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Billy Drago is a Actor and Writer American born on 18 july 1946 at Hugoton (USA)

Billy Drago

Billy Drago
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Birth name William Eugene Burrows
Nationality USA
Birth 18 july 1946 at Hugoton (USA)
Death 24 june 2019 (at 72 years)

William Eugene "Billy" Burrows (born September 18, 1949), better known by his stage name Billy Drago, is an American actor known for his roles as villains in television and motion pictures. Among his more well known films are Clint Eastwood's western Pale Rider and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.

Biography

Born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kansas to William and Gladys Burrows, Drago took his grandmother's maiden name as his stage name to keep from being confused with another actor. His father was of Chiricahua Apache ancestry and his mother Romany[1] After high school he worked as a stuntman at Boot Hill in Dodge City, Kansas. From there he went on to the University of Kansas. After finishing college he was a radio host for a time before joining an acting company that took him first to Canada then New York City.

Drago is the father of actor Darren E. Burrows. He was married to actress Silvana Gallardo.

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Billy Drago (48 films)

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Actor

Low Down
Low Down (2014)
, 2h
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films
Actors John Hawkes, Elle Fanning, Lena Headey, Glenn Close, Michael Peter Balzary, Taryn Manning
Roles Lew
Rating60% 3.0445253.0445253.0445253.0445253.044525
Joe Albany was a well accomplished jazz pianist during the 1960s and 1970s performing with the likes of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and Charles Mingus before his descent into heroin addiction. The film tells the story of Albany's life from the perspective of his then 11-year-old daughter Amy Albany through her own personal memoirs, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1960s and '70s jazz scene.
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films, 1h26
Origin Israel
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Sylvester Stallone, Jon Voight, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Charles Bronson
Roles Self
Rating64% 3.2421553.2421553.2421553.2421553.242155
In the 1980s, two Israeli cousins (Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus) had an impact on Hollywood by producing over 300 films and starting one of the most successful independent production companies, Cannon Films. Their complex and differing personalities made them successful and eventually led to their downfall.
The Lords of Salem, 1h41
Directed by Rob Zombie
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Sheri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Richard Lynch, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Ken Foree, Patricia Quinn
Roles Juge Samuel Mather"
Rating52% 2.6031252.6031252.6031252.6031252.603125
In Salem, Massachusetts, Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a recovering drug addict, works as a DJ at a hard rock station with her co-workers Whitey (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Herman (Ken Foree). She receives a strange wooden box containing an album by a band named The Lords of Salem. At her home, an old downtown apartment house, she and Whitey listen to the record, which is a series of ancient string and woodwind instruments playing several notes then repeating itself.. Heidi has a vision of witches birthing a baby then damning it. The vision stops once Whitey turns the album off.
Children of the Corn: Genesis, 1h35
Directed by Joel Soisson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Billy Drago, Barbara Nedeljáková, Kelen Coleman, Duane Whitaker, Stephen King
Roles Preacher
Rating36% 1.813531.813531.813531.813531.81353
Tim and Allie's car breaks down and they attempt to find shelter in a remote desert farmhouse after becoming lost. A strange Charles Manson-like character, Preacher (Billy Drago), allows them inside to use the phone. The couple find out they won't be able to get tow service until the following day. Preacher and his Ukrainian wife Oksana let them stay the night with strict orders to be gone by morning, and not wander "where you are not invited." They find their hosts weird but don't think much of it and head to bed after dinner. Allie wanders off in the middle of the night after using the outhouse, and discovers the garage has been converted into a cult worshipping church. She then stumbles upon a crumbling outbuilding where she hears faint cries coming from a child.
Balls to the Wall, 1h37
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joe Hursley, Jenna Dewan, Melissa Molinaro, Colleen Camp, Mimi Rogers, Christopher McDonald
Roles Belthagor
Rating38% 1.943161.943161.943161.943161.94316
An engaged guy is forced by his future father-in-law to take a side job moonlighting as an exotic dancer in order to pay for an extravagant wedding neither of them can afford.
3 Stories About Evil, 22minutes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Mink Stole, Erica Gavin, Joe Dallesandro, Billy Drago, Kimmy Robertson, George Kuchar
Roles Mr. Harris
Rating79% 3.9505853.9505853.9505853.9505853.950585
Three interrelated stories comprise the plot structure of this film. In the first, "The Story of Johnnie & Laurie," Johnnie (Barry Brisco) is betrayed by his sister (Suzette Belouin) when she finds out his sexual proclivities. When she informs her parents (Billy Drago & Erica Gavin) about his homosexuality, their estrangement leads Johnnie through a series of unsavory incidents. In "The Story of Pat & Pepper," Pat (Mink Stole) is a Christian conservative and her five-year-old daughter Pepper (Pepper Peeters) participates in children's beauty pageants. Ambivalent over her daughter's attractiveness to pageant officials, Pat accidentally kills Pepper and transforms her into a dead chanteuse. Finally, in "The Story of Jim," Jim (Joey Krebs) takes the advice of his best friend Eddie (Laurence Tolhurst) and gets a job in the television industry. When Jim's career plummets due to poor ratings, he finds a sex change operation the perfect solution out of a desperate situation.
