George Armstrong Custer — They Died with Their Boots On Character Profile

About George Armstrong Custer

West Point cadet turned Union cavalry officer. Ignored academy rules, rose through Civil War ranks, married Libbie, later disciplined frontier troops, clashed with corrupt officials, and ultimately fell at Little Bighorn while reporting a gold conspiracy.

George Armstrong Custer — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Errol Flynn

Appears in

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• George Armstrong Custer — Conflict Enemy — Crazy Horse (Anthony Quinn)

  Custer and Crazy Horse lead opposing military forces in a clash over territorial control.

• George Armstrong Custer — Conflict Arch Enemy — Ned Sharp (Arthur Kennedy)

  Sharp acts as the primary antagonist, using corruption and manipulation to undermine Custer's military authority.

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• Ned Sharp (Arthur Kennedy)
• California Joe (Charley Grapewin)
• Fitzhugh Lee (Regis Toomey)
• Samuel Bacon, Esq. (Gene Lockhart)
• Maj. Romulus Taipe (Stanley Ridges)
• Uniform Salesman (uncredited) (Irving Bacon)
• Cpl. Smith (uncredited) (Eddie Acuff)
• Senator Smith (Minor Watson)
• Callie (Hattie McDaniel)
• Sgt. Doolittle (Joe Sawyer)
• Crazy Horse (Anthony Quinn)