James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok has been played on the screen by lots of actors - some as unlikely as Howard Keel, Guy Madison, Forrest Tucker and Charles Bronson. Sam Elliott was a better choice in BUFFALO GIRLS and Keith Carradine was pretty good (although I have reservations) in the television show DEADWOOD. But for me the best of the lot was Jeff Bridges in the film WILD BILL. The movie was halfway to being a great Western (the first half) but the performance by Bridges was inspired. Here's Wild Bill himself.....
.....and here is Jeff Bridges in the role.
Convincing? I'll leave you to decide.
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