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 Barbour (actor) foreign affairs issues. The film won an award in 1993 at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain. John Barbour (actor) John Barbour (born on April 24, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario), is an actor, comedian, television host, and is the only performer in TV to win Emmys for both entertainment and news shows. Barbour is known as one of the hosts of the NBC reality television series "Real People", for which he was also a creator and co-producer. Barbour moved to the United States in the early 1960s. His comedy act, particularly his 1965 album "It's Tough to Be White",