Will — The Spikes Gang Character Profile

About Will

One of three impressionable youths who run away to Texas. He accidentally kills several men, joins Spikes' gang, refuses to abandon dying friends, discovers Spikes' betrayal, kills him, and dies at a train station.

Character Facts

Played by

Gary Grimes

Appears in

The Spikes Gang (1974)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Will — Narrative Mentor — Harry Spikes (Lee Marvin)

  Initial savior and later criminal recruiter who guides the boys' early journey.

• Will — Alliance Teammate — Les (Ron Howard)

  Loyal companions who share a bond forged through shared hardship and adventure.

• Will — Alliance Teammate — Tod (Charles Martin Smith)

  Loyal companions who share a bond forged through shared hardship and adventure.

• Will — Conflict Rejected Aspirant — Kid White (Arthur Hunnicutt)

  An eager outsider rejected by the gang leader, resulting in a deadly gunfight.

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More characters from The Spikes Gang

• Harry Spikes (Lee Marvin)
• Les (Ron Howard)
• Tod (Charles Martin Smith)
• Basset (Noah Beery Jr.)
• Kid White (Arthur Hunnicutt)
• Cowboy (Don Fellows)
• Billy (Elliott Sullivan)
• Abel Young (Marc Smith)