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Acting

Bill Thurman

Career

Active from 1965 to 1983, busiest in 1969 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
3
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score36/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Evictors
The Evictors
GoodWatch score49/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Thurman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7
  • Romance
    2.6, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Rural Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 73
Painted Hero
Painted Hero (1997)

as Old Man Bolen

In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight (1991)
GoodWatch score 73

as Virgil Teague

1980s

12 titles · average score 56
It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1988)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bus Driver

Hawken's Breed
Hawken's Breed (1987)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jeb Kline

Silverado
Silverado (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Carter

The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Houstin

Alamo Bay
Alamo Bay (1985)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sheriff

Stormin' Home
Stormin' Home (1985)

as Bailiff

Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jim Gardner

Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Mountaintop Motel Massacre (1983)
GoodWatch score 36

as Reverend Bill McWiley

The Long Summer of George Adams
The Long Summer of George Adams (1982)

as Floyd

Raggedy Man
Raggedy Man (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sheriff

Tom Horn
Tom Horn (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ora Haley

Skyward
Skyward (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Pilot #1

1970s

20 titles · average score 56
The Evictors
The Evictors (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Preacher Higgins

Dallas
Dallas (1978)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Phil Bradley

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
GoodWatch score 84

as Air Traffic

Keep My Grave Open
Keep My Grave Open (1977)
GoodWatch score 42

as Hitchhiker

Creature from Black Lake
Creature from Black Lake (1976)
GoodWatch score 45

as Sheriff Billy Carter

The Florida Connection
The Florida Connection (1975)

as Deke

'Gator Bait
'Gator Bait (1974)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sheriff Joe Bob Thomas

The Sugarland Express
The Sugarland Express (1974)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hunter

Where the Red Fern Grows
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sam Bellington

Encounter with the Unknown
Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
GoodWatch score 45

as Second Man

The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 88

as Coach Popper

Strawberries Need Rain
Strawberries Need Rain (1971)

Key Grip

1960s

15 titles · average score 27
It's Alive
It's Alive (1969)
GoodWatch score 28

as Greely / Monster

In the Year 2889
In the Year 2889 (1969)
GoodWatch score 24

as Tim Henderson

Hell Raiders
Hell Raiders (1969)

as Tex

Curse of the Swamp Creature
Curse of the Swamp Creature (1968)
GoodWatch score 21

as Driscoll West / The Swamp Creature

Mars Needs Women
Mars Needs Women (1968)
GoodWatch score 14

as Drunk on Pier

Spiked Heels and Black Nylons
Spiked Heels and Black Nylons (1967)

as Abel

Night Fright
Night Fright (1967)
GoodWatch score 24

as Deputy Ben Whitfield

Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sheriff Brad Crenshaw

The Eye Creatures
The Eye Creatures (1967)
GoodWatch score 21

as Sergeant

The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1966)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bartender

Hot Blooded Woman
Hot Blooded Woman (1965)

as Railroad Tough

High Yellow
High Yellow (1965)

as Major Bates