Bill Moseley
Biography
William "Bill" Moseley (born November 11, 1951) is an American film actor and musician who has starred in a number of cult classic horror films, including House of 1000 Corpses, Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Rejects. His first big role was in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as Chop Top. He has also released records with guitarist Buckethead, in the band Cornbugs. Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and grew up in Barrington Hills, Illinois. He is the son of Virginia Gillette (Kleitz), a journalist, and S. D. Moseley (Spencer Dumaresq Moseley), who was a member of the Yale Corporation, All-American captain and center of the 1942 Yale football team, and chairman and chief executive of the Railway Express Agency. His grandfather, George Moseley, also played football at Yale and was an All-American. He is a graduate of Yale University. For a period of time, Moseley operated as a journalist, writing for such magazines as Omni, National Lampoon and Psychology Today.
Known For
ER
1994
The Practice
1997
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
Uncle Grandpa
2013
Z Nation
2014
Tour of Duty
1987
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
Carnivàle
2003
Army of Darkness
1992
Fallen Angels
1993
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
Texas Chainsaw 3D
2013
Filmography
ER
as Charlie · 1994
The Practice
as Jake Spooner · 1997
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Bernie (voice) · 2012
Uncle Grandpa
as Additional Voices (voice) · 2013
Z Nation
as General McCandles · 2014
Tour of Duty
· 1987
Freddy's Nightmares
as Buzz · 1988
Carnivàle
as Possum · 2003
Army of Darkness
as Deadite Captain · 1992
Fallen Angels
as Customer #1 · 1993
Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self · 2018
Texas Chainsaw 3D
as Drayton Sawyer · 2013
Halloween
as Zach "Z-Man" Garrett · 2007
The Blob
as Soldier #2 · 1988
House of 1000 Corpses
as Otis B. Driftwood · 2003
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
as Chop-Top · 1986
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Federal Marshall · 1992
Night of the Living Dead
as Johnnie · 1990
White Fang
as Luke · 1991
The Devil's Rejects
as Otis B. Driftwood · 2005
3 from Hell
as Otis Driftwood · 2019
Grindhouse
as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") · 2007
Charlie's Farm
as John Wilson · 2014
Prisoners of the Ghostland
as Governor · 2021
Holliston
as Crazy Max · 2012
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
· 2022
Pink Cadillac
as Darrell · 1989
The Devil's Tomb
as Prof. Duncan · 2009
The Horde
as Jacob Sutter · 2016
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
as Self · 2015
Mr. Jones
as Worker · 1993
The Alphabet Killer
as Carl Tanner · 2008
Alone in the Dark 2
as Dexter · 2008
Babysitter Wanted
as Chief Dinelli · 2007
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Luigi Largo · 2008
The First Power
as Bartender · 1990
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
as Otis Driftwood (voice) · 2009
Crash and Burn
as Quinn · 1990
Charles Band's Evil Bong
as Bong World Patron · 2006
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
as Ricky · 1989
Live from Baghdad
as Rex · 2002
House
as Stewart · 2008
Stream
as Jimmy · 2024
The Tortured
as Kozlowski · 2010
Arlo: The Burping Pig
as Ernie Dorko · 2016
Sin Eater
· 2022
The Convent
as Officer Ray · 2000
The Devil's Carnival
as The Magician · 2012
Evil Ed
as Special Voice Appearance · 1995
The Possession Experiment
as Father Mark Campbell · 2016
Shed of the Dead
as Doc · 2019
Spawn of the Living Dead
as Dr. Harold Ornsby
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet
as Graveyard Gus · 2009
To Your Last Death
as Pavel (voice) · 2019
Eldorado
as Lemmas · 2012
Night of the Missing
as The Caller (segment "Nite Flirt") · 2023
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
as Mayor Buckman · 2010
Exorcism at 60,000 Feet
as Garvan · 2019
Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
as Self · 2022
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
as Self · 2008
The Church
as Pastor James · 2018
