Five Actors John Wayne Couldn't Stand

[@gem_goldeneramovies]

You asked, and here it is! Find out which actors didn’t get along with John Wayne: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noSwnnuPlsd9e6c

[@colinstock325]

It should always be remembered that Clark Gable fought for his country in WW2.

[@chrisbacos]

John Wayne like all good white male Republicans was a draft dodger and a chicken hawk

[@jaxson1948]

I love John Wayne, however he did have some strange opinions... I actually like most of these actors!

[@barrylane7264]

Most top stars did that.

[@markgordon5387]

Those were good actors. Wayne was good in the early 1930s.

[@stevemanuell8610]

Gene hackman is one hell of an actor

[@chrisbacos]

Exactly. Gene Hackman could act while John Wayne mostly played the same character in all he did.

[@dalesingleton6455]

@@stevemanuell8610 Gene Hackman, James Arness, Clint Eastwood are just of the many that could act better than John Wayne. John Wayne always seemed like he was reading cue cards on the set.

[@barrylane7264]

@@dalesingleton6455 Now look, John Wayne was the most successful of his time, that alone is enough to shut you up.

[@dalesingleton6455]

@@barrylane7264 John Wayne is a same dialogue sissy walking so called actor in all his films. You can idolize him all you want, now you stf up!!

[@bradleyjjohnson]

No less than Kevin Costner said Gene Hackman is the best actor he's ever worked with.

[@vietvet6670]

How about a list of actors that couldn't stand John Wayne.

[@hippiepeace8614]

I was never a fan of him

[@Phoenix85006]

😂😅

[@joanntaylor5457]

YES❤YES

[@teagar3]

I know that my step-father (ww2 veteran) had no interest in watching a John Wayne film, and it was because John Wayne avoided Military Service during WW2 when most able body Men served and did their part in the War Effort.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Wrong again. Wayne did not "avoid" military service. Do some research. He was 34, married and was the sole support of his wife and 4 children. Therefore like thousands of other men he received a deferment. That's not avoiding the draft. He also volunteered for the OSS but for unclear reasons his application was not received. And please don't do the usual BS in saying "Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart were the same age as Wayne and they went into the service!". Neither Gable nor Stewart in 1942 were even married, much less supporting even 1 child. Apples to oranges.

[@barrylane7264]

@@TWS-pd5dc Completely correct and the men who went did not have children.

[@Bilko-kd2sm]

They weren’t too thrilled with him either

[@katrinf98]

Each Actor Wayne didn’t like had more Acting skills than he. AlthoughI liked Wayne in his movies, his Acting range was limited.

[@teagar3]

Richard Widmark & John Wayne probably should be #1. Back in the day, their distaste for each other was widely publicized.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Not true. They clashed over creative differences when Wayne was directing The Alamo. Widmark felt Wayne wanted him to play Bowie the way Wayne would play him and Widmark understandably disagreed. But Widmark said their "feud" was exaggerated and they got through it and even had a few laughs later in the filming. This was confirmed by Laurence Harvey, who got along with both actors and was present during their clashes.

[@c.d.macaulay66]

Last time I checked, Hackman has two Oscars to Wayne's one. Great as he was, John Wayne always played himself. That's OK. That's how the big studios marketed their stars back then and also what audiences wanted and expected to see. But Gene could act rings around the Duke.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

You're wrong there. Wayne hardly played himself in Red River or The Searchers. Even In Harm's Way he showed a vulnerable side that he often didn't show. Wayne believed the public went to see him play the usual tough, moral, righteous "good guy". Based on box office results from about 1959 to 1972 I'd say he was correct. That said, generally he always had a top star to play opposite him, to give balance to the movie. Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Jimmy Stewart, Robert Mitchum, William Holden, Lee Marvin, Dean Martin among many others all co-starred with him on screen. While these were arguably better actors, if you watch Wayne act opposite them rarely will they dominate the scene. Kirk Douglas admitted that. Wayne would often gripe that his co-stars always got the more nuanced roles, which was true. But watch as an example Fort Apache. Fonda has the much better role but in their many scenes together Wayne more than holds his own with Henry. The story about Hackman was told by Wayne's daughter. Not sure if Wayne had lived to see Hackman's career that he would have felt that way. Wayne always respected good actors, even if he didn't agree with their politics. But Wayne was a very good actor albeit limited in his characterizations.

