The ThumbScore for Clu Gulager (80.2%) is the average audience approval rating across 8 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Clu's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
William Martin "Clu" Gulager (; November 16, 1928 โ August 5, 2022) was an American film and television actor. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of Billy the Kid in the 1960โ1962 NBC television Western The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western, The Virginian. He later had a second career as a horror film actor, including a lead part in Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead (1985). Gulager's first major film role was in Don Siegel's The Killers (1964), followed by a supporting part in the racing film Winning (1969); in Peter Bogdanovich's drama The Last Picture Show (1971); and opposite John Wayne in McQ (1974). He also directed the short film A Day with the Boys, which was nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. In the 1980s, Gulager appeared in several horror films, such as The Initiation (1984). In 2005, he appeared in the horror film Feast, and its sequels. He also appeared in the independent film Tangerine (2015) and in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), which was his final film role.
The Virginian (TV series) (1966) Bronze Wrangler Award for Best Fictional Television Drama ensemble cast A Day with the Boys (1969) (director, short film) Nominated Palme d'Or โ Cannes Film Festival "Best Short Film" Hunter's Blood (1986) Nominated Saturn Award "Best Supporting Actor" Gulager is one of several "Oklahoma Walk of Fame" members represented on medallions in front of Tulsa's Circle Cinema.
Born 1928-11-16 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA. Died 2022-08-05.
On ThumbScore, Clu Gulager appears in 8 films with an average audience score of 80.2%, most frequently in the Horror genre.