10 Actors Who Played Billy The Kid In Movies & TV Shows, Ranked

There have been dozens of portrayals of the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid in both film and television. One of the earliest appearances of William H. Bonney on film was in a pair of silent films made in 1911, one of which was titled The Adventure of Billy the Kid directed by filmmaking pioneer D. W. Griffith. Many generations of great directors and actors of the Western genre have gravitated toward the Old American West outlaw spirit of Billy the Kid, which has resulted in his multimedia portrayals in film, TV, plays, radio broadcasts, and even various songs throughout the years.