Shooter — The Cincinnati Kid Character Profile

About Shooter

A highly respected dealer and close friend of the Kid, known for his 25-year reputation of honesty. He is blackmailed by Slade into rigging the final game for the Kid but ultimately struggles with guilt, leading to his replacement.

Character Facts

Played by

Karl Malden

Appears in

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Shooter — Professional Dealer — Lancey Howard (Edward G. Robinson)

  Shooter officiates Howard's high-stakes poker matches.

• Shooter — Conflict Blackmailer — William Jefferson Slade (Rip Torn)

  Slade coerces Shooter through financial and personal threats.

• Shooter — Professional Relief Dealer — Lady Fingers (Joan Blondell)

  Lady Fingers steps in as the replacement dealer.

• Shooter — Social Fellow Player — Sokal (Milton Selzer)

  Sokal shares the table with Shooter early on.

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More characters from The Cincinnati Kid

• Eric Stoner ("The Cincinnati Kid") (Steve McQueen)
• Lancey Howard (Edward G. Robinson)
• Melba Nile (Ann-Margret)
• Felix (Theo Marcuse)
• Christian Rudd (Tuesday Weld)
• Dealer (Dub Taylor)
• Mrs. Slade (Midge Ware)
• Sokal (Milton Selzer)
• William Jefferson Slade (Rip Torn)
• Mr. Rudd (Karl Swenson)
• Lady Fingers (Joan Blondell)
• Mrs. Rudd (Irene Tedrow)