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Bill Moseley

Bill Moseley

Actor·b. 1951·Stamford, Connecticut, USA

98 horror credits

William "Bill" Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top. He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead, in the band Cornbugs.

Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Barrington Hills, Illinois. He is the son of Virginia Gillette (Kleitz), a journalist, and S. D. Moseley (Spencer Dumaresq Moseley), who was a member of the Yale Corporation, All-American captain and center of the 1942 Yale football team, and chairman and chief executive of the Railway Express Agency. His grandfather, George Moseley, also played football at Yale and was an All-American. He is a graduate of Yale University. For a period of time, Moseley operated as a journalist, writing for such magazines as Omni, National Lampoon and Psychology Today.

Actor98 films

The Ascent

The Ascent

Erasmus

2026
Scared to Death

Scared to Death

Felix

2026
The Fetus

The Fetus

Maddox

2025
Night Talkers

Night Talkers

Ari Hall

2024
Orum

Orum

Leonard

2024
Stream

Stream

Jimmy

2024
Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood

Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood

Captain Harris

2024
Red Night at Skye's

Red Night at Skye's

William Boyd

2024
They Turned Us into Killers

They Turned Us into Killers

2024
Night of the Missing

Night of the Missing

The Caller (segment "Nite Flirt")

2023
Hayride to Hell

Hayride to Hell

Farmer Sam

2023
Natty Knocks

Natty Knocks

Abner Honeywell

2023
In Search of Darkness: Part III

In Search of Darkness: Part III

Self

2022 3.8
Bad Girl Boogey

Bad Girl Boogey

Radio DJ (voice)

2022
Murders

Murders

Sal Bernando

2022
Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)

Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)

Jasper

2022
Sin Eater

Sin Eater

2022
Prisoners of the Ghostland

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Governor

2021 2.8
In Search of Darkness: Part II

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Self

2020 3.7
I Am Fear

I Am Fear

Steve Mccreedy

2020
To Your Last Death

To Your Last Death

Pavel (voice)

2019
Gothic Harvest

Gothic Harvest

Detective Hollis

2019
3 from Hell

3 from Hell

Otis Driftwood

2019 3.0
Big Top Evil

Big Top Evil

Mr. Kharver

2019
Exorcism at 60,000 Feet

Exorcism at 60,000 Feet

Garvan

2019
Shed of the Dead

Shed of the Dead

Doc

2019
In Search of Darkness

In Search of Darkness

Self

2019 4.0
Handy Dandy

Handy Dandy

Richard Crane

2019
Mugworth

Mugworth

Bellousinni

2018
American Exorcist

American Exorcist

Mr. Snowfeather

2018
The Church

The Church

Pastor James

2018
Toy Box

Toy Box

David Parker Ray

2018
Cynthia

Cynthia

Buttercup

2018
Minutes to Midnight

Minutes to Midnight

Gimple

2018
Crepitus

Crepitus

Crepitus

2018
Boar

Boar

Bruce

2018 3.5
Death House

Death House

Giger

2018
Fish

Fish

Fisherman

2017
The Possession Experiment

The Possession Experiment

Father Mark Campbell

2016
The Horde

The Horde

Jacob Sutter

2016
Smothered

Smothered

Soggy Christian

2016
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

The Magician

2016
Silently Within Your Shadow

Silently Within Your Shadow

Hugo

2015
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn

Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn

Johnny

2015
Almost Mercy

Almost Mercy

Pastor Johnson

2015
Old 37

Old 37

Darryl

2015
Charlie's Farm

Charlie's Farm

John Wilson

2014
House of the Witchdoctor

House of the Witchdoctor

Peter Van Hooten

2014
Disciples

Disciples

Dread

2014
Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Drayton Sawyer

2013 1.8
I Heart Monster Movies

I Heart Monster Movies

Himself

2012
Dead Souls

Dead Souls

Sheriff Depford

2012
The Inflicted

The Inflicted

Mr. O'Hara

2012
The Devil's Carnival

The Devil's Carnival

The Magician

2012
Eldorado

Eldorado

Lemmas

2012
Rogue River

Rogue River

Jon

2012
Exit Humanity

Exit Humanity

General Williams

2011
Night of the Little Dead

Night of the Little Dead

Kickstand

2011
The Tortured

The Tortured

Kozlowski

2010
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

Mayor Buckman

2010
The Graves

The Graves

Caleb

2010
Dead Air

Dead Air

Logan Burnhardt

2009
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Graveyard Gus

2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

Otis Driftwood (voice)

2009
The Devil's Tomb

The Devil's Tomb

Prof. Duncan

2009
Repo! The Genetic Opera

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Luigi Largo

2008
The Alphabet Killer

The Alphabet Killer

Carl Tanner

2008
House

House

Stewart

2008
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween

Self

2008
Alone in the Dark 2

Alone in the Dark 2

Dexter

2008
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Westin

2007
Halloween

Halloween

Zach "Z-Man" Garrett

2007 2.8
Babysitter Wanted

Babysitter Wanted

Chief Dinelli

2007
The Return of the Living Dead:  The Decade of Darkness

The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness

Self

2007
Home Sick

Home Sick

Mr. Suitcase

2007
Grindhouse

Grindhouse

Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

2007 3.3
Thr3e

Thr3e

Slater

2007
A Dead Calling

A Dead Calling

Chief Murken

2006
Vampira: The Movie

Vampira: The Movie

Himself

2006
Evil Bong

Evil Bong

Bong World Patron

2006
The Devil's Rejects

The Devil's Rejects

Otis B. Driftwood

2005 4.5
UnConventional

UnConventional

Self

2004
Vicious

Vicious

Walace

2003
House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

Otis B. Driftwood

2003 4.5
Essence of Echoes

Essence of Echoes

Dr. Hilcott

2002
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth

Self

2000
The Convent

The Convent

Officer Ray

2000
All American Massacre

All American Massacre

Chop-Top

1998
Evil Ed

Evil Ed

Special Voice Appearance

1995
Army of Darkness

Army of Darkness

Deadite Captain

1992 3.6
Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead

Johnnie

1990
Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn

Quinn

1990
The First Power

The First Power

Bartender

1990
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!

Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!

Ricky

1989 2.0
Fair Game

Fair Game

Frank

1988
The Blob

The Blob

Soldier #2

1988 3.6
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Chop-Top

1986 3.9
Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Cab Driver

1982

Producer1 film

American Exorcist

American Exorcist

Producer

2018

Other Crew1 film

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Associate Producer

2009