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 Fraser (actor) John Fraser (actor) John Fraser (born 18 March 1931, Glasgow) is a BAFTA-nominated Scottish actor and writer. One of his earliest roles was as Inigo Jollifant in the second film version of J. B. Priestley's "The Good Companions" (1957). He went on to have leading roles in films such as "El Cid", "The Trials of Oscar Wilde" (playing Lord Alfred Douglas), Roman Polanski's "Repulsion", "Isadora" and "Schizo". He made appearances on television series including "Danger Man" (1964), "Randall and Hopkirk" (1969), "Columbo" (1972), "Doctor Who" (1981) and "The Bill" (1995). In 2004, he published his autobiography, "Close Up", in which