THE SHOOTIST
THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT
McKinney's many film and TV credits included: Red in JUNIOR BONNER, the filthy Police Constable in THE GAUNTLET, the Crazy Driver in THUNDERBOLT & LIGHTFOOT, Kern in FIRST BLOOD, Steve in SHE FREAK, a Gunfighter in FIRECREEK, a Janitor on THE MONKEES, Capt. ''Redlegs'' Terrill in THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, Shotgun in ANGEL UNCHAINED, Lobo in several episodes of ALIAS SMITH AND JONES, Fermel Parlee in THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE ROY BEAN, Purdy in CLEOPATRA JONES, Buck in THE OUTFIT, a Sergeant in THE EXECUTION OF PRIVATE SLOVIK, Mr. Brown in THE HEALERS, The Assassin in THE PARALLAX VIEW, Rocky the Cattle Rustler in FOR PETE'S SAKE, Badger in STRANGE NEW WORLD, Rev. Peabody in BREAKHEART PASS, Cade Redman in CANNONBALL, Tommy Clark in WHEN YOU COMIN' BACK RED RYDER?, the Jail Cop in VALENTINO, Cobb in THE SHOOTIST, Marvin Dill in CARNY, Dallas the biker in EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE, & ANY WHICH WAY YOU CAN, Lefty Lebow in BRONCO BILLY, Willie in CHRISTMAS MIRACLE IN CAUFIELD COUNTY USA, Kilpatrick in ST. HELENS, Pop in TEX, the Head Football Coach in AGAINST ALL ODDS, Big Daddy Garlits in HEART LIKE A WHEEL, the Coltersville Bartender in PINK CADILLAC, Father Burke in KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS, the Train Engineer in BACK TO THE FUTURE III, Verlon on the series NED BLESSING: THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND TIMES, Capt. Finney in THE CHINA LAKE MURDERS, the voice of Jonah Hex in the animated BATMAN, Matt in CITY SLICKERS II: THE LEGEND OF CURLY'S GOLD, Jack Van Hay in THE GREEN MILE, Acme VP, Nitpicking in LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION, ROCKER, a Crime Scene Cop in PRIDE AND GLORY, a Maitre' d in HOW DO YOU KNOW, The Chef in 2001 MANIACS, Grandfather in UNDERTOW, The Mayor in WAR PARTY and Vince Burnett in GHOST TOWN: THE MOVIE, among others.
A quote from TJ about McKinney:
''He was a dynamic man. I worked with him in GHOST TOWN and was slated to kill him in SHERWOOD HORROR. He worked with the electric company in Alaska when he was young. Building towers, falling trees, stretching cables, and harnessing electricity. That was Bill McKinney. He was not the definition of 'Badass'. He would tell 'badass' to sit down and listen up. He was electric steel and power to watch. If he growled a line you trembled deep off set. Best advice I ever received on a film. "Coconut oil. The best thing u can do for yourself." Then we had tea and toast. He was a good humored, direct person. And a laugh that would crack stone. R.I.P Sir.''
Did you know...?
He and his DELIVERANCE partner Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward were named the top villains of all time in Maxim magazine's "Maxim Goes to the Movies" issue for their performance as the mountain men in the John Boorman classic.
While in the U.S. Navy, McKinney served two years on a mine sweeper in Korean waters.
Word is Kubrick wanted McKinney for the role of the Drill Instructor in FULL METAL JACKET. McKinney was about to fly to London to meet with him, but Kubrick canceled at the last moment. He later told friend John Boorman that the prospect of meeting the mountain man from DELIVERANCE was simply too terrifying.
He filmed a Doritos commercial 2 weeks before he died.
McKinney at work:
http://youtu.be/LVkOD1Uy_9k Scene from DELIVERANCE Rated R
http://youtu.be/0JVb3AukGpU GHOST TOWN trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoNukbGYfFY&feature=share&list=PL992C8CAA7D110796
Scene from THE PARALLAX VIEW
http://youtu.be/AWrjoaRBGVQ McKinney at his sleaziest in THE GAUNTLET Rated R
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