Clu Gulager

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 16, 1928

died

August 5, 2022

place of birth

Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA

also known as

William Martin Gulager

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7.4

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019as Book Store Man
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
5.8

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

1985as Ken Walsh
The Return of the Living Dead
7.2

The Return of the Living Dead

1985as Burt
Piranha 3DD
4.3

Piranha 3DD

2012as Mo
The Hidden
6.9

The Hidden

1987as Lt. Ed Flynn
Feast
6.2

Feast

2005as Bartender
The Last Picture Show
7.6

The Last Picture Show

1971as Abilene
Into the Night
6.5

Into the Night

1985as Federal Agent
Tangerine
6.9

Tangerine

2015as The Cherokee
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Lt. Baker
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010as Self
The Initiation
5.5

The Initiation

1984as Dwight Fairchild
Feast III: The Happy Finish
4.7

Feast III: The Happy Finish

2009as Bartender
Blue Jay
7.0

Blue Jay

2016as Waynie
Hunter's Blood
5.6

Hunter's Blood

1986as Mason Rand
The Killers
6.9

The Killers

1964as Lee
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
5.2

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

2008as Bartender
Trancers
5.9

Trancers

1984as Mall Security Guard
A Force of One
4.9

A Force of One

1979as Dunne
The Other Side of Midnight
6.0

The Other Side of Midnight

1977as Bill Fraser
Tapeheads
5.4

Tapeheads

1988as Norman Mart
Jacqueline Hyde
5.0

Jacqueline Hyde

2005as Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
McQ
6.1

McQ

1974as Toms
Uninvited
4.8

Uninvited

1988as Albert
Summer Heat
4.6

Summer Heat

1987as Will Stanton
The Willies
5.7

The Willies

1990as Greeley Principal
Children of the Corn: Runaway
4.6

Children of the Corn: Runaway

2018as Crusty
Winning
6.0

Winning

1969as Larry
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
6.5

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2019as Self
The Glass House
6.4

The Glass House

1972as Brian Courtland
Puppet Master 5
5.1

Puppet Master 5

1994as Man #1
Out of Print
5.7

Out of Print

2014as Self
Eddie Presley
4.0

Eddie Presley

1993as Sid
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
5.3

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

1993as McLennan County Sheriff
The Bull of the West
5.7

The Bull of the West

1972as Deputy Emmett Ryker
The Gambler
5.9

The Gambler

1980as Rufe Bennett
Skyward
7.1

Skyward

1980as Steve Ward
Touched by Love
4.6

Touched by Love

1980as Don Fielder
Master Ninja
4.4

Master Ninja

1984as Mr. Christensen
Palmer's Pick-Up
4.0

Palmer's Pick-Up

1999as Telegraph Operator
Lies
4.9

Lies

1983as Doctor Bartlett
Willa
5.0

Willa

1979as Joe Welch
From a Whisper to a Scream
5.8

From a Whisper to a Scream

1987as Stanley Burnside
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
7.4

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011as Himself
Hit Lady
3.7

Hit Lady

1974as Roarke
Bang the Drum Slowly
6.6

Bang the Drum Slowly

1956as Coker
Footsteps
6.5

Footsteps

1972as Jonas Kane
Smile Jenny, You're Dead
6.8

Smile Jenny, You're Dead

1974as Det. Milt Bosworth
Terror at London Bridge
5.3

Terror at London Bridge

1985as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
6.3

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys

1991as Dark Glasses