Billy Bob Thornton
Born
August 4, 1955 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone. In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade 's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self
2024
Landman
Tommy Norris · (10 episodes)
2024
Devil's Peak
Charlie McNeely
2023
Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
2022
Immediate Family
2022
The Gray Man
Fitzroy
2022
1883
Marshal Jim Courtright · (1 episode)
2021
Hollywood.Con
Boxmaster
2021
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
2020
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Self
2020
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
2020
Harley Quinn
Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
A Million Little Pieces
Leonard
2019
Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2019
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Self
2019
Temple of Art
Self
2018
London Fields
Samson Young
2018
Bad Santa 2
Willie Soke
2016
Goliath
Billy McBride · (32 episodes)
2016
The First Boys of Spring
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
General Hollanek
2016
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
2016
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
Self
2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
Pat Candy
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Entourage
Larsen McCredle
2015
Into the Grizzly Maze
Douglass
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self - Actor / Director
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
The Judge
Dwight Dickham
2014
Cut Bank
Stan Steeley
2014
Fargo
Lorne Malvo · (10 episodes)
2014
Fargo
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Self
2013
Parkland
Forrest Sorrels
2013
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Skip Caldwell
2013
Norm Macdonald Live
Self · (1 episode)
2013
The Baytown Outlaws
Carlos
2012
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
Self
2012
Puss in Boots
Jack (voice)
2011
Dislecksia: The Movie
Self
2011
The Smell of Success
Patrick
2011
Nashville Rises
narration
2011
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Self
2010
Faster
Cop
2010
Levon Helm Ramble At The Ryman
Self
2009
The Informers
William Sloan
2008
Eagle Eye
Thomas Morgan
2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008
The Big Bang Theory
Oliver Lorvis · (1 episode)
2007
Mr. Woodcock
Jasper Woodcock
2007
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self
2007
The Astronaut Farmer
Charles Farmer
2007
2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
Narrator
2006
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
Voice
2006
School for Scoundrels
Dr. P
2006
VH1 Rock Honors
(1 episode)
2006
The Ice Harvest
Vic
2005
Bad News Bears
Morris Buttermaker
2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
2005
American Dad!
Billy Bob Thornton (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Friday Night Lights
Coach Gary Gaines
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
2004
The Alamo
Davy Crockett
2004
Chrystal
Joe
2004
Bad Santa
Willie
2003
Love Actually
The US President
2003
Intolerable Cruelty
Howard D. Doyle
2003
(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
Narrator
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Levity
Manuel Jordan
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
Waking Up in Reno
Lonnie Earl Dodd
2002
The Badge
Sheriff Darl
2002
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Making " The Man Who Wasn't There"
Self
2002
The Man Who Wasn't There
Ed Crane
2001
Daddy and Them
Claude Montgomery
2001
Bandits
Terry Lee Collins
2001
Monster's Ball
Hank Grotowski
2001
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice)
2000
The Last Real Cowboys
Tar
2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Brig. Smalls
2000
The Early Show
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Pushing Tin
Russell Bell
1999
A Simple Plan
Jacob Mitchell
1998
Armageddon
Dan Truman
1998
Homegrown
Jack Marsden
1998
CatDog
Father (voice) · (1 episode)
1998
Primary Colors
Richard Jemmons
1998
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
1998
The Apostle
Troublemaker
1997
U Turn
Darrell
1997
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
Syd / Monk
1997
Classic Albums
Self · (1 episode)
1997
King of the Hill
Boyce Hubert (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
The Winner
Jack
1996
Sling Blade
Karl Childers
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1996
Don't Look Back
Marshall
1996
Dead Man
Big George Drakoulious
1995
Out There
Jailbird
1995
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Roy
1995
Floundering
Gun Clerk
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Karl Childers
1994
On Deadly Ground
Homer Carlton
1994
Tombstone
Johnny Tyler
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1993
Indecent Proposal
Day Tripper
1993
Grey Knight
Langston
1993
Bound by Honor
Lightning
1993
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Rowdy Udall
1993
Trouble Bound
Coldface
1993
Hearts Afire
Billy Bob Davis · (54 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
1992
For the Boys
Marine Sergeant, Korea
1991
One False Move
Ray Malcolm
1991
The Dark Backward
Patron at Sloppy's
1991
The Outsiders
Buck Merrill · (10 episodes)
1990
Going Overboard
Dave
1989
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Tommy
1989
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
1988
South of Reno
Counterman
1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
1988
Hunter's Blood
Billy Bob
1986
Matlock
(1 episode)
1986
Knots Landing
Timberman · (1 episode)
1979
This Week in Baseball
(1 episode)
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
Today
Self · (2 episodes)
1952
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944