Lt. William Clark — The Far Horizons Character Profile

About Lt. William Clark

Lewis's co-leader and close friend who proposes to Julia, straining their partnership. He leads a separate river team, bonds with Sacagawea, and insists she stays with the expedition. He plans to take her to Washington, faces a court-martial threat from Lewis, and ultimately learns she has returned to her people.

Lt. William Clark — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Charlton Heston

Appears in

The Far Horizons (1955)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Lt. William Clark — Professional Co-Expedition Leaders — Cpt. Meriwether Lewis (Fred MacMurray)

  Joint leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition with growing tension

• Lt. William Clark — Romantic Fiance — Julia Hancock (Barbara Hale)

  Clark has proposed to Julia and she accepted

• Lt. William Clark — Romantic Lover — Sacajawea (Donna Reed)

  They fall in love during the expedition, he renames her Janey

• Lt. William Clark — Professional Commanding Officer — Sgt. Gass (William Demarest)

  Clark is Gass's commanding officer on the expedition

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• Cpt. Meriwether Lewis (Fred MacMurray)
• Sacajawea (Donna Reed)
• Julia Hancock (Barbara Hale)
• Shoshone Woman (uncredited) (Argentina Brunetti)
• Sgt. Gass (William Demarest)
• Charbonneau (Alan Reed)
• Helmsman Cruzatte (uncredited) (Walter Reed)
• Night Camp Sentry (uncredited) (William Phipps)
• Chief Le Borgne (uncredited) (Ralph Moody)
• Tom (uncredited) (Bill Walker)
• Mrs. Martha Hancock (uncredited) (Helen Wallace)
• Crow Woman (uncredited) (Julia Montoya)