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Noble Willingham
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Noble Willingham

1931 – 2004 · Mineola, Texas, USA · Active 1955–2003

Noble Willingham, born in 1931, made his mark in the realm of cult cinema with roles in Big Bad Mama (1974) and The Howling (1981). His rugged persona and commanding presence added depth to the characters he portrayed, such as the gritty figures in Fighting Mad (1976) and the eerie atmosphere of Where Have All the People Gone (1974). With a career that spanned decades, Willingham's contributions to exploitation and genre films resonate within the SassyFlix catalog, reflecting the wild and unrestrained spirit of 1970s and 1980s cinema.

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Where Have All the People Gone

Where Have All the People Gone

1974 ★ 6.0
as Jim Clancy

A strange series of solar flares proves fatal for inhabitants of the Earth, except for the fortunate few who are somehow immune from the effects. Animals go insane and human beings turn to white powder, leaving behind only empty clothing. A handful of survivors attempt to rebuild their lives on the de-populated Earth.

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Filmography

105 credits
2000s 1 credit
2003
Blind Horizon as Deputy Shirl Cash
Movie ★ 5.8
1990s 23 credits
1999
The Corndog Man as Ace Barker
Movie ★ 5.0
1996
Up Close & Personal as Buford Sells
Movie ★ 6.3
1994
Movie ★ 5.3
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy as Zebulon Cardozo
Movie ★ 7.1
1994
Guarding Tess as Sheriff Janson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.0
1994
Movie ★ 6.6
1994
Movie ★ 7.3
1993
Fire in the Sky as Blake Davies
Movie ★ 6.6
1993
Movie ★ 6.9
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as C.D. Parker
TV ★ 7.0
1992
Article 99 as Inspector General
Movie ★ 6.2
1992
Movie ★ 5.2
1992
Of Mice and Men as The Boss
Movie ★ 7.3
1992
Movie ★ 6.0
1991
City Slickers as Clay Stone
Movie ★ 6.5
1991
The Last Boy Scout as Sheldon Marcone
Movie ★ 6.8
1991
Career Opportunities as Roger Roy McClellan
Movie ★ 6.9
1991
Sweet Poison as Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.8
1991
Home Improvement as Mr. Binford
TV ★ 7.4
1990
Pastime as Clyde Bigby
Movie ★ 6.5
1990
TV ★ 6.5
1990
TV ★ 7.9
1980s 42 credits
1989
Blind Fury as MacCready
Movie ★ 6.5
1989
The Road Raiders as Crankcase
Movie ★ 5.3
1989
Unconquered as Bear Bryant
Movie ★ 9.3
1989
The Heist as Stuckey
Movie ★ 4.9
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Petermeyer
TV ★ 8.0
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1989
TV ★ 6.0
1988
Shooter as Rizzo
Movie ★ 6.2
1988
Splash, Too as Karl Hooten
Movie ★ 5.2
1988
Movie ★ 6.0
1988
Movie ★ 8.3
1988
Movie ★ 5.9
1987
Movie ★ 7.3
1987
Summer Heat as Strother
Movie ★ 4.6
1987
Born in East L.A. as Border Patrol Sergeant
Movie ★ 5.8
1987
La Bamba as Howard
Movie ★ 7.3
1987
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
TV ★ 8.4
1987
TV ★ 7.7
1986
L.A. Law as Robert Kenyon
TV ★ 7.1
1986
Matlock as Rev. Morley Phelps
TV ★ 7.1
1986
TV ★ 6.0
1985
Badge of the Assassin as Airport Guard
Movie ★ 5.6
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders as Jerry Armstrong
TV ★ 5.8
1984
TV ★ 7.4
1984
Airwolf as Chester Hansen
TV ★ 7.6
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Pat McAllister
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Independence Day as Andy Parker
Movie ★ 5.9
1983
Movie ★ 7.3
1983
The A-Team as Pete Stockton
TV ★ 7.5
1983
TV ★ 7.5
1983
The A-Team as Zack
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Movie ★ 7.5
1981
The Howling as Charlie Barton
Movie ★ 6.6
1981
Movie ★ 6.5
1981
First Monday in October as Nebraska Attorney
Movie ★ 6.2
1981
Movie ★ 5.6
1981
Harry's War as Major Andrews
Movie ★ 6.2
1980
The Georgia Peaches as Jarvis Wheeler
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
The Gambler as Conductor
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Brubaker as Dr. Fenster
Movie ★ 7.1
1980
TV ★ 5.0
1970s 38 credits
1979
Norma Rae as Leroy Mason
Movie ★ 7.2
1979
Movie ★ 5.5
1979
Movie ★ 5.1
1979
Movie ★ 7.0
1979
TV ★ 6.9
1978
The Boys in Company C as Sergeant Curry
Movie ★ 6.5
1978
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
Cindy as Sergeant
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
Just Me and You as Gas Station Owner
Movie ★ 7.0
1978
TV ★ 7.6
1978
Dallas as Senator Pascomb
TV ★ 6.8
1978
TV ★ 9.0
1977
Greased Lightning as Billy Joe Byrnes
Movie ★ 6.4
1977
TV ★ 7.3
1977
CHiPs as Jake
TV ★ 6.9
1977
Man from Atlantis as Artemus Washburn
TV ★ 6.5
1976
Fighting Mad as Senator Hingle
Movie ★ 4.8
1976
Movie ★ 10.0
1976
TV ★ 7.1
1975
Black Bart as Fern Malaga
Movie ★ 3.8
1975
Movie ★ 5.7
1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose as Uncle Charlie
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Chinatown as Councilman
Movie ★ 7.9
1974
Big Bad Mama as Uncle Barney
Movie ★ 5.7
1974
Movie ★ 5.9
1974
Evel Knievel as Jack Decataur
Movie ★ 7.0
1974
TV ★ 7.6
1974
The Rockford Files as Claude Orzeck
TV ★ 7.6
1973
The Girls of Huntington House as Harry, Sara's Father
Movie ★ 7.5
1973
Paper Moon as Mr. Robertson
Movie ★ 7.9
1973
Sunshine as Bartender
Movie ★ 6.8
1973
Hit! as Warden Springer
Movie ★ 5.8
1973
Hawkins as Carl Jackson
TV ★ 7.8
1972
TV ★ 7.2
1971
Movie ★ 7.6
1971
TV ★ 6.7
1970
Movie ★ 6.8
1970
TV ★ 7.6
1950s 1 credit
1955
Gunsmoke as Tuck
TV ★ 6.7