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