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Director Francis Boggs was looking for experienced cowboys and stunt doubles to appear in his western short Pride of the Range (1910) starring Tom Mix; both Hoot and another future cowboy star, Art Acord, were hired.
A little later, Widmark appeared in two westerns directed by the great John Ford, with co-star James Stewart in Two Rode Together (1961) and as the top star in Ford's apologia for Indian genocide, Cheyenne Autumn (1964).
He played a rebellious modern-day cowboy in Lonely Are the Brave (1962), acted alongside John Wayne in the World War II story In Harm's Way (1965), again with The Duke in a drama about the Israeli fight for independence, Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), and once more with Wayne in the tongue-in-cheek western The War Wagon (1967).
- Robert Mitchum
- Richard Widmark
- Glenn Ford
- Audie Murphy
- Henry Fonda
- James Stewart
- Joel Mccrea
- Randolph Scott
- Clint Eastwood
- Gary Cooper
Mitchum’s acquaintance with the cowboy genre was established right near the beginning of his career when he appeared in a series of Hopalong Cassidy Westerns, all released in 1943 and featuring Mitchum more often than not in the role of “Henchman”. Continuing his association with low-budget Westerns the actor landed his first starring role in “Neva...
There aren’t that many actors who can claim to have hit the big time immediately upon their screen debut and also win an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor into the bargain but Richard Widmark definitely falls into that elite category. His striking performance as the vicious gangster Tommy Udo in “Kiss of Death”, released in 1947, b...
Ford appeared in a couple of Westerns early on in his career ,“Texas” with William Holden and “The Desperadoes” opposite Randolph Scott, released in in 1941 and 1943 respectively. It wasn’t until the early 1950s that Ford got into his stride in the cowboy genre with his role in the 1953 Western “The Man from the Alamo”, directed by Budd Boetticher....
Enlisting in the army at the age of 17 in 1942 but falsifying his birth certificate to make him one year older, baby-faced Audie Murphy is considered to be the most decorated American soldier of WWII, Murphy ending up with a very impressive tally of medals. He won the Medal of Honor at the age of 19, and went on to receive the French Legion of Hono...
Fonda’s screen career kicked off in 1935 with the comedy “The Farmers Takes a Wife” and the following year he appeared in his first Western “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”. By the following year, Fonda could usually be found first or second in the cast list, mainly in comedies and melodramas, so it wasn’t until 1938 that he appeared in another Wes...
Stewart starred in only one Western during the pre-war years, “Destry Rides Again”, released in 1939. Stewart was second in the cast to Marlene Dietrich who performed “See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have” in the film, a song that would be associated with for the rest of her life. In 1941 he put his career on hold to enlist in the US Air Co...
Beginning his film career in the silent era as a stuntman Joel McCrea didn’t actually land a part in a Western until just over ten years later in 1937 with a starring role in “Wells Fargo”. McCrea’s star shone bright in the 1940s when he teamed up with director Preston Sturges in three movies, two of them outright classic comedies, “Sullivan’s Trav...
Hero to many including the residents of Rock Ridge in “Blazing Saddles”, Randolph Scott started his film career in 1928 just as silent movies were transitioning to sound. His first part in a Western was as an uncredited extra in “The Virginian” featuring Gary Cooper in the lead role. By 1932 Scott was top of the bill in the Western “Heritage of the...
Of all the cowboy stars mentioned so far Clint Eastwood appeared in the least number of Westernsbut the popularity of his cowboy films, as well as his TV stint as Rowdy Yates in “Rawhide” still resonate with audiences to this day. Prior to landing his breakthrough role in 1959 as ramrod Rowdy Yates Eastwood first appeared in a big screen Western as...
The early career of Gary Cooper, or ‘Coop’ as he was known to his friends, followed a similar trajectory to that of fellow cowboy actor Joel McCrea, Coop working in a few low-budget movies towards the end of the silent era before moving up the cast list. After signing with Goldwyn Productions in 1925 the actor received third billing for his role as...
1. Mai 2024 · This list is the ultimate roundup of actors in westerns who have donned the cowboy hat, spurred their boots, and captivated audiences with their portrayal of outlaws, lawmen, and pioneers. Crafted by western movie buffs, the collection spans from the dusty trails of classic cinema to the dramatic sagas of television series and mini ...
16. Aug. 2023 · In this world there's two kinds of people: those with loaded guns, and those who dig. Here are the 20 greatest Western movie stars of all time.
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