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Timothy Bottoms

1951 - Today

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Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in Johnny Got His Gun (1971); Sonny Crawford in The Last Picture Show (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cybill Shepherd and Jeff Bridges, rose to fame; and as James Hart, the first-year law student who battles with Prof. Kingsfield, in the film adaptation The Paper Chase (1973). He is also known for playing the main antagonist in the disaster film Rollercoaster (1977) and for playing President George W. Bush multiple times, including on the sitcom That's My Bush!, the comedy film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course and the docudrama DC 9/11: Time of Crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Timothy Bottoms is the 5,858th most popular actor (down from 5,674th in 2024), the 9,080th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,312th in 2019) and the 2,691st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Timothy Bottoms ranks 5,857 out of 13,578. Before him are Jon Seda, Maggie McNamara, Blossom Rock, Phoebe Dynevor, and Richard Haydn. After him are Joseph Marcell, Kenneth More, Lori Loughlin, Carl Ebert, Jang Hye-jin, Michael Rosenbaum, and Rokurō Naya.

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Among people born in 1951, Timothy Bottoms ranks 481. Before him are Celia Weston, Dani, Bruce Arena, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Sally Mann, and Gianpiero Marini. After him are Ian Buruma, Vladimir Romashkin, Dariush, Marsha Ivins, Steve Hillage, and Zoltán Ribli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Timothy Bottoms ranks 9,082 out of 20,380. Before him are Kim Deal (1961), Jon Seda (1970), Sarah Goodridge (1788), Maggie McNamara (1928), Blossom Rock (1895), and James Cotton (1935). After him are Spencer Haywood (1949), Lori Loughlin (1964), Jo Jones (1911), Lex Luger (1958), Dan Coats (1943), and Dexter Jackson (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Timothy Bottoms ranks 2,692. Before him are Della Reese (1931), Lakeith Stanfield (1991), Dawn Olivieri (1981), Jon Seda (1970), Maggie McNamara (1928), and Blossom Rock (1895). After him are Lori Loughlin (1964), Michael Rosenbaum (1972), Isabel Sanford (1917), Jenna Ortega (2002), Bill Camp (1961), and Hilarie Burton (1982).

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