Deceased

When Did Bill Thurman Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/11/1920Born inTexas, USADied13/04/1995 (aged 74)Died inDallasWikidataQ21598024 ↗TMDb#39774 ↗

Bill Thurman was an American film and television actor. From the early 1960s until his death in 1995, he frequently appeared in B movies and independent films, often playing "redneck types" or sheriffs. He worked with low-budget-director Larry Buchanan on numerous films, for example In the Year 2889 and It's Alive!. Thurman was one of those Southern actors who specialized in "regional" pictures, films made exclusively for distribution in the Southern States.

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Filmography42 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1997	Painted HeroMovie	Old Man Bolen	77
1991	In Broad DaylightMovie	Virgil Teague	71
1988	It Takes TwoMovie	Bus Driver	68
1987	Hawken's BreedMovie	Jeb Kline	67
1985	SilveradoMovie	Carter	65
1985	Alamo BayMovie	Sheriff	65
1985	The Long Hot SummerSeries	Houstin	65
1984	Innocent PreyMovie	Jim Gardner	64
1983	Mountaintop Motel MassacreMovie	Reverend Bill McWiley	63
1982	The Long Summer of George AdamsMovie	Floyd	62
1980	Tom HornMovie	Ora Haley	60
1980	SkywardMovie	Pilot #1	60
1978	DallasSeries	Phil Bradley	58
1977	Close Encounters of the Third KindMovie	Air Traffic	57
1977	Charge of the Model T'sMovie	Sgt. Bond	57
1977	Keep My Grave OpenMovie	Hitchhiker	57
1976	Creature from Black LakeMovie	Sheriff Billy Carter	56
1976	Slumber Party '57Movie	Mr. Willis	56
1975	The Florida ConnectionMovie	Deke	55
1974	The Sugarland ExpressMovie	Hunter	54
1974	Ride in a Pink CarMovie	Barlow	54
1974	'Gator BaitMovie	Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas	54
1974	Where the Red Fern GrowsMovie	Sam Bellington	54
1973	The Pickle Goes in the MiddleMovie	Mr. Stanovich	53
1972	Encounter with the UnknownMovie	Second Man	52
1972	Fair PlayMovie	Jed Bartrum	52
1971	The Last Picture ShowMovie	Coach Popper	51
1970	A Bullet for Pretty BoyMovie	Huddy	50
1969	Hell RaidersMovie	Tex	49
1969	In the Year 2889Movie	Tim Henderson	49
1969	It's AliveMovie	Greely / Monster	49
1968	Curse of the Swamp CreatureMovie	Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature	48
1968	Mars Needs WomenMovie	Drunk on Pier	48
1968	The Other Side of Bonnie and ClydeMovie	Policeman (uncredited)	48
1967	Zontar: The Thing from VenusMovie	Sheriff Brad Crenshaw	47
1967	Night FrightMovie	Deputy Ben Whitfield	47
1967	Hip Hot and 21Movie	Lt. Lang	47
1967	SamMovie	—	47
1966	The Black CatMovie	Bartender	46
1965	Hot Blooded WomanMovie	Railroad Tough	45
1965	High YellowMovie	Major Bates	45
1964	The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldMovie	Witness	44