Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor and producer best known for The Last Picture Show (1971), Johnny Got His Gun (1971), and Elephant (2003).
He was married to Alicia Cory, is currently married to Marcia Morehart, and has four children, one with Cory and three with Morehart. His brothers are Joseph Bottoms, Sam Bottoms, and Ben Bottoms.
Filmography
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Film roles
- 1971: Johnny Got His Gun as Joe Bonham
- 1971: The Last Picture Show as Sonny Crawford
- 1972: Look Homeward Angel as Eugene Grant
- 1973: Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing as Walter Elbertson
- 1973: The Paper Chase as Hart
- 1974: The White Dawn as Daggett
- 1974: The Crazy World Of Julius Vrooder as Julius Vrooder
- 1975: Operation Daybreak as Jan Kubis
- 1976: The Story Of David as David
- 1976: A Small Town In Texas as Poke Jackson
- 1977: Rollercoaster as Young Man
- 1978: The Other Side Of The Mountain Part II as John Boothe
- 1978: The Gift Of Love as Rudi Miller
- 1979: Hurricane as Jack Sanford
- 1979: A Shining Season as John Baker
- 1980: Escape as Dwight Worker
- 1981: The High Country as Jim
- 1983: Tin Man as Casey
- 1983: Hambone And Hillie as Michael Radcliffe
- 1984: The Census Taker as Pete
- 1984: Love Leads The Way A True Story as Morris Frank
- 1984: What Waits Below as Maj. Elbert Stevens
- 1985: The Sea Serpent as Pedro Fontan
- 1985: In The Shadow Of Kilimanjaro as Jack Ringtree
- 1986: Perry Mason The Case Of The Notorious Nun as Father Thomas O'Neil
- 1986: Invaders From Mars as George Gardner
- 1986: The Fantasist as Danny Sullivan
- 1987: Island Sons as Tim Faraday
- 1987: Mio Min Mio as The King
- 1988: The Drifter as Arthur
- 1989: Return From The River Kwai as Seaman Miller
- 1989: A Case Of Honor as Sgt. Joseph 'Hard' Case
- 1989: Istanbul as Frank
- 1990: Texasville as Sonny Crawford
- 1993: Digger as Sam Corlett
- 1994: Blue Sky as Owens Ranch Cowboy (Uncredited Role)
- 1994: Avas Magical Adventure as Slayton
- 1994: Horses And Champions as Ben Choice
- 1994: Ill Met By Moonlight as Egeus
- 1995: Top Dog as Nelson Houseman
- 1995: Ripper Man as Charles Walkan
- 1995: Hourglass as Jurgen Brauner
- 1995: Personal Vendetta as Zach Blackwell
- 1995: Yakuza Connection as Ward Derderian
- 1996: Lone Tiger as Marcus
- 1996: Total Force as Drake
- 1996: Uncle Sam as Donald Crandall
- 1996: Fox Hunt as Frank
- 1996: The Prince 1996 as John
- 1996: Ringer as Clay
- 1997: Absolute Force as Lt. John Drake
- 1997: Death Game as Jack
- 1997: Mr Atlas as Phillip Frodden
- 1997: Tiger as Larry
- 1998: The Face Of Alexandre Dumas The Man In The Iron Mask as Foquet
- 1998: Diamondbacks as Ed Williams
- 1998: The Waterfront as Salvatore Solleto
- 1998: No Rest For The Wicked as Father Jeremy
- 1999: The Prince And The Surfer as Johnny Canty (Uncredited Role)
- 1999: The Boy With The X Ray Eyes as John Carver
- 2000: Black Sea 213 as Dean
- 2000: The Hiding Place as Jack
- 2000: Held For Ransom as Fred Donovan
- 2000: Murder Seen as Det. Stepnoski
- 2002: The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course as Pres. Bush (uncredited)
- 2003: Elephant as Mr. McFarland
- 2003: DC Nine Eleven Time Of Crisis as Pres. Bush
- 2003: The Scheme as Rotunno
- 2004: The Girl Next Door (2004) as Mr. Kidman
- 2004: Ike Countdown To D Day as Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith
- 2004: Illusion Infinity as Francis/Douglas/Henry/Patricia's Father/Older Alan
- 2005: Jane Doe Now You See It Now You Dont as Clarence
- 2005: Vampire Bats as Hank Poelker
- 2006: Paradise Texas as Mack Cameron
- 2006: Deceit as Martin Ford
- 2007: Shanghai Kiss as Adelaide's Father
- 2007: Along The Way as Michael McCaffery
- 2007: Holiday In Handcuffs as Dad Chandler
- 2008: The Governors Wife as Sheriff Carl Lovett
- 2008: Lone Rider as Gus
- 2008: Chinamans Chance Americas Other Slaves as Thomas
- 2008: Parasomnia as Dr. Emil Corso
- 2009: An American Girl Chrissa Stands Strong as Paul Maxwell
- 2009: Bound By A Secret as Will Hutchinson
- 2009: Call Of The Wild as Heep
- 2009: The Land That Time Forgot as Captain Burroughs
- 2010: Pound Of Flesh as Cameron Morris
- 2011: Hello Stranger as Sheriff
- 2012: I Married Who as Mike Swift
- 2012: One Nighter as Louie
- 2014: Sweet Surrender as Jerry's Dad
- 2015: How Not To Propose as Rick
- 2016: Welcome To The Mens Group as Larry
- 2019: The Shed as Ellis
- 2020: Tár as Barry Greenwood
Television roles
- 1976: Arthur Haileys The Moneychangers as Miles Eastin
- 1981: East Of Eden as Adam Trask
- 1987: The Hitchhiker as Peter
- 1988: The Twilight Zone (1985) as Miley Judson
- 1989: Freddy's Nightmares as Mr. Franklin
- 1990: The Ray Bradbury Theater as Driscoll
- 1991–92: Land of the Lost (1991) as Tom Porter
- 1996: The Great War And The Shaping Of The Twentith Century as Silver Parrish
- 2000: Gideons Crossing as Rev. Chuck
- 2001: That's My Bush! as George W. Bush
- 2002: That '70s Show as Vice Principal Cole
- 2004: NCIS as Ritt Everett
- 2005: Grey's Anatomy as Carl Murphy
- 2007: Dirt (2007) as Gibson Horne
- 2010: Private Practice as Irwin
- 2013: The Bridge (US) as Arliss Froome
Video game roles
- 1995: American Hero as Jack Armstrong
- 1996: Fox Hunt as Frank
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