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- Dern goes down in history for his role as Long Hair in "The Cowboys," in which he became the only man ever to kill John Wayne on screen.
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Dec 26, 2013 · His role in The Cowboys, as a bad guy who shoots John Wayne in the back, caused the public to turn on hm. After all, the laurels are mounting these days for the 77-year-old actor, thanks to his performance in Nebraska as a cantankerous dad who believes he has struck it big in the sweepstakes.
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Jun 29, 2017 · When Rydell brought the property to Warner Bros., his heart was set on George C. Scott as rancher Wil Andersen, but the studio heads pleaded with him to consider Wayne. Rydell reluctantly flew to Durango in Mexico to meet with Wayne on the set of 1971’s Big Jake.
Dern recalled the fateful day they shot John Wayne’s big death scene — and how the filmmakers conspired to make the killing feel authentic.
Bruce Dern has had to live with the fact that he killed off John Wayne in The Cowboys, and he’s still healing about it today. Dern, a truly fine actor, was put into a role that called...
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.
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Apr 2, 2022 · Legendary actor John Wayne had a running joke with Bruce Dern on the set of 'The Cowboys' as a result of him killing the Western star in the movie.
Dern goes down in history for his role as Long Hair in "The Cowboys," in which he became the only man ever to kill John Wayne on screen. Dern went on to star in such classic films like "The King of Marvin Gardens" with Jack Nicholson and Ellen Burstyn as well as playing Tom Buchanan in "The Great Gatsby" (for which he received a Golden Globe ...
