Acting · Stamford, Connecticut, USA · Born November 11, 1951
William "Bill" Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top. He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead, in the band Cornbugs. Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Barrington Hills, Illinois. He is the son of Virginia Gillette (Kleitz), a journalist, and S. D. Moseley (Spencer Dumaresq Moseley), who was a member of the Yale Corporation, All-American captain and center of the 1942 Yale football team, and chairman and chief executive of the Railway Express Agency. His grandfather, George Moseley, also played football at Yale and was an All-American. He is a graduate of Yale University. For a period of time, Moseley operated as a journalist, writing for such magazines as Omni, National Lampoon and Psychology Today.
MovieThe Ascent
2026
as Erasmus
MovieScared to Death
2026
as Felix
MovieThe Fetus
2025
as Maddox
MovieThe Devil's Disciples
2024
as Dread
MovieNight Talkers
2024
as Ari Hall
MovieOrum
2024
as Leonard
MovieStream
2024
as Jimmy
MovieIce Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood
2024
as Captain Harris
MovieRed Night at Skye's
2024
as William Boyd
MovieThey Turned Us into Killers
2024
MovieNight of the Missing
2023
as The Caller (segment "Nite Flirt")
MovieHayride to Hell
2023
as Farmer Sam
MovieNatty Knocks
2023
as Abner Honeywell
MovieIn Search of Darkness: Part III
2022
as Self
MovieNite Flirt
2022
as The Devil
MovieHollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022
as Self
MovieBad Girl Boogey
2022
as Radio DJ (voice)
MovieMurders
2022
as Sal Bernando
TVCharles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
2022
MovieDead by Midnight (Y2Kill)
2022
as Jasper
MovieSin Eater
2022
MovieIce Nine Kills: The Silver Stream
2021
as Host
MovieThe History of Metal and Horror
2021
as Self
MoviePrisoners of the Ghostland
2021
as Governor
MovieTexas Carlos Massacre
2021
as Self
MovieIn Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
as Self
MovieTime Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
as Self
MovieI Am Fear
2020
as Steve Mccreedy
MovieTo Your Last Death
2019
as Pavel (voice)
MovieSlayer: The Repentless Killogy
2019
as Nazi Dad
MovieGothic Harvest
2019
as Detective Hollis
Movie3 from Hell
2019
as Otis Driftwood
MovieTo Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
2019
as Self
MovieBig Top Evil
2019
as Mr. Kharver
MovieExorcism at 60,000 Feet
2019
as Garvan
MovieShed of the Dead
2019
as Doc
MovieIn Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
MovieHandy Dandy
2019
as Richard Crane
MovieHangover in Death Valley
2018
as Lemmas (archive footage)
MovieMugworth
2018
as Bellousinni
MovieAmerican Exorcist
2018
as Mr. Snowfeather
TVEli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
MovieThe Church
2018
as Pastor James
MovieToy Box
2018
as David Parker Ray
MovieThe Great American Mud Wrestle
2018
as Special Guest Judge
MovieCynthia
2018
as Buttercup
MovieMinutes to Midnight
2018
as Gimple
MovieCrepitus
2018
as Crepitus
MovieBoar
2018
as Bruce
MovieDeath House
2018
as Giger
MovieTo Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
2017
as Self
MovieAlcoholist
2017
as Grey Speckled Man
MovieFish
2017
as Fisherman
MovieArlo: The Burping Pig
2016
as Ernie Dorko
MovieThe Possession Experiment
2016
as Father Mark Campbell
MovieThe Horde
2016
as Jacob Sutter
MovieSmothered
2016
as Soggy Christian
MovieAlleluia! The Devil's Carnival
2016
as The Magician
MovieThe Devil Dogs of Kilo Company
2015
as Capt. Morrison (Voice)
MovieMedieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
2015
as Self
MovieSmoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
as Self
MovieSilently Within Your Shadow
2015
as Hugo
MovieNight of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
2015
as Johnny
MovieAlmost Mercy
2015
as Pastor Johnson
MovieOld 37
2015
as Darryl
MovieCharlie's Farm
2014
as John Wilson
MovieHouse of the Witchdoctor
2014
as Peter Van Hooten
MovieDisciples
2014
as Dread
