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Wild Bill is a 1995 American biographical Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok. The film was written and directed by Walter Hill , and based on the 1978 stage play Fathers and Sons by Thomas Babe and the 1986 novel Deadwood by Pete Dexter .
The film ends with his fate left ambiguous; when Trixie returns to the Gem to care for him, she begins to recite the Lord's Prayer — "Our Father, which art in Heaven" — to which Swearengen weakly replies, "Let Him fucking stay there." The character is based on the real-life Al Swearengen, who owned the Gem Theater in Deadwood.
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
Wild Bill Elliott (born Gordon Nance, October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns , particularly the Red Ryder series of films.
His film appearances in his later years included roles in Zebra in the Kitchen (1965), [7] The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969), and Myra Breckinridge (1970). Devine and George Bancroft in Stagecoach (1939) Roy Rogers , Jane Frazee and Devine in Under California Stars (1948) Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Devine's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
The code name was reused in 2005 for a character named Alejandro Garcia. This version of Long Range is the Joes' transportation expert who drives a Rolling Operations Command Center (R.O.C.C.). He appeared in the Devil's Due G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 comics and the 2005 G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 animated series, where he additionally served as the team's sniper.
Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 – February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor.He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958.
Pony Express is a 1953 American Western film directed by Jerry Hopper, filmed in Kanab, Utah, and starring Charlton Heston as Buffalo Bill, Forrest Tucker as Wild Bill Hickok, Jan Sterling as a Calamity Jane-type character, and Rhonda Fleming. [2]