Jeff Pillars

Jeff Pillars (born July 13, 1958) is an American actor and screenplay writer. Pillars is originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a former writer and performer for the breakfast radio program, the John Boy and Billy Big Show in Charlotte, North Carolina which ended in December 2025. His "Ernest" co-star Duke Ernsberger is a Charlotte native.

Acting filmography

Movies

Critical Condition (1987) – Correction Officer
Born to Race (1988) – Kenny's 'Henderson Hardware' Team
Killer! (1989)
Mr. Destiny (1990) – Duncan the Tow Truck Driver
Super Mario Bros. (1993) – Devo Technician
Ernest Rides Again (1993) – Joe
Road-Kill U.S.A. (1993) – Harvey
Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994) – Deputy Ed
Radioland Murders (1994) – Nerdy Stagehand
Bandwagon (1996) – Trumholdt
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) – Truck Driver
This World, Then the Fireworks (1997) – Galloway
Bloodmoon (1997) – Justice
Ernest in the Army (1998) – Gen. Rodney Lincoln
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999) – Biker
Pirates of the Plain (1999) – DeGroot
Cold Storage (2006) – Sheriff Bullock

Television

The Night of the Hunter (1991) – Mechanic
In a Child's Name (1991) – Friendly Guard
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- Episode – Young Indiana Jones and the Scandal of 1920 (1993) – Tom
Matlock
- Episode – The Fortune (1993) – Nick Dempsey
- Episode – The Verdict (1995) – Rusty Stambler
Deadly Pursuits (1996) – Delacroix
The Stepford Husbands (1996) – Gordon
Twilight Man (1996) – Fat Guy
A Kiss So Deadly (1996) – Ray
Any Place But Home (1997) – Melvin the Pig Farmer
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1997) – Ed Syler
From the Earth to the Moon (1998, TV mini-series) – Charlie

Writing filmography

Ernest in the Army (1998) (screenplay)
The All New Adventures of Laurel and Hardy: For Love or Mummy (1999) (co-wrote screenplay)

External links

Official website
Jeff Pillars at IMDb