Copperhead
Copperhead (2008)
, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Action, Horror, Western
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about snakes
Actors Brad Johnson, Brad Greenquist, Billy Drago
Roles Jesse Evans
Rating38% 1.9281451.9281451.9281451.9281451.928145
The film begins with an outlaw named Wild Bill (Brad Johnson) riding onto an apparent battlefield, he finds an elderly Mexican who asked him "what happened" in Spanish "Qué pasa aqui?" he replies, "La Serpienta Del Diablo." Bill then walks to a carriage, a woman falls out, a copperhead slithers out, and Bill shoots it with his gun. He then rides away.
Moving McAllister, 1h31
Directed by Andrew Black
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Jon Heder, Mila Kunis, Rutger Hauer, Billy Drago, Hubbel Palmer, William Mapother
Roles The Lady
Rating52% 2.6010752.6010752.6010752.6010752.601075
With only four days until the bar exam, an utterly unprepared law intern, Rick Robinson (Ben Gourley), is given a rare opportunity to score points with his boss, Maxwell McAllister (Rutger Hauer) and without thinking, commits to a favor he cannot afford. Rick soon finds himself stuck in a grueling cross country road trip driving a rundown U-Haul truck carrying all his boss's worldly possessions. To make matters worse, he is left in charge of Mr. McAllister's bratty Hollywood-bound niece Michelle (Mila Kunis) and her out-of-control pet pig.
The Dead One, 1h30
Directed by Brian Cox
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Romance
Actors Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, Joel Moore, Tony Plana, Michael Parks, Billy Drago
Roles The Old Indian
Rating35% 1.7849851.7849851.7849851.7849851.784985
Centuries ago, the Aztec empire of Mexico was conquered by the Spanish conquistadors. Horrified by their religious practices, the Spaniards set out to convert the native population to Catholicism, effectively declaring war upon the Aztec religion. According to an ancient prophecy, the Aztecs and their religion will return to dominance in a time known as the Sixth Sun.
The Hills Have Eyes, 1h47
Directed by Alexandre Aja
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films, Arme nucléaire
Actors Aaron Stanford, Kathleen Denise Quinlan, Vinessa Shaw, Emilie de Ravin, Dan Byrd, Robert Joy
Roles Papa Jupiter
Rating64% 3.2001053.2001053.2001053.2001053.200105
A group of scientists are killed by a mutant named Pluto (Michael Bailey Smith). Later, Bob Carter (Ted Levine) and his wife, Ethel Carter (Kathleen Quinlan) are traveling from Cleveland, Ohio to San Diego, California for their silver anniversary. With them are their teenage children Bobby (Dan Byrd), and Brenda (Emilie de Ravin), eldest daughter Lynn (Vinessa Shaw), Lynn's husband Doug Bukowski (Aaron Stanford), their baby daughter Catherine (Maisie Camilleri Preziosi), and their German Shepherds, Beauty and Beast.
Mysterious Skin, 1h45
Directed by Gregg Araki
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, Films about pedophilia, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Chase Ellison, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Lee Smith, Bill Sage
Roles Zeke
Rating75% 3.7998053.7998053.7998053.7998053.799805
Born in 1972 in Kansas, 8-year-olds Neil McCormick and Brian Lackey are sexually abused by their baseball coach. Both boys are targets for abuse due to their dysfunctional families: Neil's single mother, Ellen, is neglectful and preoccupied with a string of boyfriends, while Brian's parents are on the verge of divorce.
Demon Hunter, 1h18
Directed by Scott Ziehl
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Demons in film
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Dan Southworth, Sophia Crawford, Lea Moreno Young
Roles Asmodeus
Rating43% 2.165872.165872.165872.165872.16587
The movie begins in the middle of an exorcism, while demon hunter Jake Greyman waits downstairs in case the exorcism does not end well. It's quickly seen that Jake has a dark personality and is more than human. He is solely focused on killing demons regardless of what he must do to accomplish his task. He is a half demon working for the church.
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, 1h41
Directed by S. S. Wilson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Horror, Western
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Giant monster films, Comedy horror films
Actors Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, August Schellenberg, J. E. Freeman, August Schellenberg
Roles Black Hand Kelly
Rating53% 2.655682.655682.655682.655682.65568
In 1889, the site that would become Perfection Valley is home to the town of Rejection Valley. The inhabitants are completely dependent on the income from a nearby silver mine, when a hot spring causes Graboid eggs to hatch, resulting in the death of 17 miners. The mine's owner is Hiram Gummer, great-grandfather of Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Hiram is a direct opposite of his descendant: he is a cold, lofty, well-mannered businessman with no experience in weapons or in any physical activity whatsoever (except bicycle riding, which quickly proves useless on the harsh terrain). He arrives in town to fix the problem, but finds he is in way over his head dealing with the larvae-like Graboids, which the town has dubbed "Dirt Dragons", when they attack his camp one night. One of his companions, Juan, kills one with a pick-axe, and the group barely gets away.