Billy Bob Thornton filmography | |
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The following is the filmography of American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter Billy Bob Thornton.
Billy Bob Thornton filmography | |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
The following is the filmography of American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter Billy Bob Thornton.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Hunter's Blood | Billy Bob | |
| 1988 | South of Reno | Counterman | |
| 1989 | Going Overboard | Dave | |
| Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Donny | ||
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Patron At Sloppy's | Uncredited |
| For the Boys | Marine Sergeant In Korea | ||
| Widespread Panic: Live from the Georgia Theatre | — | Short film; Director only | |
| 1992 | One False Move | Ray Malcolm | Also writer |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | |
| Blood In Blood Out | 'Lightning' | ||
| Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | ||
| Ghost Brigade | Langston | ||
| Trouble Bound | 'Coldface' | ||
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | |
| Floundering | Gun Clerk | ||
| Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Short film; Also writer | |
| 1995 | Dead Man | George 'Big George' Drakoulious | |
| The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Roy | ||
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl Childers | Also writer/director |
| The Winner | Jack | ||
| A Family Thing | — | Writer only | |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Troublemaker | |
| U Turn | Darrell | ||
| Princess Mononoke | Jigo | Voice only (English language dub) | |
| Burn Hollywood Burn | Himself | Cameo | |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | |
| Armageddon | Dan Truman | ||
| Homegrown | Jack Marsden | ||
| Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | ||
| The Thin Red Line | Narrator | Material deleted [1] | |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | |
| 2000 | The Gift | — | Writer only |
| The Last Real Cowboys | Tar | Short films; Also writer | |
| All the Pretty Horses | — | Producer/director only | |
| 2001 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brigadier General Smalls | |
| Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | Also writer/director | |
| Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | ||
| Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | ||
| The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | ||
| Camouflage | — | Writer only (credited as Reginald Perry) | |
| 2002 | Waking Up in Reno | Lonnie Earl Dodd | |
| The Badge | Sheriff Darl Hardwick | ||
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Willie Soke | |
| Love Actually | President of the U.S. | ||
| Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | ||
| Levity | Manuel Jordan | ||
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | |
| The Alamo | Davy Crockett | ||
| Chrystal | Joe | ||
| 2005 | The Ice Harvest | Vic Cavanaugh | |
| Bad News Bears | Coach Morris Buttermaker | ||
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Dr. P. / Dennis Sherman | |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | |
| Mr. Woodcock | Jasper Woodcock | ||
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | FBI Agent Thomas Morgan | |
| The Informers | William | ||
| 2009 | My Run | Narrator | Voice only; Documentary |
| The Smell of Success | Patrick | ||
| 2010 | Faster | Detective Slade Humphries / Cop | |
| 2011 | The King of Luck | — | Documentary; Director only |
| Nashville Rises | Narrator | Voice only; Documentary | |
| Puss in Boots | Jack | Voice only | |
| 2013 | Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | Also writer/director |
| The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | ||
| Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | ||
| 2014 | Cut Bank | Stan Steeley | |
| The Judge | Dwight Dickham | ||
| 2015 | Into the Grizzly Maze | Douglas | |
| Entourage | Larsen McCredle | ||
| Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | ||
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | General Hollanek | |
| Bad Santa 2 | Willie Soke | ||
| 2018 | London Fields | Samson Young | |
| A Million Little Pieces | Leonard | ||
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Donald Fitzroy | |
| 2023 | Devil's Peak | Charlie | |
| 2025 | The Electric State | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1982 | Knots Landing | Timberman | Episode: "Letting Go" |
| 1987 | Matlock | Pawnshop clerk | Episode: "The Photographer" |
| 1988 | Circus | Billy Bob | Pilot |
| 1990 | The Outsiders | 'Buck' Merill | 10 episodes |
| Evening Shade | Florist | Episode: "There Once Was a Boy Named Wood" | |
| 1992–1995 | Hearts Afire | Billy Bob Davis | 54 episodes |
| 1995 | Out There | Jailbird | Television film |
| 1996 | Don't Look Back | Marshall | Television film; also writer |
| 1997 | Ellen | The Grocer | Episode: "The Puppy Episode: Part 2" |
| 1998 | King of the Hill | Boyce Hubert (voice) | Episode: "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men" |
| 2001, 2005 | CatDog | CatDog's Father (Frog) (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Fargo | Lorne Malvo | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken | Grandpappy Schlorp (voice) | Episode: "Bitch Pudding Special" |
| The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Oliver Lorvis | Episode: "The Misinterpretation Agitation" | |
| 2016 | American Dad! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "N.S.A. (No Snooping Allowed)" |
| 2016–2021 | Goliath | Billy McBride | 32 episodes [2] |
| 2017 | Fargo | Narrator | Episode: "The Narrow Escape Problem" |
| 2021 | 1883 | Marshal Jim Courtright | Episode: "Behind Us, a Cliff" |
| 2022 | Harley Quinn | Himself (voice) | Episode: "The 83rd Annual Villy Awards" |
| 2024 | Landman | Tommy Norris | Main role |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Deadly Creatures | Wade |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010, 2017 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Himself | Episodes: "94", "296" |
| 2013 | Norm Macdonald Live | Himself | Episode: "Billy Bob Thornton" |
Billy Bob Thornton is an American film actor, filmmaker, singer, and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. For his role in A Simple Plan (1998) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his film roles in One False Move (1992), Tombstone (1993), Dead Man (1995), U Turn (1997), Primary Colors (1998), Armageddon (1998), Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Bad Santa (2003), and Friday Night Lights (2004).
