Wild Bill Hickok, lawman, gunfighter and gambler, of the American Wild West has been depicted many times and in many forms of media. It is difficult to separate the truth from fiction about Hickok who was the first "dime novel" hero of the western era, with his exploits presented in heroic form, making him seem larger than life. In truth, most of the stories were greatly exaggerated or fabricated by both the writers and himself. Along with the frontiersman Davy Crockett, Hickok also became one of the first comic book heroes.
Television and Radio
Portrayed by Guy Madison in the 1951–58 television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, and the concurrent Mutual Broadcasting radio series of the same title, 271 half-hour programs originally broadcast from 1951–54.
Played by Lloyd Bridges in a 1964 episode of the television anthology The Great Adventure.
In a Quick Draw McGraw cartoon, a number of people are shown fleeing in terror from the gunfire of the notorious gunslinger, Wild Bill Hiccup. In actuality, his gun kept going off because he could not control his hiccups.
Portrayed by Josh Brolin in the 1989–92 television series The Young Riders.
Legends of the Hidden Temple had an episode entitled "Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand."
Portrayed by William Russ in episode 1.06 of the 1995 television series Legend, "The Life, Death and Life of Wild Bill Hickok". The episode depicts him faking his own death so that he can retire peacefully.
Histeria! featured Hickok in the episode "North America"; he appears in a sketch where Lydia Karaoke hosts a game show in which her contestants must guess Hickok's occupation.
In the television film Doctor Who, the 8th incarnation of the Doctor dons a costume of Wild Bill, found in a hospital locker room. Subsequent depictions of the Doctor's 8th incarnation have been shown to wear this costume.
In an episode of the Fox News Channel documentary series entitled "Wild Bill Hickok: Plains Justice", actor Brian Merrick portrays Hickok. Devin Albert portrays Hickok as a young boy.
Some episodes of Woody Woodpecker show a parody called "Wild Bill Hiccup", who always hiccups when saying his own name.
Films
Played by William S. Hart in the 1923 film Wild Bill Hickok
1999: The Return of Little Big Man by Thomas Berger
2004: by Randy Lee Eickoff
A Breed Apart by Max Evans
Comic Books
Classics Illustrated No. 121, Wild Bill Hickok, published by Gilberton Co., Inc., July 1954; interior art by Sal Trapani and Medio Iorio.
Cowboy Western #62 Wild Bill Hickok 1957
Young Wild Bill Hickok appears as part of The League of Infinity, a team of teenage heroes from different eras in Supreme, written by Alan Moore.
Hickok has a prominent secondary role in Vertigo's mini-series, Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo wherein he survived being shot but was buried alive, only to be made into a mindless "zombie" by the antagonist of the story.
Hickok has a supporting role in the 1997-1998 DC Comics mini-series The Kents as a close friend of Nathaniel Kent, ancestor of Superman's adoptive father.
