Movie Roles John Wayne Refused
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- John Wayne appeared in over 160 films in a career that spanned the years 1928 to 1976. Many of which were westerns.
Some of his roles we love, some not so much depending on your taste in his films.
Like many in demand actors he was offered roles that he didn't take up. We are left to wonder how he would have done in those roles now.
For me it is difficult to see him in those roles once another actor occupied that role and made it their own. Let me know what you think in the comments.
My Channel - www.youtube.co... Facebook Page - / famous-people-10080870...
email - 0famous0people0@gmail.com
I think John Wayne made the right decision in each of these movies. I think Gary Cooper did a great job but I understand and respect the reason John Wayne turned it down. I can’t imagine anyone else but Lee Marvin in the Dirty Dozen but while I think John Wayne would have been great, the movie would have been different. I loved Blazing Saddles and would not change a thing in it. I have not watched any of the others and am not interested in seeing them.
I think, he didn't make a mistake at all, when he refused those castings. For example - Gary Cooper in High Noon, played one of his best film roles.
On the whole, I'd say John Wayne had pretty good judgement. I really can't see him in any of these roles. The people who did them mainly did well. With a couple of exceptions, they were good movies. But they don't miss John Wayne and he mostly didn;t miss them.
I like Both "High Noon" & "Rio Bravo", but i think "Rio Bravo " is the Better Movie
I don't think Wayne made a mistake in turning those movies down. Hindsight is 20/20. It would have been interesting to see him as a Huey Long type politician. Wayne rarely went to his dark side, but he was good when he did. It would have been outside his comfort zone. Regarding Dr. Strangelove; Wayne was still a big star and he'd have been better cast as Gen. Ripper. I don't know if Wayne was offered a part in "Ride The High Country", but Wayne could have played either part. A movie that was never made where he'd have been great would've been a remake of "The Sea Wolf". Edward G. Robinson did a fine job with it in the 1940s. Physically, Wayne fit the character much better. I don't know if Wayne would have accepted a role where he was the bad guy with no redeeming characteristics. His sea captain role in "Wake Of The Red Witch" was a similar character, but at least he had a love interest which partly redeemed him.
Rio Bravo is a fun little film but it doesn’t deserve the same status as High Noon, The Searchers, Red River etc.
For the most part, the right actors were cast, including Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen
He passed on Lonesome Dove in 1989 because he died in 1981!😆
He died in 1979
@@wesdog8975 Thanks. just a little off.
@alexyoung1548 Lonesome Dove was originally meant to be directed in the late 1970's by Peter Bogdanovich, with a slightly different story and was meant to star John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda. By the time it got made, one of the pivotal characters was removed and it ended up starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones instead. And by the way, John Wayne really wanted to do the film as well, but was just too sick at that point in his life, and Henry was also becoming very sick himself as well.
I agree with you, would have been interesting to see how (in an alternate universe) some of these pictures would have turned out with Wayne in the saddle.
On the other hand, you have to admire John for turning down work he found unpatriotic, dirty, or patronizing. We'd be hard pressed to find such values in many actors today....
Wayne turned down patton. Which went to George c. Scott.
Did you say that Lonesome Dove was made in 1989? John Wayne died in June 1979.
@AmericanActionReport Lonesome Dove was originally meant to be directed in the late 1970's by Peter Bogdanovich, with a slightly different story and was meant to star John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Henry Fonda. By the time it got made, one of the pivotal characters was removed and it ended up starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones instead.
@@azohundred1353 Thanks.
The two actors who took the lead actor positions in "Lonesome Dove" were the best for thse parts. I like John Wayne but he would not have fit he part.....
No I’ve read most of his biographies. Most of these are pure speculation and he was deceased by 76’..
Foreman wrote “High Noon”, not “Rio Bravo.”
Gary Cooper was best suited to High Noon
So, The Duke turned down the role of Will Cain, but chose to play Ghengis Khan? Okaaaaaaaaayyyyyy
He was obligated by his contract with Howard Hughes to play Genghis Kahn, if you didn't know. Also, Marlon Brando was originally going to play Genghis Kahn as well...
That role killed him cause the movie was shot in a location that was contaminated by radiation.
@@rony41165 Being a chain smoker helped.
Also legend has it Wayne was in desperate need of funds to finance his first directorial project "The Alamo" (1960)
Never should have been in alamo or green berets as actor
Directing would have been
Better
Younger ones as crockett and
Kirby also shouldnt have been in longest day along with robert ryan both too old
Originally, John Wayne signed Richard Widmark to play Davy Crocket, but investors insisted that Crockett be played by Wayne, an A-lister. John Wayne didn't want the pressure of being both the star and the director of such a big movie as The Alamo, but he had little choice. To handle the pressure, he became a five-pack-a-day smoker; and you know how that turned out.
@AmericanActionReport
Actually last command with aterling hayden was made five years
Earlier
I think Wayne's patriotism was his problem trying to play the hero
With the flag flapping in the breeze
And as you said smoking too much!
John Wayne couldn't act outside of acting john Wayne, Marian Morrison's best act