Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1931-09-12
Day of Death
2011-12-01
Place of Birth
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Bill McKinney
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).
Filmography (63)
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
⭐ 2.0
Role:
The Silent Boss
The Custom Mary
2011
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Maitre D'
How Do You Know
2010
⭐ 4.2
Role:
Victor Burnett
Ghost Town: The Movie
2008
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Crime Scene Cop
Pride and Glory
2008
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Benjamin Gregor
Take
2008
⭐ 5.7
Role:
Satellite Cashier
Lucky You
2007
⭐ 3.8
Role:
Mr. Hill
Rocker
2006
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Grandfather
Undertow
2004
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Acme VP, Nitpicking
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
2003
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Jack Van Hay
The Green Mile
1999
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Mack
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
1999
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales
1999
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Butch Maggart