- Bill Moseley
Infobox actor
caption = Bill Moseley, January 2006
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|11|11
birthplace =Barrington, Illinois William Moseley (born
November 11 ,1951 ) is an American filmactor andmusician who has starred in a number ofcult classic horror films. His first big role was in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 " asChop Top . He has also released records withguitarist Buckethead , in the bandCornbugs .Biography
Career
At the age of 29, Moseley got his first film role in Alan Rudolph's "Endangered Species" as a cab driver. In 1985's "Osa" he played a character named "Quilt Face." His third role has become one of his most well known; he appeared as
Chop Top inTobe Hooper 's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 ", after Tobe Hooper saw him in the independent short, "The Texas Chainsaw Manicure". The character spawned the famous film quotes, "Dog will hunt!", "Incoming mail!", and "Lick my plate, you dogdick!".Two years after "TCM 2", he played Frank in 1988's "Mamba". Also in 1988 he played Dr. Gilsig in the remake of the
Steve McQueen film "The Blob ". He next played Darrell in the film "Pink Cadillac" starringClint Eastwood . He then played the lead role of Ricky Caldwell in "Silent Night, Deadly Night 3 ". Even after his roles in these films, he still failed to achieve the popularity within the horror community that he had enjoyed after "TCM 2".In 1990, Moseley appeared in three films: "Crash and Burn", "The First Power", and "The End of Innocence". That year, he also portrayed Johnnie in
Tom Savini 's remake ofGeorge Romero 's 1968 zombie film, "Night of the Living Dead ". In 1993, he had a small role in the cult hit "Army of Darkness " as the Deadite leader. A year later, he was featured in the video game "Corpse Killer ". In 1997 he did voiceover work, for the film, Anders Jacobsson's "Evil Ed", but it was not until 2003 that he would have a role that was just as popular as Chop Top.That year, he starred as the maniacal
Otis B. Driftwood (named afterGroucho Marx 's character from "A Night at the Opera") inRob Zombie 's directorial debut "House of 1000 Corpses ". As Otis, he again became an icon in the horror community. In 2005, he reprised the role of Otis in the sequel "The Devil's Rejects ". Moseley's performance inspired an independent campaign for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, which failed.In 2008, Moseley plays the role of Luigi Largo in
Repo! The Genetic Opera . In this futuristic, genetic opera, he was able to network withNivek Ogre ofSkinny Puppy andohGr and subsequently, appear's onohGr 's new albumDevils In My Details . He mainly speaks at the beginnings or endings of the songs in vivid, poetic rants. He appears on "Eyecandy", "Feelin' Chicken", "Psychoreal", "Timebomb", "Smogharp", and "Witness".Personal life
Moseley was born in Stamford, Connecticut, grew up in
Barrington Hills, Illinois , and is a graduate ofYale University . He has two daughters, Marion Moseley and Jane Moseley. Moseley posts on the "Fangoria"message board s as "Bill Moseley" and is the lead singer of "Cornbugs," a three-man band he has with avant-garde rock/metal guitaristBuckethead andDeli Creeps ' drummer,Pinchface .Filmography
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Endangered Species (1982)
*Osa (1985)
*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)
*Mamba (1988)
*The Blob (1988) (1988)
* Pink Cadillac (1989)
* (1989)
*Crash and Burn (1990)
*The First Power (1990)
*The End of Innocence (1990)
*Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) (1990)
*White Fang (1991 movie) (1991)
* "Inside Out 2" (1992)
*Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
*Army of Darkness (1993)
*Mr. Jones (1993)
* "Blood Run (Outside the law)" (1994)
* "Prehysteria 3!" (1995)
*Evil Ed (1997)
* The Convent (2000)
* "Essence of Echoes" (2002)
*Live From Baghdad (2002)
*House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
* "Vicious" (2003)
* "Homesick" (2004)
*Anderson's Cross (2004)
*The Devil's Rejects (2005)
*All American Massacre (2006 but never released to the public)
* Thr3e (2007)
* Grindhouse - segment "Werewolf Women of the S.S." (2007)
* Halloween (2007)
* Dead Air (2007) (filming)
* House (2008) (post-production)
*Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) (post-production)
* The Graves (2008) (filming)External links
* [http://horror.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=horror&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horror.com%2Fphp%2Farticle-882-1.html Interview with Bill Moseley]
* [http://www.altfg.com/blog/actors/repo-bill-moseley-terrance-zdunich-interview/ Interview with Terrance Zdunich and Bill Moseley about Repo! the Genetic Opera] at [http://www.altfg.com/blog/ Alternative Film Guide]
* [http://www.choptopsbbq.com/ Chop Top's BBQ, Bill Moseley's official site]
*imdb name|id=0608405|name=Bill Moseley
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1203517/]
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