Bootstrap Bill Turner

William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner, Sr. is a character in Pirates of the Caribbean. He is the father of Will Turner and the paternal grandfather of Henry Turner.
He Is portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård, who portrayed Erik Selvig from the Thor films. 
== History ==
=== Background ===
===Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest===
Bootstrap is sent by Jones to remind Sparrow of his debt to him, since it was Jones who raised the Black Pearl from the bottom of the sea for Sparrow in the first place. They catch up and Bootstrap learns that his son aided Jack in regaining the ship before Bootstrap reminds Jack of his debt to Jones. He then brands Sparrow with the Black Spot, a sign that the Kraken, Jones' pet leviathan, is hunting him before leaving the ship.
A few days later, Bootstrap is reunited with his son on the Dutchman following a confusion regarding their surnames that causes an accident that Will is blamed for. When Jimmy Legs tries to punish Will, Bootstrap intervenes and states he'll take all of Will's punishment after he is warned. Davy Jones appears and questions Bootstrap on this kind act, Bootstrap revealed to all that Will is actually his son, which was why he was intervening. He is then given the horrible task of whipping Will in the back (so that Jimmy Legs will not do Will any worse harm).
Despite the flogging, Bootstrap and Will bond rather uneasily, and Bootstrap eventually aids Will in stealing the key to the Dead Man's Chest from a sleeping Jones, although at the cost of surrendering his soul to Jones for eternity during a game of Liar's Dice. Despite Bootstrap admitting that he abandoned him at an early age and does not deserve salvation, Will promises to free his father no matter what.
However, Jones discovers this and punishes Bootstrap by forcing him watch the Kraken destroy the Edinburgh Trader, the ship which is harboring Will. Following the devastation, Jones orders Bootstrap locked in the brig. Bootstrap, however, remains unaware that Will survived, and is too devastated to resist his imprisonment.
===Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End===
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