What is your favorite Duke Character? Name the film character and the movie. There are no wrong answers. Have fun with this one.

Cheers!
Hondo :D

:P My favorite charaters are;

Sean Thornton from "The Quiet Man"
Sean Mercer from "Hatari!"
Capt. Tom Wilder from "Blood Alley" John Wayne talking to "baby". :rolleyes:
John Breen from "The Fighting Kentuckian"
Ole Olsen from "The Long Voyage Home" This one cracks me up watching John Wayne talk with a Swedish accent!

Hondo,

This should be an interesting one... Kudos!

Here's mine:
Jacob McCandles in "Big Jake"
John Chisum in "Chisum"
J.B. Books in "The Shootist"
Rooster Cogburn from both "True Grit" and "Rooster Cogburn and the lady"

Later,
Idaho

Hondo,

My faves are

Ethan Edwards - The searchers (Can't believe i'm the first to nominate)

Rooster Cogburn - True Grit

J B Books - the shootist

Sean thornton - The Quiet man

Jacob Mccandles - Big jake

See ya

McCandles

Hondo Heres mine

Ethan Edwards the definitive man

Tom Dunson

Rooster Cogburn

JB Books

Sean Thornton


Baron Why did you pick John Breen I would have though this to be one of John lesser characters but maybe you know something I dont??

B)


cya
Robbie

Because it would take too much time and energy to put these in any particular order (which could change from day to day anyway), I haven't.

Here are my favorites -

Sean Thornton in "The Quiet Man"

Davy Crockett in "The Alamo"

Sgt. Stryker in "The Sands of Iwo Jima"

Rooster Cogburn in "True Grit" and "Rooster Cogburn and the Lady"

John Bernard Books in "The Shootist"

John Elder in "The Sons of Katie Elder"

Col. Mike Kirby in "The Green Berets"

Temujin in "The Conqueror" (JUST KIDDING!!! :D )


So Hondo, what are your favorites?

Chester

;)

i wouldn't be able to choose as i think they were mostly all great but i did perfer his navy/army characters, this could be because i was a service brat and could understand his sense of duty.


cheers smokey

:)

You know :o answering this question after I asked you to put your favorites, seems to be a disadvantage. :( You guys picked out the ones I really find him in that I really enjoy. :unsure: But to add to this fun, I would pick:

:wub: In additon to Sean Thornton, J.B. (John Benard) Books, Rooster Cogburn, & Sgt. John M. Stryker :ph34r:

Quint Evans in Angel & the Badman :unsure:

Ringo Kid in Stagecoach :lol:

G.W. (George Wahsington) McLintock in McLintock! ;)

John T. Chance in Rio Bravo :) {surprise nobody mentioned this character}

Roy Glennister in The Spoilers :huh:

Charles Markham in Pittsburg :D

Taw Jackson in The War Wagon :blink:

Tom Doniphon in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance :angry:

Captain Ralls in Wake of the Red Witch <_<

Jake Cutter in The Comancheros B)

This took a little time to work up, but I knew it would be worth it. By the way, do you know Duke's character name in the movie, "Cancel My Reservation," and he reprised the same character name in "I Married A Woman." :D

Hondo B)

Hondo,

I agree with Sean Thornton in the Quiet Man, he was so good in that!

And I also like his character in Rio Bravo, John T Chance! I am also very surprised that no one mentiion that one. It is on my top 10 least for the movies I like best!

I also liked his character in Rio Lobo but I can't thing of the name he used in it. I guess I need to watch it again!

In both, Rio Lobo and Rio Bravo, he was very good and a bit on the funny side! I think he must of had a really good since of humor, don't you think?

Stacy

Stacy,

He had a great sense of humour. Did you know that he wore a pink bunny rabbit suit on Laugh-In? He loved it, and really could laugh at himself, and others with class.

Your answer to Rio Lobo character was Cord McNally

Hondo B)

My favorite character include:

Sean Thornton in the Quiet Man

Hondo Lane from Hondo

John T. Chance from Rio Bravo

Guns Donovan from Donovan's Reef

Cole Thornton from El Dorado

And...Ethan Edwards from the Searchers.

Well my username in this site might give it away which John Wayne`s character is my favourite :D
After John T.Chance I´ll think Wayne`s best characters were Sean Thornton,Tom Dunson,Ringo Kid,Ethan Edwards and John Bernard Books.

Ok, OK!

I forgot to mentioned my name sake, Hondo Lane in "Hondo." Can't believe that I miss that one :rolleyes:

Hondo Duke Lane :)

P.S. Does anyone know Duke's character name in the movie, "Cancel My Reservation," and the same name he used to reprised the same character name in "I Married A Woman?"

