'Wild Bill' Wharton — The Green Mile Character Profile

About 'Wild Bill' Wharton

A violent and erratic death row inmate who torments the guards and staff. He is ultimately killed by a fly-possessed Percy Wetmore, and his memories are shown to Paul, proving John Coffey's innocence.

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Rockwell

Appears in

The Green Mile (1999)

Role

Supporting

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• Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks)
• Brutus 'Brutal' Howell (David Morse)
• Jan Edgecomb (Bonnie Hunt)
• John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan)
• Harry Terwilliger (Jeffrey DeMunn)
• Warden Hal Moores (James Cromwell)
• Marjorie Detterick (Paula Malcomson)
• Melinda Moores (Patricia Clarkson)
• Toot-Toot (Harry Dean Stanton)
• Klaus Detterick (William Sadler)
• Arlen Bitterbuck (Graham Greene)
• Old Paul Edgecomb (Dabbs Greer)