John Wayne on the set of ‘The Green Berets’ (1968) posing with Los Angeles Rams David “Deacon” Jones, Lamar Lundy, Roger Brown, Merlin Olsen and Rosie Greer
John Wayne on the set of ‘The Green Berets’ (1968) posing with Los Angeles Rams David “Deacon” Jones, Lamar Lundy, Roger Brown, Merlin Olsen and Rosie Greer
A man who never spent a day in the uniform of his country,
Meatnormus_Rex on
Old school, yeah, but not cool. Fuck John Wayne.
yawaworhtlliwi on
Bulldog this is Bulldog, over!
Affectionate_Pass25 on
This is before his interview where he literally admits to being a white supremacist. He seems like the type of person for home the N-word is used frequently.
Interesting-Cap3038 on
The Duke was a big guy. Who knew. Because these guys were huge.
hiro111 on
Read his 1971 Playboy interview. It will leave you no doubt as to the racist this man was. The fact that he said these things in an interview is even more outrageous, he thought it was reasonable.
GramsFuneralPyre on
Shocked he allowed himself to be photographed with black people.
trip6god on
And I bet they’re all under 30 lol
Cool-Hall9980 on
John Wayne was a Nazi
groovyinutah on
When I was very young I remember the song and thinking it was cool and seeing the movie and thinking it was very cool and all my adult self can do now is cringe hard…
Fredd_Ramone on
And John Wayne was not a small man.
Brilliant_Tourist400 on
I remember Rosey Greer! He was a pop culture celebrity at the time – he was a sensitive guy who did needlepoint and watched soap operas when he wasn’t crushing people on the gridiron!
IngenuitySuperb2710 on
John Wayne was a piece of shit
Billythesig on
Happy to see those dudes who were playing, then broadcasting in the NFL.
Winner-Living on
This movie sucked, too. It was a pro-Vietnam war movie.
Beatle4sale on
Okay but wasn’t he a huge asshole?!
Phatbrew on
Old school Nazi…
ghoti00 on
I’m friends with Merlin Olsen, too. He comes over… on occasion.
privatjoey on
“…he was a straight up racist, that sucker was simple and plain. Muthafuck him and John Wayne…”
jbrc89 on
Guy on the right looks like Darryl strawberry on the simpsons when his head is swelled up
Whipitreelgud on
The Fearsome Foursome
54fighting on
Marion Robert Morrison
An_educated_dig on
The size difference is noticeable! It’s not just the height but the overall size of that Dline compared to Marion.
lostPackets35 on
I suggest listing to the Behind the bastards episodes.
“John Wayne, a dude who sucked”.
He was a racist drunk who beat women in public.
He avoided military service and shamed others for not fighting.
Just an all around POS.
HarranGRE on
John Wayne was around 35 yrs old when war was declared. His age made him less urgent to recruit for military service. He could have pushed harder & got himself in uniform in some capacity, but he didn’t. He chose to remain acting because he figured that he would be too old to rebuild his career after the war. Wayne’s career got an early boost when he was cast in the lead role in his first picture. The movie bombed because it required a new sound system that most theatres would not purchase. The producers saved face by blaming Wayne for the debacle & he spent long years making cheap & scrappy cowboy flicks at poverty row studios. During that time he had to reinvent his on screen persona & take any role he was offered. In 1939, John Ford cast Wayne in Stagecoach & that movie re-established his career in better, bigger budget pictures. Given the big ups & downs in his career, it is easier to understand why Wayne didn’t want throw away years of work; just at the point where he got to the top again. Privately, Wayne did regret evading military service; he understood that it made him a hypocrite & coworkers (including John Ford) were not slow to call him a coward & a dodger. If you get off on protracted punishment, you can feel good about Wayne being called out for his choices for decades.
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Umm… Wasn’t he a known racist?
Racist POS
A man who never spent a day in the uniform of his country,
Old school, yeah, but not cool. Fuck John Wayne.
Bulldog this is Bulldog, over!
This is before his interview where he literally admits to being a white supremacist. He seems like the type of person for home the N-word is used frequently.
The Duke was a big guy. Who knew. Because these guys were huge.
Read his 1971 Playboy interview. It will leave you no doubt as to the racist this man was. The fact that he said these things in an interview is even more outrageous, he thought it was reasonable.
Shocked he allowed himself to be photographed with black people.
And I bet they’re all under 30 lol
John Wayne was a Nazi
When I was very young I remember the song and thinking it was cool and seeing the movie and thinking it was very cool and all my adult self can do now is cringe hard…
And John Wayne was not a small man.
I remember Rosey Greer! He was a pop culture celebrity at the time – he was a sensitive guy who did needlepoint and watched soap operas when he wasn’t crushing people on the gridiron!
John Wayne was a piece of shit
Happy to see those dudes who were playing, then broadcasting in the NFL.
This movie sucked, too. It was a pro-Vietnam war movie.
Okay but wasn’t he a huge asshole?!
Old school Nazi…
I’m friends with Merlin Olsen, too. He comes over… on occasion.
“…he was a straight up racist, that sucker was simple and plain. Muthafuck him and John Wayne…”
Guy on the right looks like Darryl strawberry on the simpsons when his head is swelled up
The Fearsome Foursome
Marion Robert Morrison
The size difference is noticeable! It’s not just the height but the overall size of that Dline compared to Marion.
I suggest listing to the Behind the bastards episodes.
“John Wayne, a dude who sucked”.
He was a racist drunk who beat women in public.
He avoided military service and shamed others for not fighting.
Just an all around POS.
John Wayne was around 35 yrs old when war was declared. His age made him less urgent to recruit for military service. He could have pushed harder & got himself in uniform in some capacity, but he didn’t. He chose to remain acting because he figured that he would be too old to rebuild his career after the war. Wayne’s career got an early boost when he was cast in the lead role in his first picture. The movie bombed because it required a new sound system that most theatres would not purchase. The producers saved face by blaming Wayne for the debacle & he spent long years making cheap & scrappy cowboy flicks at poverty row studios. During that time he had to reinvent his on screen persona & take any role he was offered. In 1939, John Ford cast Wayne in Stagecoach & that movie re-established his career in better, bigger budget pictures. Given the big ups & downs in his career, it is easier to understand why Wayne didn’t want throw away years of work; just at the point where he got to the top again. Privately, Wayne did regret evading military service; he understood that it made him a hypocrite & coworkers (including John Ford) were not slow to call him a coward & a dodger. If you get off on protracted punishment, you can feel good about Wayne being called out for his choices for decades.
Fall back, fall back