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Will MacMillan
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Will MacMillan

1944 – 2015 · Steubenville, Ohio, USA · Active 1971–2008

Will MacMillan, born in Steubenville, Ohio in 1944, is a versatile actor known for his work in cult cinema. He appears in The Crazies (1973) as the character who faces the chaos unleashed by a toxic outbreak, showcasing his ability to navigate the horror genre's extremes. MacMillan also stars in The Sister in Law (1974), where his performance adds depth to the film's exploration of complex relationships. With a background in theater and improvisation, he brings a dynamic energy to his roles, enhancing the gritty narratives of films like Bad Girls (1994).

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Bad Girls

Bad Girls

1994 ★ 5.3
as Colonel Clayborne

Cody, Anita, Eileen and Lily work together in a brothel. When Anita is abused by a customer, Cody kills the man. Narrowly escaping from a lynch mob, they are pursued by Pinkerton detectives hired by the widow of the man they'd shot. A man they meet on the road, McCoy, warns them of the pursuit. They discuss riding to Oregon and starting a new life by taking up a claim to land inherited by Anita when her husband died of cholera. Cody offers to fund their new start from savings she has accumulated over the years. They go to the bank where Cody's savings are held. As she tries to close her account and make a withdrawal, the Pinkerton detectives catch up with her and try to arrest her. Leaving the bank manager's office, they find themselves in the middle of a bank robbery being staged by Kid Jarrett, a former lover of Cody's. He helps her escape from arrest but takes her money and tells her to find him. During the escape, Eileen is arrested. Cody decides to go after the money and Kid Jarrett, telling Anita and Lilly to wait in hiding. Anita and Lilly return to town to break Eileen out of jail. Cody's meeting with Kid Jarrett and Frank Jarrett does not go well. Kid Jarrett has not forgiven her for running out on him. He flogs her. Later, she is found unconscious by McCoy, who brings her to a healer in town and puts the Pinkerton detectives off her trail. McCoy, Cody and the other three women meet up on the ranch of a farmer who'd been guarding Eileen's cell (and whom they'd tricked into releasing her). Cody plans revenge on Kid Jarrett. They foil a train robbery and steal his loot, at the cost of Lilly being abducted. In turn, they abduct Frank Jarrett, Kid's father. Regrouping again on the ranch, Anita leaves the others, frustrated with their revenge-motivated misadventures. She goes to a lawyer in town and finds out that the claim to land is only valid in the hands of her husband - as a woman, she cannot claim the land in Oregon. Frank Jarrett antagonizes his captors until McCoy shoots him. Cody sends McCoy away. Meanwhile, Lilly is being raped by her captors. McCoy stages a one-man rescue attempt and is captured, but Lilly escapes. Reunited, Cody, Anita and Eileen go to rescue Lilly and meet her on the road. When she tells them that McCoy has been captured, they continue towards Kid Jarrett's hide out, and offer to trade the stolen loot for McCoy, who has been flogged and tortured. Kid agrees, then shoots McCoy as soon as the loot is handed over. He gives Cody the money he stole from her (although in close up it clearly is mid-20th century currency). While retreating, one of Lilly's would-be rapists taunts her, triggering a shootout that results in the deaths of Kid's entire gang. After the shootout, Eileen marries the rancher, while Lilly, Cody and Anita head west to start a new life, mentioning the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896. On the trail they overtake the Pinkerton detectives, who do not see them.

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Filmography

34 credits
2000s 4 credits
2008
Raising the Bar as Frank Nolan
TV ★ 6.3
2006
Monarch of the Moon as Col. Slate
Movie ★ 5.4
2005
Close to Home as Henry's Attorney
TV ★ 5.9
2003
Las Vegas as Woodlief
TV ★ 7.0
1990s 9 credits
1999
The West Wing as David Adams
TV ★ 8.3
1995
Murder One as Angus Ramsey
TV ★ 7.7
1994
Schemes as Mean Junkman
Movie ★ 5.0
1994
Bad Girls as Colonel Clayborne
Movie ★ 5.4
1993
TV ★ 7.1
1992
Movie ★ 7.0
1990
Fine Things as U.S. Marshal
Movie ★ 6.0
1990
The Flash as Keefe
TV ★ 7.4
1990
TV ★ 7.3
1980s 13 credits
1989
Chameleons as Policeman #3
Movie ★ 7.0
1986
Salvador as Colonel Bentley Hyde Sr.
Movie ★ 7.0
1986
Cards of Death as Captain Twain
Movie ★ 5.4
1986
Matlock as Lt. Lucas Wells
TV ★ 7.1
1986
Matlock as Sheriff Dan Guerney
TV ★ 7.1
1985
Moonlighting as Agent Dayton
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Hunter as Parole Officer
TV ★ 7.1
1984
Hunter as Will Donaldson
TV ★ 7.1
1983
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Knight Rider as Sheriff Casey
TV ★ 7.5
1980
Christmas Evil as Young Man
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
Used Cars as Police Sergeant
Movie ★ 6.4
1970s 6 credits
1979
Knots Landing as Lieutenant Cox
TV ★ 6.9
1977
Three's Company as Policeman (as W.G. McMillan)
TV ★ 7.6
1976
The Enforcer as Lt. Dobbs
Movie ★ 6.7
1975
The Sister in Law as Edward Strong
Movie ★ 3.3
1973
Movie ★ 6.1
1971
White Rat as Lieutenant
Movie ★ 4.5
Crew Credits
1980s 2 credits
1986
Movie ★ 5.4
1986
Movie ★ 5.4