Old Shatterhand

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Old Shatterhand
Karl May as Old Shatterhand, in an 1896 photograph by Alois Schiesser
Created by	Karl May
Portrayed by	Karl May
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Nationality	German

Old Shatterhand is a fictional character in Western novels by German writer Karl May (1842–1912). He is the German friend and blood brother of Winnetou, the fictional chief of the Mescalero tribe of the Apache. He is the main character in the Eurowestern by the same name from 1964, starring Lex Barker, as well as in six more films of the Winnetou film series.