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
Jesse Moss (actor) Jesse Moss (actor) Jesse Moss (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian actor. Moss was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is best known for his roles of Jason Wise in "Final Destination 3" and Quinn McKaye on "Whistler", for which Moss won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2007. Moss starred in the "Dear Mr. Gacy", the film adaptation of "The Last Victim", the memoirs of Jason Moss (no relation), a college student who corresponded with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy (played by actor William Forsythe). He has