Rico — Home on the Range Character Profile

About Rico

A bounty hunter who initially takes Buck as his horse. He is later revealed to be secretly working for Alameda Slim. He pursues the cows but is ultimately outsmarted and defeated when Buck turns against him.

Character Facts

Played by

Charles Dennis

Appears in

Home on the Range (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Rico — Conflict Pursued Opponents — Maggie (Roseanne Barr)

  Rico obstructs Maggie's rescue mission.

  Rico pursues the cows while working for Alameda Slim, and Maggie's group ultimately helps defeat him.

• Rico — Professional Former Mount And Hunter — Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.)

  A temporary working arrangement ends in opposition.

  Rico takes Buck as a replacement horse while his own horse rests, but Buck later turns against Rico.

• Rico — Professional Secret Employee — Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid)

  Rico serves Slim's hidden criminal scheme.

  Rico is revealed to be secretly working for Alameda Slim while pursuing the cows.

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More characters from Home on the Range

• Maggie (Roseanne Barr)
• Mrs. Caloway (Judi Dench)
• Grace (Jennifer Tilly)
• Wesley (Steve Buscemi)
• Jeb (voice) (Joe Flaherty)
• Rusty (G.W. Bailey)
• Alameda Slim (Randy Quaid)
• Pearl Gesner (voice) (Carole Cook)
• Larry (voice) (Marshall Efron)
• Buck (Cuba Gooding Jr.)
• Piggy (voice) (Bobby Block)
• Sheriff (voice) (Richard Riehle)