[@c.d.macaulay66]

@@TWS-pd5dc Wow! That's a fantastic, well thought put reply. Don't get me wrong. I love Wayne as an actor and have seen all of his movies. Even The Conqueror. But you make some valid points about the movies you referenced.

[@c.d.macaulay66]

@@TWS-pd5dc Wow! That's a terrific, well thought out, detailed response. Don't get me wrong. I love Wayne's acting and have seen all his movies. Even The Conqueror. But you make valid points, specifically in the movies you referenced. Thanks for taking the time to write what you did.

[@barrylane7264]

This Oscar crap is bullshit.

[@purrdiggle1470]

I am 56 years old. I've seen most of Wayne's post 1939 movies at least once and I've seen many of them more times than I can count. I've never watched but one Eastwood movie the whole way through (Dirty Harry) and I've seen several of Gable's movies in their entirety. I've seen Von Ryan's Express once. The others in this list I don't even acknowledge.

[@redsky8763]

John Wayne (not his real name), was all about John Wayne. God and country? No. John Wayne and John Wayne. That's all that mattered to him.

[@MRaadesign]

Check out an interview with Lee Marvin. See how he saved John Wayne's life on the set of The Who Shot Liberty Valance. It will change the way you think about John Wayne. The interview is on youtube.

[@robertmalfy8552]

John Wayne didn't try to attack the girl who wasn't even a native American

[@conard5381]

John Wayne……….American is all you need to know

[@MohammadMehrban-j3i]

Famous people are humans, they have people they like and people they don’t. Sometimes due to competition and fear of losing audiences to younger rivals and sometimes due to personality clashes, or many other reasons. I don’t think we should read too much into these… enjoy the films and the acting skills that these entertainers displayed.

[@dutch8847]

He read each of them perfectly!

[@Kjt853]

Gene Hackman “the worst actor in town”? What town would that be? Certainly not any town that Hackman ever worked in!

[@003Chel]

I'm duke fan 64 yrs old yes your right Hackman is awesome

[@SkulldugerySmiles]

Marion was not only a very poor actor, there are forests less wooden, he was also as camp as a field full of tents, that walk!

[@elizabethmartin43]

Gene hackman brilliant

[@gregflotron7995]

Next evolution and revisionism are not the same things.

[@slatibaadfast]

Wayne was a coward, pure and simple. Others, of similar age were only too eager and willing to go to war, but not Wayne. In fact when he visited a marine base to 'entertain' the troops, he was booed off stage. After the war, many of his contemporaries refused to act with him, because of his actions. The fact that Wayne portrayed himself as a patriot and war hero (in his movies) is despicable. It was well known A) had he enlisted, when he returned to acting he would have remained a lower grade 'B' gradecactor. B) the only reason he became an 'A' list actor was because the real 'A' list actors were offering their services to their country. But now, generate a list of actors, directors and producers that couldn't stand him or his attitude.

[@redsky8763]

So true. Thanks

[@jw362]

Did you event see Wayne play Temujin in “The Conqueror “ or the centurion in “The Greatest Story Ever Told?” What a laugh!

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Did you see Paul Newman in Silver Chalice??? Or Brando in Mutiny On The Bounty?? All good actors make their share of bad movies. SMH.

[@mlbrooks4066]

How about something on actors who hated John Wayne?

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Very few did. I know Wayne's politics offend some snowflakes but the facts are these: He worked with conservatives like Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Robert Duval. And liberals like Henry Fonda, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Geraldine Page, Anthony Quinn, Kate Hepburn, Angie Dickinson. All spoke well of him, admired his professionalism and said he was respectful. And don't believe that nonsense about "6 security guards had to hold Wayne back from pulling Satcheen Littlefeather" off the stage. First of all, she was not Native American, she was Mexican American per her family. Second, Wayne in 1973 was in his late 60's so I highly doubt 6 security men had to hold him back. And finally that event was in all the papers, Brando refusing his Oscar. No mention of Wayne trying to rush the stage, etc. Don't you think that juicy of a story would have been reported back then? Made up BS.

[@Number9s]

Not enough space on KZbin.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@Number9s Meaning you can't name one. Just admit you don't know what you're talking about. I named a grand total of 3 actors who went on record as not liking Wayne. Compare that with how many who went on record as liking Wayne. Not even close. I named Monty Clift, Tab Hunter and Ed Asner. Can you name any more? Don't hide behind "not enough space". Prove your point if you can.

