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For those of us who have been around long enough to experience at least part of his career first-hand, it is common knowledge that John Wayne made a career out of playing John Wayne. I'm not saying that judgmentally - it's just that the man had no range in his acting. I liked every one of his films, but there's a reason he never received an Academy Award until after it became public knowledge that he had lung cancer.

Playing the same character in every movie has worked for others, too - like Adam Sandler, Will Ferrel, Vince Vaughn, and Sean Michael Scott. You'll never see them give an acceptance speech on Oscar night, either.

As far as "movie tough guys" go, I think the world is different now than during the Duke's lifetime - audiences would rather see a bad guy get cut in half with a chain gun than punched in the nose. That kind of violence doesn't require the kind of courage we used to see in our leading men heroes.

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