The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo (1960 film) The Alamo is a 1960 American historical epic war film about the 1836 Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The picture also stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William B. Travis, and the supporting cast features Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O'Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and guest star Richard Boone as Sam Houston. The motion picture was photographed in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier and released by United Artists. The
Jim McManus (actor) Virtue" (2008), and featured in the 2014 film "Pride", directed by Matthew Warchus. Jim McManus (actor) Jim McManus is a British actor who has starred in various television, stage and film roles, including "Tipping the Velvet", "Lawless Heart" and "Only Fools and Horses". In the 1970s he appeared in the "Doctor Who" serial "The Invisible Enemy". He has also starred in the popular television drama "Heartbeat" and twice in critically acclaimed drama "Minder". McManus briefly played Aberforth Dumbledore in the fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in 2007. He also had roles in "Silver