<Tr> <Th> Family </Th> <Td> Will Turner (son) Elizabeth Swann (daughter - in - law) Henry Turner (grandson) Mrs. Turner (wife) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Weaponry </Th> <Td> Cutlass, Knife </Td> </Tr> <P> William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Sr. is a fictional pirate in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean film series . Although he is only mentioned in the first film, he appears in the first two sequels, portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård . </P> <P> Marine flora and fauna encrust Bootstrap as he is gradually transformed by the aquatic environment in which he now lives . The longer anyone serves aboard the Flying Dutchman, the more his human - like features become extinguished as they are replaced by sea life . Bootstrap's humanity remains more visible than those of the other crew members; presumably he is one of the most recent additions to Davy Jones's crew . </P>

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