Biography
Richard Holley (1945–1985) was an American actor and helicopter pilot who worked in film and television. He is credited as an actor for the role of Billy White in Sorcerer (1977), directed by William Friedkin.
Holley also appeared as a helicopter pilot in Birdy (1984) and Thief of Hearts (1984). He frequently worked behind the camera as a helicopter pilot and aerial coordinator on productions including Runaway Train (1985), to which the film is dedicated following his death in a helicopter crash in Alaska while en route to filming.
