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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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties | Self | 2024-12-06 |
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Devil's Peak | Charlie McNeely | 2023-02-17 |
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The Gray Man | Fitzroy | 2022-07-13 |
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Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures | 2022-10-06 | |
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Immediate Family | Self | 2022-09-30 |
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Hollywood.Con | Boxmaster | 2021-01-29 |
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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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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine | Self | 2020-06-11 |
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A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | 2019-08-30 |
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Untouchable | Self (archive footage) | 2019-06-20 |
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ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band From Texas | Self | 2019-06-01 |
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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 | Self | 2016-01-01 |
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Entourage | Larsen McCredle | 2015-06-03 |
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director | 2015-01-25 |
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Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed | Self | 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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The Judge | Dwight Dickham | 2014-10-08 |
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21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
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Cut Bank | Stan Steeley | 2014-10-04 |
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Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | 2013-07-25 |
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Self | 2013-11-28 |
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Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | 2013-10-02 |
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The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | 2012-08-27 |
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Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton | Self | 2012-03-30 |
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland | 2011-02-11 | |
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The Smell of Success | Patrick | 2011-08-19 |
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Nashville Rises | narration | 2011-03-11 |
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Dislecksia: The Movie | Self | 2011-10-04 |
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Puss in Boots | Jack (voice) | 2011-10-27 |
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Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Self | 2010-11-24 |
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Faster | Cop | 2010-11-23 |
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Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman | Self | 2009-07-20 |
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Eagle Eye | Thomas Morgan | 2008-09-25 |
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who | Self | 2008-07-17 |
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The Informers | William Sloan | 2008-11-05 |
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The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | 2007-02-23 |
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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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NFL: Favre 4 Ever | Voice | 2006-10-03 |
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2006 World Series: St. Louis Cardinals | Narrator | 2006-11-01 |
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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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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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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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The Alamo | Davy Crockett | 2004-04-07 |
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Chrystal | Joe | 2004-02-26 |
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(Inside Out): Warren Zevon | Narrator | 2003-08-23 |
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Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | 2003-10-10 |
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Love Actually | The US President | 2003-09-07 |
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Levity | Manuel Jordan | 2003-03-16 |
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Bad Santa | Willie | 2003-11-26 |
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The Badge | Sheriff Darl | 2002-09-07 |
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Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | 2002-12-13 |
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Making "The Man Who Wasn't There" | Self | 2002-04-16 |
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Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | 2001-10-26 |
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Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | 2001-12-26 |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | 2001-10-26 |
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Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | 2001-10-12 |
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Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2000-06-06 |
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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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Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | 1999-04-23 |
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Homegrown | Jack Marsden | 1998-04-17 |
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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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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Self | 1998-02-27 |
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A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | 1998-12-11 |
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The Apostle | Troublemaker | 1997-12-19 |
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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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Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1996-08-30 |
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The Winner | Jack | 1996-09-13 |
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Don't Look Back | Marshall | 1996-07-13 |
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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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Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1994-03-26 |
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On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | 1994-02-18 |
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Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | 1993-04-07 |
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Grey Knight | Langston | 1993-03-07 |
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Bound by Honor | Lightning | 1993-02-05 |
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Trouble Bound | Coldface | 1993-01-09 |
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Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Rowdy Udall | 1993-01-30 |
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Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | 1993-12-25 |
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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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The Dark Backward | Patron at Sloppy's | 1991-07-26 |
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Going Overboard | Dave | 1989-05-11 |
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Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Tommy | 1989-04-05 |
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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 |
