Wingfield — Captain John Smith and Pocahontas Character Profile

About Wingfield

A colonist who initially plans to abandon the settlement. Secretly hoards gold, arms Opechanco's warriors to destroy the colony, and murders Davis. He ignites the gunpowder storehouse but is defeated by Smith.

Character Facts

Played by

James Seay

Appears in

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Wingfield — Alliance Manipulator — Opechanco (Stuart Randall)

  Wingfield secretly allies with Opechanco to eliminate the settlers and secure the gold.

• Wingfield — Alliance Co-conspirator — Turnbull (Henry Rowland)

  Turnbull acts as Wingfield's enforcer to protect the gold plot.

• Wingfield — Professional Colleague — Rolfe (Robert Clarke)

  They serve in the same colony but pursue divergent survival strategies.

• Wingfield — Conflict Enemy — Pocahontas (Jody Lawrance)

  Wingfield's destructive actions undermine Pocahontas's peace efforts.

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More characters from Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

• Capt. John Smith (Anthony Dexter)
• Pocahontas (Jody Lawrance)
• Fleming (Alan Hale Jr.)
• Rolfe (Robert Clarke)
• Turnbull (Henry Rowland)
• Opechanco (Stuart Randall)
• Kemp (Eric Colmar)
• Powhatan tribesman (uncredited) (Charles Soldani)
• Powhatan tribesman (uncredited) (Tony Urchel)
• Settler who Discovers Gold (uncredited) (Jack Kenny)
• Powhatan Maiden (uncredited) (Francesca De Scaffa)
• Macklin (uncredited) (William Cottrell)