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Bill McKinney

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

A Promise to Carolyn

1996