TVZ Nation
2014
as General McCandles
TVUncle Grandpa
2013
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieTexas Chainsaw 3D
2013
as Drayton Sawyer
I Heart Monster Movies
2012
as Self
MovieDead Souls
2012
as Sheriff Depford
TVTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Bernie (voice)
MovieThe Inflicted
2012
as Mr. O'Hara
MovieThe Devil's Carnival
2012
as The Magician
TVHolliston
2012
as Crazy Max
MovieEldorado
2012
as Lemmas
MovieRogue River
2012
as Jon
MovieExit Humanity
2011
as General Williams
MovieUnderground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Bill
FEARnet's Movies with More Brains
2011
as Self
MovieNight of the Little Dead
2011
as Kickstand
MovieThe Tortured
2010
as Kozlowski
MovieGodkiller: Walk Among Us
2010
as Dr. West (voice)
MovieAnderson's Cross
2010
as Mr. Daniels
Movie2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
2010
as Mayor Buckman
MovieThe Graves
2010
as Caleb
MovieDead Air
2009
as Logan Burnhardt
MovieBlood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet
2009
as Graveyard Gus
MovieThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto
2009
as Otis Driftwood (voice)
MovieThe Devil's Tomb
2009
as Prof. Duncan
MovieRepo! The Genetic Opera
2008
as Luigi Largo
MovieThe Alphabet Killer
2008
as Carl Tanner
MovieHouse
2008
as Stewart
MovieMichael Lives: The Making of Halloween
2008
as Self
MovieAlone in the Dark 2
2008
as Dexter
MovieA Perfect Place
2008
as Eddie
Headcheese
2007
as Self (as Chop Top)
MovieFallen Angels
2007
as Westin
MovieHalloween
2007
as Zach "Z-Man" Garrett
MovieBabysitter Wanted
2007
as Chief Dinelli
MovieThe Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
2007
as Self
MovieHome Sick
2007
as Mr. Suitcase
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
MovieThr3e
2007
as Slater
Quackers!
2006
as Self (as Chop Top)
MovieA Dead Calling
2006
as Chief Murken
MovieCharles Band's Evil Bong
2006
as Bong World Patron
MovieVampira: The Movie
2006
as Himself
MovieIt Runs in the Family
2006
as Self
Movie30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects'
2005
as Self
MovieThe Devil's Rejects
2005
as Otis B. Driftwood
MovieUnConventional
2004
as Self
MovieVicious
2003
as Walace
TVCarnivàle
2003
as Possum
MovieHouse of 1000 Corpses
2003
as Otis B. Driftwood
MovieLive from Baghdad
2002
as Rex
MovieEssence of Echoes
2002
as Dr. Hilcott
MoviePoint of Origin
2002
as Task Force Officer
MovieTexas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
as Self
MovieThe Convent
2000
as Officer Ray
MovieAll American Massacre
1998
as Chop-Top
TVThe Practice
1997
as Jake Spooner
MovieEvil Ed
1995
as Special Voice Appearance
MoviePrehysteria! 3
1995
as Director
TVER
1994
as Charlie
MovieBlood Run
1994
as Hank
MovieMr. Jones
1993
as Worker
TVFallen Angels
1993
as Customer #1
MovieJames Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
1993
as Self
MovieArmy of Darkness
1992
as Deadite Captain
MovieHoney, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
as Federal Marshall
MovieInside Out 2
1992
as Dave (segment "I've Got a Crush on You")
MovieWhite Fang
1991
as Luke
MovieThe End of Innocence
1990
as Man on the Hill
MovieNight of the Living Dead
1990
as Johnnie
MovieCrash and Burn
1990
as Quinn
MovieThe First Power
1990
as Bartender
MovieSilent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
1989
as Ricky
MoviePink Cadillac
1989
as Darrell
MovieFair Game
1988
as Frank
TVFreddy's Nightmares
1988
as Buzz
MovieThe Blob
1988
as Soldier #2
TVTour of Duty
1987
MovieOsa
1986
as Quilt Face
MovieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
as Chop-Top
MovieNightmare Angel
1986
as Dr. William de Freis
MovieEndangered Species
1982
as Cab Driver
MovieManson Girls
as Charles Manson
MovieThe Mangled
as Bill Bates
Chastise
as Bronco
MovieSubscriber
as Jim
MovieBlades in the Darkness 2
as Victor
Covet
as Sheriff Troy
MovieSpawn of the Living Dead
as Dr. Harold Ornsby
MovieOrganism 46-B The Unseen
as Dr. Lincoln Tucker
MovieBaltigore
as The Traveler
