A 1956 John Wayne Western that was named his best helped inspire one of the greatest songs of all time.

John Wayne's name is synonymous with the Western, and these five films rank as his very best in the genre, as well as some of the best American movies ever.

Having made so many horse operas in his day, there are a handful of John Wayne Westerns that could easily (and perhaps undisputedly) be considered the best that the genre has to offer. Stagecoach was ...

A 1952 Robert Mitchum classic that was ranked his second best behind a john Wayne movie was named one of the greatest ...

John Wayne's Rooster Cogburn looks down in closeup in Rooster Cogburn - Universal Pictures In 1975, John Wayne made "Rooster Cogburn," a sequel to the Oscar-winning "True Grit." Sadly, it was met with ...

Henry Fonda film overshadowed by a John Wayne classic has earned praise as an 'Underrated Western That Can Be Called a ...

Actor John "The Duke" Wayne rose to stardom during Hollywood's Golden Age as a fixture of Western movies. Even if you don't like the genre, it's hard to deny the impact of classics like "True Grit" ...

John Wayne is the king of the Western, partially because he made dozens of them. That doesn't mean they're all good, and ...

A close-up shot of John Wayne's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. - Tom_young67/Getty Images Actor John "The Duke" Wayne rose to stardom during Hollywood's Golden Age as a fixture of Western movies.