William Long was a criminal psychiatrist at Sing Sing who attempted to treat Walter Kovacs while he was imprisoned.
Biography[]
Walter Kovacs tells Long that his psychological breakdown came as a result of his investigation of the kidnapping of Blair Roche, a six-year-old girl, whose captor, Gerald Anthony Grice, butchered and fed her remains to his two German Shepards. After which he tells the guard that he cannot help him.
During the prison riot, Long hides in a storage room and meets Kovacs again looking for his gear. As Kovacs wears his mask, he says "Tell me doctor, what do you see?" showing the shapes on its surface.
Long is killed by the explosion sent by Ozymandias.
Trivia[]
- The film adaptation of Malcolm Long is not as cheerful and as optimistic as he is in the graphic novel and is only seen in a few scenes.
- Unlike the original series, Long's personal life is never addressed in the film.
Behind the Scenes[]
- This version of the character is exclusive to the continuity of the film Watchmen and is an adaptation of Malcolm Long. The original character was created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and first appeared in Watchmen #6.
- This character is never named as Malcolm Long, and is only credited as "Prison Psychiatrist" at the end of Watchmen. In Under the Hood, he is referred to as "William Long".
- William Long is portrayed by William S. Taylor.
- A movie prop with Rorschach's case file cites Long's name as "Dr. Terrence Roberts".