
Highest rated as cast or director
Billy Bob Thornton's 8 titles from the 1990s have a median Balasaur Score of 64, led by Sling Blade (84) and A Simple Plan (79), against 59 for those from the 2000s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 94
2020s
- 2026
Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Movie
- 2025
If These Walls Could Rock
Movie
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
Movie
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2016
The First Boys of Spring
Movie
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
VH1 Rock Honors
TV
- 2005
- 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
Chrystal
Joe
- 2003
- 2002
Waking Up in Reno
Lonnie Earl Dodd
- 2001
Daddy and Them
Claude Montgomery
- 2000
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Father (voice)
The Last Real Cowboys
Tar
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
Don't Look Back
Marshall
- 1995
- 1994
Floundering
Gun Clerk
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Karl Childers
- 1993
Grey Knight
Langston
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Rowdy Udall
Trouble Bound
Coldface
- 1992
One False Move
Ray Malcolm
- 1991
The Dark Backward
Patron at Sloppy's
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Tommy
- 1988
South of Reno
Counterman
- 1986
Hunter's Blood
Billy Bob
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
This Week in Baseball
TV
Wrote 10
2010s
- 2013
2000s
- 2001
Daddy and Them
Writer
- 2000
The Last Real Cowboys
Story
1990s
- 1996
Don't Look Back
Writer, Story
- 1994
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Writer
- 1992
One False Move
Writer
Directed 7
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
- 2011
The King of Luck
Director
2000s
- 2002
Widespread Panic: Panic In the Streets
Director
- 2001
Daddy and Them
Director
- 2000
1990s
- 1996
Produced 2
2020s
- 2024
2000s
- 2000
Appearances55
2020s
- 2024
- 2022
- 2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2010s
- 2019
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self
- 2018
- 2016
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
Narrator
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Self
- 2012
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Self
- 2011
Dislecksia: The Movie
Self
Nashville Rises
Narrator
- 2010
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Self
2000s
- 2009
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
Self
- 2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock”
Self
Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales
Self
- 2007
- 2006
2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
Narrator
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
- 2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
- 2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
- 2003
Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart
Narrator
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · 1 episode
- 2002
CMT Music Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 episode
- 2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
1980s
- 1988
This Morning
Self - Guest · 1 episode
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
1970s
- 1975
1950s
- 1953
- 1952
Thanked in the credits2
2020s
- 2022
Help Her Live
Thanks
2010s
- 2010
Small Town Saturday Night
Thanks





