McKinney, Bill 1931– (William McKinney)

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McKinney, Bill 1931- (William McKinney)

PERSONAL

Born September 12, 1931, in Chattanooga, TN. Education: Trained at Pasadena Playhouse, 1957, and Actors Studio.

Addresses:

Agent—Barry Freed Co., 468 North Camden Ave., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor and singer. Worked as a tree surgeon. Military service: U.S. Navy, 1950-54; served aboard a mine sweeper in Korean conflict.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Steve St. John, She Freak (also known as Alley of Nightmares and Freaks!), Sonney, 1967.

(Uncredited) Bearded gunfighter, Firecreek, 1968.

Hays, The Road Hustlers, American International Pictures, 1968.

Shotgun, Angel Unchained (also known as Angels Unchained and Hells Angels Unchained), American International Pictures, 1970.

Mountain man, Deliverance, Warner Bros., 1972.

(As William McKinney) Red Terwiliger, Junior Bonner, Cinerama, 1972.

Fermel Parlee, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, National General, 1972.

Officer Purdy, Cleopatra Jones, Warner Bros., 1973.

Buck, The Outfit (also known as The Good Guys Always Win), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973.

Art, The Parallax View, Paramount, 1974.

Crazy driver, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, United Artists, 1974.

Rocky, For Pete's Sake (also known as July Pork Bellies), Columbia, 1974.

Cade Redman, Cannonball (also known as Carquake), New World, 1976.

Captain "Redleg" Terrill, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Warner Bros., 1976.

Jay Cobb, The Shootist, Paramount, 1976.

Reverend Theodore Peabody, Breakheart Pass, United Artists, 1976.

Constable, The Gauntlet, Warner Bros., 1977.

Jail cop, Valentino, United Artists, 1977.

Dallas, Every Which Way But Loose, Warner Bros., 1978.

Tommy Clark, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Columbia, 1979.

Dallas, Any Which Way You Can, Warner Bros., 1980.

Lefty LeBow, Bronco Billy, Warner Bros., 1980.

Marvin Dill, Carny, United Artists, 1980.

Kilpatrick, St. Helens (also known as St. Helens, Killer Volcano), Parnell, 1981.

Captain Dave Kern, First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood), Orion, 1982.

Pop McCormick, Tex, Buena Vista, 1982.

Don "Big Daddy" Garlits, Heart Like a Wheel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Coach Stassen, Against All Odds, Columbia, 1984.

Chief Wilson, Final Justice, Mediterranean-Arista, 1985.

Coltersville bartender, Pink Cadillac, Warner Bros., 1989.

Father Burke, Kinjite (also known as Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects), Cannon, 1989.

Miller, Under the Gun, Magnum Entertainment, 1989.

The mayor, War Party (also known as War Game), 1989.

Engineer, Back to the Future Part III, Universal, 1990.

Matt, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (also known as City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold and City Slickers II), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1994.

Verlon Borges, Lone Justice 2, 1995.

Uncle Bill, Where's Marlowe? Paramount, 1999.

Jack Van Hay, The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's "The Green Mile"), Warner Bros., 1999.

Kerr, Paradise, 2000.

Gas station attendant, Hellborn (also known as Asylum of the Damned), Paragon Film Group, 2003.

Roy S. Truly, The Commission, 2003.

Acme vice president, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003.

The mayor, True Legends of the West, Nandar Home Entertainment, 2004.

Grandfather, Undertow, United Artists, 2004.

The chef, 2001 Maniacs, Lions Gate Films, 2005.

Bernie, The Garage, Urban Wolf Productions, 2006.

Barkeeper, The Devil Wears Spurs, Haven Pictures, 2006.

Mr. Hill, The Bliss, Society Entertainment/LP3 Pictures/Bliss the Movie/La Vie en Rose, 2006.

Bengamin Gregor, Take, WhiteLight Entertainment, 2007.

Victor Burnett, Ghost Town, Collective Development, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Verlon Borgers, Ned Blessing: The Story of My Life and Times, CBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Sergeant, The Execution of Private Slovik, NBC, 1974.

Corporal Crawley, The Godchild, ABC, 1974.

Pratt, The Strange and Deadly Occurrence, NBC, 1974.

Drago Wellman, This Is the West that Was, NBC, 1974.

(As William McKinney) Luke Basket, Columbo: Swan Song, 1974.

Willie, Christmas Miracle in Caulfield, U.S.A. (also known as The Christmas Coal Mine Miracle), NBC, 1977.