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and starring Billy Bob Thornton in the title role, with a supporting cast of Tony Cox, Lauren Graham, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, John Ritter, and Bernie Mac. It was Ritter's last live-action film appearance before his death on September 11, 2003. The film was dedicated to his memory. The Coen brothers are credited as executive producers. The film was released in North America on November 26, 2003, and was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success.
Bandits is a 2001 American crime comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Harley Peyton. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. The film was released in theaters on October 12, 2001. It received mixed reviews, and Thornton and Blanchett's performances received critical praise. Thornton and Blanchett were nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, and Blanchett was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The Gift is a 2000 American paranormal thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, with a screenplay written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson based on the alleged psychic experiences of Thornton's mother.
Chopper Chicks In Zombietown is a 1989 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan Hoskins. It was released by Troma and features early roles by Billy Bob Thornton and Hal Sparks before they became famous. Former MTV veejay Martha Quinn also appears.
All the Pretty Horses is a 2000 American Western film produced and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name, and starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz. It premiered on December 25, 2000 to mostly negative reviews. It grossed $18 million worldwide on a $57 million budget.
Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007 to mostly negative reviews.
q with Tom Power is a Canadian arts magazine show produced by and airing on CBC Radio One, with syndication to public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio Exchange. The program mainly features interviews with prominent cultural and entertainment figures, though subjects and interviewees also deal with broader cultural topics such as their social, political and business aspects.
The Boxmasters is an American rock band founded in Bellflower, California, in 2007 by actor Billy Bob Thornton and Grammy Award-winning recording engineer J.D. Andrew. The group released their 17th album Love & Hate In Desperate Places in August of 2024 and finished multiple other records, that are still waiting to see the light of day.
Daddy and Them is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written, directed by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. In addition to Thornton, it stars John Prine, Laura Dern, Andy Griffith, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Diane Ladd, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jim Varney in his final film appearance before his death in February 2000.
Jayne Mansfield's Car is a 2012 drama film directed by Billy Bob Thornton, marking his first fiction directing job since 2000's All the Pretty Horses. Thornton also stars alongside Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Ray Stevenson, Frances O'Connor, Ron White, and Robert Patrick. The film had its world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012. The film was released in limited release on September 13, 2013.
Jacob Seth Lofland is an American actor best known for his role as Neckbone in the film Mud and for his role as Aris in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials and Maze Runner: The Death Cure.
Fargo is an American black comedy-crime drama television series created and primarily written by showrunner Noah Hawley. It is based on the 1996 film of the same name written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The Coens, whose other films also heavily influenced the series, were originally uninvolved with the series, but joined as executive producers after being impressed by Hawley's script for the first season. The series premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX.
The first season of the anthology black comedy–crime drama television series Fargo, premiered on April 15, 2014, on FX. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks, and Martin Freeman, the season consisted of ten episodes and concluded its initial airing on June 17, 2014.
Our Brand Is Crisis is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2005 documentary film of the same name by Rachel Boynton. The film gives a fictionalized account of the involvement of American political campaign strategists Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida.
Kim Basinger is an American actress who made her television debut as Sheila in "Night Train to Dallas", an episode of the action/adventure drama series Gemini Man that aired on NBC in 1976. She starred in two canceled series as well as several made-for-TV films, including a remake of From Here to Eternity (1979). Her feature film debut was in 1981 drama Hard Country. Basinger came to prominence playing Bond girl Domino Petachi in the 1983 film Never Say Never Again, opposite Sean Connery, and went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Memo Paris in The Natural (1984). She also starred as Elizabeth in the controversial erotic romantic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) with Mickey Rourke, as the title character in Nadine with Jeff Bridges (1987) and as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's blockbuster Batman (1989), which remains the highest-grossing film of her career.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 American biographical war comedy-drama film, directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and written by Robert Carlock. It is based on the memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker. The film stars Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, and Billy Bob Thornton. It was released on March 4, 2016, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics who praised the acting but criticized the predictable screenplay and execution. The movie grossed $24.9 million against its $35 million budget.
Bad Santa 2 is a 2016 Christmas black comedy drama film directed by Mark Waters and written by Shauna Cross and Johnny Rosenthal. A sequel to the 2003 film Bad Santa, the film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Kathy Bates, and Christina Hendricks, and features criminals Willie and Marcus again teaming up to work as Santa and an elf, respectively, this time to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
