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Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

Birthday: 1931-09-12 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as    Self (archive footage)

2011
The Custom Mary

as    The Silent Boss

2008
Ghost Town: The Movie

as    Victor Burnett

1996
A Promise to Carolyn

as    Butch Maggart

1995
It Came from Outer Space II

as    Roy Minter

1993
Love, Cheat & Steal

as    Kolchak

1990
The China Lake Murders

as    Capt. Finney N.H.P.

1989
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

as    Father Burke

1988
Under the Gun

as    Miller

1985
Master Ninja

as    Sheriff Kyle

1985
Final Justice

as    Wilson

1983
Heart Like a Wheel

as    "Big Daddy" Don Garlits

1982
St. Helens

as    Kilpatrick

1982
Tex

as    Pop McCormick

1982
First Blood

as    State Police Capt. Dave Kern

1980
Any Which Way You Can

as    Dallas

1980
Bronco Billy

as    Lefty LeBow

1980
Carny

as    Marvin Dill

1978
Every Which Way but Loose

as    Dallas, Treasurer Biker

1977
The Gauntlet

as    Constable