Biography
Clu Gulager was an American actor, also credited as William Martin Gulager. Born on 16 November 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma, he died on 5 August 2022 in Los Angeles.
He studied acting at Northeastern State College and Baylor University, and trained further in Paris. Gulager became known for his television work as Billy the Kid in the series The Tall Man (1960–1962) and as Deputy Emmett Ryker in The Virginian (1964–1968). His film roles include The Killers (1964), Winning (1969), The Last Picture Show (1971) as Abilene, McQ (1974), The Return of the Living Dead (1985) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He directed the short film A Day with the Boys (1969), nominated for the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Gulager was married to actress Miriam Byrd-Nethery from 1952 until her death in 2003. Their sons John and Tom Gulager have also worked in film.
