Con Stapleton initially a dim-witted card dealer before briefly becoming sheriff. However, he ended up being replaced by Seth Bullock.
He is portrayed by Peter Jason.
Biography[]
Con starts out as the dim-witted card dealer at the No. 10 saloon. He can be easily distinguished by his large, bright-colored and ill-fitting hat, which he is never seen without. Stapleton is briefly installed as sheriff when the No. 10's owner, Tom Nuttall, begins to fear that the camp is "leaving him behind" and asks Al Swearengen to set up his employee in a position of power.
However, Stapleton quickly lets himself be bribed by Tolliver to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment. After murdering a Chinese resident of the camp without justification, he is stripped of his badge by an enraged Bullock. While Nuttall renounces him following the incident, Stapleton has remained in Tolliver's employ, often working with Leon, doing odd jobs such as security at the Bella Union and trashing Merrick's printing press. He is later seduced by one of Jack Langrishe's theatre troupe. In 1889, he has become a reverend. Stapleton presides over the wedding of Sol Star and Trixie in a joint Jewish-Christian ceremony.
Appearances[]
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| Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Season 3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| The Movie | ✔ |
| ✔ | Appears | ✔ | Appears as a corpse | ✔ | Appears in a flashback |