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BurnetAggie99
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4:41p, 3/10/25
This should be an interesting list. Opinions are going to likely vary.

Robert Duvall - my personal favorite
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Tommy Lee Jones
Val Kilmer
Sam Elliott
Kurt Russell
Lee Van Cleef
Charles Bronson
Steve McQueen
Gary Cooper
Henry Fonda
Paul Newman
Glenn Ford
Randolph Scott
James Stewart


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4:50p, 3/10/25
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plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 4:52p, 3/10/25
BurnetAggie99 said:

Clint Eastwood







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Anson Mount was really good as Cullen Bohannon, and Christopher Heyerdahl as "The Swede" was amazing in "Hell on Wheels".
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 4:56p, 3/10/25
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That's a solid list. I'm not sure I could even think of a name to add (although my western loving dad probably could have).
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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 5:01p, 3/10/25
I left off Kevin Costner and Tom Selleck on accident. Both should be on there
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5:21p, 3/10/25
Chuck Connors, The Rifleman
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5:27p, 3/10/25
Walton Goggins had some pretty good Cowboy roles. Anything he does is nails
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In reply to BurnetAggie99 • 5:27p, 3/10/25
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BurnetAggie99 said:
I left off Kevin Costner and Tom Selleck on accident. Both should be on there
well crap, I didn't notice those omissions. Yes, they should be on the list.
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6:27p, 3/10/25
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Best single performance - Val Kilmer

Best all time - Clint Eastwood
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6:32p, 3/10/25
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There's Eastwood and then there's everybody else.

But just to play along, you could add Jack Palance.
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In reply to GrapevineAg • 6:38p, 3/10/25
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GrapevineAg said:
There's Eastwood and then there's everybody else.

But just to play along, you could add Jack Palance.


That's a damn good addition
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7:25p, 3/10/25
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You can sure tell the age differences here.

Add to the list.
Audie Murphy
James Arness - Gunsmoke
Chuck Connors - Rifleman
Dale Robertson - Tales of Wells Fargo
Clint Walker - Cheyenne
John Russel - Lawman
Roy Rogers
Clayton Moore - The Lone Ranger
Hoss Cartwright - Bonanza
Gene Autry


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In reply to Gunny456 • 7:59p, 3/10/25
Hard to beat James Arness.
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In reply to Gunny456 • 8:19p, 3/10/25
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Yeah, I was curious if any of the younger Ags watching our baseball games in recent years even knew the source of the clip played after strikeouts by Aggie pitchers. I grew up watching that one.
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8:35p, 3/10/25
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John Wayne

…oh sorry I thought the title said most overrated.
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9:43p, 3/10/25
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Mad respect to Audie Murphy, Texan, war hero and poon hound. Wasn't much of an actor IMO.

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In reply to Apache • 9:46p, 3/10/25
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I guess that's why he was in so many westerns. Nobody liked him.
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In reply to Gunny456 • 10:00p, 3/10/25
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Lots of movies sure, he was a huge name and draw.
Just like Dwayne Johnson aka the Rock.
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10:39p, 3/10/25
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Joel McCrea. Made a ton of B westerns, plays the same type in each one, and they are all very watchable.

Made one great western near the end of his career, teamed with Randolph Scott: Ride the High Country



I too have great respect for Audie Murphy's wartime achievements, but he was not a good actor, not even in the movie in which he plays himself, To Hell and Back.

The exception is his excellent performance as the main character in The Red Badge of Courage. That's by far his best acting job.
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In reply to Apache • 10:39p, 3/10/25
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His acting got better the longer he did it seems like.
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10:42p, 3/10/25
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Lee Marvin was terrific in two fine westerns, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Monte Walsh (Jack Palance is his partner)
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Timothy Olyphant
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Add Tom Selleck to these folks.
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In reply to OldArmy71 • 12:28a, 3/11/25
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OldArmy71 said:
Lee Marvin was terrific in two fine westerns, The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance, and Monte Walsh (Jack Palance is his partner)
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12:50a, 3/11/25
Ward Bond
Richard Boone
Ken Curtis
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Very few sat a horse as well as Ben Johnson. World Champion Team Roper and Academy Award winner (Best Supporting Actor), not too shabby.
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another one from the old days

Walter Brennan.

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Clint Eastwood.

But John Wayne will always be my favorite. So many childhood memories watching his movies with my dad.
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In reply to PatAg • 8:21a, 3/11/25
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PatAg said:
OldArmy71 said:
Lee Marvin was terrific in two fine westerns, The Man Who Killed Liberty Valance, and Monte Walsh (Jack Palance is his partner)
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Aargh! Thank you!
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In reply to gigemags-99 • 8:31a, 3/11/25
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gigemags-99 said:
Best single performance - Val Kilmer

Best all time - Clint Eastwood
EOT
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8:39a, 3/11/25
Robert Mitchum El Dorado, 5 Card Stud

James Garner Maverick, Support Your Local Sheriff (and Gunfighter.

Hell, I'd be tempted to include Mel Gibson for the Maverick remake.

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Ben Johnson

Never a lead, but ALWAYS plays a great cowboy.
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