Person file · Acting
Bill McKinney
Born 1931-09-12Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Clint Eastwood: The Last LegendSelf (archive footage)The Custom MaryThe Silent BossHow Do You KnowMaitre D'Ghost Town: The MovieVictor BurnettPride and GloryCrime Scene CopTakeBenjamin GregorLucky YouSatellite CashierThe GarageBernieRockerMr. HillUndertowGrandfatherLooney Tunes: Back in ActionAcme VP, NitpickingClint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelfThe Green MileJack Van HayThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920MackHell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey WalesSelfA Promise to CarolynButch MaggartIt Came from Outer Space IIRoy MinterLone Justice 2Verlon BorgesCity Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldMattLa Classe américaineFrédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)Love, Cheat & StealKolchakBack to the Future Part IIIEngineerThe China Lake MurdersCapt. Finney N.H.P.Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsFather Burke