Jun 29, 2017 · Who would’ve guessed that, in the last decade of his life, a lung lost to cancer, John “Duke” Wayne would star in a dozen films, three of them—1969’s True Grit, 1972’s The Cowboys and 1976’s The Shootist—among the best of his career?

The Cowboys is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, [3] Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. [4] It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine.

Dec 23, 2024 · Bruce Dern faced challenges securing acting roles after starring alongside John Wayne in The Cowboys. His difficulties started even before the 1972 Western's filming commenced, as Wayne, who had Irish roots, had given a highly controversial Playboy interview discussing civil rights and Native American treatment.

Apr 22, 2023 · Over 50 years and Dern has said he still receives hate mail after his character Asa Watts killed Wayne’s Wil Andersen in The Cowboys. But he knew it was coming and so did Duke.

Dec 26, 2013 · The 77-year-old Bruce Dern, left — in a scene with Will Forte — has a Golden Globe nomination and the prospect of a future Oscar nomination for his role as Woody Grant in the movie Nebraska. His role in The Cowboys, as a bad guy who shoots John Wayne in the back, caused the public to turn on hm.

Feb 15, 2025 · Bruce Dern struggled to find acting jobs after co-starring opposite John Wayne in The Cowboys. His troubles began even before filming on the 1972 Western began. Duke had just given an...

With John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst. Rancher Wil Andersen is forced to hire inexperienced boys as cowhands in order to get his cattle herd to market on time but the rough drive is full of dangers and a gang of rustlers is trailing them.

Jan 15, 2024 · Bruce Dern says he still gets hate mail for what he did to John Wayne on The Cowboys, with Duke telling him: "Oh how they're gonna hate you for this". Bruce Dern struggled to find acting...

Oct 25, 2024 · One star learned firsthand how loyal Wayne’s fans could be. In Mark Rydell’s 1972 western The Cowboys, Bruce Dern plays the head of a gang of cattle rustlers. Wayne plays a rancher who is forced to hire a new set of ranch hands to complete his long-distance cattle drive.

Mar 29, 2016 · Dern recalled the fateful day they shot John Wayne’s big death scene — and how the filmmakers conspired to make the killing feel authentic.