Robert Duvall
Augustus "Gus" McCrae
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- 1. Leaving Feb 5, 1989
- Two former Texas Rangers (Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones) join a cattle drive to Montana Territory.
- 2. On the Trail Feb 6, 1989
- Call and Gus are forced into a confrontation with an old enemy who kidnaps and brutalizes Lorena.
- 3. The Plains Feb 7, 1989
- Jake's involvement with the Suggs gang reaches a tragic climax; Gus reunites with an old flame.
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- Simon Wincer
- 1
Before he returns, Gus and Lorie encounter Blue Duck, a notorious Mexican/Indian bandit from Gus and Call's Ranger days. After Gus sends Newt over to Lorie's camp to guard her, Blue Duck knocks Newt unconscious, kidnaps Lorie, and attempts to sell/barter her to a gang of Comanchero bandits camped on the Llano Estacado .
Blue Duck – The son of Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump and his Mexican captive, Blue Duck leads a gang of renegade Indians and Caucasian criminals. Atrociously wicked and remorseless, he is feared across the plains as a ruthless murderer, rapist, and slaver.
- Larry McMurtry
- 1985
Jul 13, 2023 · Frederic Forrest in his role as Blue Duck in the hit 1989 television mini-series Lonesome Dove.
- 12 min
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- Mark A.
Blue Duck is the only character who could be considered an outright villain in Lonesome Dove. He's responsible for kidnapping Lorena and all the other horrible things that happen to her. He kills Roscoe, Janey, and Joe.
Forrest was known for his roles as Chef in Apocalypse Now, [2] the neo-Nazi surplus store owner in Falling Down, and Dashiell Hammett in Hammett (1982) [2] and Citizen Cohn (1992). [2] He had a role as the Native American bandit Blue Duck in the 1989 miniseries, Lonesome Dove.
