Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
William Robert ThorntonBirth Date :
August 04, 1955Birth Place :
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USASpouse :
Melissa Lee Gatlin (1978-1980), Toni Lawrence (1986-1988), Cynda Williams (1990-1992), Pietra Dawn Cherniak (1993-1997), Angelina Jolie (actress, May 5, 2000 - May 27, 2003)Claim to fame :
As Karl Childers in movie "Sling Blade" ( 1996)
Faster (2010)
The Informers (2009)
stars as William
Manure (2009)
stars as Patrick
Floyd Collins (2009)
stars as Floyd Collins
Peace Like a River (2009)
Eagle Eye (2008)
stars as Agent Thomas Morgan
Tulia (2008)
Mr. Woodcock (2007)
stars as Jasper Woodcock
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
stars as Charles Farmer
School for Scoundrels (2006)
stars as Dr. P
Bad News Bears (2005)
stars as Morris Buttermaker
The Ice Harvest (2005)
stars as Vic
The Alamo (2004)
aka Bowiestars as Davy Crockett
Friday Night Lights (2004)
stars as Coach Gary Gaines
Chrystal (2004)
stars as Joe
Levity (2003)
stars as Manuel Jordan
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
stars as Howard D. Doyle
Love Actually (2003)
stars as The US President
Bad Santa (2003)
aka Badder Santastars as Willie
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
stars as Lonnie Earl Dodd
The Badge (2002)
stars as Sheriff Darl Hardwick
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
stars as Edward 'Ed' Crane
Bandits (2001)
stars as Terry Lee Collins
Daddy and Them (2001) aka Daddy & Them
stars as Claude Montgomery
Monster's Ball (2001) aka Bal du monstre, Le (Canada: French title)
stars as Hank Grotowski
CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery (2001) - TV
stars as Hound Dog McDog/CatDog's Step-father (voice)
The Last Real Cowboys (2000)
stars as Tar
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000)
stars as Brig. Smalls
Pushing Tin (1999) aka Turbulenzen - und andere Katastrophen (Germany)
stars as Russell Bell
A Simple Plan (1998) aka Einfacher Plan, Ein (Germany)
stars as Jacob Mitchell
Armageddon (1998)
stars as Dan Truman, NASA Administrator
Homegrown (1998)
stars as Jack Marsden
Primary Colors (1998) aka Perfect Couple
stars as Richard Jemmons
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)
stars as Syd/Monk
Mononoke-hime (1997) aka Princess Mononoke
stars as Jigo
U Turn (1997) aka U Turn - Ici commence l'enfer (France)
stars as Darrell
The Apostle (1997)
stars as Troublemaker
Sling Blade (1996)
stars as Karl Childers
The Winner (1996)
stars as Jack
Don't Look Back (1996) - TV
stars as Marshall
Dead Man (1995) aka Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man
stars as Big George Drakoulious
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
stars as Roy
Out There (1995) - TV
stars as Jailbird
On Deadly Ground (1994)
stars as Homer Carlton
Floundering (1994)
stars as Gun Clerk
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
stars as Karl Childers
Trouble Bound (1993)
stars as Coldface
Indecent Proposal (1993)
stars as Day Tripper
Bound by Honor (1993) aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor
stars as Lightning
Tombstone (1993)
stars as Johnny Tyler
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
stars as Rowdy Udall
The Killing Box (1993) aka Grey Knight
stars as Langston
Hearts Afire (1992) - TV
stars as Billy Bob Davis
One False Move (1992)
stars as Ray Malcolm
For the Boys (1991)
stars as Marine Sergeant, Korea
The Outsiders (1990) - TV
stars as Buck Merrill
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989) aka Cycle Sluts
stars as Donny
Going Overboard (1989) aka Babes Ahoy
stars as Dave
Circus (1988) - TV
South of Reno (1988)
stars as Counterman
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) - TV
Hunter's Blood (1987)
stars as Billy Bob
