Buffalo Bill, William F. Cody, (1846–1917) was an American soldier, buffalo hunter and showman. Buffalo Bill may also refer to: People William L. Brooks (c. 1832–1874), Western lawman and outlaw William Wilson Quinn (1907–2000), U.S. Army lieutenant general Jay Wilsey (1896–1961), American actor often credited as Buffalo Bill Jr. in Westerns Film and TV Buffalo Bill (TV series), an American television situation comedy starring Dabney Coleman Buffalo Bill (1894 film), a lost black-and-white silent film Buffalo Bill (1944 film), a film starring Joel McCrae and Maureen O'Hara Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West, a 1964 film starring Gordon Scott Books Buffalo Bill (character), the primary villain in the 1988 novel The Silence of the Lambs and its 1991 film adaptation Places Buffalo Bill Dam and reservoir, near Cody, Wyoming, United States Buffalo Bill's, a hotel and casino in Primm, Nevada, United States Music "Buffalo Bill", song composed by Alan Hawkshaw with lyrics by Barry Mason, recorded by Washington Flyer in 1979 and Ursuline Kairson in 1980 "Buffalo Bill", a song by Indeep, Michael Cleveland 1983 "Buffalo Bill (Part 1)", song by Howard Hughes and The Western Approaches 1986 "Buffalo Bill", a song by the jam band Phish "Buffalo Bill", a song by Eminem from the EP Relapse: Refill "Buffalo Bill", a song by Moxie Raia, 2013 single See also Buffalo Bills (disambiguation)