Col. Jim Bowie — Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Character Profile

About Col. Jim Bowie

Commander at the Alamo who welcomes Crockett and his companions. Confides that the garrison's supplies are critically low. Remains bedridden during the final Mexican assault and is killed when the fort falls.

Character Facts

Played by

Kenneth Tobey

Appears in

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

Role

Supporting

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