Acting · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA · Born November 16, 1928
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).
MovieMasters of the Grind
2023
as Self
MovieMerry F*cking Christmas: The Making of Tangerine
2022
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Book Store Man
MovieScream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019
as Self
MovieChildren of the Corn: Runaway
2018
as Crusty
MovieBlue Jay
2016
as Waynie
MovieDeconstructing Dunning
2016
MovieTangerine
2015
as The Cherokee
Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein
2015
as Gavin Merrill (voice)
MovieOut of Print
2014
as Self
MoviePiranha 3DD
2012
as Mo
MovieMore Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
2011
as Himself
MovieNever Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010
as Self
MovieFeast III: The Happy Finish
2009
as Bartender
Meet the Gulagers
2008
as Self
MovieFeast II: Sloppy Seconds
2008
as Bartender
MovieVic
2006
as Vic
MovieFeast
2005
as Bartender
MovieJacqueline Hyde
2005
as Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
MovieGunfighter
1999
as Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch
MoviePalmer's Pick-Up
1999
as Telegraph Operator
MoviePuppet Master 5
1994
as Man #1
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
1993
as McLennan County Sheriff
MovieEddie Presley
1993
as Sid
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Duke Jamison
TVBeavis and Butt-Head
1993
as Anderson’s War Buddy (voice / uncredited)
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Deputy Clay Hardin
TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Art McKendrick
MovieMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
1991
as Dark Glasses
MovieThe Killing Device
1991
as Smitty
MovieThe Willies
1990
as Greeley Principal
MovieThe Raven Red Kiss-Off
1990
as Desk Sergeant
MovieTeen Vamp
1989
as The Reverend
MovieI'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Lt. Baker
MovieTapeheads
1988
as Norman Mart
MovieUninvited
1988
as Albert
MovieThe Hidden
1987
as Lt. Ed Flynn
MovieFrom a Whisper to a Scream
1987
as Stanley Burnside
MovieSummer Heat
1987
as Will Stanton
MovieHunter's Blood
1986
as Mason Rand
MovieFangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
as Self
MovieTerror at London Bridge
1985
as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
TVNorth and South
1985
as Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
MovieA Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985
as Ken Walsh
TVMacGyver
1985
as Walt Kirby
MovieThe Return of the Living Dead
1985
as Burt
MoviePrime Risk
1985
as Paul Minsky
MovieInto the Night
1985
as Federal Agent
TVStreet Hawk
1985
as Will Gassner
MovieThe Initiation
1984
as Dwight Fairchild
MovieTrancers
1984
as Mall Security Guard
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Mike Gann
TVCover Up
1984
MovieChattanooga Choo Choo
1984
as Sam
TVAirwolf
1984
as Cullen Dixon
MovieMaster Ninja
1984
as Mr. Christensen
TVThe Master
1984
as Christensen
TVAutoman
1983
as Rudolph Brock
TVMasquerade
1983
MovieLies
1983
as Doctor Bartlett
MovieLiving Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
as J.R. Smith
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Eugene Hanson
TVSimon & Simon
1981
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
as Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Theo Wolf
MovieSkyward
1980
as Steve Ward
MovieTouched by Love
1980
as Don Fielder
MovieThe Gambler
1980
as Rufe Bennett
MovieA Force of One
1979
as Dunne
MovieLawman Without a Gun
1979
as Marvin Tayman
The MacKenzies of Paradise Cove
1979
MovieWilla
1979
as Joe Welch
MovieA Question of Love
1978
as Mike Guettner
MovieStickin' Together
1978
as Cuda Weber
MovieSki Lift to Death
1978
as Marv Gilman
TVKing
1978
as William Sullivan
TVBlack Beauty
1978
as Reuben Smith
TVThe Oregon Trail
1977
TVCHiPs
1977
MovieCharlie Cobb: Nice Night for a Hanging
1977
as Charlie Cobb
MovieThe Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Bill Fraser
TVOnce an Eagle
1976
as Alvin Merrick
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
MovieThe Killer Who Wouldn't Die
1976
as Harry Keller
TVGood Heavens
1976
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Father Terrence Devlin
TVKate McShane
1975
as Inspector Brenner
TVThree for the Road
1975
TVMedical Story
1975
as Dr. Harry Carlisle
TVKhan!
1975
MovieA Stranger Came by Train
1974
as Glenn Mortenson
MovieHit Lady
1974
as Roarke
MovieHouston, We've Got a Problem
1974
as Lou Matthews
MovieMcQ
1974
as Toms
MovieSmile Jenny, You're Dead
1974
as Det. Milt Bosworth
TVShaft
1973
MovieA Chant of Silence
1973
as Halliman
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieCall to Danger
1973
as Emmet Jergens
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Sheriff Mack Hollister
MovieThe Mystery in Dracula's Castle
1973
as Keith Raynor
MovieMolly and Lawless John
1972
as Deputy Tom Clements
TVKung Fu
1972
as Sheriff Rutledge
MovieFootsteps
1972
as Jonas Kane
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
MovieThe Bull of the West
1972
as Deputy Emmett Ryker
MovieThe Glass House
1972
as Brian Courtland
MovieThe Last Picture Show
1971
as Abilene
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
TVCannon
1971
as B.J. Long
TVThe Psychiatrist
1971
as Frank Halloran
TVSan Francisco International Airport
1970
as Bob Hatten
MovieSan Francisco International
1970
as Bob Hatten
MovieCompany of Killers
1970
as Frank Quinn
TVMcCloud
1970
TVHarold Robbins' The Survivors
1969
as Senator Mark Jennings
MovieWinning
1969
as Larry
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
as Dustin Ellis
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Jack Gulley
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Steve Heywood
TVMannix
1967
as Lyle Foster
MovieSullivan's Empire
1967
as Juan Clemente
TVIronside
1967
MovieAnd Now Miguel
1966
as Johnny
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Lyle Chernik
MovieThe Killers
1964
as Lee
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Dan Walsh
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Jimmy K. Bresson
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Jake Carewe
Five Fingers : The Temple of the Swinging Doll
1961
as Larry Dane
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Norman Gage
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Tom Clinton
TVThe Tall Man
1960
as Billy the Kid
TVThe Rebel
1959
as Virgil Taber
TVLaw of the Plainsman
1959
as Truck Garnett
TVLaramie
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Beau Chandler
TVThe Deputy
1959
as The Drifter
TVBlack Saddle
1959
as Andy Meade
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Young Vix
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Joe Collins
TVWagon Train
1957
as Harry Diel
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVWest Point
1956
MovieBang the Drum Slowly
1956
as Coker
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Sailor
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Keith Raynor
TVStudio One
1948
as Lloyd Carpenter
