Billy Green Bush
Biography
William Warren Bush (born 1935) is an American actor, sometimes credited as “Billy Greenbush”. Notable movie appearances include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Culpepper Cattle Company (1972), Electra Glide in Blue (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), The River (1984), The Hitcher (1986), Critters (1986) and Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993). He has also appeared frequently on television, including a recurring role as Bobby Angel on Hill Street Blues and a memorable episode of MAS*H. He later appeared as Vernon Presley, the father of Elvis Presley, in the series Elvis. Bush is the father of twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush (who starred as Carrie in Little House on the Prairie) and actor Clay Greenbush.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Critters
as Jay Brown
1986
Tom Horn
as Joe Belle
1980
Electra Glide in Blue
as Zipper
1973
The Hitcher
as Trooper Donner
1986
Five Easy Pieces
as Elton
1970
40 Carats
as J.D. Rogers
1973
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
as Frank Culpepper
1972
Conagher
as Jacob Teale
1991
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Donald Hyatt
1974
Monte Walsh
as Powder Kent
1970
The Deliberate Stranger
as Officer Bradley
1986
The Call of the Wild
as Redsweater
1976
Rampage
as Judge McKinsey
1987
The Jesus Trip
as Tarboro
1971
The River
as Harve Stanley
1984
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Sheriff Ed Landis
1993
The Beasts Are on the Streets
as Jim Scudder
1978
The Girl on the Edge of Town
as Frank Swenson
1981
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Dave Keene
1975
Elvis and Me
as Vernon Presley
1988
