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.