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Clu Gulager
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Clu Gulager

1928 – 2022 · Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA · Active 1948–2023

Clu Gulager, born in 1928, made significant contributions to cult cinema with his roles in films such as The Killers (1964) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985). His portrayal of Burt in the latter film exemplifies his ability to navigate the horror genre with a unique blend of charisma and intensity. Gulager's career spans several decades, with notable appearances in McQ (1974) and The Hidden (1987), where he consistently brought a compelling presence to the screen, solidifying his status in the realm of exploitation and genre films.

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Children of the Corn: Runaway

Children of the Corn: Runaway

2018 ★ 4.2
as Crusty

A pregnant woman, Ruth, escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town and spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. After they move to a small Oklahoma town, she realizes something evil is following them, and she must confront it to save them.

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Filmography

161 credits
2020s 2 credits
2023
Movie
2010s 11 credits
2019
Movie ★ 7.4
2018
Movie ★ 4.6
2016
Blue Jay as Waynie
Movie ★ 7.0
2015
Tangerine as The Cherokee
Movie ★ 6.9
2015
Movie ★ 6.0
2014
Movie ★ 5.7
2012
Movie ★ 4.3
2011
Movie ★ 7.4
2000s 6 credits
2009
Movie ★ 4.7
2008
Movie
2008
Movie ★ 5.2
2006
Vic as Vic
Movie ★ 6.5
2005
Feast as Bartender
Movie ★ 6.2
2005
Jacqueline Hyde as Strip Club Bouncer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.0
1990s 13 credits
1999
Gunfighter as Uncle Buck Peters, Owner Bar 20 Ranch
Movie ★ 3.8
1999
Palmer's Pick-Up as Telegraph Operator
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Movie ★ 5.1
1993
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco as McLennan County Sheriff
Movie ★ 5.3
1993
Movie ★ 4.0
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Deputy Clay Hardin
TV ★ 6.7
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Duke Jamison
TV ★ 7.0
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Art McKendrick
TV ★ 7.6
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head as Anderson’s War Buddy (voice / uncredited)
TV ★ 7.1
1991
Movie ★ 8.0
1991
Movie ★ 6.4
1990
The Willies as Greeley Principal
Movie ★ 5.7
1990
The Raven Red Kiss-Off as Desk Sergeant
Movie ★ 7.0
1980s 38 credits
1989
Teen Vamp as The Reverend
Movie ★ 3.4
1988
Tapeheads as Norman Mart
Movie ★ 5.4
1988
Uninvited as Albert
Movie ★ 4.8
1988
Movie ★ 6.4
1987
The Hidden as Lt. Ed Flynn
Movie ★ 6.9
1987
From a Whisper to a Scream as Stanley Burnside
Movie ★ 5.8
1987
Summer Heat as Will Stanton
Movie ★ 4.6
1986
Hunter's Blood as Mason Rand
Movie ★ 5.6
1986
Movie ★ 6.7
1985
Movie ★ 7.2
1985
Into the Night as Federal Agent
Movie ★ 6.5
1985
Prime Risk as Paul Minsky
Movie ★ 5.9
1985
Terror at London Bridge as Chief Peter 'Pete' Dawson
Movie ★ 5.3
1985
MacGyver as Walt Kirby
TV ★ 7.7
1985
North and South as Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan
TV ★ 7.5
1985
Street Hawk as Will Gassner
TV ★ 6.9
1984
The Initiation as Dwight Fairchild
Movie ★ 5.5
1984
Movie ★ 6.7
1984
Master Ninja as Mr. Christensen
Movie ★ 4.4
1984
Trancers as Mall Security Guard
Movie ★ 5.9
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Mike Gann
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Airwolf as Cullen Dixon
TV ★ 7.6
1984
TV ★ 6.9
1984
The Master as Christensen
TV ★ 5.3
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Ray Carter
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Carl Mestin
TV ★ 7.5
1983
Movie ★ 7.3
1983
Lies as Doctor Bartlett
Movie ★ 4.9
1983
Automan as Rudolph Brock
