Fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Fictional character
Bill Sikes
Bill Sikes by Fred Barnard
Created by
Charles Dickens
Portrayed by
George Siegmann (1922) William "Stage" Boyd (1933) Robert Newton (1948) Danny Sewell (1960) Peter Vaughan (1962) Oliver Reed (1968) Tim Curry (1982) Michael Attwell (1985) Miles Anderson (1994) Michael McAnallen (1995) Jack Pocorobba (1996) David O'Hara (1997) Andy Serkis (1999) Jamie Foreman (2005) Burn Gorman (2009) Steven Hartley (2009) Shannon Wise (2010) Jake Thomas (2011) Anthony Brown (2015) Lena Headey (2021) Sam C. Wilson (2022) Charbel Reyfouni (2022) Tam Mutu (2023) Evan Lister (2023)
Voiced by
Robert Loggia (1988)
In-universe information
Full name
William Sikes
Gender
Male
Occupation
Criminal Robber
Significant other
Nancy (love interest)
William "Bill" Sikes is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists (alongside Monks) in the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Throughout much of the novel Sikes is shadowed by his “bull-terrier” dog Bull's-eye.
William "Bill" Sikes is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists (alongside Monks) in the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Sikes is...
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Nancy by falsely informing Sikes that she had betrayed him, when in reality she had shielded Sikes from the law, whereupon Sikes kills her. Near the end...
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Gilbert and Sullivan's creation of The Mikado. In 1999, Serkis played BillSikes in ITV's adaptation of Oliver Twist. He appeared alongside Sacha Baron...