John Wayne Highlands, fierce fighters against communism, bestowed on Wayne a brass bracelet that he wore in the film and all subsequent films. Wayne finally won a Best Actor Oscar for "True Grit" (1969), two decades after his only other nomination. Wayne took on the role of the eponymous detective in the crime drama "McQ" (1974). His last film was "The Shootist" (1976), whose main character, J. B. Books, was dying of cancer—which Wayne himself succumbed to three years later. "The Shootist" (1976) contains numerous plot similarities to "The Gunfighter" of nearly thirty years before, a role which Wayne had wanted but
Randy Wayne film "Death Pool". That year, he also starred as Jeff in the horror movie "Escape Room". He also had a supporting role as Scott Schaeffer in Hallmark christmas movie "Enchanted Christmas". Wayne had recurring role as Matthew Johnson in the season 3 of the web series "The Bay". He also had a supporting role as Detective Jake Dark in the film "Paint It Red". He starred as Stephen in the short film "It Happened Again Last Night" alongside Gabrielle Stone. Wayne has a supporting role as Detective Jacobs in the film "Cops and Robbers". In 2018, Wayne played the role