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Bill McKinney
ACTOR

Bill McKinney

Known for First Blood · Batman: The Animated Series · Knight Rider

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…

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Born
Sep 12, 1931
Died
Dec 1, 2011
Birthplace
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Known For
Acting

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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Known For

MOVIEFirst Blood
First BloodState Police Capt. Dave Kern · 1982
★ 7.5
TVBatman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated SeriesJonah Hex (voice) · 1992
★ 8.6
TVKnight Rider
Knight Rider1 eps · 1982
★ 7.5
TVThe A-Team
The A-TeamClint · 1983
★ 7.5
TVColumbo
ColumboLuke Basket · 1971
★ 8.1
TVBaywatch
BaywatchDrew · 1989
★ 6.0
TVMurder, She Wrote
Murder, She WroteCharlie Demsey · 1984
★ 7.5
TVIronside
Ironside1 eps · 1967
★ 6.8

Filmography

Movies

Secret File: Hollywood
1962
She FreakSteve St. John
1967
FirecreekBearded Gunfighter (uncredited)
1968
Angel UnchainedShotgun
1970
DeliveranceMountain Man
1972
Junior BonnerRed Terwiliger
1972
Kansas City BomberBuddy Taylor (uncredited)
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanFermel Parlee
1972
Cleopatra JonesPurdy
1973
The OutfitBuck Cherney
1973
The Execution of Private SlovikSergeant
1974
The GodchildCpl. Crawley
1974
The HealersMr. Brown
1974
The Parallax ViewParallax Assassin
1974
The Strange and Deadly OccurrencePratt
1974
The Underground ManWilly Coggins
1974
This Is the West That WasDrago Wellman
1974
Thunderbolt and LightfootCrazy Driver
1974
Breakheart PassReverend Peabody
1975
Long Way HomeDeputy Shanks
1975
Strange New WorldBadger
1975
CannonballCade Redman
1976
The Outlaw Josey WalesTerrill
1976
The ShootistJay Cobb
1976
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.Willie
1977
The GauntletConstable
1977
ValentinoJail Cop
1977
Every Which Way but LooseDallas, Treasurer Biker
1978
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Tommy Clark
1979
Any Which Way You CanDallas
1980
Bronco BillyLefty LeBow
1980
CarnyMarvin Dill
1980
First BloodState Police Capt. Dave Kern
1982
St. HelensKilpatrick
1982
TexPop McCormick
1982
Heart Like a Wheel"Big Daddy" Don Garlits
1983
Against All OddsHead Coach
1984
Final JusticeWilson
1984
Master NinjaSheriff Kyle
1984
MatewanSet Dressing Production Assistant
1987
Under the GunMiller
1988
Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsFather Burke
1989
Back to the Future Part IIIEngineer
1990
The China Lake MurdersCapt. Finney N.H.P.
1990
La Classe américaineFrédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
Love, Cheat & StealKolchak
1993
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldMatt
1994
It Came from Outer Space IIRoy Minter
1995
Lone Justice 2Verlon Borges
1995
A Promise to CarolynButch Maggart
1996
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey WalesSelf
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920Mack
1999
The Green MileJack Van Hay
1999
Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf
2000
Looney Tunes: Back in ActionAcme VP, Nitpicking
2003
UndertowGrandfather
2004
RockerMr. Hill
2006
TG
The GarageBernie
2006
Lucky YouSatellite Cashier
2007
Ghost Town: The MovieVictor Burnett
2008
Pride and GloryCrime Scene Cop
2008
TakeBenjamin Gregor
2008
How Do You KnowMaitre D'
2010
The Custom MaryThe Silent Boss
2011
Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendSelf (archive footage)
2022

Television

I Dream of JeannieCrewman #1 · 1 eps
1965
The MonkeesJanitor · 1 eps
1966
Ironside1 eps
1967
Mannix1 eps
1967
McCloud1 eps
1970
Alias Smith and Jones2 eps
1971
Alias Smith and JonesLobo · 1 eps
1971
ColumboLuke Basket · 1 eps
1971
KodiakAbel Lonegan · 1 eps
1974
The Manhunter1 eps
1974
Baretta2 eps
1975
Bronk1 eps
1975
Starsky & HutchJohnny Bagley · 1 eps
1975
TF
The Family Holvak10 eps
1975
The Runaways1 eps
1978
B. J. and the Bear3 eps
1979
Galactica 1980Barrett · 1 eps
1980
Bret Maverick2 eps
1981
Falcon CrestMr. Warner · 1 eps
1981
The Fall GuyTaggart · 1 eps
1981
The Fall GuyDraper · 1 eps
1981
Knight Rider1 eps
1982
The A-TeamClint · 1 eps
1983
The A-TeamRoyko · 1 eps
1983
Cover Up1 eps
1984
HunterHarlan Pinder · 2 eps
1984
Murder, She WroteCharlie Demsey · 1 eps
1984
The MasterSheriff Kyle · 1 eps
1984
BaywatchDrew · 3 eps
1989
Batman: The Animated SeriesJonah Hex (voice) · 1 eps
1992
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesMack · 1 eps
1992
Ned Blessing4 eps
1993
Walker, Texas RangerSheriff · 1 eps
1993
The Magnificent SevenLiver-Eating Jones · 1 eps
1998

Photos

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Bill McKinney photo
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