List of fictional United States marshals

This is a list of fictional U.S. Marshals from films, television, books, and other media, organized by the character's surname.
* Link Appleyard: played by Andy Devine in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
* Chuck Aule: played by Mark Ruffalo in the film Shutter Island (2010)
* Steven Beck: played by Forest Whitaker in the film Witness Protection (1999)
* Sam Best: played by Joel Higgins in the TV series Best of the West (1981-1982)
* Bixby: played by Robert McKenzie in the film Annie Oakley (1935)
* Bobby Biggs: played by Daniel Roebuck in the films The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998)
* Anita Blake: from the series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
* Matt Bodine: played by Stuart Erwin in Heaven Only Knows (1947)
* Sam Buckhart: Native American Marshal played by Michael Ansara in the NBC series Law of the Plainsman (1959-1960)
* Elias Burch: played by Willie Nelson in the TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1996-1998)
* Cameron Burke: played by Doug Hutchison in the video game Far Cry 5 (2018)
* J. D. Cahill: played by John Wayne in the film Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
* Sam Cain: played by Brett Cullen in the TV series The Young Riders (1989-1990)
* Jack Carter: played by Colin Ferguson in the TV series Eureka (2006-2012)
* Ray Carter: played by Robert Patrick, as the head of the U. S. Marshal Service in the film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
* Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn: portrayed in the 1968 novel True Grit by Charles Portis; subsequently played by John Wayne in the films True Grit (1969) and (1975), Warren Oates in a 1978 TV sequel, and by Jeff Bridges in the 2010 remake of the 1969 film
* John T. Chance: played by John Wayne in the film Rio Bravo (1959)
* Roy Coffee: played by Ray Teal in the TV series Bonanza (1959-1973)
* Abe Collins: played by Wade Boteler in The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
* Jed Cooper: played by Clint Eastwood in the film Hang 'Em High (1968)
* Savannah Cooper: played by Latanya Richardson in the film U.S. Marshals (1998)
* Brisco County: played by R. Lee Ermey in the TV series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
* Jack Craddock: played by Richard Comar in the TV series Bordertown (1989)
* Jim Crown: played by Stuart Whitman in the TV series Cimarron Strip (1967-68)
* Daniels: played by Frank Shannon in the film The Return of Frank James (1940)
* Teddy Daniels: played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Shutter Island (2010), based on the novel of the same title by Dennis Lehane
* David: played by David U. Hodges in the film The Fugitive (1993)
* Bat Davis: played by James Millican in Top Gun (1955)
* Robert Deguerin: played by James Caan in the film Eraser (1996)
* Deputy Marshal: played by Craig Reay, Sam Cain's deputy in The Young Riders
* Matt Dillon: played by William Conrad in the radio series (1952-1961) and by James Arness in the TV series (1955-1975) Gunsmoke
* Washington Dimsdale: played by Charles Winninger in Destry Rides Again (1939)
* Wildhorse Dixon: from the novel Topaz by Beverly Jenkins
* Eddie Drake: played by Lee Tergesen in the TV series Wanted (2005)
* Andy Eckerson: played by Craig Bierko in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Escape" (2003)
* Edward, aka Ted (Theodore) Forrester: from the series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
* Cord Elam: Federal Marshal and cowboy from the musical '
* Annie Frost: played by Kelli Giddish in the TV series Chase (2010)
* Samuel Gerard: played by Tommy Lee Jones in the films The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998)
* Raylan Givens: played by Timothy Olyphant in the TV series Justified (2010), based on the character of the same name featured in Elmore Leonard's novels Pronto and Riding the Rap
* Jimmy Godfrey: played by Cole Hauser in the TV series Chase (2010)
* Chester B. Goode: played by Dennis Weaver ( deputy)
* Artemus Gordon: played by Ross Martin in the TV series The Wild Wild West (1965) and by Kevin Kline in the film Wild Wild West (1999)
* Terrence Gummell: played by John Zenda in the film Halloween II (1981); he was given orders from the Illinois governor to escort Dr. Sam Loomis back to Smith's Grove Sanitarium, with the help of Marion Chambers, after news of attack on Haddonfield spreads across the state, until Loomis hears from Marion that Laurie Strode, whom he earlier defended from Michael, is Michael's younger sister and concludes that Michael has returned to Haddonfield to kill her like he did his older sister Judith, at which point he forcefully insists that Terrence head for the hospital she was brought to; Terrence obliges, but gets killed by Michael shortly after arriving.
