William Wharton

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## Evil-doer

### Alias

Wild Bill
Billy the Kid
Wharton
Will Bonney

### Resources

Trickery
Strength
Guile

### Goals

Cause as much trouble as possible before his execution (mostly succeeded).

### Crimes

Serial murder (including child murder)
Infanticide (indirectly)
Rape (including pedophilia)
Animal cruelty (book only)
Theft
Trespassing
Terrorism
Vandalism
Arson
Assault
Burglary
Incrimination (indirectly)
Physical and psychological abuse
Torture
Kidnapping

### Type of Villain

Barbaric Thrill-Seeker

**William "Wild Bill" Wharton** is the main antagonist of the novel *The Green Mile* by Stephen King and its 1999 film adaptation.

He is a wild-acting, dangerous multiple-murderer who is determined to make as much trouble as he can before he is executed. He is also responsible for killing a family, raping two kids, and framing John Coffey for it. He was also the arch-nemesis of John Coffey.

He was portrayed by Sam Rockwell.

## What Makes Him Pure Evil?

* He raped and murdered two little girls (a crime that John Coffey was put on death row for), and kept said girls quiet by threatening to kill one if the other called for help.
* Likely killed many other people before being caught, as it’s mentioned he had been “causing trouble all across the country.”
* He killed three people during an armed robbery, one of whom was a pregnant woman (which technically makes him guilty of infanticide).
* Upon being taken to the titular Green Mile, he fakes being doped so that he can attack the guards once they come in. Consequently, he nearly succeeds in strangling Dean to death with his handcuffs, while injuring the other guards in the process such as knocking Harry across the table (giving him a bloody nose) and kneeing Paul in his groin (which is made worse by Paul having a urinary tract infection).
* He's very racist towards Coffey, calling him the N-word.
* He tries to cause the most trouble while he's incarcerated, like spitting in Paul and Brutal's faces (the latter with a moon pie) and urinating on Harry while joking about defecating on Paul and Brutal.
* Sexually assaulted Percy while threatening to rape him, not to help Del or give Percy some karma, but purely for fun and kicks and Percy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
* Whilst he isn't responsible for it, he shows sadistic delight while hearing Del's botched execution and makes a song about it afterwards.
* Seemingly aware of Coffey's abilities, he grabs his arm through the bars as Coffey is being lead from the prison and taunts him with the memories of him killing the two girls, presumably just out of sadism over the fact that Coffey is taking the fall for the murders.
* Although he has many comedic moments, they do not detract from his overall depravity, and after the reveal, they are all gone.
* He's not given any sympathy and is hated by every other character in the story, including Percy, who despite being a sadist himself, appears to be absolutely disgusted by Wharton's crimes before he shoots him dead.