Bill Moseley

Biography

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

Army of Darkness

as Deadite Captain

Halloween

as Zach 'Z-Man' Garrett

Grindhouse

as Dr. Heinrich von Strasser (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS")

Texas Chainsaw 3D

as Drayton Sawyer

House of 1000 Corpses

as Otis B. Driftwood

The Devil's Rejects

as Otis B. Driftwood

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Federal Marshall

The Blob

as Soldier

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

as Chop-Top

Z Nation

as General McCandles