Ryker — The Outcasts of Poker Flat Character Profile

About Ryker

A murderous western outlaw who robs Poker Flat and abandons his wife Cal. He tracks the banished group to their cabin, terrorizes them, murders Jake and The Duchess for trivial reasons, and is ultimately strangled to death by Oakhurst.

Character Facts

Played by

Cameron Mitchell

Appears in

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Ryker — Family Wife — Cal (Anne Baxter)

  Cal is Ryker's secret wife and financial accomplice.

• Ryker — Conflict Archenemy — John Oakhurst (Dale Robertson)

  Oakhurst and Ryker are mortal enemies.

• Ryker — Conflict Murderer — Drunk (Dick Rich)

  Ryker brutally executes the Drunk over a minor infraction.

• Ryker — Conflict Threat — Tom Dakin (Craig Hill)

  Ryker poses a direct physical threat to Tom and the group.

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More characters from The Outcasts of Poker Flat

• Cal (Anne Baxter)
• John Oakhurst (Dale Robertson)
• Mrs. Shipton aka 'The Duchess' (Miriam Hopkins)
• Piney Wilson (Barbara Bates)
• Tom Dakin (Craig Hill)
• Jake Watterson (as Billy Lynn) (William H. Lynn)
• Drunk (Dick Rich)