Bill Thurman (November 4, 1920 â€" April 13, 1995) 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.However, Thurman also appeared
in two movies by Hollywood star director Steven Spielberg and played
Coach Popper, the apparently homosexual husband of Cloris Leachman, in
Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971). The character actor
also appeared in popular television shows like Dallas and Centennial.
One of his later roles was Reverend McWiley in the horror film
Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986).
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.However, Thurman also appeared
in two movies by Hollywood star director Steven Spielberg and played
Coach Popper, the apparently homosexual husband of Cloris Leachman, in
Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971). The character actor
also appeared in popular television shows like Dallas and Centennial.
One of his later roles was Reverend McWiley in the horror film
Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1986).
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