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Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bob Thornton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Aug 4, 1955 In Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
116
First Appeared:
In the movie The Electric State
Latest Project:
Movie Devil's Peak 2023-02-17
Known For
Poster of Our Brand Is Crisis
Poster of Fargo
Poster of The Informers
Poster of The Badge
Filmography
Movie The Electric State 2025
Movie Devil's Peak Charlie McNeely 2023-02-17
Movie The Gray Man Fitzroy 2022-07-13
Movie Hollywood.Con Boxmaster 2021-01-29
Movie The Ventures: Stars on Guitars 2020-02-12
Movie Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man Self 2020-11-06
Movie Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine Self 2020-06-11
Movie ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas Self 2019-06-01
Movie A Million Little Pieces Leonard 2019-08-30
Movie Untouchable Himself (archive footage) 2019-06-20
Movie London Fields Samson Young 2018-09-20
Movie Temple of Art Self 2018-12-31
Movie What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt Himself 2016-01-01
Series Goliath Billy McBride 2016-10-13
Movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot General Hollanek 2016-03-04
Movie Bad Santa 2 Willie Soke 2016-11-23
Movie Into the Grizzly Maze Douglass 2015-02-27
Movie Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Self / Actor / Director 2015-01-25
Movie Entourage Larsen McCredle 2015-06-03
Movie Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin Himself 2015-12-09
Movie Our Brand Is Crisis Pat Candy 2015-09-11
Series Fargo Lorne Malvo 2014-04-15
Movie The Judge Dwight Dickham 2014-10-08
Movie 21 Years: Richard Linklater Self - Actor 2014-11-07
Movie Cut Bank Stan Steeley 2014-10-04
Movie Jayne Mansfield's Car Skip Caldwell 2013-07-25
Movie Parkland Forrest Sorrels 2013-10-02
Movie Sport in America: Our Defining Stories Himself 2013-11-28
Movie Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton Self 2012-03-30
Movie The Baytown Outlaws Carlos 2012-08-27
Movie The Smell of Success Patrick 2011-08-19
Movie Puss in Boots Jack (voice) 2011-10-27
Movie Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm Himself 2010-11-24
Movie Faster Cop 2010-11-23
Movie Ramble At The Ryman Himself 2009-07-20
Movie Eagle Eye Thomas Morgan 2008-09-25
Movie The Informers William 2008-11-05
Movie Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation Self 2007-05-01
Movie The Astronaut Farmer Charles Farmer 2007-02-23
Movie Mr. Woodcock Jasper Woodcock 2007-09-14
Series The Big Bang Theory Dr. Lorvis 2007-09-24
Series VH1 Rock Honors Unknown 2006-05-31
Movie School for Scoundrels Dr. P 2006-09-29
Movie NFL: Favre 4 Ever Voice 2006-10-03
Movie Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood Self 2005-06-07
Movie The Ice Harvest Vic 2005-11-23
Movie Bad News Bears Morris Buttermaker 2005-07-22
Movie Chrystal Joe 2004-02-26
Movie The Alamo Davy Crockett 2004-04-07
Movie Friday Night Lights Coach Gary Gaines 2004-10-08
Movie Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Self 2004-07-25
Movie Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson Other Voices (voice) 2004-09-04
Movie Levity Manuel Jordan 2003-03-16
Series Celebrities Uncensored Unknown 2003-06-04
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Movie Bad Santa Willie 2003-11-26
Movie (Inside Out): Warren Zevon Narrator 2003-08-23
Movie Love Actually The US President 2003-09-07
Movie Intolerable Cruelty Howard D. Doyle 2003-09-02
Series HypaSpace Self 2002-05-13
Movie Waking Up in Reno Lonnie Earl Dodd 2002-12-13
Movie The Badge Sheriff Darl 2002-09-07
Movie Monster's Ball Hank Grotowski 2001-06-07
Movie Bandits Terry Lee Collins 2001-10-12
Movie Daddy and Them Claude Montgomery 2001-10-26
Movie The Man Who Wasn't There Ed Crane 2001-10-26
Movie South of Heaven, West of Hell Brig. Smalls 2000-01-28
Movie Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Self 2000-06-06
Movie CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) 2000-11-25
Series The Early Show Unknown 1999-11-01
Movie Pushing Tin Russell Bell 1999-04-23
Movie An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn Self 1998-02-20
Movie Primary Colors Richard Jemmons 1998-03-20
Movie A Simple Plan Jacob Mitchell 1998-12-11
Movie Homegrown Jack Marsden 1998-04-17
Movie Armageddon Dan Truman 1998-07-01
Movie Princess Mononoke Jigo (voice) 1997-07-12
Movie A Gun, a Car, a Blonde Syd / Monk 1997-06-01
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Movie The Apostle Troublemaker 1997-12-19
Movie U Turn Darrell 1997-10-03
Movie Don't Look Back Marshall 1996-07-13
Movie Sling Blade Karl Childers 1996-08-30
Series The Daily Show Unknown 1996-07-22
Movie The Winner Jack 1996-09-13
Movie The Stars Fell on Henrietta Roy 1995-09-15
Movie Out There Jailbird 1995-11-19
Movie Dead Man Big George Drakoulious 1995-12-23
Movie Floundering Gun Clerk 1994-11-04
Movie On Deadly Ground Homer Carlton 1994-02-18
Series Inside the Actors Studio Unknown 1994-08-14
Movie Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Karl Childers 1994-03-26
Movie Bound by Honor Lightning 1993-02-05
Movie Trouble Bound Coldface 1993-01-09
Movie Indecent Proposal Day Tripper 1993-04-07
Movie Tombstone Johnny Tyler 1993-12-25
Movie Grey Knight Langston 1993-03-07
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie One False Move Ray Malcolm 1992-05-08
Series Hearts Afire Billy Bob Davis 1992-09-14
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie The Dark Backward Patron at Sloppy's 1991-07-26
Movie For the Boys Marine Sergeant, Korea 1991-11-22
Series The Outsiders Buck Merrill 1990-03-25
Movie Chopper Chicks in Zombietown Tommy 1989-04-05
Movie Going Overboard Dave 1989-05-11
Movie Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night Self - Audience Member 1988-01-03
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie South of Reno Counterman 1988-04-22
Movie Hunter's Blood Billy Bob 1986-09-26
Series Matlock Unknown 1986-03-03
Series Knots Landing Unknown 1979-12-27
Series This Week in Baseball Unknown 1977-04-01
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Series Today Unknown 1952-01-14