Judge Roy Bean — The Westerner Character Profile

About Judge Roy Bean

The corrupt self-proclaimed lawman of Vinegaroon who dispenses brutal justice from his saloon. Obsessed with actress Lily Langtry, he clashes with homesteaders and initially befriends Harden. His tyranny culminates in a fatal theater shootout with Harden.

Judge Roy Bean — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Walter Brennan

Appears in

The Westerner (1940)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Judge Roy Bean — Conflict Antagonist — Cole Harden (Gary Cooper)

  Initial conflict over horse theft, reluctant alliance, final nemesis

• Judge Roy Bean — Professional Henchman — Chickenfoot (Paul Hurst)

  Main sidekick and enforcer

• Judge Roy Bean — Professional Associate/Follower — Southeast (Chill Wills)

  Professional relationship as Southeast is one of Bean's men

• Judge Roy Bean — Social Admirer — Lily Langtry (Lilian Bond)

  Obsessed with the actress

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More characters from The Westerner

• Cole Harden (Gary Cooper)
• Jane Ellen Mathews (Doris Davenport)
• Caliphet Mathews (Fred Stone)
• Shad Wilkins (Trevor Bardette)
• Wade Harper (Forrest Tucker)
• Lily Langtry's Manager (uncredited) (Charles Coleman)
• Deputy (uncredited) (Hank Bell)
• Chickenfoot (Paul Hurst)
• King Evans (Tom Tyler)
• Sheriff (uncredited) (Stanley Andrews)
• The Stranger (Lucien Littlefield)
• Mr. Dixon - Homesteader (uncredited) (Arthur Aylesworth)