They Turned Us into Killers
· 2024
Dead Air
as Logan Burnhardt · 2009
Baltigore
as The Traveler
Natty Knocks
as Abner Honeywell · 2023
American Exorcist
as Mr. Snowfeather · 2018
Endangered Species
as Cab Driver · 1982
Minutes to Midnight
as Gimple · 2018
The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness
as Self · 2007
Scum of the Earth
as Self · 2026
Point of Origin
as Task Force Officer · 2002
FEARnet's Movies with More Brains
as Self · 2011
In Search of Darkness: Part III
as Self · 2022
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
as Nazi Dad · 2019
Manson Girls
as Charles Manson
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story
as Self · 2017
Blood Run
as Hank · 1994
In Search of Darkness
as Self · 2019
The Graves
as Caleb · 2010
Organism 46-B The Unseen
as Dr. Lincoln Tucker
Night Talkers
as Ari Hall · 2024
UnConventional
as Self · 2004
Anderson's Cross
as Mr. Daniels · 2010
Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"
as Self · 2015
Boar
as Bruce · 2018
Death House
as Giger · 2018
Godkiller: Walk Among Us
as Dr. West (voice) · 2010
Inside Out 2
as Dave (segment "I've Got a Crush on You") · 1992
In Search of Darkness: Part II
as Self · 2020
Orum
as Leonard · 2024
Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival
as The Magician · 2016
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Bill · 2011
Exit Humanity
as General Williams · 2011
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
as Self · 2020
Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood
as Captain Harris · 2024
I Am Fear
as Steve Mccreedy · 2020
Blades in the Darkness 2
as Victor · 2026
Vicious
as Walace · 2003
Prehysteria! 3
as Director · 1995
Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
as Johnny · 2015
The History of Metal and Horror
as Self · 2021
The Fetus
as Maddox · 2025
Old 37
as Darryl · 2015
Thr3e
as Slater · 2007
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
as Self · 2019
Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill)
as Jasper · 2022
The Devil Dogs of Kilo Company
as Capt. Morrison (Voice) · 2015
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
as Self · 2000
The End of Innocence
as Man on the Hill · 1990
Scared to Death
as Felix · 2026
All American Massacre
as Chop-Top · 1998
Cynthia
as Buttercup · 2018
The Devil's Disciples
as Dread · 2024
James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction
as Self · 1993
A Dead Calling
as Chief Murken · 2006
Fair Game
as Frank · 1988
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects'
as Self · 2005
The Ascent
as Erasmus
I Heart Monster Movies
as Self · 2012
Dead Souls
as Sheriff Depford · 2012
Crepitus
as Crepitus · 2018
Rogue River
as Jon · 2012
Hangover in Death Valley
as Lemmas (archive footage) · 2018
Red Night at Skye's
as William Boyd · 2024
Murders
as Sal Bernando · 2022
The Great American Mud Wrestle
as Special Guest Judge · 2018
Vampira: The Movie
as Himself · 2006
House of the Witchdoctor
as Peter Van Hooten · 2014
Fallen Angels
as Westin · 2007
Nightmare Angel
as Dr. William de Freis · 1987
Dark Roads 79
as Caretaker Joseph Willams · 2020
Smothered
as Soggy Christian · 2016
Disciples
as Dread · 2014
A Perfect Place
as Eddie · 2008
Handy Dandy
as Richard Crane · 2019
Home Sick
as Mr. Suitcase · 2007
Mugworth
as Bellousinni · 2018
Hayride to Hell
as Farmer Sam · 2023
Night of the Little Dead
as Kickstand · 2011
Almost Mercy
as Pastor Johnson · 2015
Fish
as Fisherman · 2017
The Inflicted
as Mr. O'Hara · 2012
Osa
as Quilt Face · 1986
Big Top Evil
as Mr. Kharver · 2019
Ice Nine Kills: The Silver Stream
as Host · 2021
Gothic Harvest
as Detective Hollis · 2019
It Runs in the Family
as Self · 2006
Quackers!
as Self (as Chop Top) · 2006
The Mangled
as Bill Bates
Bad Girl Boogey
as Radio DJ (voice) · 2022
Covet
as Sheriff Troy
Subscriber
as Jim · 2026
Alcoholist
as Grey Speckled Man · 2017
Texas Carlos Massacre
as Self · 2021
Nite Flirt
as The Devil · 2022
Essence of Echoes
as Dr. Hilcott · 2002
Toy Box
as David Parker Ray · 2018
Silently Within Your Shadow
as Hugo · 2015
Chastise
as Bronco
Headcheese
as Self (as Chop Top) · 2007
The Anatomy of a Cult
as Self – Luigi Largo · 2026