Der Texaner
When Bottoms was 16 years old, he was on the set of "The Last Picture Show", in which his older brother Timothy starred, when the director Peter Bogdanovich decided to give him a screen test. He ended up in the movie as the character of Billy, who has no spoken lines but plays a pivotal role in the drama. Five years later, Bottoms appeared with Clint Eastwood in "The Outlaw Josey Wales".