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Clu Gulager
Born 1928-11-16Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA
William Martin Gulager (November 16, 1928 - August 6, 2022), known professionally as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor. He is particularly noted for his co-starring role as William H. Bonney (Billy The Kid) in the 1960–62 NBC TV series The Tall Man and for his role in the later NBC series The Virginian. He also appeared in the racing film Winning (1969), with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, and was the protagonist, Burt, in the horror movie The Return of the Living Dead (1985). His final on-screen role was in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
Screen work
Movies & roles
Masters of the GrindSelfMerry F*cking Christmas: The Making of TangerineSelfOnce Upon a Time... in HollywoodBook Store ManScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm StreetSelfChildren of the Corn: RunawayCrustyBlue JayWaynieDeconstructing DunningRoleTangerineThe CherokeeDirector's Commentary: Terror Of FrankensteinGavin Merrill (voice)Out of PrintSelfPiranha 3DDMoMore Brains! A Return to the Living DeadHimselfNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySelfFeast III: The Happy FinishBartenderMeet the GulagersSelfFeast II: Sloppy SecondsBartenderVicVicFeastBartenderJacqueline HydeStrip Club Bouncer (uncredited)GunfighterUncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 RanchPalmer's Pick-UpTelegraph OperatorPuppet Master 5Man #1The Hidden IILt. Ed Flynn (archive footage)In the Line of Duty: Ambush in WacoMcLennan County Sheriff