[@Number9s]

Kathryn Hepburn.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@Number9s Well, you're just proving your ignorance here. They made one movie together, Rooster Cogburn. Kate said this about Wayne: He’s quick, he’s sensitive. He knows all the techniques. I think he’s an awfully good actor-and a terribly funny man. We laugh all day. What a goddamn fascinating personality!" Want to try again?

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

Gene Hackman was a wonderful actor! You could always depend on a wonderful performance from him, in anything he did!

[@mickyw1455]

I tend to agree with you, but GH was poorly cast as the Polish General in "A Bridge Too Far." GH did his best and tried to make the role believable, but he just couldn't succeed.

[@JaneJones-lg3bd]

@@mickyw1455 You are absolutely correct! Good actors can be mis-cast! There are plenty of examples of it. It is very important to keep an actor's abilities in mind during the casting process, esp. in historic dramas. Gene was wonderful in Bonnie and Clyde, but he was cast as an American. Portraying a foreign personality is beyond the scope of many good actors. I do believe that is why some actors choose to turn down certain roles. It can be a negative blow to their careers, as fans tend to have long memories! LOL!

[@BeachsideHank]

I remember when John Wayne's movie "The Green Berets" came out that same year as the TET Offensive; mothers across America finally said hell no, I'm not sending my child off to die in some God- forsaken jungle country I know nothing about- this of course referred to the scene where a doomed Beret was snatched up by a foot snare and graphically impaled on a punji stake panel. Wayne never could recover from this cinematic tribute to the American soldier that absolutely had the reverse effect of seeming to be endorsing the war, thus arousing public indignation and opposition. Where are the mothers of yesteryear; they are needed once more? In memoriam to a fallen classmate from back in the day: Frank Paul Jenczyk, Jr Private First Class B CO, 2ND BN, 39TH INFANTRY, 9TH INF DIV, USARV Army of the United States Cambridge, Massachusetts March 09, 1947 to KIA May 10, 1968 FRANK P JENCZYK Jr is on the

[@stevenM8282]

The green beret's was his worst movie. What a cartoon.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Might want to check some facts: The Green Berets was a box office smash hit in 1968. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@stevenM8282 And one of his biggest hits.

[@stevenM8282]

@@TWS-pd5dc : it was a cartoon. Any one who was there would agree. John Wayne was a phoney. He did everything he could to not serve in WW2 . In my opinion John Wayne was a coward. Not the Gun Ho Patriot he portrayed on the screen.

[@BeachsideHank]

@@TWS-pd5dc Might want to take reading comprehension courses, where did I say it it was box office dog, I addressed the turning point it made with mothers and wives regarding the war itself- I'll give you this though, it was a smash... against our foreign policy.

[@TOP.FOX.]

They did not call him the duke for nothing. He got the part of eathen edwards in the serchers which has been named the greatest Western ever made ?

[@martinchagnon5466]

Gene who?

[@siouzsie]

Well, I am sure quite a few couldn’t stand him either. Most of these actors he couldn’t stand were far more talented than Wayne, maybe that’s why he hated them.

[@himat]

How about 5 actors who hated JW

[@fredricclack7137]

ALL A 🕳️ Z that's Y!😅

[@lamprostzagkarakis6351]

Italians (Sergio Leone) teached John Wayne... what really WESTERN is with great actors like Eastwood... and many others all above JW I think he was never a great actor and had complex ..

[@user-qv6gy3co9k]

When it came to actors who put on a REAL U.S. Military uniform and served,Wayne should keep his trap shut!

[@JeffDavies-i8q]

Correct- Clark Gable served his country (USAAF /Europe), Wayne of course stayed home to make real epics like The Fighting Seabees, Flying Leathernecks and the Sands of Iwo Jima to show the lads how it really should be done!

[@jeffrey-ye9qv]

there all dead

[@user-qv6gy3co9k]

@@JeffDavies-i8q BALONEY Wayne was a DRAFT DODGER,if "Lads" wanted to ACTUALLY see how it's done,they could have watched War news reels.

[@ronald-bh5vi]

​@user-qv6gy3co9k wasn't a draft dodger got a deferment

[@deadon4847]

@@user-qv6gy3co9k He wasn't a draft dodger, he was 35 married with 4 kids and wasn't required to sign up.

