Great Actors Series - Volume 50 - John Wayne

SteveGon · 08-30-2005, 09:51 AM

Great actor or Hollywood icon?

The Shootist (1976)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Brannigan (1975)
McQ (1974)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
The Train Robbers (1973)
Cancel My Reservation (1972 - uncredited)
The Cowboys (1972)
Big Jake (1971)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Chisum (1970)
Harry Jackson: A Man and his Art (1970 - tv - narrator)
The Undefeated (1969)
True Grit (1969)
Hellfighters (1968)
The Green Berets (1968)
The War Wagon (1967)
El Dorado (1966)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
In Harm's Way (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Circus World (1964)
Donovan's Reef (1963)
McLintock! (1963)
How the West Was Won (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Hatari! (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
'Neath Arizona Skies (1962)
The Comancheros (1961)
10 del Texas, I (1961)
North to Alaska (1960)
The Alamo (1960)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
I Married a Woman (1958 - uncredited)
Legend of the Lost (1957)
Jet Pilot (1957)
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The Searchers (1956)
The Conqueror (1956)
Blood Alley (1955)
The Sea Chase (1955)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Hondo (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
Trouble Along the Way (1953)
Big Jim McLain (1952)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Miracle in Motion (1952 - narrator)
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Operation Pacific (1951)
Rio Grande (1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Red River (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Tycoon (1947)
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Without Reservations (1946)
Desert Command (1946)
Dakota (1945)
They Were Expendable (1945)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Reunion in France (1942)
Pittsburgh (1942)
Flying Tigers (1942)
In Old California (1942)
The Spoilers (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Seven Sinners (1940)
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Three Faces West (1940)
Dark Command (1940)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Three Texas Steers (1939)
The Night Riders (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
Red River Range (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Pals of the Saddle (1938)
Born to the West (1937)
Adventure's End (1937)
Idol of the Crowds (1937)
I Cover the War (1937)
California Straight Ahead! (1937)
Conflict (1936)
Sea Spoilers (1936)
Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
King of the Pecos (1936)
The Lawless Nineties (1936)
The Oregon Trail (1936)
Lawless Range (1935)
The New Frontier (1935)
Westward Ho (1935)
Paradise Canyon (1935)
The Dawn Rider (1935)
The Desert Trail (1935)
Rainbow Valley (1935)
Texas Terror (1935)
'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
The Lawless Frontier (1934)
The Trail Beyond (1934)
The Star Packer (1934)
Randy Rides Alone (1934)
The Man from Utah (1934)
Blue Steel (1934)
West of the Divide (1934)
The Lucky Texan (1934)
Sagebrush Trail (1933)
College Coach (1933 - uncredited)
Riders of Destiny (1933)
The Man From Monterey (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
His Private Secretary (1933)
Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
Central Airport (1933 - uncredited)
The Three Musketeers (1933)
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
Haunted Gold (1932)
The Big Stampede (1932)
That's My Boy (1932)
Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
The Hurricane Express (1932)
Lady and Gent (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
Running Hollywood (1932)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932)
Maker of Men (1931)
Range Feud (1931)
The Deceiver (1931)
Arizona (1931)
Three Girls Lost (1931)
Girls Demand Excitement (1931)
The Big Trail (1930)
Cheer Up and Smile (1930 - uncredited)
Rough Romance (1930 - uncredited)
Born Reckless (1930 - uncredited)
Men Without Women (1930 - uncredited)
The Forward Pass (1929 - uncredited)
Salute (1929 - uncredited)
Words and Music (1929)
Noah's Ark (1929 - uncredited)
The Black Watch (1929 - uncredited)
Speakeasy (1929 - uncredited)
Hangman's House (1928 - uncredited)
Four Sons (1928 - uncredited)
Mother Machree (1928 - uncredited)
The Drop Kick (1927)
Annie Laurie (1927 - uncredited)
The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926 - uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Brown of Harvard (1926 - uncredited)

Rate 'em or rank 'em.

And I think I'll stop here. I'm sure I've missed some deserving candidates so if anyone wants to, please carry on.