* Festus Haggen: played by Ken Curtis ( deputy)
* Cole Harden: played by Gary Cooper in The Westerner (1940)
* Wade Hatton: played by Errol Flynn in Dodge City (1939)
* Barnett Hamilton: played by Monty Stuart (Teaspoon Hunter’s deputy in the TV series The Young Riders)
* Sheriff Hardy: played by Charles Dingle in the film Duel in the Sun (1946)
* Henry: played by Johnny Lee Davenport in the films The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998)
* "The Highwayman": played by Sam J. Jones in the TV series The Highwayman (1987, 1988)
* Teaspoon Hunter: played by Anthony Zerbe in the TV series The Young Riders (1990-1992)
* Leigh Johnson: from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game Red Dead Redemption
* Morgan Kane: from the Morgan Kane book series by Louis Masterson
* Will Kane: played by Gary Cooper in the film High Noon (1952)
* Ned Kincaid: played by Harvey Stephens in The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
* Lawrence Kirkland: from the series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
* John Kruger: played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film Eraser (1996)
* Jack La Roca: played by Lou Diamond Phillips in the film Route 666 (2001)
* Vince Larkin: played by John Cusack in the film Con Air (1997)
* Custis Long: character in the Longarm western series
* Winston MacBride: played by Jeff Fahey in the TV series The Marshal (1995)
* Jared Maddox: played by Burt Lancaster in the film Lawman (1971)
* James Madison: voiced by Doug Hutchison in the video game Far Cry 5 (2018)
* Marshall Mann: played by Frederick Weller in the TV Series In Plain Sight
* Edward Mars: played by Fredric Lehne in the TV series Lost (2004-2005)
* Marco Martinez: played by Amaury Nolasco in the TV series Chase (2010)
* Wistful McClintock: played by Harry Carey in the film Angel and the Badman (1947)
* Sam McCloud: played by Dennis Weaver in the TV Series McCloud (1970-1977)
* Stan McQueen: played by Paul Ben-Victor in the TV series In Plain Sight
* Len Merrick: played by Kirk Douglas in the film Along the Great Divide (1951)
* Frank Morgan: played by John Bromfield in the TV series Sheriff of Cochise (1956-1958) and U.S. Marshal (1958-1960)
* Matt Morgan: played by Kirk Douglas in the film Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
* Pete Nessip: played by Wesley Snipes in the film Drop Zone
* Noah Newman: played by Tom Wood in the films The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998)
* Howard Nightingale: played by Kirk Douglas in the film Posse (1975)
* Daisy Ogbaa: played by Rose Rollins in the TV series Chase (2010)
* W. T. O'Niel: played by Sean Connery in the film Outland (1981) (note his badge at the end of U.S. Marshals' Badges)
* Poole: played by L. Scott Caldwell in the film The Fugitive (1993)
* Lou Ramsey: played by Lee J. Cobb in the film How the West Was Won (1962)
* Cosmo Renfro: played by Joe Pantoliano in the films The Fugitive (1993) and U.S. Marshals (1998)
* Ike Scanlon: played by Lee Van Cleef in the TV movie (1977)
* Mary Shannon: played by Mary McCormack in the TV series In Plain Sight (2008)
* Karen Sisco: from the 1996 novel Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard; played by Jennifer Lopez in the film Out of Sight (1998), and by Carla Gugino in the TV series Karen Sisco (2003-2004)
* Carrie Stetko: from the 1998 comic series Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, and its 2000 sequel; played by Kate Beckinsale in the 2009 film adaptation
* James Strickland: played by James Tolkan in Back to the Future Part III (1990)
* Buck Sweet: played by Ward Bond in 3 Godfathers (1948)
* Sudden the Outlaw, aka James Green: in Sudden series of books by Oliver Strange (1930-1950)
* Gill Tatum: played by Tom Wopat in Django Unchained (2012)
* Walter J. Thibido: played by Harry Morgan in The Shootist (1976)
* Cuthbert J. Twillie: played by W. C. Fields in My Little Chickadee (1940)
* Luke Watson: played by Jesse Metcalfe in the TV series Chase (2010)
* J.D. Ward: played by Pernell Roberts in the film High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane (1980)
* Curly Wilcox: played by George Bancroft in the film Stagecoach (1939)
* Colton "Cole" White: from the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Xbox 360 game Gun
* Chester Wooley: played by Lou Costello in The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
* Will Wright: played by Randolph Scott in the film Jesse James (1939)
* Ed Zachary: from the Morgan Kane book series by Louis Masterson
* Ray Zancanelli: played by Domenick Lombardozzi on the A&E television series Breakout Kings
* Lee Toric, played by Donal Logue, is a former U.S. Marshal (among his many distinctions) in the FX series Sons of Anarchy who was forced to retire due to his affliction with Huntington's disease and his inclination towards violence and intimidation.
 
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