[@rogerdonoho4924]

An actor pretends. Nothing more. Their private lives and character most likely wouldn't be to the liking of millions. Opinions and assholes.

[@diddymuck]

could there be more to do with the dislike of Hackman? A fantastic actor...see French Connection 2. I'd say something more underlying than the reasons stated.

[@joelkweskin8545]

What's with all these Brits (or their AI voices anyway) doing all these American Western videos..?

[@shadrach6299]

JW was too racist and right wing. He was a big supporter of the VN war

[@warrengoodwin583]

John Wayne was a coward. Can't watch any of his movies.

[@panchopuskas1]

Clark Gable : risked his life in the air force during the war in service to his country. John Wayne : dodged the draft .......

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Ignorant comment. Wayne as a married father of 4 children got a deferment, like thousands of other men. Gable in 1942 wasn't even married. Try to do a little research.

[@chazj2175]

He didnt dodge anything he tried but couldnt pass the physical because of an shoulder injury

[@Rick-jf6sg]

Much ado about nothing.

[@craigbowling6695]

Who hated John Wayne? His movies are the same crap over an over.

[@robstrickland166]

and over and over pardner, ya seen one John Wayne movie ya seen'em all, pardner.......

[@shadrach6299]

JW could not act

Even though he is a cinema 'icon', John Wayne was a real jerk. Very racist and obnoxious.

[@Lechaim11]

John Wayne was a legend but he also appeared to be mean spirited. I suspect that he disliked these individuals because he resented their views which differed to his. He was a tall man but his attitude made him a small one!

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Do some research, rather than a stupid KZbin video. I've read a few books on Wayne and he was liked and respected by almost all of his peers and many of those peers did not share Wayne's right wing political views either. Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda were big liberals. So was Kate Hepburn and Lauren Bacall. Anthony Quinn and Lee Marvin were democrats, as was Angie Dickinson and Geraldine Page. They all spoke well of Wayne and Fonda visited Wayne in the hospital and refused to leave until he could see him when Wayne was nearing the end. The only actors who went on record as not liking Wayne were Ed Asner (no shock, he was an intolerant liberal), Monty Clift (just a totally different personality) and Tab Hunter, who wrote in his autobiography that Wayne's "macho" persona eventually got on his nerves. Even Richard Widmark, a big liberal who clashed with Wayne over creative differences on the set of The Alamo, said "we had some problems, but we moved on with making the picture professionally and even had a few laughs." Oh, and Rock Hudson said Wayne was great to him on the set of The Undefeated. Bear in mind, Rock and Wayne shared the same political views too. Wayne was well aware of Hudson being gay and while he couldn't understand "how such a handsome guy could not like women" he also spoke very highly of Rock. Wayne was much too professional to let any personal preferences affect his working relationships.

[@Ovationhabs]

John Wayne wasn’t even one-tenth the actor Gene Hackman has been. Wayne was good within his quite narrow range but it’s laughable that anyone would think he had more acting chops than Hackman.

[@spookyfirst9514]

I suspect it was pure jealousy on Waynes part.

[@MrKellyk56]

OR, Morgan Freeman. Or Denzel Washington...John Wayne was a EGO JERK

[@lawrencewiddis2447]

Six percent?

[@Ovationhabs]

@@lawrencewiddis2447 Maybe 4.

[@michaelkupchik3974]

Your opinion is just that - your opinion . Meaning not everyone agrees with you.

[@dalesingleton6455]

I'm sure a lot hated John Wayne as well. He wasn't a very good actor at all.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Can you name any?? And Wayne wasn't a very good actor?? Sure, that's why he was a top box office star for over 20 years. Unreal the silly comments here.

[@siouzsie]

@@TWS-pd5dcTop box office doesn’t mean a top actor. Get off your high horse, are you going to respond to everyone on this thread that doesn’t like JW?

[@gordoncheyne5567]

John Wayne was no actor And he was not a good human being

[@TWS-pd5dc]

Really? You knew him? Worked with him? Highly doubtful. Those who did work with him said he was very professional and respectful. I'll take their words over yours.

[@rogerwright1168]

You should make a video about the millions of better actors who hated John Wayne. He was a cardboard cutout. He played one role over and over and over and over and over and over...

[@TWS-pd5dc]

100% wrong and I'd bet you can't name one actor who went on record of hating Wayne. He hardly "played one role". Watch him in Red River, The Searchers and True Grit. Not only that, watch him on screen with great actors like Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, William Holden, Kate Hepburn, etc. He more than holds his own.

