Percy Wetmore

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Percy Wetmore is a cruel, sadistic prison guard in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile," known for abusing his power over death row inmates.

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Percy Wetmore canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
prison guard
abuses Eduard "Del" Delacroix
surface form: Eduard Delacroix

death row inmates
alignment antagonist
alsoKnownAs Percy
appearsIn The Green Mile
The Green Mile
surface form: The Green Mile (film)
appearsInFilmReleaseYear 1999
appearsInGenre supernatural drama
appearsInPublicationYear 1996
assignedTo execution duty
basedOnWorkBy Stephen King
conflictsWith Brutus Howell
Dean Stanton
Harry Terwilliger
Paul Edgecombe
creator Stephen King
fears losing political protection
filmPortrayalBy Doug Hutchison
gender male
hasRelative Louisiana governor’s wife
kills Eduard "Del" Delacroix
surface form: Eduard Delacroix
medium feature film
novel
methodOfKilling botched electric chair execution
mistreated Mr. Jingles
narrativeRole secondary antagonist
nationalityInStory American
notableFor botching Delacroix’s execution
sadistic treatment of prisoners
occupation prison guard
personalityTrait cowardly
cruel
sadistic
vindictive
settingOfActions Louisiana
uses political connections
worksAt Cold Mountain Penitentiary
worksOn E Block

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The Green Mile mainCharacter Percy Wetmore
John Coffey transfersAfflictionTo Percy Wetmore
Brutus "Brutal" Howell colleague Percy Wetmore
Paul Edgecombe associatedWith Percy Wetmore
Brutus "Brutal" Howell in The Green Mile colleagueOf Percy Wetmore
subject surface form: Brutus "Brutal" Howell