Hondo,

In answer to your question, the only thing I could find from IMdB, one of my favorite resources, was that in both of those movies John Wayne played "Himself", and in I Married A Woman, it also listed the character name Leonard (as in Himself/Leonard).

Chester

Chester,

You're quiet right. He only made cameo apperances in very short times. I haven't seen him in any of the movies. He wasn't really a part of the movie, so I didn't get them. I think I could have gotton "Cancel My Reservations," on VHS, but not "I Married a Woman." Both are comedies.

Hondo :D

Here are my favorites:

Quirt Evans - Angel and the Bad Man (I'm named after this one)
Wil Anderson - The Cowboys (Can't believe this one wasn't mentioned)
JB Books - The Shootist
Rooster Cogburn - True Grit and Rooster Cogburn
Ethan Edwards - The Searchers

This is a good topic!

Kwirt

Thanks Kwirt, That's great.

If I had to pick out just one of my favorite character out of all in Duke's movie career, and I mean just one, I would pick John T. Chance in Rio Bravo. That is really hard to pick only one that stands out to you. I have picked many, but when you can only pick one, that's a different story.

My challenge to you all (YALL {from the south}) on the board is to pick just ONE that stands out to you as the all time Duke character in your opinion.

That will be a challenge. Happy Trails.

Hondo :P

I think that the answers to this question is a good example to quash any myth that might exist saying that John always played the same character.

My favourite character has to be Ethan Edwards
B)

I really can't think of a favorite character, but I would like to chat.


;)

golferboy

If you want to chat contact me.

:)

Dukenator

I enjoy so many of the characters he played, including the ones that have already been mentioned.

The Cowboys and North to Alaska were two of the first John Wayne movies I can remember seeing, and they are still among my favorites. So with that said, Wil Anderson and Sam McCord are two of my favorite characters.

Hondo,
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your post. Thank you for giving me the character name that John Wayne used in Rio Lobo! For the life of me I couldn't remember, and beings that is a movie that is on my top 10 list I am embarrassed for not remembering! But I have recently pulled it out of collection and watched it again! Speaking of my collection, I counted my Duke movies and I am up to 37! I am hopeing that one day I have most if not all of them! How many of his movies do you have in yours?

Anyway thanks for the information! And that is really funny about the bunny suit! I would love to see that, it is hard for me to imagine big Duke in a bunny outfit! :P

Anyway, thanks again!

Stacy

I love his characters in A LADY TAKES A CHANCE and SEVEN SINNERS ^_^

hi

this is an nice question.

captain natan Brittles - She wore a yellow ribbon

rooster Cogburn - True Grit

Colonel John Henry Thomas - The Undefeated

John Chisum - Chisum

Jacob Mc Candles - Big Jake

JB Brooks - The shootist

cya Jwfan

Good question Hondo Duke Lane,

Sean Thornton, The Quiet Man
Rocklin, Tall in the Saddle
Tom Dunson, Red River
Stryker, Sands of Iwo Jima
Ringo, Stagecoach
Capt. Ralls, Wake of the Red Witch

Too many to name!

There all my favourites because its the Duke but i guess if i had to pick one it would be Ethan Edwards from the Searchers

i know it has been metioned before but it would have to be
rooster cogburen true grit
jb books the shootist

J.B. Books The Shootist
Ethan Edwards The Searchers
Cole Thornton El Dorado
John Chisum Chisum
Jacob McCandles Big Jake
Rooster Cogburn True Grit
G.W. McLintock McLintock
Ringo Kid Stagecoach
John T. Chance Rio Bravo
Quint Evans Angle and the Badman
Taw Jackson War Wagon
Jake Cutter Comancheros
Sam McCord North to Alaska

Brian
Tulalip Wa

Well all I have to say is John Chisum :P

Monique ;)

Ethan Edwards

In Rio Bravo, Duke plays John T. Chance, and I think he's the best character in all of Duke's movies.

Cheers, Hondo B)

Mines got to be Rooster he's the most crusty and natural of his characters
and Nathan Brittles brilliant character superb acting should have won an oscar for that.But my real favorite is got to be JB BOOks. That was John Wayne. :rolleyes:

In Trouble Along the Way, Duke character's name was Steve Williams, and played a down and out college football coach, who had a daughter. He was separated from his wife or divorce, and she abandoned her daughter. Now she wants her back a few years later, but Duke isn't giving her up that easy.

Cheers, Hondo B)

Dan Roman played the part of the co-pilot in The High & The Mighty. His captain was played by Robert Stack; they became good friends while shooting this movie. It's a shame that they didn't do any other movies since.

