Billy Drago

Billy Drago was born on Nov 30, 1945 in USA. Billy Drago's big-screen debut came with The Chisholms - Season 1 directed by Mel Stuart in 1979, strarring Teetontah / Teetonkah. Billy Drago is known for Mysterious Skin directed by Gregg Araki, Chase Ellison stars as Neil (age 8) and George Webster as Brian (age 8). The upcoming new movie Billy Drago plays is Low Down which will be released on Jan 27, 2015.

Drago was well known for his villainous parts (leading or supporting), and his rugged yet scary looks and evil smile. He was born William Eugene Burrows in Hugoton, Kansas. He became interested in acting and took his mother's maiden name "Drago" as a stage name. At first he worked as a stuntman in Kansas, then attended the University of Kansas. After graduating he worked as a radio host before joining an acting crew that led him to New York. He began his acting career at the end of 1970s.After appearing in multiple TV series as a guest actor, he appeared in such low-budget films as: Windwalker (1980), Vamp (1986), Chasse sanglante (1986), Le Tueur de l'autoroute (1988), Dark Before Dawn (1988), Gwang tin lung fo wooi (1989), Deux frères en cavale (1989), Martial Law II: Undercover (1991), Lady Dragon 2 (1993) and Cash Reese: Glass Shadow (1993). He also appeared in Walker, Texas Ranger (1993). Other well-known appearances were in: Mad Dogs (1996), Tremors 4 - La légende commence (2004) and La colline a des yeux (2006) (the remake), as the leader of mutant nomads. He did an extensive work on TV, most notably on Charmed (1998). He also produced an instructional acting video with his wife, Silvana Gallardo.