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
- 2026 · Scared to Death as Felix
- 2024 · Night Talkers as Ari Hall
- 2024 · Orum as Leonard
- 2024 · Stream as Jimmy
- 2024 · Ice Nine Kills Presents: Welcome to Horrorwood as Captain Harris
- 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 · Nite Flirt as The Devil
- 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 · I Am Fear as Steve Mccreedy
- 2019 · To Your Last Death as Pavel (voice)
- 2019 · Gothic Harvest as Detective Hollis
- 2019 · 3 from Hell as Otis Driftwood
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2019 · Big Top Evil as Mr. Kharver
- 2019 · Shed of the Dead as Doc
- 2019 · In Search of Darkness as Self
- 2018 · Mugworth as Bellousinni
- 2018 · American Exorcist as Mr. Snowfeather
- 2018 · Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
- 2018 · The Church as Pastor James
- 2018 · Toy Box as David Parker Ray
- 2018 · Cynthia as Buttercup
- 2018 · Minutes to Midnight as Gimple
- 2018 · Crepitus as Crepitus
- 2018 · Boar as Bruce
- 2018 · Death House as Giger
- 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 · The Horde as Jacob Sutter
- 2016 · Smothered as Soggy Christian
- 2016 · Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival as The Magician
- 2015 · Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini as Self
- 2015 · Almost Mercy as Pastor Johnson
- 2015 · Old 37 as Darryl
- 2014 · Z Nation as General McCandles
- 2013 · Uncle Grandpa as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2013 · Texas Chainsaw 3D as Drayton Sawyer
- 2012 · I Heart Monster Movies as Self
- 2012 · Dead Souls as Sheriff Depford
- 2012 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Bernie (voice)
- 2012 · The Inflicted as Mr. O'Hara
- 2012 · The Devil's Carnival as The Magician
- 2012 · Holliston as Crazy Max
- 2012 · Eldorado as Lemmas
- 2012 · Rogue River as Jon
- 2011 · Exit Humanity as General Williams
- 2011 · Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Bill
- 2011 · FEARnet's Movies with More Brains as Self
- 2010 · The Tortured as Kozlowski
- 2010 · Anderson's Cross as Mr. Daniels
- 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
- 2007 · Headcheese as Self (as Chop Top)
- 2007 · Halloween as Zach "Z-Man" Garrett
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")
- 2006 · A Dead Calling as Chief Murken
- 2006 · Charles Band's 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
- 2002 · Point of Origin as Task Force Officer
- 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
- 1992 · Inside Out 2 as Dave (segment "I've Got a Crush on You")
- 1991 · White Fang as Luke
- 1990 · Night of the Living Dead as Johnnie
- 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
- 1982 · Endangered Species as Cab Driver
- Future · Manson Girls as Charles Manson
- 2022 · Sin Eater as
- 2014 · Charlie's Farm as John Wilson
- 2010 · 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams as Mayor Buckman
- 2010 · The Graves as Caleb
- 2009 · Dead Air as Logan Burnhardt
- 2008 · Alone in the Dark 2 as Dexter
- 2008 · A Perfect Place as Eddie
- 2007 · Fallen Angels as Westin
- 2007 · Babysitter Wanted as Chief Dinelli
- 2004 · UnConventional as Self
- 2002 · Live from Baghdad as Rex
- 1995 · Evil Ed as Special Voice Appearance
- 1990 · Crash and Burn as Quinn
- Future · Spawn of the Living Dead as Dr. Harold Ornsby
- 2000 · The Convent as Officer Ray
- 1994 · Blood Run as Hank
- 1990 · The First Power as Bartender
- 1989 · Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out! as Ricky
- Future · Baltigore as The Traveler
- 1986 · Nightmare Angel as Dr. William de Freis
- Future · Organism 46-B The Unseen as Dr. Lincoln Tucker
- 2025 · The Fetus as Maddox
- 2024 · The Devil's Disciples as Dread
- 2024 · Red Night at Skye's as William Boyd
- 2022 · Bad Girl Boogey as Radio DJ (voice)
- 2022 · Murders as Sal Bernando
- 2022 · Dead by Midnight (Y2Kill) as Jasper
- 2021 · Ice Nine Kills: The Silver Stream as Host
- 2021 · Texas Carlos Massacre as Self
- 2020 · Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi as Self
- 2019 · Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Nazi Dad
- 2019 · Exorcism at 60,000 Feet as Garvan
- 2019 · Handy Dandy as Richard Crane
- 2018 · Hangover in Death Valley as Lemmas (archive footage)
- 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)
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- Future · Covet as Sheriff Troy
- 2015 · Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" as Self
- 2015 · Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn as Johnny
- 2015 · Silently Within Your Shadow as Hugo
- 2014 · House of the Witchdoctor as Peter Van Hooten
- 2014 · Disciples as Dread
- 2011 · Night of the Little Dead as Kickstand
- 2010 · Godkiller: Walk Among Us as Dr. West (voice)
- 2007 · The Return of the Living Dead: The Decade of Darkness as Self
- 2007 · Home Sick as Mr. Suitcase
- 2007 · Thr3e as Slater
- 2006 · Quackers! as Self (as Chop Top)
- 2006 · Vampira: The Movie as Himself
- 1998 · All American Massacre as Chop-Top
- Future · Subscriber as Jim
- Future · The Mangled as Bill Bates
- 2006 · It Runs in the Family as Self
- 2005 · 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' as Self
- 1993 · James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction as Self
- Future · Blades in the Darkness 2 as Victor
- Future · Chastise as Bronco
- 2002 · Essence of Echoes as Dr. Hilcott
- 2000 · Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth as Self
- 1995 · Prehysteria! 3 as Director
- 1990 · The End of Innocence as Man on the Hill
- 1988 · Fair Game as Frank
- 1986 · Osa as Quilt Face




