Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

1931-09-12 Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA 62 Credits

Biography

Bill McKinney was an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man who abused and then sodomized Bobby Trippe (Ned Beatty) in the movie Deliverance. McKinney is also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Union cavalry commander Captain "Redlegs" Terrill in The Outlaw Josey Wales. Most of Bill McKinney's colleagues perceived him as big, brutal and dangerous. At first glance. Still, he was only 5' 10" (1,78 m).

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Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Acting

The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Go...

The Custom Mary

The Custom Mary

2011

as The Silent Boss

2.0
Acting

Searching for purpose and meaning in the world, a young Latina in East Los Angeles becomes dangerously involved with a storefront church where a young...

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

2010

as Maitre d'

5.3
Acting

After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triang...

Ghost Town: The Movie

Ghost Town: The Movie

2008

as Victor Burnett

4.2
Acting

An 1800’s western set in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. It’s a story of love, hate, revenge, honor. It showcases the most famous villain...

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

2008

as Crime Scene Cop

6.3
Acting

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a ...

Take

Take

2008

as Benjamin Gregor

5.3
Acting

The lives of two strangers - a struggling mother and a gambling addict - meet in tragedy. Years pass, and they must come to terms with themselves, and...

Lucky You

Lucky You

2007

as Satellite Cashier

5.6
Acting

A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to win the World Series of Poke...

Rocker

Rocker

2006

as Mr. Hill

2.2
Acting

Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her ma...

Undertow

Undertow

2004

as Grandfather

6.0
Acting

The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle ...

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003

as Acme VP, Nitpicking

6.3
Acting

Fed up with all the attention going to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck quits Hollywood, teams up with recently-fired stuntman Damien Drake Jr. and embarks on a...

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

as Self

7.1
Acting

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing ...

The Green Mile

The Green Mile

1999

as Jack Van Hay

8.5
Acting

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. Wh...

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

1999

as Self

7.0
Acting

John Milius narrates this featurette on the Clint Eastwood classic.

A Promise to Carolyn

A Promise to Carolyn

1996

as Butch Maggart

7.1
Acting

When two sisters can no longer go on living with the painful memory of their baby sister being murdered 37 years ago by their stepmother, together the...

It Came from Outer Space II

It Came from Outer Space II

1995

as Roy Minter

3.1
Acting

Aliens crashland near a small desert town, strewing odd bluish-glowing rocks throughout the area. Townfolk notice something is amiss when temperatures...

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994

as Matt

5.3
Acting

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Neverthel...

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

as Frédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an American newspaper, wondering about the meaning of...

Love, Cheat & Steal

Love, Cheat & Steal

1993

as Kolchak

4.4
Acting

Paul Harrington thinks he has the perfect wife... stunning, kind, and ambitious. Yet behind Lauren's pretty face lies a wicked person who sent her for...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920

1993

as Mack

5.2
Acting

On summer break from college, Indy stage-manages a new Broadway musical revue composed by George Gershwin. Indy also trades quips with the razor wits ...

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

as Engineer

7.5
Acting

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time mac...

The China Lake Murders

The China Lake Murders

1990

as Capt. Finney N.H.P.

5.2
Acting

A small town sheriff has his suspicions in a murder case which involves a rogue cop who goes on a murder spree.

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989

as Father Burke

5.4
Acting

A brutal Los Angeles police lieutenant is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage girls into prostitution.

Under the Gun

Under the Gun

1988

as Miller

6.6
Acting

A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a small time thief in Los Angeles...

Matewan

Matewan

1987

Set Dressing Production Assistant

7.4

Filmed in the coal country of West Virginia, "Matewan" celebrates labor organizing in the context of a 1920s work stoppage. Union organizer, Joe Keneh...

Master Ninja

Master Ninja

1985

as Sheriff Kyle

4.7
Acting

Aging skilled master ninja, John Peter McAllister, and his young apprentice search for John's long lost daughter, all the while his old enemies try to...

Final Justice

Final Justice

1984

as Wilson

2.5
Acting

Due to his violent past, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III has been transferred to a rural outpost. When two thugs kill the sheriff, Geroni...

Against All Odds

Against All Odds

1984

as Head Coach

5.7
Acting

She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love he...

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

1983

as "Big Daddy" Don Garlits

5.6
Acting

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Despite the high risks of this kind of raci...

