Acting

Clu Gulager

Born 1928-11-16 · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA

Died 2022-08-05

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).

Credits

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Masters of the Grind
as Self
2023
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
as Self
2022
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Book Store Man
2019
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
as Self
2019
Children of the Corn: Runaway
as Crusty
2018
Blue Jay
as Waynie
2016
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
Tangerine
as The Cherokee
2015
Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein
as Gavin Merrill (voice)
2015
Out of Print
as Self
2014
Piranha 3DD
as Mo
2012
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
as Himself
2011
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self
2010
Feast III: The Happy Finish
as Bartender
2009
Meet the Gulagers
as Self
2008
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
as Bartender
2008
Vic
as Vic
2006
Feast
as Bartender
2005
Jacqueline Hyde
as Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
2005
Gunfighter
as Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up
as Telegraph Operator
1999
The Hunt for Bigfoot
as Host
1995
Puppet Master 5
as Man #1
1994
The Hidden II
as Lt. Ed Flynn (archive footage)
1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
as McLennan County Sheriff
1993
Eddie Presley
as Sid
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Duke Jamison
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
as Anderson’s War Buddy (voice / uncredited)
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Deputy Clay Hardin
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Art McKendrick
1993
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Dark Glasses
1991
The Killing Device
as Smitty
1991
The Willies
as Greeley Principal
1990
The Raven Red Kiss-Off
as Desk Sergeant
1990
Teen Vamp
as The Reverend
1989
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Lt. Baker
1988
Tapeheads
as Norman Mart
1988
Uninvited
as Albert
1988
The Hidden
as Lt. Ed Flynn
1987
From a Whisper to a Scream
as Stanley Burnside
1987
Summer Heat
as Will Stanton
1987
Hunter's Blood
as Mason Rand
1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
1986
Terror at London Bridge
as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
1985
North and South
as Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
as Mr. Walsh
1985
MacGyver
as Walt Kirby
1985
The Return of the Living Dead
as Burt
1985
Prime Risk
as Paul Minsky
1985
Into the Night
as Federal Agent
1985
Street Hawk
as Will Gassner
1985
The Initiation
as Dwight Fairchild
1984
Trancers
as Mall Security Guard
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Mike Gann
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Ray Carter
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Carl Mestin
1984
Cover Up
1984
Chattanooga Choo Choo
as Sam
1984
Airwolf
as Cullen Dixon
1984
Master Ninja
as Mr. Christensen
1984
The Master
as Christensen
1984
The Master
as Mr. Christensen
1984
Automan
as Rudolph Brock
1983
Masquerade
1983
Lies
as Doctor Bartlett
1983
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as J.R. Smith
1983
Knight Rider
as Eugene Hanson
1982
Simon & Simon
1981
The Fall Guy
as Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne
1981
Magnum, P.I.
as Theo Wolf
1980
Skyward
as Steve Ward
1980
Touched by Love
as Don Fielder
1980
The Gambler
as Rufe Bennett
1980
A Force of One
as Dunne
1979
Lawman Without a Gun
as Marvin Tayman
1979
The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove
1979
Willa
as Joe Welch
1979
A Question of Love
as Mike Guettner
1978
Stickin' Together
as Cuda Weber
1978
Ski Lift to Death
as Marv Gilman
1978