
Bill McKinney
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-09-12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Died
2011-12-01
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).
Most Known For

Columbo
as Luke Basket

Batman: The Animated Series
as Jonah Hex (voice)

Murder, She Wrote
as Charlie Demsey

The A-Team
as Clint

The A-Team
as Royko

Knight Rider

Baywatch
as Drew

Falcon Crest
as Mr. Warner

Ironside

Mannix

Walker, Texas Ranger
as Sheriff

I Dream of Jeannie
as Crewman #1

The Green Mile
as Jack Van Hay

Starsky & Hutch
as Johnny Bagley

Hunter
as Harlan Pinder

The Monkees
as Janitor

The Fall Guy
as Taggart

The Fall Guy
as Draper

Baretta

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Mack