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
John Light (actor) John Light (actor) John Light (born 30th September 1973) is an English actor. Light appeared as Henry Lennox (with Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe) in the BBC production "North and South" from the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell. He played the title character (the son of Rudyard Kipling) in the original National Theatre production of David Haig's "My Boy Jack" (1997). An early screen role came in "Cider with Rosie" (1998). He portrayed British pilot Robert Newman in the German film "Dresden", in which he spoke German; and played Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany in the 2003 film "The Lion in Winter"