Wild Bill

James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok, famous gunfighter and gambler, was only 39 years old when he died in Deadwood SD, in 1876. He was shot in the back of the head in a cowardly attack, and died holding aces and eights.

I find it interesting, because in the movies he’s generally been portrayed quite a bit older. As here, by Keith Carradine, in Deadwood.


Carradine is 59, but he can still wear his guns, is my point.