Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

William Warren Bush (born 1935) is an American actor, sometimes credited as “Billy Greenbush”. Notable movie appearances include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Culpepper Cattle Company (1972), Electra Glide in Blue (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), The River (1984), The Hitcher (1986), Critters (1986) and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). He has also appeared frequently on television, including a recurring role as Bobby Angel on Hill Street Blues and a memorable episode of MAS*H. He later appeared as Vernon Presley, the father of Elvis Presley, in the series Elvis. Bush is the father of twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (who starred as Carrie in Little House on the Prairie) and actor Clay Greenbush.

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2005

Elvis
Elvis
TV - Released: 5/8/2005

1993

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Sheriff Ed Landis
Movie - Released: 8/13/1993

1992

Renegade
Renegade
as Harry Wells
TV - Released: 9/19/1992

1991

Conagher
Conagher
as Jacob Teale
Movie - Released: 7/1/1991
Critters 3
Critters 3
as Dad (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/11/1991

1990

Elvis
Elvis
TV - Released: 2/6/1990

1988

Elvis and Me
Elvis and Me
as Vernon Presley
Movie - Released: 2/7/1988
Elvis and Me
Elvis and Me
as Vernon Presley
TV - Released: 2/7/1988

1987

Rampage
Rampage
as Judge McKinsey
Movie - Released: 9/1/1987

1986

Critters
Critters
as Jay Brown
Movie - Released: 4/11/1986
The Hitcher
The Hitcher
as Trooper Donner
Movie - Released: 1/17/1986
The Deliberate Stranger
The Deliberate Stranger
as Officer Bradley
Movie - Released: 5/4/1986
Matlock
Matlock
as Billy Ray Webber
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as George Willoughby
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
Misfits of Science
Misfits of Science
TV - Released: 10/4/1985

1984

The River
The River
as Harve Stanley
Movie - Released: 12/1/1984

1983

The A-Team
The A-Team
as Cutter's Number Two Man
TV - Released: 1/23/1983
AfterMASH
AfterMASH
as The Stranger
TV - Released: 9/26/1983

1981

The Girl on the Edge of Town
The Girl on the Edge of Town
Movie - Released: 4/4/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Bobby Angel
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

Tom Horn
Tom Horn
as Joe Belle
Movie - Released: 3/28/1980
The Jericho Mile
The Jericho Mile
as Warden Earl Gulliver
Movie - Released: 10/31/1980

1978

The Beasts Are on the Streets
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Jim Scudder
Movie - Released: 5/18/1978
The Runaways
The Runaways
TV - Released: 4/27/1978

1977

CHiPs
CHiPs
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
TV - Released: 9/21/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Ray
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Sheriff Carl Decker
TV - Released: 11/4/1977

1976

The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
as Redsweater
Movie - Released: 5/22/1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Frank Canton
Movie - Released: 7/31/1976
City of Angels
City of Angels
as Charles Downing
TV - Released: 2/3/1976

1975

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Dave Keene
Movie - Released: 2/20/1975
Mackintosh and T.J.
Mackintosh and T.J.
as Luke
Movie - Released: 11/21/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Willy Hall
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
Baretta
Baretta
TV - Released: 1/17/1975
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
TV - Released: 9/8/1975

1974

Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Donald Hyatt
Movie - Released: 12/9/1974
Skyway to Death
Skyway to Death
as Walter Benson
Movie - Released: 1/19/1974
The Manhunter
The Manhunter
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

Electra Glide in Blue
Electra Glide in Blue
as "Zipper" Davis
Movie - Released: 5/17/1973
40 Carats
40 Carats
as J.D. Rogers
Movie - Released: 6/28/1973

1972

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Frank Culpepper
Movie - Released: 4/15/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Cowboy
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
TV
Banyon
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

The Jesus Trip
The Jesus Trip
as Tarboro
Movie - Released: 8/1/1971
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
as Sheriff
Movie - Released: 12/10/1971
The Organization
The Organization
as Dave Thomas
Movie - Released: 10/20/1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
TV - Released: 1/5/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971

1970

Five Easy Pieces
Five Easy Pieces
as Elton
Movie - Released: 9/12/1970
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
as Powder Kent
Movie - Released: 9/26/1970

1969

The Reivers
The Reivers
as Patron
Movie - Released: 12/20/1969

1966

Unholy Matrimony
Unholy Matrimony
as Eavesdropping Husband
Movie - Released: 12/28/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as John Morgan
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1963

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Tom - Duckhunter #3 (as William Bush)
TV - Released: 9/16/1963

1959

Bonanza
Bonanza
as Tony Spanier
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Kermit
TV - Released: 9/10/1955