Spencer — Southern Comfort Character Profile

About Spencer

An amiable soldier who arranges for prostitutes and maintains a good relationship with Hardin. Following the squad mutiny, Spencer assumes leadership. He survives the swamp survival ordeal, fights off Cajun attackers using his M16 and bayonet, and ultimately escapes with Hardin to safety when a U.S. Army truck appears.

Spencer — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Keith Carradine

Appears in

Southern Comfort (1981)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Spencer — Power Squad Leader — Poole (Peter Coyote)

  Poole holds absolute command over Spencer as the designated squad leader.

• Spencer — Conflict Rival Commander — Casper (Les Lannom)

  Casper and Spencer clash over military authority, ending in a mutiny.

• Spencer — Alliance Survival Partner — Hardin (Powers Boothe)

  Spencer and Hardin form a critical pact to protect one another in the swamp.

• Spencer — Alliance Camp Companion — Bowden (Alan Autry)

  Spencer shares a survival camp with the mentally unstable Bowden.

• Spencer — Alliance Beneficiary — Cajun Couple (June Borel)

  Spencer relies on the Cajun couple for temporary refuge and guidance.

• Spencer — Conflict Final Stand Fighter — Hunter (Rob Ryder)

  Spencer directly kills the last Cajun attacker to save Hardin.

• Spencer — Social Amiable Comrade — Reece (Fred Ward)

  Spencer and Reece maintain a friendly, cooperative relationship early on.

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More characters from Southern Comfort

• Hardin (Powers Boothe)
• Reece (Fred Ward)
• Simms (Franklyn Seales)
• Hunter (Sonny Landham)
• Cribbs (T.K. Carter)
• Cajun Couple (Greg Guirard)
• Cajun Musician (Frank Savoy)
• Cajun Dancer (Jeannie Spector)
• Cajun Dancer (Orel Borel)
• Cajun Couple (June Borel)
• Hunter (Rob Ryder)
• Cajun Musician (Marc Savoy)