William "Will" Kane is the protagonist of the film High Noon (1952). He was first played by Gary Cooper, then by Lee Majors in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980), and by Tom Skerritt in High Noon (2000), a remake for cable television.
Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane in High Noon
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
Theatrical release poster
Will Kane and Amy argue in the marshal's office
Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane
Grace Kelly as Amy Fowler Kane