Bill

Bill (played by David Carradine) is the fictional titular character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named. In the film, he is the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, which included his brother, Budd (Michael Madsen). Bill's codename is "Snake Charmer". His origins are not known, but his full name is revealed by Kiddo in the first movie. He collected father figures, the first of them a pimp named Esteban Vihaio. At some point he became... more

Bill (played by David Carradine) is the fictional titular character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named. In the film, he is the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, which included his brother, Budd (Michael Madsen). Bill's codename is "Snake Charmer". His origins are not known, but his full name is revealed by Kiddo in the first movie. He collected father figures, the first of them a pimp named Esteban Vihaio. At some point he became the student of legendary swordsmith Hattori Hanzō (Sonny Chiba) and kung fu master Pai Mei (Gordon Liu). Bill may be a modernized representation of the classic pulp villain Hanoi Shan. Deeply saddened by the apparent murder of one of his assassins (and his lover) Beatrix "Black Mamba" Kiddo, aka "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), Bill personally seeks out her killers only to find that she is still very much alive, trying to clear her past, and to start a new life with her unborn child. Bill surfaces unannounced at Kiddo's wedding rehearsal at the Two... less