Captain Ferry, The China Lake Murders, USA Network, 1990.

Kolchak, Love, Cheat, & Steal, Showtime, 1993.

Butch Maggart, A Promise to Carolyn, CBS, 1996.

Roy Minter, It Came From Outer Space II, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Lobo Briggs, Alas Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

Mr. Brown, The Healers, NBC, 1974.

Willie Coggins, The Underground Man, NBC, 1974.

Badger, Strange New World, ABC, 1975.

Taggart, "The Fall Guy," The Fall Guy, 1981.

Ramsey Bass, "The Lazy Ace: Parts 1 & 2, Bret Maverick, 1981.

Deputy Stebbins, The Highwayman, NBC, 1987.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Janitor, "Some Like It Lukewarm," The Monkees, 1968.

Reuben, "Murder Arena, Part 1: The Concrete Corral," McCloud, 1970.

First crew member, "The Solid Gold Jeannie," I Dream of Jeannie, 1970.

(As William McKinney) Lobo Briggs, "Return to Devil's Hole," Alas Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

Lobo Briggs, "The Man Who Murdered Himself," Alas Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971.

Lobo Briggs, "The Biggest Game in the West," Alas Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972.

Augie Morris, "All About Andrea," Ironside (also known as The Raymond Burr Show), 1973.

Derek, "Rage to Kill," Mannix, 1974.

Deputy Jim Shanks, "The Long Way Home: Part 1," The Family Holvak, NBC, 1975.

"Day of Execution," The Manhunter, 1975.

Treach, "Woman in the Harbor," Baretta, 1975.

Tobias, "The Glory Game," Baretta, 1975.

"Wheel of Death," Bronk, 1975.

Premiere episode, Sara, 1976.

Johnny Bagley, "The Trap," Starsky and Hutch, 1978.

Smoky Trumbull, "Hearts o' Gold," Young Maverick, 1979.

Barrett, "Space Croppers," Galactica 1980 (also known as Battlestar Galactica), 1980.

"Snow White and the Seven Lady Truckers: Parts 1 & 2," B. J. and the Bear, 1981.

"Bang Bang, You're Dead," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, 1981.

Joseph Redstone, "Stopover in a One-Horse Town," Father Murphy, 1982.

Buck, "Trail's End," The Yellow Rose, 1983.

Clint, "Holiday in the Hills," The A-Team, 1983.

Sergeant Oliver, "Golden Opportunity," Cover Up, 1984.

Sheriff Kyle, "Max," The Master (also known as Master Ninja), 1984.

Billy Ray, "I Shall Be Re-Released," Legmen, 1984.

Draper, "Old Heroes Never Die," The Fall Guy, 1984.

Nick Starret, "Sheriff Seavers," The Fall Guy, 1985.

Nick Starret, "Tailspin," The Fall Guy, 1985.

Royko, "Bounty," The A-Team, 1985.

Dempsey, "Powder Keg," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986.

Jake Gordon, Ohara, ABC, 1987.

"Scarecrow," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

"Houston's Hero," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

"Yesterday's Gone," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987.

Tom Warner, "Lovers & Friends," Falcon Crest, CBS, 1987.

Micah, Beauty and the Beast, CBS, 1989.

Hicks, "Key Witness," Yellowthread Street, 1990.

Harlan Pinder, "Deadly Encounters: Parts 1 & 2," Hunter, 1990.

Ashley Crowe (some sources cite Ashe Crowe), "Obsession," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1991.

Drew, "River of No Return: Parts 1 & 2," Baywatch, 1992.

Major Nicholas Slade, "Showdown at Malibu Beach High," Baywatch, 1992.

Mack, "Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, 1993.

(As William McKinney) Voice of Jonah Hex, "Showdown," Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman), 1995.

Hosey, "A Polecat Runs through It," Pointman, 1995.

Sheriff Bridges, "Point After," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1995.

"The Wallpaper Prison," The Lazarus Man, 1996.

Liver-Eating Jones, "Serpents," The Magnificent Seven, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows," American Masters, PBS, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Hell Hath No Fury (also known as Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of "The Outlaw Josey Wales"), Warner Home Video, 1999.

Interviews "Ghost Town: The Movie," Virgil Productions, 2007.

Behind the Scenes of "Ghost Town: The Movie," Collective Development, 2007.

Albums:

Recorded the music album Love Songs from Antri.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Shock Cinema, Issue 23, 2003, pp. 3-5, 47.

Electronic:

Bill McKinney Official Site,http://squeallikeapig.com, April 20, 2007.

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