John Wayne's Only TV Western Role and Its Connection to a Blockbuster Movie

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While John Wayne starred in over 80 different Western movies, his sole acting performance in a TV Western came in a 1960 episode of the hit show Wagon Train. The Duke had apparently been lined up for the role of Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke five years earlier, only to pass the part onto his friend James Arness instead.


Source: https://screenrant.com/john-wayne-only- ... t-was-won/