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Bill McKinney

Acting

Born September 12, 1931 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Died December 1, 2011

Also known as William McKinney · William Mc Kinney · بیل مک‌کینی

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).

Filmography50+ titles

Batman: The Animated Series

1992as Jonah Hex (voice)

The Green Mile

1999as Jack Van Hay

Columbo

1971as Luke Basket

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Crewman #1

The Fall Guy

1981as Taggart

Back to the Future Part III

1990as Engineer

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Charlie Demsey

The A-Team

1983as Royko

First Blood

1982as State Police Capt. Dave Kern

Knight Rider

1982

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Terrill

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000as Self

Starsky & Hutch

1975as Johnny Bagley

Deliverance

1972as Mountain Man

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022as Self (archive footage)

McCloud

1970

Hunter

1984as Harlan Pinder

The Shootist

1976as Jay Cobb

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Sheriff

Ironside

1967

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

1974as Crazy Driver

The Parallax View

1974as Parallax Assassin

The Outfit

1973as Buck Cherney

Mannix

1967

The Magnificent Seven

1998as Liver-Eating Jones

Breakheart Pass

1975as Reverend Peabody

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992as Mack

The Gauntlet

1977as Constable

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972as Fermel Parlee

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

2003as Acme VP, Nitpicking

Pride and Glory

2008as Crime Scene Cop

Bronco Billy

1980as Lefty LeBow

Firecreek

1968as Bearded Gunfighter (uncredited)

St. Helens

1982as Kilpatrick

Bret Maverick

1981

Carny

1980as Marvin Dill

Undertow

2004as Grandfather

Tex

1982as Pop McCormick

Galactica 1980

1980as Barrett

Every Which Way But Loose

1978as Dallas, Treasurer Biker

Baywatch

1989as Drew

Any Which Way You Can

1980as Dallas

Valentino

1977as Jail Cop

Kansas City Bomber

1972as Buddy Taylor (uncredited)

Lucky You

2007as Satellite Cashier

Against All Odds

1984as Head Coach

Falcon Crest

1981as Mr. Warner

Cleopatra Jones

1973as Purdy

Cannonball!

1976as Cade Redman

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989as Father Burke