Billy the Kid — Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid Character Profile

About Billy the Kid

Also known as William H. Bonney, this notorious outlaw is the film's central figure. After escaping Lincoln County Jail by killing his guards, he evades capture by hiding at Old Fort Sumner. He engages in multiple shootouts, kills a rival deputy in a duel, and is eventually tracked down and shot dead by his former friend Pat Garrett.

Billy the Kid — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Kris Kristofferson

Appears in

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (9)

• Billy the Kid — Social Friend — Paco (Emilio Fernández)
• Billy the Kid — Narrative Target — Sheriff Colin Baker (Slim Pickens)
• Billy the Kid — Professional Debtor — Chisum (Barry Sullivan)
• Billy the Kid — Alliance Gang Member — Black Harris (L.Q. Jones)
• Billy the Kid — Conflict Duelist — Alamosa Bill Kermit (Jack Elam)
• Billy the Kid — Conflict Enemy — Holly (Richard Bright)
• Billy the Kid — Family Father-in-law — Pete Maxwell (Paul Fix)
• Billy the Kid — Alliance Rescuer — Alias (Bob Dylan)
• Billy the Kid — Conflict Arch Enemy — Pat Garrett (James Coburn)

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More characters from Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

• Pat Garrett (James Coburn)
• Sheriff Kip McKinney (Richard Jaeckel)
• Mrs. Baker (Katy Jurado)
• Poe (John Beck)
• Lemuel (Chill Wills)
• Sheriff Colin Baker (Slim Pickens)
• Holly (Richard Bright)
• Black Harris (L.Q. Jones)
• Chisum (Barry Sullivan)
• Alamosa Bill Kermit (Jack Elam)
• Pete Maxwell (Paul Fix)
• Paco (Emilio Fernández)