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).

Filmography

• 2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood — Book Store Man
• 2018Children of the Corn: Runaway — Crusty
• 2016Blue Jay — Waynie
• 2016Deconstructing Dunning
• 2015Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein — Gavin Merrill (voice)
• 2015Tangerine — The Cherokee
• 2012Piranha 3DD — Mo
• 2009Feast III: The Happy Finish — Bartender
• 2008Feast II: Sloppy Seconds — Bartender
• 2006Vic — Vic
• 2005Feast — Bartender
• 2005Jacqueline Hyde — Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
• 1999Gunfighter — Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch
• 1999Palmer's Pick-Up — Telegraph Operator
• 1995The Hunt for Bigfoot — Host
• 1994Puppet Master 5 — Man #1
• Beavis and Butt-Head — Anderson’s War Buddy (voice / uncredited)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — Art McKendrick
• 1993Eddie Presley — Sid
• 1993In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco — McLennan County Sheriff
• Kung Fu: The Legend Continues — Deputy Clay Hardin
• 1993The Hidden II — Lt. Ed Flynn (archive footage)
• Walker, Texas Ranger — Duke Jamison
• 1991My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys — Dark Glasses
• 1991The Killing Device — Smitty
• 1990The Raven Red Kiss-Off — Desk Sergeant
• 1990The Willies — Greeley Principal
• 1989Teen Vamp — The Reverend
• 1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka — Lt. Baker
• 1988Tapeheads — Norman Mart
• 1988Uninvited — Albert
• 1987From a Whisper to a Scream — Stanley Burnside
• 1987Summer Heat — Will Stanton
• 1987The Hidden — Lt. Ed Flynn
• 1986Hunter's Blood — Mason Rand
• 1985A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge — Mr. Walsh
• 1985Into the Night — Federal Agent
• MacGyver — Walt Kirby
• North and South — Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
• 1985Prime Risk — Paul Minsky
• Street Hawk — Will Gassner
• 1985Terror at London Bridge — Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
• 1985The Return of the Living Dead — Burt
• Airwolf — Cullen Dixon
• 1984Chattanooga Choo Choo — Sam
• Cover Up
• 1984Master Ninja — Mr. Christensen
• Murder, She Wrote — Mike Gann, Ray Carter, Carl Mestin
• 1984The Initiation — Dwight Fairchild
• The Master — Christensen, Mr. Christensen
• 1984Trancers — Mall Security Guard
• Automan — Rudolph Brock
• 1983Lies — Doctor Bartlett
• 1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story — J.R. Smith
• Masquerade
• Knight Rider — Eugene Hanson
• Simon & Simon
• The Fall Guy — Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne
• Magnum, P.I. — Theo Wolf
• 1980Skyward — Steve Ward
• 1980The Gambler — Rufe Bennett
• 1980Touched by Love — Don Fielder
• 1979A Force of One — Dunne
• 1979Lawman Without a Gun — Marvin Tayman
• The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove
• 1979Willa — Joe Welch
• 1978A Question of Love — Mike Guettner
• Black Beauty — Reuben Smith
• King — William Sullivan
• 1978Ski Lift to Death — Marv Gilman
• 1978Stickin' Together — Cuda Weber
• CHiPs
• 1977Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging — Charlie Cobb
• The Oregon Trail
• 1977The Other Side of Midnight — Bill Fraser
• Good Heavens
• Once an Eagle — Alvin Merrick
• Quincy, M.E.
• 1976The Killer Who Wouldn't Die — Harry Keller
• Ellery Queen — Father Terrence Devlin
• Kate McShane — Inspector Brenner
• Khan!
• Medical Story — Dr. Harry Carlisle
• Three for the Road
• 1974A Stranger Came by Train — Glenn Mortenson
• 1974Hit Lady — Roarke
• 1974Houston, We've Got a Problem — Lou Matthews
• 1974McQ — Toms
• 1974Smile Jenny, You're Dead — Det. Milt Bosworth
• 1973A Chant of Silence — Halliman
• Barnaby Jones — Sheriff Mack Hollister, Mark Landy
• 1973Call to Danger — Emmet Jergens
• Police Story
• Shaft
• 1973The Mystery in Dracula's Castle — Keith Raynor
• 1972Footsteps — Jonas Kane
• Kung Fu — Sheriff Rutledge
• 1972Molly and Lawless John — Deputy Tom Clements
• 1972The Bull of the West — Deputy Emmett Ryker
• 1972The Glass House — Brian Courtland
• The Streets of San Francisco
• Cannon — B.J. Long
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
• 1971The Last Picture Show — Abilene
• The Psychiatrist — Frank Halloran
• 1970Company of Killers — Frank Quinn
• McCloud
• 1970San Francisco International — Bob Hatten
• San Francisco International Airport — Bob Hatten
• 1969A Day with the Boys — Director, Producer, Writer
• Harold Robbins' The Survivors — Senator Mark Jennings
• Hawaii Five-O — Jack Gulley, Arthur Lambert
• 1969Winning — Larry
• The Mod Squad — Dustin Ellis
• The Name of the Game — Steve Heywood, Bill Danziger, Rex Dakota
• Ironside — Jack Brody
• Mannix — Lyle Foster
• 1967Sullivan's Empire — Juan Clemente
• 1966And Now Miguel — Johnny
• The F.B.I. — Lyle Chernik
• 1964The Killers — Lee
• Kraft Suspense Theatre — Dan Walsh
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour — Jimmy K. Bresson
• The Virginian — Jake Carewe, Emmett Ryker
• Dr. Kildare — Dr. Norman Gage
• 1961Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll — Larry Dane
• The Defenders — Tom Clinton
• The Tall Man — Billy the Kid
• Black Saddle — Andy Meade
• Laramie — Private Gil Brady
• Law of the Plainsman — Truck Garnett
• Riverboat — Beau Chandler
• The Deputy — The Drifter
• The Rebel — Virgil Taber
• Wanted: Dead or Alive — Joe Collins
• Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse — Young Vix
• Have Gun, Will Travel
• Wagon Train — Harry Diel, Sam Spicer
• 1956Bang the Drum Slowly — Coker
• West Point
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Sailor, Rod Collins
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Keith Raynor
• Studio One — Lloyd Carpenter

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2023Masters of the Grind — Self
• 2022Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine — Self
• 2019Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street — Self
• 2014Out of Print — Self
• 2011More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead — Himself
• 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy — Self
• 2008Meet the Gulagers — Self
• 1986Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors — Self