TV ★ 7.8
1983
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Knight Rider as Eugene Hanson
TV ★ 7.5
1981
TV ★ 6.7
1981
The Fall Guy as Col. Halston / Marv Jackson / Osborne
TV ★ 7.6
1980
Touched by Love as Don Fielder
Movie ★ 4.6
1980
The Gambler as Rufe Bennett
Movie ★ 5.9
1980
Skyward as Steve Ward
Movie ★ 7.1
1980
Magnum, P.I. as Theo Wolf
TV ★ 7.3
1970s 48 credits
1979
Movie ★ 4.9
1979
Lawman Without a Gun as Marvin Tayman
Movie ★ 9.0
1979
Willa as Joe Welch
Movie ★ 5.0
1978
Ski Lift to Death as Marv Gilman
Movie ★ 7.5
1978
A Question of Love as Mike Guettner
Movie ★ 5.2
1978
Stickin' Together as Cuda Weber
Movie ★ 7.5
1978
Black Beauty as Reuben Smith
TV ★ 7.0
1978
King as William Sullivan
TV ★ 6.6
1977
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
Movie ★ 7.5
1977
TV ★ 6.9
1977
TV ★ 5.7
1976
Movie ★ 7.0
1976
TV ★ 7.5
1976
TV ★ 7.0
1976
Once an Eagle as Alvin Merrick
TV ★ 6.8
1975
TV ★ 6.0
1975
Ellery Queen as Father Terrence Devlin
TV ★ 7.5
1975
TV ★ 7.5
1975
Kate McShane as Inspector Brenner
TV ★ 6.0
1975
Medical Story as Dr. Harry Carlisle
TV ★ 5.0
1974
Smile Jenny, You're Dead as Det. Milt Bosworth
Movie ★ 6.8
1974
Hit Lady as Roarke
Movie ★ 3.7
1974
Movie ★ 7.5
1974
McQ as Toms
Movie ★ 6.1
1974
A Stranger Came by Train as Glenn Mortenson
Movie ★ 6.0
1973
Movie
1973
Call to Danger as Emmet Jergens
Movie ★ 9.0
1973
Movie ★ 6.5
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1973
TV ★ 7.2
1973
Barnaby Jones as Sheriff Mack Hollister
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Barnaby Jones as Mark Landy
TV ★ 7.0
1972
The Bull of the West as Deputy Emmett Ryker
Movie ★ 5.7
1972
The Glass House as Brian Courtland
Movie ★ 6.4
1972
Molly and Lawless John as Deputy Tom Clements
Movie ★ 3.5
1972
Footsteps as Jonas Kane
Movie ★ 6.5
1972
Kung Fu as Sheriff Rutledge
TV ★ 7.7
1971
Movie ★ 7.6
1971
Cannon as B.J. Long
TV ★ 6.7
1971
The Psychiatrist as Frank Halloran
TV ★ 7.5
1970
Company of Killers as Frank Quinn
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
Movie ★ 4.3
1970
TV ★ 7.0
1970
TV ★ 7.2
1960s 23 credits
1969
Winning as Larry
Movie ★ 6.0
1969
Harold Robbins' The Survivors as Senator Mark Jennings
TV ★ 9.0
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Jack Gulley
TV ★ 7.2
1968
The Mod Squad as Dustin Ellis
TV ★ 6.1
1968
The Name of the Game as Steve Heywood
TV ★ 7.0
1968
The Name of the Game as Bill Danziger
TV ★ 7.0
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Arthur Lambert
TV ★ 7.2
1968
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Sullivan's Empire as Juan Clemente
Movie ★ 7.0
1967
TV ★ 6.9
1967
Mannix as Lyle Foster
TV ★ 6.8
1967
Ironside as Jack Brody
TV ★ 6.9
1966
Movie ★ 8.0
1965
The F.B.I. as Lyle Chernik
TV ★ 5.6
1964
Movie ★ 6.9
1963
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Jake Carewe
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Emmett Ryker
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Jimmy K. Bresson
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Dr. Kildare as Dr. Norman Gage
TV ★ 5.7
1961
The Defenders as Tom Clinton
TV ★ 6.3
1960
The Tall Man as Billy the Kid
TV ★ 6.9
1950s 16 credits
1959
Black Saddle as Andy Meade
TV ★ 6.2
1959
The Rebel as Virgil Taber
TV ★ 5.1
1959
TV ★ 6.7
1959
Law of the Plainsman as Truck Garnett
TV ★ 7.3
1959
Riverboat as Beau Chandler
TV ★ 6.5
1959
The Deputy as The Drifter
TV ★ 6.5
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1958
TV ★ 6.3
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Wagon Train as Harry Diel
TV ★ 6.6
1957
Wagon Train as Sam Spicer
TV ★ 6.6
1956
Movie ★ 6.6
1956
TV ★ 7.5
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1954
TV ★ 7.9
1940s 1 credit
1948
Studio One as Lloyd Carpenter
TV ★ 5.4
Crew Credits
1960s 3 credits
1969
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Movie ★ 6.7