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).

Filmography

• 2011The Custom Mary — The Silent Boss
• 2010How Do You Know — Maitre D'
• 2008Ghost Town: The Movie — Victor Burnett
• 2008Pride and Glory — Crime Scene Cop
• 2008Take — Benjamin Gregor
• 2007Lucky You — Satellite Cashier
• 2006Rocker — Mr. Hill
• 2006The Garage — Bernie
• 2004Undertow — Grandfather
• 2003Looney Tunes: Back in Action — Acme VP, Nitpicking
• 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 — Mack
• 1999The Green Mile — Jack Van Hay
• The Magnificent Seven — Liver-Eating Jones
• 1996A Promise to Carolyn — Butch Maggart
• 1995It Came from Outer Space II — Roy Minter
• 1995Lone Justice 2 — Verlon Borges
• 1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold — Matt
• 1993La Classe américaine — Frédéric's Agressor #1 (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1993Love, Cheat & Steal — Kolchak
• Ned Blessing
• Walker, Texas Ranger — Sheriff
• Batman: The Animated Series — Jonah Hex (voice)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Mack
• 1990Back to the Future Part III — Engineer
• 1990The China Lake Murders — Capt. Finney N.H.P.
• Baywatch — Drew
• 1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects — Father Burke
• 1988Under the Gun — Miller
• 1987Matewan — Set Dressing Production Assistant
• 1984Against All Odds — Head Coach
• Cover Up
• 1984Final Justice — Wilson
• Hunter — Harlan Pinder
• 1984Master Ninja — Sheriff Kyle
• Murder, She Wrote — Charlie Demsey
• The Master — Sheriff Kyle
• 1983Heart Like a Wheel — "Big Daddy" Don Garlits
• The A-Team — Clint, Royko
• 1982First Blood — State Police Capt. Dave Kern
• Knight Rider
• 1982St. Helens — Kilpatrick
• 1982Tex — Pop McCormick
• Bret Maverick
• Falcon Crest — Mr. Warner
• The Fall Guy — Taggart, Draper
• 1980Any Which Way You Can — Dallas
• 1980Bronco Billy — Lefty LeBow
• 1980Carny — Marvin Dill
• Galactica 1980 — Barrett
• B. J. and the Bear
• 1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? — Tommy Clark
• 1978Every Which Way but Loose — Dallas, Treasurer Biker
• The Runaways
• 1977Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. — Willie
• 1977The Gauntlet — Constable
• 1977Valentino — Jail Cop
• 1976Cannonball — Cade Redman
• 1976The Outlaw Josey Wales — Terrill
• 1976The Shootist — Jay Cobb
• Baretta
• 1975Breakheart Pass — Reverend Peabody
• Bronk
• 1975Long Way Home — Deputy Shanks
• Starsky & Hutch — Johnny Bagley
• 1975Strange New World — Badger
• The Family Holvak
• Kodiak — Abel Lonegan
• 1974The Execution of Private Slovik — Sergeant
• 1974The Godchild — Cpl. Crawley
• 1974The Healers — Mr. Brown
• The Manhunter
• 1974The Parallax View — Parallax Assassin
• 1974The Strange and Deadly Occurrence — Pratt
• 1974The Underground Man — Willy Coggins
• 1974This Is the West That Was — Drago Wellman
• 1974Thunderbolt and Lightfoot — Crazy Driver
• 1973Cleopatra Jones — Purdy
• 1973The Outfit — Buck Cherney
• 1972Deliverance — Mountain Man
• 1972Junior Bonner — Red Terwiliger
• 1972Kansas City Bomber — Buddy Taylor (uncredited)
• 1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean — Fermel Parlee
• Alias Smith and Jones — Lobo
• Columbo — Luke Basket
• 1970Angel Unchained — Shotgun
• McCloud
• 1968Firecreek — Bearded Gunfighter (uncredited)
• Ironside
• Mannix
• 1967She Freak — Steve St. John
• The Monkees — Janitor
• I Dream of Jeannie — Crewman #1
• 1962Secret File: Hollywood

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2022Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend — Self (archive footage)
• 2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows — Self
• 1999Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales — Self