Captain Roper — Escape from Fort Bravo Character Profile

About Captain Roper

Strict Union disciplinarian at Fort Bravo. Falls in love with Carla. Pursues escaped Confederate prisoners after she leaves with them. Arms the group to fight hostile Apaches, sacrifices himself in plain view to save Carla and Beecher, and is rescued by cavalry. Later thanks Bailey for bringing help.

Captain Roper — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

William Holden

Appears in

Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Captain Roper — Power Guard — Campbell (William Demarest)
• Captain Roper — Professional Subordinate — Lieutenant Beecher (Richard Anderson)
• Captain Roper — Professional Commander — Bailey (John Lupton)
• Captain Roper — Romantic Love Interest — Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker)

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More characters from Escape from Fort Bravo

• Carla Forester (Eleanor Parker)
• Captain Marsh (John Forsythe)
• Cabot Young (William Campbell)
• Campbell (William Demarest)
• Alice Owens (Polly Bergen)
• Lieutenant Beecher (Richard Anderson)
• Watson (uncredited) (Howard McNear)
• Bailey (John Lupton)
• Colonel Owens (Carl Benton Reid)
• Symore (uncredited) (William Newell)
• Sergeant Compton (uncredited) (Glenn Strange)
• Chaplain (uncredited) (Harry Cheshire)