briefly considers the offer, but changes his mind when he hears that Orr got out of duty by escaping to Sweden. Film In Mike Nichols' 1970 film adaptation of the novel, Colonel Cathcart is portrayed by Martin Balsam. In the 2019 TV miniseries adaptation, he is portrayed by Kyle Chandler. Cathcart, Colonel Cathcart Cathcart, Colonel Characters in American novels of the 20th century Male literary villains