William Warren Bush (born November 7, 1935) is an American actor, usually credited as Billy Green Bush and sometimes as Billy Greenbush.

Typecast

Bush is a character actor, typically projecting in his screen appearances the good-ol'-boy image. He portrays mostly

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and

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, although in his repertoire there are the occasional villains.Biography
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Film

Bush's film work includes appearances in ''

The Savage Seven ''The Savage Seven'' is a 1968 outlaw biker exploitation film directed by Richard Rush, who had directed the previous year's '' Hells Angels on Wheels''. Rush agreed to direct ''The Savage Seven'' in exchange for the opportunity to make the psyc ...

'' (1968), ''

Five Easy Pieces ''Five Easy Pieces'' is a 1970 American drama film directed by Bob Rafelson, written by Carole Eastman (as Adrien Joyce) and Rafelson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith, and Ralph Waite. The film tells the s ...

'' (1970), '' Monte Walsh'' (1970), ''The Jesus Trip'' (1971), '' The Organization'' (1971), ''

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys ''Welcome Home, Soldier Boys'' is a 1972 American drama film directed by Richard Compton and starring Joe Don Baker, Paul Koslo, Alan Vint, Elliott Street, Jennifer Billingsley and Billy "Green" Bush. Written by Guerdon Trueblood, the film was r ...

'' (1972), ''

The Culpepper Cattle Co. ''The Culpepper Cattle Co.'' or ''Dust, Sweat and Gunpowder'' (Australian title) is a 1972 Revisionist Western film produced by Twentieth Century Fox. It was directed by Dick Richards and starred Billy Green Bush as Frank Culpepper and Gary ...

'' (1972), ''

40 Carats ''Forty Carats'' is a play by Jay Presson Allen. Adapted from the French original by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Gredy, the comedy revolves around a 40-year-old American divorcee who is assisted by a 22-year-old when her car breaks down du ...

'' (1973), ''

Electra Glide in Blue ''Electra Glide in Blue'' is a 1973 American action film, starring Robert Blake as a motorcycle cop in Arizona and Billy "Green" Bush as his partner. The film was produced and directed by James William Guercio, and is named after the Harley ...

'' (1973) where his performance caused some critics to characterize his screen persona as "irrepressibly unique"; '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974), '' Mackintosh and T.J.'' (1975), ''

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'' (1976), '' The Beasts Are on the Streets'' (1978), ''

The Jericho Mile ''The Jericho Mile'' is a 1979 Emmy Award-winning United States made for TV crime film, directed by Michael Mann. The film won five awards, including three Emmy Awards. The story is set at Folsom Prison, where the film was shot on location in the ...

'' (1979), ''

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'' (1980), '' The River'' (1984), '' The Hitcher'' (1986), '' Critters'' (1986), '' Rampage'' (1987) and '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993).

Television

Bush has appeared frequently on

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, including a recurring role as Bobby Angel on ''

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'' and an episode of ''

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'', in which his character, “Cowboy”, tries to kill commanding officer

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. He twice portrayed

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, the father of

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, first in the 1988 TV movie ''

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'', which was based on the eponymous biography written by Presley's ex-wife

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, and then in the short-lived weekly series ''Elvis'' in 1990.Bio

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"Quality production fails to ignite audience"
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Personal life

Bush is the father of twins

Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush Rachel Lindsay Rene Bush and Sidney RobynSidney changed the way she spells her name from original Robin to Robyn so as to sound "more feminine". Danae Bush (born May 25, 1970) are American former child actresses, best known for their combined (al ...

(retired child actresses who alternately starred as Carrie in ''

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'') and actor

Clay Greenbush Clay Greenbush (born 1968) is an American actor. He started his career at the age of ten months, with an uncredited appearance in ''Five Easy Pieces,'' a movie which starred his father, Billy Greenbush. He played a baby in the arms of Jack Nichol ...

Selected filmography

* ''Unholy Matrimony'' (1966) - Eavesdropping Husband (uncredited) * ''

'' (1968) - Seely * '' The Reivers'' (1969) - Patron * ''

'' (1970) - Elton * '' Monte Walsh'' (1970) - Powder Kent * '' The Jesus Trip'' (1971) - Tarboro * '' The Organization'' (1971) - Dave Thomas * ''

'' (1972) - Sheriff * ''

'' (1972) - Frank Culpepper * ''Mister Brown'' (1972) * ''

'' (1973) - J.D. Rogers * ''

'' (1973) - Zipper * '' Gunsmoke'' (1973) - Kermit * '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'' (1974) - Donald * '' Mackintosh and T.J.'' (1975) - Luke * ''

'' (1976) - Redsweater * '' The Beasts Are on the Streets'' (1978) - Jim Scudder * ''

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'' (1978-1982) - Ray Thomas / Sheriff Carl Decker * ''

'' (1979) - Warden Earl Gulliver * ''

'' (1980) - U.S. Marshal Joe Belle * '' The River'' (1984) - Harve Stanley * '' The Hitcher'' (1986) - Trooper Donner * '' Critters'' (1986) - Jay Brown * ''

The Deliberate Stranger ''The Deliberate Stranger'' is a book about American serial killer Ted Bundy written by '' Seattle Times'' reporter Richard W. Larsen that was published in 1980. The book spawned a television miniseries of the same title, starring Mark Harmon as ...

'' (TV - 1986) - Officer Bradley * '' Rampage'' (1987) - Judge McKinsey * ''

Conagher ''Conagher'' is a 1991 American Western made-for-television film based on the 1969 Louis L'Amour novel of the same name co-produced and distributed by Turner Network Television. Plot The film opens with the Teale family moving west on a wago ...

'' (1991) - Jacob Teale * '' Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday'' (1993) - Sheriff Ed Landis (final film role)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bush, Billy Green 1935 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Montgomery, Alabama