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'''John Wayne''' (born '''Marion Michael Morrison''', nicknamed '''Duke''') is considered by many to be the closest thing to the [[Rated "M" for Manly|epitome of manliness]] in his movies. For the most part, Wayne had two roles: he was either a cowboy or a soldier. It didn't matter which he was, though: he was John Wayne.
A former college football star (a leg injury led to his well-known gait), Wayne got his start as a bit actor before [[John Ford]] cast him as a major player in the movie ''[[Stagecoach]]''. From there, he went on to appear in dozens of Westerns, including ''[[She Wore a Yellow Ribbon]]'', ''[[True Grit]]'', ''[[The Searchers]]'', and ''[[McLintock!]]''. Occasionally, he switched to being a soldier (assuming, as was the case in ''Ribbon'', he wasn't both at the same time), and his wartime roles include a paratrooper in ''[[The Longest Day]]''.
However, as said earlier, just about all of his movie roles were the same. He was a gruff man, world-weary and realistic, but definitely [[Determinator|not one to take no for an answer]]. He was probably harder on himself than anyone else was. He wasn't a fan of violence, but when the chips were down, turned out to be a spectacular fighter. He was at best confused about women and at worst saw them as a hindrance, but eventually would warm up to one and get over his prejudices.
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Orange County, California's airport is named after him.
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* ''[[Stagecoach]]'' (1939): The one that put Wayne on the map, in which he plays the Ringo Kid, a criminal who turns himself in to a sheriff protecting a wagon party moving westward so that he can avenge the murders of his father and brother.
* ''[[Fort Apache]]'' (1948): Wayne co-stars with [[Henry Fonda]] as Kirby Yorke, an officer long-experienced in dealing with the Apaches chafing under the martinetish ways of his new commander.
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* ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965): Wayne appears as the Roman soldier who, upon witnessing the death of Jesus Christ, proclaims "Truly, this man was the son of God."
* ''[[True Grit]]'' (1969): Wayne's only Oscar win came about as the one-eyed hero Rooster Cogburn, hired by a young girl to capture her father's killer.
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* ''[[Big Jake]]'' (1971). Wayne plays a [[Retired Badass]] named Jake McCandles whose [[Badass Grandpa|grandson]] is kidnapped by a group of violent thugs who demand a ransom. Jake, along with two of his sons, goes to get his grandson back. One of the Duke's later films, and set in the year 1909, it dealt with themes such as the closing of the American West and the end of the day of cowboy heroes like the ones Wayne had always played. Notable also for featuring two of Wayne's real-life sons, as well as the son of [[Robert Mitchum]], in prominent roles.
* ''[[Mc Q]]'' (1974): Wayne plays the eponymous Seattle detective. This film is notable for introducing the [[Cool Guns|MAC-10 submachine gun]] to the public and for its climactic car chase which features the first cannon rollover in film history.
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