William Denison McKinney (September 12, 1931 - December 1, 2011) was an American character actor best known for First Blood (1982), Deliverance (1972), and Back to the Future Part III (1990).
He was married to Felicity McKinney and Jenell Booth and had one son.
McKinney died in 2011 at the age of 80 from esophageal cancer.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1962: Secret File Hollywood as Jimmy's Assistant Director (Uncredited Role)
- 1967: She Freak as Steve St. John
- 1968: Firecreek as Bearded Gunfighter (uncredited)
- 1968: The Road Hustlers as Hays
- 1970: Angel Unchained as Shotgun
- 1972: Junior Bonner as Red Terwiliger
- 1972: Deliverance as Mountain Man
- 1972: Kansas City Bomber as Buddy Taylor (uncredited)
- 1972: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Fermel Parlee
- 1973: Cleopatra Jones as Purdy
- 1973: The Outfit as Buck Charney
- 1974: The Execution Of Private Slovik as Sergeant
- 1974: The Underground Man as Willy Coggins
- 1974: The Healers as Mr. Brown
- 1974: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot as Crazy Driver
- 1974: The Parallax View as Parallax Assassin
- 1974: For Petes Sake as Rocky (uncredited)
- 1974: The Strange And Deadly Occurrence as Pratt
- 1974: The Godchild as Cpl. Crawley
- 1974: This Is The West That Was as Drago Wellman
- 1975: Strange New World as Badger
- 1975: Long Way Home as Deputy Shanks
- 1975: Breakheart Pass as Rev. Peabody
- 1976: The Outlaw Josey Wales as Capt. Terrill
- 1976: The Shootist as Cobb
- 1976: Cannonball as Cade Redman
- 1977: Valentino as Jail Cop
- 1977: The Gauntlet as Constable
- 1977: Christmas Miracle In Caufield USA as Willie
- 1978: Every Which Way but Loose as Dallas
- 1980: Any Which Way You Can as Dallas
- 1979: When You Comin Back Red Ryder as Tommy Clark
- 1980: Carny as Marvin Dill
- 1980: Bronco Billy as Lefty LeBow
- 1981: St Helens as Kilpatrick
- 1982: Tex as Pop McCormick
- 1982: First Blood as Kern
- 1983: Heart Like A Wheel as Don 'Big Daddy' Garlits
- 1984: Against All Odds as Head Coach
- 1984: Final Justice as Chief Wilson
- 1987: Under The Gun as Miller
- 1988: War Party as The Mayor
- 1989: Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Father Burke
- 1989: Pink Cadillac as Coltersville Bartender
- 1990: The China Lake Murders as Capt. Finney N.H.P.
- 1990: Back to the Future Part III as Engineer
- 1993: Love Cheat And Steal as Kolchak
- 1994: City Slickers II The Legends Of Curlys Gold as Matt
- 1995: Lone Justice 2 as Verlon Borges
- 1996: A Promise To Carolyn as Butch Maggart
- 1996: It Came From Outer Space II as Roy Minter
- 1998: Wheres Marlowe as Uncle Bill
- 1999: The Green Mile as Jack Van Hay
- 2000: Paradise as Kerr
- 2001: True Legends Of The West as The Mayor
- 2003: Hellborn as Gas Station Attendant
- 2003: The Commission as Roy S.Truly
- 2003: Looney Tunes: Back in Action as Acme VP, Nitpicking
- 2004: Undertow as Grandfather
- 2005: Two Thousand One Maniacs as The Chef
- 2006: The Garage as Bernie
- 2006: The Devil Wears Spurs as Barkeeper
- 2006: Rocker as Mr. Hill
- 2007: Take as Benjamin Gregor
- 2007: Lucky You as Satellite Cashier
- 2007: Ghost Town The Movie as Victor Burnett
- 2008: Pride And Glory as Crime Scene Cop
- 2009: Fuel as Jake
- 2010: How Do You Know as Maitre d'
- 2011: The Custom Mary as The Silent Boss
Television Roles
- 1968: The Monkees as Janitor
- 1970: I Dream of Jeannie as Crewman #1
- 1970: The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Apartment Crasher
- 1970: McCloud as Reuben
- 1971-1972: Alias Smith and Jones as Lobo Briggs (4 episodes)
- 1973: Ironside as Augie Morris
- 1974: Mannix as Derek Lewis
- 1974: Columbo as Luke Baster
- 1974: Get Christie Love as Coleman
- 1974: Kodiak as Abel
- 1975: Baretta as Tobias/Treach (2 episodes0
- 1975: Bronk as Hank
- 1975: The Family Holvak as Sheriff/Deputy Shanks
- 1976: Sara as Tom Sellers
- 1978: Starsky & Hutch as Johnny Bagley
- 1979: The Runaways as Frank Bedsole
- 1979: Young Maverick as Smokey Trumbull
- 1979-1981: B.J. and the Bear as Jim Riker/Willy (4 episodes)
- 1980: Galactica 1980 as Barrett
- 1981: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Ernie Kelbow
- 1981: Bret Maverick as Ramsay Bass
- 1981-1985: The Fall Guy as Nick Starret/Draper/Taggart (4 episodes)
- 1982: Father Murphy as Joseph Redstone
- 1983: The Yellow Rose as Buck
- 1983-1985: The A-Team as Royko/Clint (2 episodes)
- 1984: The Master as Sheriff Kyle
- 1984: Legmen as Billy Ray
- 1984: Cover Up as Sgt. Oliver
- 1986: Murder, She Wrote as Charlie Demsey
- 1987: Falcon Crest as Mr. Warner
- 1987: Ohara as Jake Gordon
- 1987: Houston Knights as Sgt. Dale Lipscomb
- 1990: Yellowthread Street as Hicks
- 1990: Hunter as Harlan Pinder
- 1991: In the Heat of the Night as Ashe Crowe
- 1992: Baywatch as Drow/Major Nicholas Slade
- 1993: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Mack
- 1993: The New WKRP in Cincinnati as Clete Hightower
- 1993: Ned Blessing The Story Of My Life And Times as Verlon
- 1995: Pointman as Hosey
- 1995: Batman: The Animated Series as Jonah Hex
- 1995: Walker, Texas Ranger as Sheriff
- 1999: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones as Mack
- 2000: The Magnificent Seven as Liver-Eating Jones
Misc.
- 1992: Sherlock Holmes Incident At Victoria Falls (Wagon Master)
Self
- 2000: American Masters
