A corrections officer overseeing the death row section who becomes deeply skeptical of John Coffey's guilt after witnessing his miraculous healing abilities. He facilitates John's temporary release to heal the warden's wife, allows the execution, and lives a long life burdened by guilt over John's death.
A quiet fellow guard who shares the burden of the block's routines and its grim final walks.
Harry is named among the officers working with Paul on the Green Mile when John Coffey arrives.
Dean stands beside Paul during the dangerous secret mission and its consequences.
Dean is a dedicated corrections officer who joins Paul in the risky plan to smuggle John out of prison to heal the warden's wife.
Paul despises Percy's cruelty and maneuvers to remove him from the Green Mile.
Percy is sadistic and despised but protected by political connections; the officers, led by Paul, finally punish him by locking him in a padded cell.
The prison guard and the gentle condemned man whose cell lies at the heart of the story.
Paul oversees the Green Mile where John Coffey is held for the murder of two girls, and Paul ultimately has to supervise John's execution.
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