John Quincy Wydell

John Quincy Wydell was the sheriff of the fictional city of Ruggsville, Texas and the brother of the late former sheriff George Wydell. Played by William Forsythe, John Quincy Wydell played a dual protagonist/antagonist in the 2005 action-horror film The Devil's Rejects, directed by Rob Zombie.

Biography
On May 18th, 1978, Sheriff John Quincy Wydell led a raid on the farm ranch of the murderous Firefly family. The siege was brief, albeit violent and bloody. Wydell's team succeeded in killing one of the family members, Rufus Firefly, Jr. and arrested the matriarch of the family, known only as Mother Firefly. Rufus' siblings however, Otis B. Driftwood and Baby Firefly maanged to escape. Wydell took Mother Firefly into custody and questioned her at length as to her family's actions. He pledged to bring in Otis and Baby no matter what.

Notes & Trivia

 * To prepare for the role of John Quincy Wydell, director Rob Zombie encouraged actor William Forsythe to draw upon iconic "tough guy" film stars such as Lee Marvin and Robert Shaw.