John Ford's Actors' Roles, Part II Quiz

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1. This great actor was Sgt. Major Michael O'Rourke, Capt. Herman Kohler and Pearly "Buck" Sweet.

Answer: Ward Bond

Ward was Sgt. Major O'Rourke in "Fort Apache".
He played Capt. Herman Kohler in the great West Point story, "The Long Grey Line".
Was was Perley "Buck" Sweet in "3 Godfathers".
Bond had a great career in movies and was Seth Adams in the TV series "Wagon Train". He played football with John Wayne at U.S.C. They were in many movies together and shared a long friendship.

2. He played Sgt. Festus Mulcahy, Top Sgt. Quincannon and Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon.

Answer: Victor McLaglen

Victor McLaglen played an Irish-American Sergeant who was fond of whiskey in John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy, "Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "Rio Grande". He played a great role as Squire Danaher in Ford's "The Quiet Man". His movie role list is very, very long.

3. Who played Deacon Clump, Mose Harper and Luke Clegg?

Answer: Hank Warden

Hank was Deacon Clump in "The Horse Soldiers".
He played Mose Harper in "The Searchers".
He was Luke Clegg in "Wagon Master".
What a career he had from 1935-1991. He worked almost to his death in 1992 at age 91. I loved his acting as Mose Harper in "The Searchers". You never know what show or movie you are going to watch and have Hank appear in it. I say to him as Mose Harper would say, "Thank you kindly."

4. This versatile man was Travis Blue, Trooper Travis Tyeee and Sgt. Tyree.

Answer: Ben Johnson

It's rare to watch a western movie or TV show where Ben Johnson doesn't appear.
He was Travis Blue in "Wagon Master".
He was Trooper Travis Tyree in "Rio Grande".
He played Sgt. Tyree in "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
I guess either Ford or Johnson liked the names Travis and Tyree.

5. Tom Joad, Lt. Col. Owen Thursday and Wyatt Earp were played by whom?

Answer: Henry Fonda

Henry played Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath".
He was Lt. Col. Owen Thursday in "Fort Apache".
He was Wyatt Earp in "My Darling Clementine".
You can watch him in other Ford pictures, "Mr. Roberts", "Drums Along the Mohawk" and "Young Mr. Lincoln". He was a U.S. Naval Officer during WWII and won an Academy Award for his role in "On Golden Pond" in 1981.

6. This actor with a long resume was Hatfield, Caldwell and Jim Casy.

Answer: John Carradine

He was Hatfield in "Stagecoach".
He played Caldwell in "Drums Along the Mohawk".
He played Jim Casy in "The Grapes of Wrath".
He was playing roles in movies and TV from 1930 in an uncredited role in "Bright Lights" to a 1995 role in "Jack-O".

7. This football star from U.C.L.A. played Pompey, Stone Calf and 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge.

Answer: Woody Strode

He was Pompey in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance".
He played Stone Calf in "Two Rode Together" and he was 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge in "Sergeant Rutledge".
Braxton played pro football for the L.A. Rams and even was a professional wrestler.

8. This notable actor played Maxwell Scott, Capt. Shattuck and Col. Johnathan Miles.

Answer: Carlton Young

He was the newsman Maxwell Scott in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". His great line in this movie was, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." He was Captain Shattuck in "Sergeant Rutledge". He was the one armed Confederate Colonel Johnathan Miles in "The Horse Soldiers". His deep voice makes him easy to identify him without looking at screen.

9. This man played Lt. Greenhill, Bookser and Abner "Cherub" Overton.

Answer: Patrick Wayne

Yep, he is the son of John Wayne. He was the young, green Lt. Greenhill in "The Searchers". He played Bookser in "Mister Roberts" and was Abner "Cherub" Overton in "The Long Grey Line". He was in many of his dad's movies including; "The Green Berets", "Big Jake", "McLintock", "The Alamo" and a few others including John Ford's "Donovan's Reef".

10. This actor played Maj. Braden, Maj. Mac Allshard and Capt. Sam Collingwood.

Answer: George O'Brien

He was Major Brandon in "Cheyenne Autumn".
He was Major Mac Allshard in "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon".
He played Captain Sam Collingwood in "Fort Apache".
George served in the U.S. Navy during WWI where he was the Pacific Fleet Heavyweight Boxing Champ. He started in films as a stuntman when John Ford made him a star in his 1924 movie, "The Iron Horse".

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Questions		Choices
1. This great actor was Sgt. Major Michael O'Rourke, Capt. Herman Kohler and Pearly "Buck" Sweet.		Carlton Young
2. He played Sgt. Festus Mulcahy, Top Sgt. Quincannon and Sgt. Maj. Timothy Quincannon.		Hank Warden
3. Who played Deacon Clump, Mose Harper and Luke Clegg?		Henry Fonda
4. This versatile man was Travis Blue, Trooper Travis Tyeee and Sgt. Tyree.		John Carradine
5. Tom Joad, Lt. Col. Owen Thursday and Wyatt Earp were played by whom?		George O'Brien
6. This actor with a long resume was Hatfield, Caldwell and Jim Casy.		Patrick Wayne
7. This football star from U.C.L.A. played Pompey, Stone Calf and 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge.		Ward Bond
8. This notable actor played Maxwell Scott, Capt. Shattuck and Col. Johnathan Miles.		Ben Johnson
9. This man played Lt. Greenhill, Bookser and Abner "Cherub" Overton.		Victor McLaglen
10. This actor played Maj. Braden, Maj. Mac Allshard and Capt. Sam Collingwood.		Woody Strode

This is my second quiz about John Ford and the actors who were in his movies. I will list three characters from his movies and you match which actor played those roles.