Clu Gulager
Acting
Born: November 16, 1928 · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA
Died: August 5, 2022 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
Biography
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).
Known for
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
The Return of the Living Dead
1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
Knight Rider
1982
Piranha 3DD
2012
MacGyver
1985
Tangerine
2015
The Last Picture Show
1971
Feast
2005
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Blue Jay
2016
The Hidden
1987
Photos (3)
Movies (73)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Book Store Man
Piranha 3DD
Mo
Tangerine
The Cherokee
The Return of the Living Dead
Burt
The Hidden
Lt. Ed Flynn
Into the Night
Federal Agent
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Mr. Walsh
The Last Picture Show
Abilene
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
Bartender
Winning
Larry
McQ
Toms
Feast
Bartender
The Killers
Lee
A Force of One
Dunne
The Glass House
Brian Courtland
Puppet Master 5
Man #1
The Gambler
Rufe Bennett
Tapeheads
Norman Mart
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Lt. Baker
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
McLennan County Sheriff
Molly and Lawless John
Deputy Tom Clements
Summer Heat
Will Stanton
Trancers
Mall Security Guard
From a Whisper to a Scream
Stanley Burnside
The Hidden II
Lt. Ed Flynn (archive footage)
Feast III: The Happy Finish
Bartender
Blue Jay
Waynie
The Other Side of Midnight
Bill Fraser
Footsteps
Jonas Kane
Ski Lift to Death
Marv Gilman
Bang the Drum Slowly
Coker
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
J.R. Smith
The Willies
Greeley Principal
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Dark Glasses
A Question of Love
Mike Guettner
Terror at London Bridge
Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
Children of the Corn: Runaway
Crusty
Lawman Without a Gun
Marvin Tayman
Master Ninja
Mr. Christensen
Jacqueline Hyde
Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Company of Killers
Frank Quinn
Hit Lady
Roarke
Uninvited
Albert
Hunter's Blood
Mason Rand
Teen Vamp
The Reverend
Palmer's Pick-Up
Telegraph Operator
The Bull of the West
Deputy Emmett Ryker
Skyward
Steve Ward
San Francisco International
Bob Hatten
Prime Risk
Paul Minsky
The Initiation
Dwight Fairchild
Gunfighter
Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch
Stickin' Together
Cuda Weber
A Chant of Silence
Halliman
Vic
Vic
Touched by Love
Don Fielder
The Raven Red Kiss-Off
Desk Sergeant
Sullivan's Empire
Juan Clemente
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
Det. Milt Bosworth
Houston, We've Got a Problem
Lou Matthews
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Sam
The Killer Who Wouldn't Die
Harry Keller
The Mystery in Dracula's Castle
Keith Raynor
And Now Miguel
Johnny
Call to Danger
Emmet Jergens
Charlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
Charlie Cobb
Eddie Presley
Sid
Lies
Doctor Bartlett
Deconstructing Dunning
2016
A Stranger Came by Train
Glenn Mortenson
The Killing Device
Smitty
Willa
Joe Welch
The Hunt for Bigfoot
Host
TV Shows (77)
MacGyver
Walt Kirby · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Mike Gann · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Ray Carter · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Carl Mestin · 1 eps
Mannix
Lyle Foster · 1 eps
Ironside
2 eps
Ironside
Jack Brody · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Theo Wolf · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Eugene Hanson · 1 eps
The Virginian
Jake Carewe · 1 eps
The Virginian
Emmett Ryker · 115 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Jack Gulley · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Arthur Lambert · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Harry Diel · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Sam Spicer · 1 eps
Beavis and Butt-Head
Anderson’s War Buddy (voice / uncredited) · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Jimmy K. Bresson · 1 eps
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Art McKendrick · 1 eps
Airwolf
Cullen Dixon · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
The F.B.I.
Lyle Chernik · 2 eps
Simon & Simon
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Norman Gage · 2 eps
Studio One
Lloyd Carpenter · 1 eps
Cannon
B.J. Long · 3 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Duke Jamison · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Joe Collins · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Sheriff Mack Hollister · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Mark Landy · 1 eps
The Defenders
Tom Clinton · 1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
1 eps
McCloud
1 eps
The Name of the Game
Steve Heywood · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Bill Danziger · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Rex Dakota · 1 eps
The Fall Guy
Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne · 3 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sailor · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Rod Collins · 1 eps
Police Story
2 eps
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Deputy Clay Hardin · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Dan Walsh · 1 eps
Laramie
Private Gil Brady · 1 eps
North and South
Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan · 4 eps
The Rebel
Virgil Taber · 1 eps
Black Saddle
Andy Meade · 1 eps
Ellery Queen
Father Terrence Devlin · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Young Vix · 1 eps
The Deputy
The Drifter · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
Dustin Ellis · 1 eps
CHiPs
1 eps
The Tall Man
Billy the Kid · 75 eps
Riverboat
Beau Chandler · 1 eps
Street Hawk
Will Gassner · 1 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Truck Garnett · 1 eps
Cover Up
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Keith Raynor · 2 eps
The Master
Christensen
The Master
Mr. Christensen · 1 eps
Medical Story
Dr. Harry Carlisle · 1 eps
Masquerade
1 eps
Automan
Rudolph Brock · 1 eps
West Point
1 eps
Once an Eagle
Alvin Merrick · 7 eps
Harold Robbins' The Survivors
Senator Mark Jennings · 14 eps
The Oregon Trail
1 eps
Good Heavens
1 eps
Three for the Road
1 eps
Kate McShane
Inspector Brenner · 1 eps
Black Beauty
Reuben Smith · 5 eps
King
William Sullivan · 3 eps
Khan!
1 eps
San Francisco International Airport
Bob Hatten · 6 eps
Shaft
1 eps
The Psychiatrist
Frank Halloran · 1 eps
Kung Fu
Sheriff Rutledge · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Self
Out of Print
Self
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Himself
Masters of the Grind
Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
Merry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
Self
