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Bill Thurman

Bill Thurman was an American actor born in Texas on November 4, 1920. His life spanned much of the twentieth century, ending in 1995. Those are simple coordinates, but they are the right place to begin with a performer whose story is better served by a measured introduction than an inflated career summary. There is currently no Bill Thurman movie connected to Please Rewind, so this Talent Wall profile cannot yet use a particular role as a way into his work. Rather than turn that absence into speculation, it is worth holding onto what can be said clearly: Thurman was a Texas-born American actor whose life stretched across 75 years of profound change in both the country and its movies. For readers encountering his name for the first time, this page is best treated as a starting point rather than a complete tour through his acting career. The most useful actor profiles eventually return to the work itself—the roles and performances that allow a career to come into focus. Until one of Thurman’s movies joins the publication, his place on the Talent Wall rests on the essential outline of his life: an American actor, born in Texas on November 4, 1920, who lived until 1995.