SteveGon · 08-30-2005, 09:56 AM

Just listing the ones I can remember:

Rio Lobo ***
The War Wagon ***
El Dorado ***1/2
The Sons of Katie Elder ***
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ****
The Alamo ***
The Searchers ****
The Quiet Man ***1/2
Red River ***1/2
They Were Expendable ***
The Long Voyage Home ***1/2
Stagecoach ***1/2

Jim_K · 08-30-2005, 10:44 AM

3 Godfathers (1948)
Alamo, The (1960)
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Big Jake (1971)
Blood Alley (1955)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
Chisum (1970)
Comancheros, The (1961)
Cowboys, The (1972)
El Dorado (1966)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Fort Apache (1948)
Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
Green Berets, The (1968)
Hondo (1953)
Horse Soldiers, The (1959)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)
McLintock! (1963)
North to Alaska (1960)
Quiet Man, The (1952)
Red River (1948)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Grande (1950)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Searchers, The (1956)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Shootist, The (1976)
Sons of Katie Elder, The (1965)
Stagecoach (1939)
They Were Expendable (1945)
True Grit (1969)
Tycoon (1947)
Undefeated, The (1969)
War Wagon, The (1967)
Wings of Eagles, The (1957)

Seen 41 - Own 15

Steve Christou · 08-30-2005, 01:12 PM

The Shootist (1976) *
Brannigan (1975) *
McQ (1974)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) *
The Train Robbers (1973) *
The Cowboys (1972) *
Big Jake (1971) *
Rio Lobo (1970) *
Chisum (1970) *
The Undefeated (1969) *
True Grit (1969) *
Hellfighters (1968)
The Green Berets (1968) *
The War Wagon (1967) *
El Dorado (1966) *
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) *
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) *
Donovan's Reef (1963)
McLintock! (1963)
How the West Was Won (1962) *
The Longest Day (1962) *
Hatari! (1962) *
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) *
The Comancheros (1961) *
North to Alaska (1960) *
The Alamo (1960) *
The Horse Soldiers (1959) *
Rio Bravo (1959) *
Legend of the Lost (1957)
The Searchers (1956) *
The Conqueror (1956)
Blood Alley (1955) *
Hondo (1953) *
The Quiet Man (1952) *
Flying Leathernecks (1951) *
Rio Grande (1950) *
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) *
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) *
3 Godfathers (1948)
Red River (1948) *
Fort Apache (1948) *
The Fighting Seabees (1944)*
Flying Tigers (1942) *
Reap the Wild Wind (1942) *
Stagecoach (1939) *

Seen: 45
Own: 37*

I'm a big fan of the Duke, as the iconic Hollywood western hero he was great, and arguably the greatest 'movie star' of them all.

Favorite roles and films:

Tom Dunson - Red River (1948)
Ethan Edwards - The Searchers (1956)
John T.Chance - Rio Bravo (1959)

Brook K · 08-30-2005, 02:19 PM

Rooster Cogburn
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Alamo
Rio Bravo
The Searchers
The Quiet Man
Rio Grande
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
Red River
They Were Expendable
Reap the Wild Wind
Stagecoach

Own: 1

Seen all or parts of several others in younger days.

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george kaplan · 08-30-2005, 02:24 PM

He certainly wasn't a great actor IMO.

Seen: 30
Like: 4
Own: 3

Own (or want to):
Cancel My Reservation (1972 - uncredited)
Donovan's Reef (1963)
Hatari! (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

No interest in owning:
The Shootist (1976)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
True Grit (1969)
The Green Berets (1968)
In Harm's Way (1965)
How the West Was Won (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Alamo (1960)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Searchers (1956)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Island in the Sky (1953)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Operation Pacific (1951)
Rio Grande (1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Red River (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Angel and the Badman (1947)
Back to Bataan (1945)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)

Kirk Tsai · 08-30-2005, 07:06 PM

Seen:

The Shootist (1976)
The Cowboys (1972)
Hatari! (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Searchers (1956)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
Red River (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
Stagecoach (1939)

Favorite role and film: The Searchers