General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross (alias the
Captain Bluebeard) is a
fictional character who appears in comic books published by
Marvel Comics. Ross, one of the arch-enemies of the
Hulk, is a
United States military officer, the father of
Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of
Glenn Talbot, father in-law of Dr. Bruce Banner, and was head of the Gamma Bomb Project that turned Banner into the Hulk. After the creation of the Hulk, Ross pursues the creature with a growing obsession, and after learning that Banner and the Hulk are one and the same, Ross hunts Banner as well. In 2008, Ross was transformed into the Red Hulk in order to better combat his nemesis. He was portrayed by
Sam Elliott in film
Hulk (2003) and by
William Hurt for the
Marvel Cinematic Universe films
The Incredible Hulk (2008) and
Captain America: Civil War (2016).