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Bill Moseley

Acting

Born November 11, 1951 · Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Biography

William "Bill" Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top. He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead, in the band Cornbugs. Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Barrington Hills, Illinois. He is the son of Virginia Gillette (Kleitz), a journalist, and S. D. Moseley (Spencer Dumaresq Moseley), who was a member of the Yale Corporation, All-American captain and center of the 1942 Yale football team, and chairman and chief executive of the Railway Express Agency. His grandfather, George Moseley, also played football at Yale and was an All-American. He is a graduate of Yale University. For a period of time, Moseley operated as a journalist, writing for such magazines as Omni, National Lampoon and Psychology Today.

Filmography50+ titles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2012as Bernie (voice)

Tour of Duty

1987

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story

2017as Self

Carnivàle

2003as Possum

ER

1994as Charlie

In Search of Darkness Part II: The Journey Into '80s Horror Continues

2020as Self

The Practice

1997as Jake Spooner

In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

2022as Self

In Search of Darkness

2019as Self

Z Nation

2014as General McCandles

Army of Darkness

1992as Deadite Captain

Freddy's Nightmares

1988as Buzz

Grindhouse

2007as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

2000as Self

Night of the Living Dead

1990as Johnnie

White Fang

1991as Luke

The Blob

1988as Soldier #2

The Devil's Rejects

2005as Otis B. Driftwood

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

2015as Self

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

2022as Self

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020as Self

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018as Self

Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008as Luigi Largo

Halloween

2007as Zach "Z-Man" Garrett

House of 1000 Corpses

2003as Otis B. Driftwood

Alcoholist

2017as Grey Speckled Man

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016as The Magician

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

2009as Otis Driftwood (voice)

Holliston

as Crazy Max

3 from Hell

2019as Otis Driftwood

Mr. Jones

1993as Worker

Fair Game

1988as Frank

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

1986as Chop-Top

To Your Last Death

2019as Pavel (voice)

Almost Mercy

2015as Pastor Johnson

The First Power

1990as Bartender

Texas Chainsaw

2013as Drayton Sawyer

The Devil's Carnival

2012as The Magician

I Heart Monster Movies

2012as Self

Babysitter Wanted

2007as Chief Dinelli

The Convent

2000as Officer Ray

Evil Ed

1995as Special Voice Appearance

Pink Cadillac

1989as Darrell

Stream

2024as Jimmy

Godkiller: Walk Among Us

2010as Dr. West (voice)

Boar

2017as Bruce

Arlo: The Burping Pig

2016as Ernie Dorko

The Tortured

2010as Kozlowski

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992as Federal Marshall

They Turned Us into Killers

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