Bill Allison (actor)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

William Allison (August 1, 1930 – April 25, 2016) was a former casino owner and actor. Allison had appeared in many cameo roles, such as ''
Ocean's Eleven ''Ocean's Eleven'' is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Ted Griffin. The first installment in the ''Ocean's'' film trilogy, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name. The fil ...
'' as an old guard, but his acting experience started when he was hired as a consultant for the production of
Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominatio ...
's 1995 film, ''
Casino A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
'', due to his casino experiences. In ''Casino'', Allison played the
Latter-day Saint Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...
(Mormon) Bagman, John Nance, who was based on Jay Vandermark.


Filmography


References


External links

* * American male film actors American businesspeople 1930 births 2016 deaths {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub