Actor Bill McKinney (1931)

The American action film First Blood (1982), directed by Ted Kotcheff and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone, follows Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. Based on David Morrell’s novel of the same name, which had been unsuccessfully attempted to be adapted in the 1970s by various directors and studios. After searching for his old comrade at a lake house, Rambo discovers that he passed away from cancer caused by Agent Orange exposure during the war over a year ago. He expresses his condolences to the ...

Starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke, Bronco Billy (1980) is an American Western comedy-drama film. He works as a stuntman in his troupe’s traveling circus, known as ‘Bronco Billy’s Wild West Show’, which bears resemblance to Buffalo Bill’s Wild West. As the owner and operator of the show, Bronco Billy performs in front of a small audience. His finale involves shooting balloons around his assistant on a rotating disc while blindfolded, followed by throwing a knife at the final balloon. However, due to the assistant’s accidental ...

Any Which Way You Can (1980), directed by Buddy Van Horn, is an American action comedy film. Philo Beddoe, who previously threw a fight with Tank Murdock, continues to participate in underground bare-knuckle boxing matches two years later. He resides with his family and orangutan Clyde, and ultimately decides to retire from fighting when he realizes he has grown to enjoy the pain. One night at his favorite bar, Philo reunites with his ex-girlfriend Lynn Halsey-Taylor, a country-western singer who apologizes for their past issues. The two rekindle their relationship and move in together. The Black Widows biker gang, who ...

Every Which Way but Loose (1978), an American action comedy film released by Warner Bros., features Clint Eastwood in a unique comedic role. Philo Beddoe is a truck driver residing in the San Fernando Valley, sharing a small home with an orangutan named Clyde behind his brother and mother’s house. Philo earns extra money as a bare-knuckle fighter and is often compared to renowned boxer Tank Murdock. One evening at the Palomino Club, a local honky-tonk, Philo becomes enamored with Lynn Halsey-Taylor, an aspiring country singer. However, their seemingly successful relationship takes a turn when Lynn and her camper ...

The Gauntlet (1977), an American action thriller directed by Clint Eastwood and starring both Eastwood and Sondra Locke, follows Ben Shockley, an alcoholic cop from Phoenix, as he is tasked with escorting witness Augustina ‘Gus’ Mally from Las Vegas. Shockley’s superior, Commissioner Edgar A. Blakelock, dismissively refers to Mally as a ‘nothing witness’ for a ‘nothing trial’. Despite Mally’s insistence that they are in danger of being killed in a planned hit, Shockley remains ...

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) is an American Western film that takes place during and after the American Civil War. Clint Eastwood both directed and starred in the movie. A Missouri farmer named Josey Wales seeks revenge after his wife and young son are killed by a group of Redlegs, a unit of pro-Union Jayhawker militants under Captain Terrill’s command. After burying his loved ones, Josey practices shooting before joining a Confederate group led by William T. Anderson and participating in attacks against Union supporters and soldiers. As the war comes to an end, Captain Fletcher convinces the guerrillas to ...