Bill McKinney
Actor
80 years (Sep 12, 1931 – Dec 1, 2011)Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Fame aside, Bill McKinney is above all a career actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. There is 'Back to the Future Part III' as well. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. 59 credits across 64 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Bill McKinney is Jack Van Hay from 'The Green Mile', whatever else the credits say.
Bill McKinney
Actor
Fame aside, Bill McKinney is above all a career actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. There is 'Back to the Future Part III' as well. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. The bulk of the career has been spent in drama. 59 credits across 64 years is a rate most careers never reach. For much of the audience, Bill McKinney is Jack Van Hay from 'The Green Mile', whatever else the credits say.
43 Movies
Plays Jack Van Hay
The Green Mile
1999
Plays State Police Capt. Dave Kern
First Blood
1982
Plays Engineer
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Plays Crime Scene Cop
Pride and Glory
2008
Plays Terrill
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
Plays Maitre D'
How Do You Know
2010
Plays Acme VP, Nitpicking
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
Plays Mountain Man
Deliverance
1972
Plays Dallas, Treasurer Biker
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
Plays Cade Redman
Cannonball
1976
Plays Head Coach
Against All Odds
1984
Plays Jay Cobb
The Shootist
1976
Plays Crazy Driver
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974
Plays Dallas
Any Which Way You Can
1980
Plays Grandfather
Undertow
2004
Plays Reverend Peabody
Breakheart Pass
1975
Plays Benjamin Gregor
Take
2008
Plays Matt
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
Plays Parallax Assassin
The Parallax View
1974
Plays Satellite Cashier
Lucky You
2007
Plays Lefty LeBow
Bronco Billy
1980
Plays Buck Cherney
The Outfit
1973
Plays Fermel Parlee
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Plays Constable
The Gauntlet
1977
Plays Father Burke
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989
Plays "Big Daddy" Don Garlits
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
Plays Purdy
Cleopatra Jones
1973
Plays Red Terwiliger
Junior Bonner
1972
Plays Pop McCormick
Tex
1982
Plays Jail Cop
Valentino
1977
Plays Marvin Dill
Carny
1980
Plays Miller
Under the Gun
1988
Plays Victor Burnett
Ghost Town: The Movie
2008
Plays Wilson
Final Justice
1984
Plays Tommy Clark
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
Plays Pratt
The Strange and Deadly Occurrence
1974
Plays Steve St. John
She Freak
1967
Plays Shotgun
Angel Unchained
1970
Plays Mr. Hill
Rocker
2006
16 TV Shows
Plays Drew
Baywatch
1989
Plays Lobo
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Plays Taggart
The Fall Guy
1981
Plays Clint
The A-Team
1983
Plays Harlan Pinder
Hunter
1984
Plays Sheriff Kyle
The Master
1984
Plays Abel Lonegan
Kodiak
1974
Plays Mack
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Plays Sheriff
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Plays Janitor
The Monkees
1966
Plays Johnny Bagley
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Plays Jonah Hex (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Plays Crewman #1
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Plays Charlie Demsey
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Luke Basket
Columbo
1971
Plays Liver-Eating Jones
The Magnificent Seven
1998
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The Custom Mary
The Silent Boss
2011
How Do You Know
Maitre D'
2010
Ghost Town: The Movie
Victor Burnett
2008
Pride and Glory
Crime Scene Cop
2008
Take
Benjamin Gregor
2008
Lucky You
Satellite Cashier
2007
Rocker
Mr. Hill
2006
Undertow
Grandfather
2004
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Acme VP, Nitpicking
2003
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bill McKinney still alive?
Bill McKinney passed away on December 1, 2011 at age 80.
What are the most famous roles of Bill McKinney?
Bill McKinney is best known for roles in The Green Mile, Back to the Future Part III, First Blood.
How many movies has Bill McKinney been in?
Over a 49-year career (since 1962), Bill McKinney has appeared in 43 movies and 16 TV shows.
What was Bill McKinney's first movie?
The career of Bill McKinney began with Secret File: Hollywood (1962).
What is Bill McKinney's most recent movie or series?
Bill McKinney's most recent release is The Custom Mary, which premiered on August 15, 2011.
What TV shows has Bill McKinney appeared in?
On television, Bill McKinney has appeared in Batman: The Animated Series, Knight Rider, The A-Team, Columbo.
Bill McKinney
1931-09-12 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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).