William Giles (Oz)

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William Giles is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz played by Austin Pendleton.

Convicted February 6, 1954. Murder in the second degree. Sentence: Life, up for parole in 60 years. Convicted January 2001 for the murder of inmate Louis Bevilaqua; transferred to death row; transferred back to solitary after death penalty was declared invalid.

Though not considered to be insane or otherwise mentally deficient by the prison system, or prison psychiatrist Sister Peter Marie, he speaks in one word riddles and does not carry on normal conversations. He spends the majority of his time in Oz in solitary confinement due to violent outbursts. He helps Sister Peter Marie find out more about the murder of her husband years earlier by repeating a series of words that she is able to decipher. Later, after murdering a fellow inmate, Giles is sent to death row where he requests death by stoning. This request causes capital punishment to be overturned in the courts. Giles' sentence is commuted to life, though capital punishment is restored soon after.

Quotes: "I kill, but never lie!"

Oz
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Characters
Prison Administration:	Warden Glynn	Tim McManus	Sister Peter Marie	Father Ray Mukada	Dr. Gloria Nathan	Lenny Burrano	Martin Querns	Luis Ruiz	Dr. Tariq Faraj
Correctional Officers:	Sean Murphy	Diane Wittlesey	Claire Howell	Jason Armstrong	Joseph Mineo	Travis Smith	Adrian Johnson	Vic D'Agnasti	Rick Heim	Mike Healy	Karl Metzger	Eugene Rivera	Dave Brass
Visitors:	Governor James Devlin	Jeremy Goldstein	Pierce Taylor	Alvah Case	Undercover Police:	Paul Markstrom	Johnny Basil
Muslim Inmates:	Kareem Said	Zahir Arif	Hamid Khan	Nacim Bismilla	Sanjay Afsana	Huseni Mershah	Ahmad Lalar	Jamel Yusef
Homeboy Inmates:	Simon Adebisi	Burr Redding	Jefferson Keane	Johnny Post	Poet	Kenny Wangler	Junior Pierce	Malcolm Coyle	Supreme Allah	Leroy Tidd	Mondo Browne	Tug Daniels	Reggie Rawls
Aryan Inmates:	Vern Schillinger	James Robson	Mark Mack	Wolfgang Cutler	Franklin Winthrop	Adam Guenzel	Andrew Schillinger	Hank Schillinger
Biker Inmates:	Scott Ross	Jaz Hoyt	Max Sands
Italian Inmates:	Nino Schibetta	Dino Ortolani	Joey D'Angelo	Peter Schibetta	Chucky Pancamo	Don Zanghi	Mario Seggio	Frank Urbano	Salvatore DeSanto
Latino Inmates:	Miguel Alvarez	Ricardo Alvarez	Eduardo Alvarez	Carlos Rodrigo	Carmen Guerra	El Cid	Carlo Ricardo	Enrique Morales	Carlos Martinez	Jaime Velez
Irish Inmates:	Ryan O'Reily	Cyril O'Reily	Padraig Connolly	Timmy Kirk
Christian Inmates:	William Cudney	Jeremiah Cloutier	Jonathan Coushaine
Gay Inmates:	Billie Keane	Fiona	Richie Hanlon	Jason Cramer	Nat Ginzburg	Alonzo Torquemada
Other Inmates:	Tobias Beecher	Augustus Hill	Chris Keller	Bob Rebadow	Agamemnon Busmalis	Omar White