Billy Bob Thornton
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Biography
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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Immediate Family | Self | HIT | |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Fitzroy | HIT | |
| 2019 | Untouchable | Self (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 2019 | ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas | Self | HIT | |
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | General Hollanek | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Entourage | Larsen McCredle | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead | Self - Actor / Director | HIT | |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | FLOP | |
| 2014 | The Judge | Dwight Dickham | HIT | |
| 2013 | Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Self | HIT | |
| 2013 | Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton | Self | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots | Jack (voice) | HIT | |
| 2011 | Nashville Rises | Narrator | HIT | |
| 2010 | Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm | Self | FLOP | |
| 2010 | Faster | Cop | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Thomas Morgan | HIT | |
| 2007 | Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation | Self | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | FLOP | |
| 2006 | 2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season | Narrator | HIT | |
| 2006 | NFL: Favre 4 Ever | Voice | HIT | |
| 2005 | Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood | Self | HIT | |
| 2004 | Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | HIT | |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices (voice) | HIT | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade | Self | HIT | |
| 2003 | Bad Santa | Willie | HIT | |
| 2003 | Love Actually | The US President | HIT | |
| 2003 | (Inside Out): Warren Zevon | Narrator | HIT | |
| 2003 | Levity | Manuel Jordan | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Monster's Ball | Hank Grotowski | HIT | |
| 2001 | The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | HIT | |
| 2001 | Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | FLOP | |
| 2000 | CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery | Hound Dog McDog / CatDog's Step-father (voice) | HIT | |
| 2000 | The Last Real Cowboys | Tar | HIT | |
| 2000 | Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | FLOP | |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | HIT | |
| 1998 | Armageddon | Dan Truman | HIT | |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | FLOP | |
| 1997 | The Apostle | Troublemaker | FLOP | |
| 1997 | U Turn | Darrell | HIT | |
| 1996 | Sling Blade | Karl Childers | HIT | |
| 1995 | Dead Man | Big George Drakoulious | HIT | |
| 1995 | The Stars Fell on Henrietta | Roy | FLOP | |
| 1994 | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | HIT | |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Johnny Tyler | HIT | |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Day Tripper | FLOP | |
| 1993 | Bound by Honor | Lightning | HIT | |
| 1991 | For the Boys | Marine Sergeant, Korea | FLOP | |
| 1991 | One False Move | Ray Malcolm | HIT | |
| 1988 | Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night | Self - Audience Member | HIT |