Who played the sheriff in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid?

James Coburn
Sheriff Pat Garrett (James Coburn) is ordered by Governor Wallace (Jason Robards) to go after the outlaw Billy the Kid (Kris Kristofferson) because the cattle businessmen want him caught.

How old was Pat Garrett when he shot Billy the Kid?

21-year-old
As he entered Maxwell’s darkened bedroom, he spotted the shadowy outline of Garrett and once again asked, “Who’s that?” Upon recognizing the Kid’s voice, Sheriff Garrett drew his six-shooter and fired off two rounds in his direction. One bullet struck the 21-year-old near his heart, killing him instantly.

Who Shot Sheriff Pat Garrett?

Brazel
The coroner’s report on Garrett’s death states that Brazel shot Garrett. Brazel reportedly confessed, but was acquitted at trial. Four other suspects have been proposed: Adamson, Cox, Rhode, and Miller.

Why did Billy the Kid call Pat Garrett big casino?

The altercation led to gunplay and when the other man drew on Garrett, Pat shot him dead. It was at the saloon that Pat Garrett met and often gambled with William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid. The two were seen together so often they soon took on the nicknames of “Big Casino” and “Little Casino.”

Did Billy the Kid have children?

The first of their three children, Adelina, was born in January 1884. Luz was born in November 1890. Telesfor José was born in Fort Sumner on June 7, 1895—14 years after the Kid’s death. No records or family stories reveal Paulita gave birth prior to Adelina.

When did Pat Garrett kill Billy the Kid?

Some believe the Kid wasn’t killed in 1881. Pat Garrett became an Old West legend for killing Billy the Kid, yet as the years passed, rumors circulated that the Sheriff had either shot the wrong man or helped fake the outlaw’s death.

Who was the sheriff that killed Billy the Kid?

“Killin’ Jim” Miller was a known assassin, and Pat Garrett (inset), famed former sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, may have been among his victims. The 1908 murder of Pat Garrett in New Mexico Territory’s Doña Ana County remains one of the West’s persisting whodunits.

How tall was Sheriff Garrett in the movie Billy the Kid?

The story of Garrett and Billy the Kid is, of course, classic lore of the American west, and has been frequent fodder for Hollywood movies. Pat was a tall, thin angular man with prominent cheek bones, 6′ 4″, came west in 1869, when he was nineteen, to take part in the slaughter of the buffalo on the High Plains of Texas.

Who was Sheriff Pat Garrett and what did he do?

Pat Garrett was raised on a prosperous pre-Civil War plantation in Louisiana, then worked as a cowboy and buffalo hunter before becoming a cop. He had a reputation as a hot-tempered man, and in 1877 he killed a friend in a drunken brawl, but was acquitted on grounds of self-defense.