Anecdotes

In a documentary that focused on the making of "The Last Picture Show," Timothy revealed that he had a crush on his co-star Cybill Shepherd during the filming, but that she didn't reciprocate his feelings.

One of his children, Bartholomew Buckeye Bottoms, has his own show on Nat Geo Wild called 'The Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Bottoms". Both father and son appeared on 1 episode together.

Father of veterinarian "Buckeye" Bottoms.

Brother of Sam Bottoms, Ben Bottoms and Joseph Bottoms.

Has thus-far (2003) done three highly-memorable performances as George W. Bush: the short-lived TV series Bush, président (2001); a cameo in Traqueur de croco en mission périlleuse (2002); and in the made-for-cable movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003).

Both he and brother Joseph served as replacements on Broadway in the role of Ken Tally in "Fifth of July" in the early 1980s.