Brad’s “4 Shots from 4 Films” remembers Old West legend, Sheriff Pat Garrett!


Pat Garrett, the man who shot and killed William “Billy the Kid” Bonney, was born on June 5th, 1850. He’s become a legend of the old west based on that fact, and he’s been portrayed by many different actors over the years in movies and on TV. I love westerns so the stories of Billy the Kid, and thus Pat Garrett, have always been fascinating to me. As such, on the anniversary of the man’s 176th birthday, here are “4 Shots from 4 Films” featuring some notable portrayals of Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Thomas Mitchell as Pat Garrett, behind Jack Buetel as Billy the Kid, in The Outlaw (1943)
James Coburn as Pat Garrett and Kris Kristofferson as Billy the Kid in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
William Petersen as Pat Garrett in Young Guns II (1990)
Ethan Hawke as Pat Garrett in The Kid (2019)

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