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Billy Bob Thornton
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.
45
Films
6.3
Avg Score
Filmography (45)
The Gray Man
65
as Fitzroy
A Million Little Pieces
63
as Leonard
London Fields
39
as Samson Young
Bad Santa 2
56
as Willie Soke
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
66
as General Hollanek
Into the Grizzly Maze
53
as Douglass
Entourage
65
as Larsen McCredle
The Judge
74
as Dwight Dickham
Parkland
64
as Forrest Sorrels
The Baytown Outlaws
63
as Carlos
Puss in Boots
66
as Jack (voice)
Faster
64
as Cop
Eagle Eye
66
as Thomas Morgan
The Informers
49
as William Sloan
Mr. Woodcock
52
as Jasper Woodcock
The Astronaut Farmer
63
as Charles Farmer
School for Scoundrels
59
as Dr. P
Bad News Bears
58
as Morris Buttermaker
The Ice Harvest
62
as Vic
Friday Night Lights
72
as Coach Gary Gaines
Love Actually
75
as The US President
Bad Santa
70
as Willie
Intolerable Cruelty
63
as Howard D. Doyle
Levity
63
as Manuel Jordan
The Badge
62
as Sheriff Darl
Monster's Ball
70
as Hank Grotowski
Bandits
65
as Terry Lee Collins
The Man Who Wasn't There
75
as Ed Crane
All the Pretty Horses
58
Director
Producer
The Gift
67
Screenplay
Pushing Tin
60
as Russell Bell
Armageddon
67
as Dan Truman
A Simple Plan
75
as Jacob Mitchell
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
35
as Self
Primary Colors
67
as Richard Jemmons
U Turn
67
as Darrell
Sling Blade
80
as Karl Childers
Director
Screenplay
Theatre Play
Dead Man
75
as Big George Drakoulious
On Deadly Ground
46
as Homer Carlton
Indecent Proposal
60
as Day Tripper
Tombstone
78
as Johnny Tyler
Bound by Honor
79
as Lightning
For the Boys
64
as Marine Sergeant, Korea
One False Move
71
as Ray Malcolm
Writer
Going Overboard
18
as Dave