Between 1926 and 1976, Wayne appeared in over 170 motion pictures, and became one of America's biggest box office stars.

He was the quintessential cowboy, the all-American American, the symbol for "macho" all over the world. He starred in more than 170 films in an unparalleled almost 50 year career in movies. He was, of course, the one and only John Wayne, the "Duke" himself.

Ten of his best movies were:“Stagecoach” (1939), “They Were Expendable” (1945),“Red River” (1948), “Fort Apache” (1948),“The Quiet Man” (1952), “Hondo” (1953),“The Searchers” (1956),“Rio Bravo” (1959), “True Grit” (1969) , and “The Shootist” (1976).

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