First Blood

First Blood

1982

as State Police Capt. Dave Kern

7.5
Acting

When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an...

Tex

Tex

1982

as Pop McCormick

6.1
Acting

After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.

St. Helens

St. Helens

1982

as Kilpatrick

6.2
Acting

Centers on the events leading up to the cataclysmic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington, with the story beginning on the day volcanic acti...

Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can

1980

as Dallas

5.8
Acting

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but wh...

Bronco Billy

Bronco Billy

1980

as Lefty LeBow

6.3
Acting

An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.

Carny

Carny

1980

as Marvin Dill

6.4
Acting

Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional tr...

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

as Tommy Clark

6.2
Acting

A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his unique brand of physical and mental torture.

Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

as Dallas, Treasurer Biker

6.1
Acting

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound ora...

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

1977

as Willie

5.4
Acting

Based on the true story of coal miners who became trapped underground in a cave-in on Christmas Eve, 1951.

The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

1977

as Constable

6.6
Acting

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to...

Valentino

Valentino

1977

as Jail Cop

5.9
Acting

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

The Shootist

The Shootist

1976

as Jay Cobb

7.1
Acting

Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from...

Cannonball

Cannonball

1976

as Cade Redman

5.5
Acting

Coy "Cannonball" Buckman and his blazing red Pontiac enter the Trans-America Grand Prix, an underground road race spanning the continent in which ther...

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976

as Terrill

7.4
Acting

After avenging his family's brutal murder, Wales is pursued by a pack of soldiers. He prefers to travel alone, but ragtag outcasts are drawn to him - ...

Breakheart Pass

Breakheart Pass

1975

as Reverend Peabody

6.6
Acting

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passeng...

Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975

as Deputy Shanks

Acting

The Holvak family house the escaped convict named Craw that the son befriends. Reverend Holvak's faith is tested and young Ramey faces a choice betwee...

Strange New World

Strange New World

1975

as Badger

3.6
Acting

In the near future, a group of scientists living in a space ship wake up from a hibernation state and come back to an apocalyptic Earth.

This Is the West That Was

This Is the West That Was

1974

as Drago Wellman

Acting

A lighthearted look at the saga of Wild Bill Hickok and his relationship with Calamity Jane as he is targeted for revenge by some tough gunfighters.

The Godchild

The Godchild

1974

as Cpl. Crawley

2.0
Acting

Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant ch...

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

The Strange and Deadly Occurrence

1974

as Pratt

6.1
Acting

A family moves into a new home in an isolated area, and soon realizes that someone--or something--doesn't want them there.

The Parallax View

The Parallax View

1974

as Parallax Assassin

6.8
Acting

An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corpora...

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974

as Crazy Driver

6.8
Acting

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.

The Healers

The Healers

1974

as Mr. Brown

Acting

The director of an urban medical center faces various major problems during the course of running the hospital.

The Underground Man

The Underground Man

1974

as Willy Coggins

5.0
Acting

A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.

The Execution of Private Slovik

The Execution of Private Slovik

1974

as Sergeant

7.2
Acting

The story of Eddie Slovik, who was executed by the Army in 1945, the only American soldier to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.

The Outfit

The Outfit

1973

as Buck

6.8
Acting

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsucc...

Cleopatra Jones

Cleopatra Jones

1973

as Purdy

5.8
Acting

After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

as Fermel Parlee

6.4
Acting

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving t...

Deliverance

Deliverance

1972

as Mountain Man

7.3
Acting

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip...

Kansas City Bomber

Kansas City Bomber

1972

as Buddy Taylor (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Roller-derby skater K.C. Carr tries to balance her desire for a happy personal life and her dreams of stardom.

Junior Bonner

Junior Bonner

1972

as Red Terwiliger

6.1
Acting

With his bronco-busting career on its last legs, Junior Bonner heads to his hometown to try his luck in the annual rodeo. But his fond childhood memor...

Angel Unchained

Angel Unchained

1970

as Shotgun

4.5
Acting

Angel is the biker who joins a commune of hippies near a small town. When the town rednecks attack them, Angel calls up some of his bad biker buddies ...

She Freak

She Freak

1967

as Steve St. John

3.5
Acting

Jade is a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human o...

Secret File: Hollywood

Secret File: Hollywood

1962

4.0
Acting

A private eye (Robert Clarke) takes pictures for the publishers (Francine York, Syd Mason) of a scandal magazine.