Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman is credited on 24 movies and 2 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Last Picture Show and Silverado.
Born November 4, 1920 in Texas, USA; died April 13, 1995.
Filmography · 26 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Movie
On Peacock and Sony Pictures Core
The Last Picture Show
1971 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Silverado
1985 · Movie
On Sony Pictures Core
The Sugarland Express
1974 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Dallas
1978 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Tom Horn
1980 · Movie
Free with ads on Hoopla
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974 · Movie
On Prime Video and Amebatv
Mountaintop Motel Massacre
1983 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
Raggedy Man
1981 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
The Evictors
1979 · Movie
On Prime Video and fuboTV
Alamo Bay
1985 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
It Takes Two
1988 · Movie
On fuboTV and MGM+
Creature from Black Lake
1976 · Movie
'Gator Bait
1974 · Movie
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967 · Movie
The Eye Creatures
1967 · Movie
In the Year 2889
1969 · Movie
The Black Cat
1966 · Movie
Mars Needs Women
1968 · Movie
The Long Hot Summer
1985 · TV show
Encounter with the Unknown
1972 · Movie
It's Alive
1969 · Movie
Night Fright
1967 · Movie
Hawken's Breed
1987 · Movie
Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968 · Movie
Keep My Grave Open
1977 · Movie
About Bill Thurman
Character actor Bill Thurman was born on November 4, 1920 in Texas. A large, rugged, stocky man with a hard, lined, puffy face, a deep, twangy, amicable voice, a strong, bulky build and a charmingly low-key and down-to-earth unaffected natural screen presence, Thurman often portrayed police...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.