[@rogerwright1168]

@TWS-pd5dc He played the same character over and over and over. He never deviated from the script. He was a cardboard cutout. His acting had no range. Whenever he was on screen, you knew he was John Wayne in a western or John Wayne in a war movie. He never brought you into the movie and made you part of it. Clint Eastwood is a much better actor. Marlon Brando is much better. Even Steven Segal is better than John Wayne.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@rogerwright1168 Pure BS. How many Best Actor Oscar's does Eastwood have? Zero. Nominated twice just like Wayne but Wayne won. The silly comparison to Segal I won't even address. Wayne was a top box office star for over 30 years, so that success shows your nonsense for what it is. His acting had no "range"??? Sure, that's why Monty Clift, Kirk Douglas, William Holden, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda et all blew him off the screen, right? In Fort Apache you never notice Wayne, only Fonda right? In Red River his character is not even noticed right? And in The Searchers, why, I didn't even realize he was in it. Silly comments.

[@barrylane7264]

@@rogerwright1168 Not only is your reference incorrect it shows a lack of understanding. On film you can only play a part related to your true self.

[@Gary-jp2tf]

I couldn't stand John wayne

[@RjBenjamin353]

Yeah, he told me

[@erlecoleman2975]

I am a big John Wayne Fan. But to each his own. My wife also did not appreciate J.W. Then we watched," The Cowboys," together and she became a John Wayne fan too. If you get a chance and if you choose to, try out the Cowboys.

[@ronald-bh5vi]

Most homosexuals didn't like him

[@maureenm8462]

​@@ronald-bh5vihe was a good friend to rock Hudson even if he didn't agree with homosexuality.

[@Gary-jp2tf]

He didn't like you either but don't feel bad he didn't like anyone very much

[@jmseipp]

Plenty of actors and directors hated John Wayne because he was a drunkard. Directors tried to get as much work done as possible before Noon as after lunch Wayne would be absolutely worthless, unable to work. Too drunk! One director was so fed up with him that he actually fired him! The great John Wayne then went all to pieces and begged and pleaded like a sissy to be given another chance. He wasn’t the ‘macho man’ that Hollywood portrayed him to be. I read all of this in a magazine article about him soon after his death.

[@TWS-pd5dc]

OK, you're just making this BS up out of whole cloth. Wayne never showed up drunk on the set; in fact several heavy drinking actors were amazed that Wayne could drink them under the table and still be the first one on set in the morning, completely sober. Lee Marvin, Kirk Douglas, William Holden among others confirmed this. What magazine did you read about Wayne? The National Enquirer??? Read up on what his fellow actors said about him before you spew BS. It's not hard, he worked with all the great actors and directors of his day.

[@jmseipp]

@@TWS-pd5dc You have exactly ZERO idea what you are talking about. John Wayne was a DRUNKARD! Re-read my comments. They are TRUE! And no, it wasn’t the National Enquirer. It was in one of the major magazines of that era, shortly after he died. Sorry to burst your fantasy illusion bubble. It’s very easy to prove. Web search ‘John Wayne was a drunkard’ And: John Wayne’s bosses shot scenes before noon when star began drinking: ‘He’s a mean drunk’ Search exactly as I’ve written it. And then you can apologize! Are you MAN enough?? I doubt it.

[@georgelewko3416]

Where did you get your false information. From the democrats

[@jmseipp]

@@georgelewko3416 Google is your FRIEND! Sorry to burst your fantasy illusion bubble but John Wayne, in real life, was NOTHING like his Hollywood PERSONA! I see that my detailed reply has been deleted. Just do a web search ‘John Wayne was a Drunkard’ and you’ll find out for yourself. He was a MEAN Drunk!

[@barrylane7264]

You could not have read such crap when he was alive.

[@robertthomas4545]

Gene was a terrible actor.didnt care for him at all.he was a best third graded

[@kellybaumann1450]

Wayne would have gotten along well with trump,all mouth no brains.

[@deadon4847]

You just described Harris and AOC.

[@mtnstrand2819]

And he would have fallen in love with Kamala Harris instantly.

[@darwynmead2597]

I think Donald Trump took on some of John Wayne's thoughts and actions which is really, really good.

[@artiekost6450]

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