Bill Thurman
Acting
Born November 4, 1920 — Died April 13, 1995
From Texas, USA
Biography
Character actor Bill Thurman was born on November 4, 1920 in Texas. A large, rugged, stocky man with a hard, lined, puffy face, a deep, twangy, amicable voice, a strong, bulky build and a charmingly low-key and down-to-earth unaffected natural screen presence, Thurman often portrayed police officers...
Filmography
Painted Hero
Old Man Bolen
19975.3
In Broad Daylight
Virgil Teague
19916.1
It Takes Two
Bus Driver
19885.5
Hawken's Breed
Jeb Kline
19874.0
Silverado
Carter
19857.0
Stormin' Home
Bailiff
19857.0
Alamo Bay
Sheriff
19856.0
Innocent Prey
Jim Gardner
19844.3
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Reverend Bill McWiley
19834.4
The Long Summer of George Adams
Floyd
19829.0
Raggedy Man
Sheriff
19815.6
Skyward
Pilot #1
19807.1
Tom Horn
Ora Haley
19806.4
The Sky Trap
Sheriff
19797.0
The Evictors
Preacher Higgins
19796.4
The Beasts Are on the Streets
Carl Evans
19786.5
Keep My Grave Open
Hitchhiker
19774.0
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Air Traffic
19777.4
Charge of the Model T's
Sgt. Bond
197710.0
Slumber Party '57
Mr. Willis
19764.4
Creature from Black Lake
Sheriff Billy Carter
19765.2
The Florida Connection
Deke
19755.5
'Gator Bait
Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas
19745.1
Where the Red Fern Grows
Sam Bellington
19746.9
Ride in a Pink Car
Barlow
19747.3
The Sugarland Express
Hunter
19746.6
The Pickle Goes in the Middle
Mr. Stanovich
1973
Encounter with the Unknown
Second Man
19724.3
Fair Play
Jed Bartrum
19725.5
The Last Picture Show
Coach Popper
19717.6
A Bullet for Pretty Boy
Huddy
19704.1
It's Alive
Greely / Monster
19693.8
Hell Raiders
Tex
19696.0
In the Year 2889
Tim Henderson
19693.2
Mars Needs Women
Drunk on Pier
19683.9
The Other Side of Bonnie and Clyde
Policeman (uncredited)
19686.0
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature
19682.8
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Sheriff Brad Crenshaw
19674.3
Night Fright
Deputy Ben Whitfield
19673.1
The Eye Creatures
Sergeant
19673.1
Hip Hot and 21
Lt. Lang
19673.7
Spiked Heels and Black Nylons
Abel
19674.0
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Sam
19677.0
The Black Cat
Bartender
19665.2
Hot Blooded Woman
Railroad Tough
19654.0
High Yellow
Major Bates
19653.8
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Witness
19645.2