Cinematic Cowboys Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sidney Poitier

Poitier already had some meaty roles under his belt when he made "Duel At Diablo", having starred in "Blackboard Jungle"(1955), "The Defiant Ones"(1958) and won an Oscar for his role in "Lilies Of The Field"(1963). Poitier co-starred in "Duel At Diablo" with James Garner and Dennis Weaver and would go on to make other westerns such as "Buck And The Preacher"(1972) which he also directed and in which his co- star was Harry Belafonte.

Answer: Charles Bronson

Bronson had already starred in movies directed by western greats such as Sergio Leone, John Sturges and Robert Aldrich by the time he made this movie, directed by Michael Winner. With Winner, he would go on to make three in the series of five "Death Wish" movies in which he played Paul Kersey, a mild mannered architect who turns vigilante.

Answer: Lee Marvin

In one of the memorable scenes from "Cat Ballou", Marvin, as incompetent gunslinger Kid Shelleen draws his gun and his pants fall down, but he eventually shapes up and goes to town to kill his brother, Tim Strawn. Apart from acting, Marvin is also remembered for keeping The Beatles hit "Let It Be" off the number one spot in UK, when his only hit record, "Wand'rin' Star" topped the charts.

Answer: Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef hit the big time when Sergio Leone cast him as ex army bounty hunter, Colonel Douglas Mortimer alongside Clint Eastwood in "For A Few Dollars More" (1965) and then as Angel Eyes in the Leone classic "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) again alongside Eastwood.

He played many menacing looking but heroic villains in his career, becoming his trademark to such an extent that the inscription on his tombstone reads "Best Of The Bad".

Answer: Franco Nero

Nero always seems to be one those actors that people remember but can't put a name to. From the humble beginnings of spaghetti westerns such as "Django", "Texas, Adios" and "Massacre Time" (all 1966) he has gone on to appear in "Camelot" (1967), playing Lancelot, "The Virgin And The Gypsy" (1970), "Die Hard 2" (1990), "Cars 2" (2011) and many, many more.

His role in "Django Unchained" is that of the original Django who meets Django (Jamie Foxx) and the two Django's discuss how their name is spelled.

Answer: Ron Howard

Howard was no stranger to the cowboy lifestyle, having had parts in TV westerns "Johnny Ringo" (1959), "Cheyenne" (1960), "Gunsmoke" (1969) and "Bonanza" (1972). He also appeared with Lee Marvin in 1974 movie "The Spikes Gang" but it was "The Shootist" in which he nailed the performance, playing the son of the owner of boarding house in which J.B. Books (Wayne) chooses to live out his short life. Howard is of course famous for his role as Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days" (1974-1984) and for directing movies such as "Cocoon" (1985), "Apollo 13" (1995), "The Da Vinci Code" (2006) and "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018) among many others.

Answer: Clint Eastwood

Clint stated when the movie was released that this would be his last western as he feared going through the motions and repeating his previous works, which include classics such as "A Fistful Of Dollars" (1964), "High Plains Drifter" (1973), "Pale Rider" (1985) and of course the classic "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" (1966). Since "Unforgiven", he has appeared in sports movies such as "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) and "Trouble With The Curve" (2012), love stories such as "The Bridges Of Madison County" (1995) and dramas such as "Space Cowboys"(2000) and "Gran Torino" (2008), as well as continuing to produce and direct Oscar nominated movies like "Mystic River" (2003), "Letters From Iwo Jima (2006) and "American Sniper" (2014).

Answer: High Noon

Cooper's performance as a newly married town marshal who has to choose between a confrontation with a revenge seeking gunman, and the wishes of his devout Quaker, pacifist bride was a worthy Oscar winner. In the movie, Cooper's new bride was played by Grace Kelly who was only 21 at the time compared to 50 year old Cooper. Cooper's part was originally offered to John Wayne who turned it down and the movie saw the film debut of Lee Van Cleef, in what turned out to be his only non speaking role.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Reagan starred in many westerns during his acting career alongside some big stars such as Errol Flynn in "Santa Fe Trail" (1940), Lionel Barrymore in "The Bad Man" (1941) and Angie Dickinson in "Tennessee's Partner" (1955). Reagan's wife and future First Lady, Nancy was also an actor, although they only ever appeared in one movie together, 1957's WWII drama, "Hellcats Of The Navy".

Answer: Kevin Costner

Costner also directed and produced the movie, in which much of the dialogue is in the Lakota language with English subtitles. The film chronicles the exploits of Lieutenant John Dunbar (Costner), a Union Army lieutenant, who has dealings with and is accepted and embraced by the Native American tribe and given the native name Dances With Wolves. Costner has also starred in westerns "Open Range"(2003), "Silverado" (1985) as well as playing the title role in "Wyatt Earp" (1994).