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024