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Bill Ash(1926-2011)

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Bill Ash was born on 25 December 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958), The Visitor (1979) and In the Heat of the Night (1988). He died on 11 January 2011 in Douglasville, Georgia, USA.
BornDecember 25, 1926
DiedJanuary 11, 2011(84)
BornDecember 25, 1926
DiedJanuary 11, 2011(84)
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Known for

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
3.9
  • Captain
  • 1958
The Visitor (1979)
The Visitor
5.2
  • Businessman
  • 1979
Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
In the Heat of the Night
7.6
TV Series
  • Tom
  • Ernie
  • Tom Anderson
Six Pack (1982)
Six Pack
6.1
  • Old Man
  • 1982

Credits

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Actor



  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Tom
    • Ernie
    • Tom Anderson
    • 1988–1990
  • Jason Gedrick and Lewis Smith in The Heavenly Kid (1985)
    The Heavenly Kid
    6.3
    • Aged Official
    • 1985
  • The Baron and the Kid (1984)
    The Baron and the Kid
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Paunehy
    • 1984
  • Six Pack (1982)
    Six Pack
    6.1
    • Old Man
    • 1982
  • Coward of the County (1981)
    Coward of the County
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • George
    • 1981
  • The Prize Fighter (1979)
    The Prize Fighter
    5.6
    • Towel Man
    • 1979
  • The Visitor (1979)
    The Visitor
    5.2
    • Businessman
    • 1979
  • Richard Kiel, Tim Conway, Fred Covington, Joe Dorsey, Chuck McCann, Reni Santoni, Sonny Shroyer, and Hank Worden in They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
    They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
    5.1
    • Policeman
    • 1978
  • Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958)
    Plan 9 from Outer Space
    3.9
    • Captain
    • 1958
  • The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
    The Bridges at Toko-Ri
    6.7
    • Spotter (uncredited)
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 25, 1926
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Died
    • January 11, 2011
    • Douglasville, Georgia, USA(lengthly illness)

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