“
Don't you call me that! Wild Bill Hickok was no range rider! He was just another bushwackin' John Law! Dumb sonofabitch sat with his back to the door, kilt by a drunk!
”
—Bill voicing his displeasure with the nickname the guards have given him.
William Wharton, also known as Wild Bill or Billy the Kid, is the main antagonist of the 1999 film The Green Mile.
He is portrayed by Sam Rockwell.
Victims[]
- Katie Detterick - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
- Cora Detterick - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
- Two Unnamed People - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Pregnant Woman - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, mentioned.
- Unnamed Woman's Unborn Baby - Died when William Wharton killed their mother off-screen, mentioned.
- John Coffey - Executed at his own request by Jack Van Hay via electric chair on the orders of Paul Edgecomb and because of William Wharton.
Kill Count[]
- Total - 7
- 3 Women
- 3 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 1 Man
Characters Killed by William Wharton[]
- Katie Detterick - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
- Cora Detterick - Killed by William Wharton off-screen, body shown in a flashback.
- John Coffey - Executed at his own request by Jack Van Hay via electric chair on the orders of Paul Edgecomb and because of William Wharton.
Death[]
- Shot to death by Percy Wetmore with a revolver whilst under influence from John Coffey.
Trivia[]
- Based on the character of the same name from Stephen King's 1996 serial novel The Green Mile.
Gallery[]
Wharton smiling.