Captain Bligh

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Evil-doer
Full Name	William Bligh
Alias	Captain Bligh
Origin	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Occupation	British Royal Navy officer of Mutiny on the Bounty
Powers / Skills	No information
Hobby	No information
Goals	No information
Crimes	No information
Type of Villain	Bully, Sadist, Seeker of Vengeance, Corrupt Official

For the 1962 version, please seeCaptain Bligh.

“	If any officer or other person in the fleet shall disobey any lawful command of any of his superior officers, every such person being convicted of such offence shall suffer death that shall be inflicted on him by the sentence of a court-martial.	„
	~ Captain Bligh threatens the crew (particularly Fletcher Christian) with his authority.

Captain William Bligh is the main antagonist of the 1935 film Mutiny on the Bounty, the character was largely based of the infamous British Royal Navy officer of the same name.

He was portrayed by the late Charles Laughton.

Personality

Bligh is a sadistic, disciplinarian who takes joy in forcing his crew through unnecessary punishment for the slightest offence.

Plotline

Bligh is then challenged by his second in command, Fletcher Christian who has finally had enough of Bligh's tyranny after witnessing him give the orders to whip the ship's beloved surgeon Mr. Bacchus, Bacchus already ill, dies and Christian and his friends begin to talk of mutiny, they then force Bligh and his loyal shipmates to abort the ship which leads to the infamous Mutiny.

After being stranded at sea for several months, Bligh returns and boards the Pandora in search of Christian and his fellow mutineers, Bligh is unsuccessful at finding Christian but captures many of his associates and brings them to justice.

Several of the mutineers are acquitted, after the trial the Judge refuses to shake Bligh's hand as he feels Bligh is in the wrong.

Trivia

• Bligh was portrayed by the legendary actor, Charles Laughton (1899-1962), who was also known for playing another classic villain, Dr. Moreau.
• Bligh and the film in general, inspired another tyrannical boss from the 1948 film Red River' known as Thomas Dunson.
• Although the real life Bligh was known for his short temper, in the film Bligh forces the crew through such punishments as keelhauling which were abolished by his time. The real life Bligh was noted for being rather sparing in punishments compared to other British captains of that era, having scolded crew members instead of whipping them as other captains would do, and whipping crew members where other captains would have hanged the errant crew members.
• In reality, Bligh was not present at the trial of the mutineers but was in the film. Nor was he onboard the Pandora, having already departed on a second breadfruit expedition to Tahiti, which was successful.
• Laughton's performance as Bligh ranks #19 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains.