Although the Academy Awards frequently disregard great Westerns, Wayne’s performance in True Grit earned him his first and only Best Actor Oscar. Some actors earn major awards towards the end of their ...

Stacker reports John Wayne, originally Marion Morrison, transitioned from football to iconic Western star, earning accolades like Best Actor for "True Grit." ...

John Wayne as John T. Chance with his rifle in 'Rio Bravo'. Image via Warner Bros. When it comes to classic cinema, there are a slew of stars who immediately come to film fans' minds as the greatest ...

The Duke was a consummate Hollywood star all the way up to the end, and some of his last 10 westerns offer the finest work of his career.

Chisum was John Wayne 's first movie of the 1970s, the Western legend's final decade. Having had a cancerous lung removed a ...