1955-08-04 Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
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.
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The Electric State | (voice) | 2025-03-13 |
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story | Self | 2024-12-06 |
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Devil's Peak | Charlie McNeely | 2023-02-17 |
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Immediate Family | 2022-09-30 | |
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Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures | 2022-10-06 | |
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The Gray Man | Fitzroy | 2022-07-13 |
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Hollywood.Con | Boxmaster | 2021-01-29 |
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine | Self | 2020-06-11 |
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The Ventures: Stars on Guitars | 2020-02-12 | |
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man | Self | 2020-11-06 |
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A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | 2019-08-30 |
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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas | Self | 2019-06-01 |
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Untouchable | Himself (archive footage) | 2019-06-20 |
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London Fields | Samson Young | 2018-09-20 |
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Temple of Art | Self | 2018-12-31 |
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | General Hollanek | 2016-03-04 |
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Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | 2016-11-23 |
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The First Boys of Spring | 2016-08-19 | |
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What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt | Himself | 2016-01-01 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon | Self - Actor / Director | 2015-01-25 |
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Entourage | Larsen McCredle | 2015-06-03 |
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Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin | Himself | 2015-12-09 |
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Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | 2015-09-11 |
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Into the Grizzly Maze | Douglass | 2015-02-27 |
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Cut Bank | Stan Steeley | 2014-10-04 |
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The Judge | Dwight Dickham | 2014-10-08 |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Himself | 2013-11-28 |
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Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | 2013-07-25 |
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Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | 2013-10-02 |
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Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton | Self | 2012-03-30 |
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The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | 2012-08-27 |
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Puss in Boots | Jack (voice) | 2011-10-27 |
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Dislecksia: The Movie | Himself | 2011-10-04 |
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The Smell of Success | Patrick | 2011-08-19 |
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland | 2011-02-11 | |
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Nashville Rises | narration | 2011-03-11 |
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Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Himself | 2010-11-24 |
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Faster | Cop | 2010-11-23 |
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Ramble At The Ryman | Himself | 2009-07-20 |
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The Informers | William Sloan | 2008-11-05 |
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who | Self | 2008-07-17 |
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Eagle Eye | Thomas Morgan | 2008-09-25 |
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Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | 2007-09-14 |
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self | 2007-05-01 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | 2007-02-23 |
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School for Scoundrels | Dr. P | 2006-09-29 |
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2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film | Narrator | 2006-10-21 |
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NFL: Favre 4 Ever | Voice | 2006-10-03 |
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The Ice Harvest | Vic | 2005-11-23 |
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Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood | Self | 2005-06-07 |
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Bad News Bears | Morris Buttermaker | 2005-07-22 |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self | 2004-07-25 |
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The Alamo | Davy Crockett | 2004-04-07 |
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | 2004-09-04 |
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Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | 2004-10-08 |
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Chrystal | Joe | 2004-02-26 |
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Bad Santa | Willie | 2003-11-26 |
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Love Actually | The US President | 2003-09-07 |
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(Inside Out): Warren Zevon | Narrator | 2003-08-23 |
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Levity | Manuel Jordan | 2003-03-16 |
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Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | 2003-09-02 |
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The Badge | Sheriff Darl | 2002-09-07 |
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Making " The Man Who Wasn't There" | Self | 2002-04-16 |
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Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | 2002-12-13 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | 2001-10-26 |
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Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | 2001-06-07 |
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Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | 2001-10-26 |
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Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | 2001-10-12 |
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CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery | Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) | 2000-11-25 |
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South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brig. Smalls | 2000-01-28 |
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The Last Real Cowboys | Tar | 2000-08-15 |
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2000-06-06 |
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Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | 1999-04-23 |
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Self | 1998-02-27 |
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Homegrown | Jack Marsden | 1998-04-17 |
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A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | 1998-12-11 |
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Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | 1998-03-20 |
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Armageddon | Dan Truman | 1998-07-01 |
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U Turn | Darrell | 1997-10-03 |
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A Gun, a Car, a Blonde | Syd / Monk | 1997-06-01 |
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The Apostle | Troublemaker | 1997-12-19 |
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Don't Look Back | Marshall | 1996-07-13 |
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The Winner | Jack | 1996-09-13 |
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Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1996-08-30 |
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Out There | Jailbird | 1995-11-19 |
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Roy | 1995-09-15 |
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Dead Man | Big George Drakoulious | 1995-12-23 |
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Floundering | Gun Clerk | 1994-11-04 |
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On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | 1994-02-18 |
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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1994-03-26 |
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Grey Knight | Langston | 1993-03-07 |
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Rowdy Udall | 1993-01-30 |
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Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | 1993-04-07 |
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Trouble Bound | Coldface | 1993-01-09 |
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Bound by Honor | Lightning | 1993-02-05 |
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Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | 1993-12-25 |
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The Dark Backward | Patron at Sloppy's | 1991-07-26 |
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For the Boys | Marine Sergeant, Korea | 1991-11-22 |
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One False Move | Ray Malcolm | 1991-10-12 |
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Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Tommy | 1989-04-05 |
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Going Overboard | Dave | 1989-05-11 |
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night | Self - Audience Member | 1988-01-03 |
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South of Reno | Counterman | 1988-04-22 |
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Hunter's Blood | Billy Bob | 1986-09-26 |
