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Did John Wayne ever play a bad guy?

Question #65385. Asked by mementoflash.

sdorph
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sdorph
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he sometimes played characters on the wrong side of the law, notably in 'The Sons of Katy Elder, and 'The Three Godfathers' but he always turned out to be a good guy in the end

May 05 2006, 5:56 PM
SENTENTIA
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SENTENTIA

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The Searchers (1956)
Ethan Edwards is the closet thing to a villain John Wayne played in the movies. At the beginning Ethan Edwards lives only for hate and revenge. ...

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May 05 2006, 6:18 PM
felltone66
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felltone66

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in'Red River'he played his most unpleasant charcter ever,far less sympathetic than the guy in 'The Searchers'.sorry,sententia.

May 05 2006, 9:44 PM
SENTENTIA
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SENTENTIA

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I only know a few of The Dukes roles and the input of 'John Wayne Villain' to Google, returned exactly what I copied and pasted.

I know him best as Rooster Cogburn, a bumbling nice guy US Marshal.

May 05 2006, 9:52 PM
miltonebx
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miltonebx
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"The Angel and the Badman" with Gail Russell.
"Stagecoach" as the Ringo Kid.
But--as mentioned---he still comes out the good guy.

May 06 2006, 6:31 AM
Arpeggionist
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Arpeggionist
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In "Cast a Giant Shadow" he plays General Patton, portrayed in a not-very-flattering way. (While Kirk Douglas plays the hero of the story, David Marcus.) But that role was just a cameo, and doesn't really count as one of the big John Wayne films.

May 06 2006, 3:49 PM
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