William "Bill" Fontaine de La Tour Dauterive (/doʊˈtriːv/ dough-TREEV; born June 22, 1953) is a fictional character in the American animated television sitcom series King of the Hill.

Bill is a divorced, bald, overweight, clinically depressed military barber and former high school football star, voiced by Stephen Root, and named after series producer Jim Dauterive (who is exactly four years younger).

Although Bill says he never had any children of his own, there is an opened possibility of him getting one or both of his dead cousins' widows pregnant during his stay at the family mansion, while Hank was trying to win money by throwing a football into a big Alamo beer can at the Louisiana Superdome during halftime of the Dallas Cowboys–New Orleans Saints game.

[citation needed] Although overweight, balding, and emotionally needy in his later years, Bill was a muscular, confident athlete with long-flowing hair in his youth.

Nicknamed "The Billdozer", he held Arlen High's career touchdown record until a young athlete named Ricky Suggs broke it years later.

Bill is also shown to have a severe but easily treatable foot fungus, which actually comes in handy once to help Hank get revenge on a fraudulent mold inspector.

As previously mentioned, he has severe foot fungus, terrible breath, and body odor (when opening the hatch of a tank Bill had stolen, Hank believed there was a dead animal inside due to the smell).

[citation needed] Beyond his surface portrayal as a dim-witted loser, Bill is generally depicted to be a kind, caring, and generous person.

He genuinely cares for and looks up to his friends and though he is easily tempted by his many vices into selfish choices, he typically realizes the consequences of his actions and tries to ameliorate them.

Possibly because of low self-esteem and depression, Bill does not regularly brush his teeth, shower, or exercise, only doing these things when dating a woman.

Although Bill is typically easily bullied by his friends, the times he does decide to stand up to himself people generally back away from him, suggesting he is physically intimidating, despite being overweight.

[citation needed] Bill holds the fictional military occupational specialty "barber" in the United States Army under Ft. Blanda's H company, 110th infantry.

He briefly served as a recruiter when his position was eliminated for being wasteful, but it was secretly restored when Hank donated a new chair, with a cover job as an electrician.

It is revealed in one episode that as an athletic young man entering the army, he wanted to serve in the armored cavalry in a tank crew.