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Clu Gulager
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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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The Show Must Go On
From Freddie Mercury's operatic excess to the raw defiance of punk, this chain traces how cinema captures the transformative power of self-expression.
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The Long Way Home, and Who Pays For It
A chain about sex work, disability and survival that keeps its camera on the worker's face rather than the client's wallet. It begins with a lift shared between...
8 films
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Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985 · Ken Walsh
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Burt
The Initiation
1984 · Dwight Fairchild
Trancers
1984 · Mall Security Guard
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983 · J.R. Smith
Once an Eagle
1976 · Alvin Merrick
McQ
1974 · Toms