John Wayne once revealed his personal rule for accepting Hollywood film roles. It was in a recent Talking Pictures episode on the BBC that viewers got an inside look into the long and successful career of Wayne, in addition to his personal rule when it came down to accepting film roles.In some archived footage, Wayne explains how he decide which roles to accept and which appealed most to him.

John Wayne on his personal rule for accepting Hollywood acting roles . In the footage, he says, “Personal story is a rule. Sometimes you’re stuck, and it is getting time for an assignment to come up, and you accept stories that are not completed… But as a rule, whenever that happens, you run into a mess, but I haven’t learned my lesson completely yet, I still do it on occasion.”

As for the roles he would flat-out refuse? He said, “Anything mean and petty. I think I have established a character on the screen that may be rough, cruel, may have a different code than the average person, but it has never been mean, petty or small.”

Wayne al so had seven children — four daughters and three sons — who would often appear with him in films that he produced and directed. It’s undoubtedly so that Wayne is one of the most celebrated and profound actors in history, so legendary that 20 years after his death in 1979, he was selected as one of the greatest stars of classic American cinema by the American Film Institute. But even though he’s such a legendary part of cinematic history, he didn’t always want to be an actor.

Wayne originally attended college to pursue a career as a lawyer before his career path clearly changed. “I think I would have enjoyed the occupation, but while I was going to school, I was offered a job in the summertime working at the studio…. I met [director] John Ford, and I enjoyed working with him and watching all the people through the scene, and then I go back to school and say, ‘Well, this kid’s father is a lawyer.’”

He continues, “This kid’s uncle is an established lawyer, and they’re going into those offices, and one of them will take me in, and I’ll be writing in the backroom.’ So it didn’t look as appealing or exciting as the pictures, so when I was offered the acting job, I accepted it without realizing it would end up a career.”

John Wayne is an icon featured in many western films over the years. While he appeared in big movies such as True Grit and The Alamo, there were many roles he actually turned down throughout his career.

There was one in particular he rejected because he called it “the most un-American thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life.”

That role was Marshal Will Kane in the multiple-Academy Award winner High Noon. When John turned down the role, Gary Cooper got the job instead. In High Noon, Will and his wife are getting ready to leave Hadleyville, New Mexico. However, a criminal returns and wants to seek revenge on Will because he turned him in.

John Wayne turned down the lead role in the film ‘High Noon’ : Gary ended up winning an Oscar for his portrayal of Marshal Will Kane, the movie winning four Oscars: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Film Editing, Best Music: Original Song, and Best Music: Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedic Picture.

Ironically enough, Gary wasn’t there in person to receive his award so John accepted it on his behalf! When asked about turning down the role, John once said, “The most un-American thing I’ve ever seen in my whole life. I’ll never regret having helped run Carl Foreman [High Noon’s screenwriter] out of the country.”

Carl was reported a member of the Communist Party for a while.Do you think John should have accepted the role in High Noon? Or are you happy with the choice of Gary Cooper instead?

April 28, 2021, marks legendary actress Ann-Margret’s eightieth birthday. She recently spoke about her experience working with John Wayne in one of his movies.

The singer, dancer, and performer was featured in a number of films during the early 1960s, including Bye Bye Birdie and Made in Paris. Her most popular film featured her incredible dancing in 1964 hit Viva Las Vegas alongside Elvis Presley, with whom she shared a passionate love affair. shortly after working with Presley, she had the incredible opportunity to join wild west star John Wayne in his 1973 movie The Train Robbers.

In the movie, three Civil War veterans (John Wayne, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson) team up with a train robber’s widow (Ann-Margret) to recover half-million dollars in hidden gold. The widow wants to clear her husband’s name, while the men helping her want the $50,000 reward. They have to figure out how to do both while contending with the dead man’s ex-partners.

The Train Robbers marked Margret’s first lead role. In a recent interview with Fox News, she gave insight into how Wayne treated her and spoke highly of the actor, claiming he was “welcoming and gentle.”

“I didn’t know what to expect. But when he hugged me, it’s like the world was hugging me. He was so big and wide with that exploding voice. We were shooting in Durango, Mexico and my parents came down to visit me. He was so great with my parents.

So absolutely welcoming and gentle with them. And anybody who was great to my parents was on a throne in my eyes.”The Bye Bye Birdie star continued, “I was friends with him forever. He was never [pretentious]. He had so many friends and every single person loved him.”