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Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Actor · 1928–2022 · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

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).

Acted in 138

1980s

  1. 1989

    Teen Vamp

    The Reverend

  2. 1988
  3. 1987
  4. 1986

    Hunter's Blood

    Mason Rand

  5. 1985
  6. Prime Risk

    Paul Minsky

  7. 1984
  8. Chattanooga Choo Choo

    Sam

  9. Master Ninja

    Mr. Christensen

  10. 1983
  11. Masquerade

    TV

  12. Lies

    Doctor Bartlett

  13. Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

    J.R. Smith

  14. 1982
  15. 1981
  16. 1980
  17. Skyward

    Steve Ward

  18. Touched by Love

    Don Fielder

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Willa

    Joe Welch

  3. 1978

    A Question of Love

    Mike Guettner

  4. Stickin' Together

    Cuda Weber

  5. King

    William Sullivan · 3 episodes

  6. Black Beauty

    Reuben Smith · 5 episodes

  7. 1977

    The Oregon Trail

    TV

  8. Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging

    Charlie Cobb

  9. The Other Side of Midnight

    Bill Fraser

  10. 1976

    Once an Eagle

    Alvin Merrick · 7 episodes

  11. The Killer Who Wouldn't Die

    Harry Keller

  12. Good Heavens

    TV

  13. 1975
  14. Kate McShane

    Inspector Brenner · 1 episode

  15. Three for the Road

    TV

  16. Khan!

    TV

  17. 1974

    A Stranger Came by Train

    Glenn Mortenson

  18. Hit Lady

    Roarke

  19. Houston, We've Got a Problem

    Lou Matthews

  20. Smile Jenny, You're Dead

    Det. Milt Bosworth

  21. 1973

    Shaft

    TV

  22. A Chant of Silence

    Halliman

  23. Call to Danger

    Emmet Jergens

  24. The Mystery in Dracula's Castle

    Keith Raynor

  25. 1972
  26. Kung Fu

    Sheriff Rutledge · 1 episode

  27. Footsteps

    Jonas Kane

  28. The Bull of the West

    Deputy Emmett Ryker

  29. 1971
  30. The Psychiatrist

    Frank Halloran · 1 episode

  31. 1970

    San Francisco International Airport

    Bob Hatten · 6 episodes

  32. San Francisco International

    Bob Hatten

  33. Company of Killers

    Frank Quinn

Directed 1

1960s

  1. 1969

    A Day with the Boys

    Director

Produced 1

1960s

  1. 1969

    A Day with the Boys

    Producer

Wrote 1

1960s

  1. 1969

    A Day with the Boys

    Writer

Appearances8

2020s

  1. 2023

    Masters of the Grind

    Self

  2. 2022

    Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2014

    Out of Print

    Self

  3. 2011

    More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

    Himself

  4. 2010

    Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Self

1990s

  1. 1995

    The Hunt for Bigfoot

    Host

1980s

  1. 1986

    Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

    Self