THE NICKEL BOYS Characters - Alphabetical

FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION Mr. Andrews A young lawyer from Atlanta. Miss Baker A young teacher at Nickel. Franklin Bill Elwood's colleague at Nickel Campus. Marlon Brando The sheriff. Terry Burns Boy sent to Nickel for strangling neighbor's chicken. Aka: Doc. Dr. Campbell The Nickel Campus's psychologist. Professor Carmine Jody's professor. Big Chet The white boxing contender. Bertram Childs Edward's father. Edward Childs A former county supervisor. Cassius Clay Sonny's opponent. Jack Coker Elwood's predecessor. Dr. Cooke One of the doctors at Nickel. Peter Coombs Harriet's neighbor. Terrance Crowe A man who's in charge of the boys in Nickel. Elwood Curtis The Nickel Boy who lived in New York. Protagonist. Aka: El. Evelyn Curtis Harriet's daughter. Elwood's mother. Millie Curtis Elwood's wife. Percy Curtis Elwood's father. Tony Curtis Sidney's co-prisoner. Max David The Mississipian-colored coach. Conrad Davis Mrs. Davis's husband. The fire chief. Mrs. Davis Conrad's wife. Mr. Garfield A friend of the Everett's. Turner's former employer. Mr. Gladwell A man who managed the planting and harvesting at Nickel Campus. Jackie Gleason One of the housemen at Nickel Campus. Mr. Goodall One of the teachers at Nickel Campus. Charles Grayson The banker. A long time Nickel supporter. Director Hardee The Nickel Campus director. John Hardy Retired carpet salesman. Maintained website. Aka: Big John. Mr. Hill Elwood's history teacher. Thomas Jackson A confederate general during the American Civil War. Harriet Johnson Elwood's grandmother. Monty Johnson Harriet's husband Yolanda King Martin Luther's daughter. Mr. Lewis Clayton's old landlord. Sonny Liston The boxer. Mr. Loomis The man who processed the boys at Nickel Campus. Martin Luther King The reverend. Aka: Dr. King. Mr. Marconi The proprietor of the tobacco shop. Elwood's employer. Black Mike Lonnie's partner. Trevor Nickel The person Nickel Campus is named after. Cameron Parker The son of Richmond's manager. Mr. Parker The hotel manager at the Richmond Hotel. Elwood's employer. Axel Parks The former boxing champ at Nickel. Chickie Pete Elwood's old friend at Nickel. Sidney Poitier A convict chained to Tony Curtis who ran to the swamp. Freddie Rich The housemaster of Roosevelt during Clayton's time at Nickel. Mr. Simmons A retired Mayor. Bell Smith Clayton's sister. Clayton Smith One of Nickel's famous escapees. Maynard Spencer The police superintendent who sent Elwood to Nickel Campus. Alvin Tate A basketball varsity player from Lincoln High. Mrs. Thomas One of the people from Elwood's block. Mr. Tolliver A businessman. Bill Tuddy A basketball varsity player from Lincoln High. Clarence Turner Turner's father. Jack Turner Elwood's close friend at Nickel Campus. Anne   Elwood's classmate. Barney   The cook. Elwood's co-worker. Birdy   The Cleveland's student captain at Nickel Campus. Blakeley   The boy who's in charge at Elwood's dormitory. Burt   One of the students from Cleveland. Carter   One of the house black men at Nickel Campus. Cherry   Griff's sparing mate. Corey   The boy who was bullied at Nickel Campus. Cory   The busboy. Elwood's co-worker. Denise   A girl that Larry likes. Desmond   Elwood's dorm mate. Duggin   Elwood's classmate. Eark   One of the housemen at Nickel Campus. Eleanor   A pharmacy owner. Ellie   Jaimie's mother. Faubus   The Governor. Griff   The bully boy at Nickel Campus. Harper   A boy who worked in community service. Hennepin   A man who replaced Earl as a housemen. Ishmael   Mavis's boyfriend. Jamie   Elwood's leader at Nickel Campus. JFK   Gleason's colleague. Jody   An archaeology student from the University of Florida. Larry   The boy who grabbed the candies at Mr. Marconi's shop. Len   The gray-haired waiter. Elwood's co-worker. Lester   One of the students from Cleveland. Lonnie   Griff's friend. Lou   Turner's former co-worker. Lucille   Harper's aunt. Marie-Jean   Thomas's girlfriend. Mavis   Turner's aunt. Mayberry   Gleason's colleague. Pat   Elwood's dorm mate. Pete   One of the new dishwashers. Elwood's co-worker. Pettibone   Griff's boxing opponent. Phil   One of the white housemen. Rodney   A boy that Elwood met. Smitty   An older boy from Roosevelt dormitory. Tom   Elwood's friend. Vincent   Mr. Marconi's long-time stock boy. Wainwright   Elwood's classmate. Willie   Larry's friend. Wilma   A nurse at Nickel Campus. Wilson   One of the boxers at Nickel. Yvette   Elwood's secretary.