Cheers, Hondo B)

Hi -

I'm resurrecting this topic because I'm sure there have been a lot of new members that have come to this board since this one was active (it was way back on page 30).
If I had to pick just one character, at this time it would have to be a toss-up between Ethan Edwards in "The Searchers" and Sean Thornton in "The Quiet Man." If I came back a week from now, though, one of the Duke's other portrayals might head the list.
And, this topic started out as a list of favorite roles, so others might want to make a list that didn't before. I subscribe to just about all the others listed here.

Cheers - Jay :D

Flip a 3 sided coin :stunned: because I have 3 favorites. John T. Chance, Ethan Edwards, and Sam McCord. Depends on the day or feeling. There are others that are close, but those 3 head my list.

Jay
Because I am a Duke fan all the way I liked all of his Characters even the one that he played in The Searchers but that Part was a little to DARK for me but Great Acting. :angry: The way I remember the Duke was just like he was in "The Shootist" even is he was a lot Thinner in the late 1970s when I last saw him. But J.B. Books was Duke all the way and just the way he was off screen :cowboy: Chilibill

Chilibill -

J.B. Books moves to the top as I think about it. It just depends on the time and mood to shift around the order of favorite Duke roles.

Cheers - Jay ^_^

My favorites are:

Wil Anderson - The Cowboys
Quirt Evans - Angel and the Badman
Rooster Cogburn - Both movies
Jacob McCandles - Big Jake
Tom Doniphon - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Col. John Marlowe - The Horse Soldiers

Blood-and-guts tough, yet not without feelings (like when his troops are mowing down the confederates, or he's comforting the young union soldier's last minutes).

Hi

Tom Dunson - Red River
Capt Ralls - Wake of the Red Witch


Regards

Arthur

I answered in the "Favorite Western/Non-Western" character threads, but I agree, this topic needs to pop up every few months or so.


Favorite Duke character? Heck, I like them all, guys!!!! But if I had to choose one, right now it would be "Guns" Donovan, as I'm really swept up in a Donovan's Reef mood these days. However, I like all the ones I listed for many reasons, and in the cases of J.H. Thomas & G.W. McClintock, for the "rugged individual"-type statements they make during their respective films.

Cole Thornton- EL DORADO
Ethan Edwards- THE SEARCHERS
Rockwell Torrey- IN HARM'S WAY
Mike "Guns" Donovan- DONOVAN'S REEF
G.W. McClintock- MCCLINTOCK!
Col. John Henry Thomas- THE UNDEFEATED

Ethan Edwards, Guns Donovan, Jacob McCandles, Rockwell Torrey, Sean Thornton

Mrs.McLintock,

First of all I want to welcome you here to the greatest message board in the world that talks about a great American, John Wayne!

Out of the five, which one do you like the best? These characters are in a way different from each other, and it would interesting who you like the best and why.

Cheers B)

I would have to say Jacob McCandles. I love the way he just enters back into the family, the not so white knight. I think his character has just the right mix of good guy and bad guy, the kind of bad that you need sometimes.

"I got hooked on these when I was a yonker, never could get my fill of them" One of my favorite scenes.

Oh by the way, thanks for the welcome. Glad to be here. The Duke is my all time favorite; can remember where I was when I heard he died. Grew up watching his movies.

I must say Ive been thinking about this question for quite sometime and for my personally,i have narrowed it down to two,Adm. Rockwell Torrey in "IN HARMS WAY" and Ethan Edwards in "THE SEARCHERS".

Ethan Edwards in The Searchers

Tom Doniphon in The Man who shot Liberty Valance

Rooster Cogburn in True Grit and Rooster Cogburn

cya Jwfan

My favorite by far (although I have lots) is John Chisum, in fact I even named my 110 lbs chocolate lab Chisum! Sing it with me now...
Chis-UMMMMMMMM John Chis-UMMMMMMMM, weary, saddle wornnnnn...
Uhh, sorry, I got carried away! :jump:

Tis a very good thing I had my volume on mute....whew. :P

Originally posted by duker777@Feb 17 2005, 11:17 PM
My favorite by far (although I have lots) is John Chisum, in fact I even named my 110 lbs chocolate lab Chisum!* Sing it with me now...
Chis-UMMMMMMMM John Chis-UMMMMMMMM, weary, saddle wornnnnn...
Uhh, sorry, I got carried away!** :jump:
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I've had that darn song stuck in my head all day! I even like the William Conrad spoken word bit!!!

Duke has some fine moments in Chisum, but Geoffrey Deuel (Billy the Kid) isn't the talented actor his brother, Pete ("Alias Smith & Jones") was, IMO.

Welcome to dukewayne.com!

I should also mention that the theme to "The War Wagon" is the catchiest theme song ever in a Duke movie! ("Look at those horses, what are they draggin?")

Jacob McCandles
Cole Thornton
Sean Thornton
Guns Donovan
G.W. McLintock