Billy Glide (July 25, 1970 - May 24, 2014) was a pornographic actor.[2] He began appearing in adult films around 1995 and appeared in over 1300 movies.[4] Billy Glide was born Tad Douglas Nolen in Los Angeles, California, United States. He started his career in 1995. Glide died on 24 March 2014 in Huntington Beach, California. It was initially reported that had been bitten by a rattlesnake, while helping a friend move, and had refused medical treatment. However, it was later confirmed that the true cause of death had been a drug overdose. Glide never married but left behind a daughter at the time of his death. He was a personal friend of fellow performer Alana Evans.[4][5] Glide was posthumously inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2015.[4]