Cast & creator
Bill Thornbury
Best known for Secrets of Midland Heights, Phantasm, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Bill Thornbury (born May 24, 1952) is an American musician, and actor, best known for his role as Jody Pearson in the Phantasm film series. A lover of music and scenic arts since his childhood, Bill Thornbury graduated from the California State University at Fresno with a teaching degree in music and nowadays teaches in Northern California.
Also known as: Jody
Movies
10
film credits
Series
1
television credits
Career
11
1974–2025 · acting roles
Credit score
5.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (11)
Showing 11 of 11 credits
Series
★ 6.3
Secrets of Midland Heights
Mark Hudson
1980
Movie
★ 6.5
Phantasm
Jody
1979
Movie
★ 5.8
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
Jody
1994
Movie
★ 5.7
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
Movie
★ 5.2
Phantasm IV: Oblivion
Jody
1998
Movie
★ 4.7
The Lost Empire
Rob Wolfe
1984
Movie
★ 4.8
Phantasm: Ravager
Jody
2016
Movie
★ 4.2
Summer School Teachers
Arthur
1974
Movie
A Blind Bargain
Jody
2025
Movie
Iron and Horse
Thom Beason
1975P
Movie
★ 7.5
Phantasmagoria
Himself
2005