William Cutting

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William Cutting, better known as Bill the Butcher, is a fictional, violent nativist gang leader and master butcher from Martin Scorsese’s film "Gangs of New York."

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William Cutting canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
activeInPeriod mid-19th century
alias Bill the Butcher NERFINISHED
alignment antagonist
associatedWith Five Points neighborhood NERFINISHED
Tammany Hall (as political adversary) NERFINISHED
basedOn William Poole NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stab wound
characterIn Gangs of New York NERFINISHED
createdBy Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED
createdFor Gangs of New York (2002) NERFINISHED
deathIn Gangs of New York NERFINISHED
enemyOf Amsterdam Vallon NERFINISHED
Priest Vallon NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Gangs of New York film universe NERFINISHED
filmGenreContext historical drama
firstAppearance Gangs of New York (2002 film) NERFINISHED
fullName William Cutting NERFINISHED
gender male
ideology nativism
languageSpoken English
leadsOrganization Nativist gang
nationality American
notableAttribute glass eye with American flag design
notableAwardContext role contributed to Daniel Day-Lewis’s Academy Award nomination for Best Actor
notableScene final battle during the New York Draft Riots
notableTrait charismatic
ruthless
violent
occupation butcher
gang leader
portrayedBy Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED
setIn New York City
supportsMovement Know-Nothing movement (fictionalized)
weaponOfChoice butcher knives

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Bill the Butcher in Gangs of New York fullName William Cutting
subject surface form: Bill the Butcher
Bill the Butcher fullName William Cutting