Bill McKinney

Bill McKinney

  • Birthday: 9/12/1931
  • Deathday: 12/1/2011
  • Place of birth: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  • Fame for: Acting
  • Also known as: William McKinney, William Mc Kinney

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

First Blood
Release date: 10/22/1982

First Blood

Role(s): State Police Capt. Dave Kern

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Deliverance
Release date: 8/18/1972

Deliverance

Role(s): Mountain Man

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The Outlaw Josey Wales
Release date: 6/30/1976

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Role(s): Terrill

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Cannonball
Release date: 7/6/1976

Cannonball

Role(s): Cade Redman

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She Freak
Release date: 5/3/1967

She Freak

Role(s): Steve St. John

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