Billy "Green" Bush
| Billy "Green" Bush | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Warren Bush 1935 (age 76–77) |
| Other names | Billy Greenbush |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
William Warren Bush (born 1935) is an American actor, usually credited as Billy "Green" Bush and sometimes as Billy Greenbush.
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[edit] Typecast
Bush is a character actor, typically projecting in his screen appearances the good-ol'-boy image. He portrays mostly sheriffs and state troopers, although in his repertoire there are the occasional villains.[1]
[edit] Film
Bush's movie work includes notable appearances in Five Easy Pieces (1970); The Culpepper Cattle Company (1972); Electra Glide in Blue (1973) where his performance caused some critics to characterize his screen persona as "irrepressibly unique";[2] Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974); The River (1984); The Hitcher (1986); Critters (1986); Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993); and others.
[edit] Television
Bush has appeared frequently on television, including a recurring role as Bobby Angel on Hill Street Blues and a memorable episode of M*A*S*H, in which his character, “Cowboy”, tried to kill commanding officer Henry Blake.
He twice portrayed Vernon Presley, the father of Elvis Presley: First in the 1988 TV movie Elvis and Me, which was based on the eponymous biography written by Presley's ex-wife Priscilla, and then in the short-lived, weekly series Elvis, in 1990.[3] The TV series was short-lived, because a portion of its targeted audience[4] found its plot to be slow and without Presleymania elements.
[edit] Personal life
Bush is the father of twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (who starred as Carrie in Little House on the Prairie) and actor Clay Greenbush.
[edit] References
- ^ Biography, New York Times
- ^ Riding shotgun: Review of Electra Glide in Blue, DVD Outsider
- ^ Bio Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Quality production fails to ignite audience", Elvis InfoNet
