Little Bill Daggett

William "Little Bill" Daggett, Jr. is the main antagonist of the 1992 western film Unforgiven.

Little Bill is a ruthless sheriff who uses any means necessary to keep crime away from his town, Big Whiskey. He is abusive towards the prostitutes in his town and is particularly brutal with his enemies, as shown when he severely beats English Bob.

The Sheriff is shown to be a corrupt official since he refused to grant justice to the harlots. He is also very abusive and cowardly with his enforcement of the town's anti Second Amendment policies, such as how he brutally beat Munny for being armed while having several men training guns on him. He is also shown to be very arrogant as he talks very much to the reporter and cruel as he was ready to shoot a severely injured English Bob had he grabbed a weapon.

Little Bill also vows to kill anybody who collects the bounty of the men who attacked one of the prostitutes. This shows he is very sexist as he refused to punish the men who scarred her. This is an example of selective enforcement of the law. Although it is implied he never meant to kill Ned, he still celebrates by putting his body on display in a casket, in a standing position outside the town bar.

Ironically enough, despite how evil Little Bill is, he is one of the most honest characters in the movie. He has very little patience with the romantic notions of being an outlaw and dispels many of the myths that come from those notions, as he tells Beauchamp the truth about English Bob and gives him insights into the anatomy of a gunfight, even going as far as to admit that he's not that fast of a draw, and that the main strength of being a gunfighter is keeping calm under pressure.