# Who is your favorite Westerns Star of these two? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 2, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096 "2015-05-02T13:26:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/1 "2015-05-02T13:26:08Z")
Whatever makes you decide. One vote. Anonymous. Sixty days to decide. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/2 "2015-05-02T13:38:01Z")
It is a hard call. Although they both star in westerns, the roles they played are very different. Many of John Wayne’s westerns were directed by John Ford, who had a very heroic vision of the West. On the other hand, Sergio Leone’s vision of the west was gritty and much more brutal. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/3 "2015-05-02T14:01:44Z")
It is indeed a tough choice, but these two have occupied the top two spots at [Your Top 5 All-Time Westerns Stars](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755009) since it began on 04-21-2015. If you want to join in on discussion of how to cope with the other vote-getters there, check out [John Wayne vs. Clint Eastwood](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=558336) Here works well, too, for chatting about these guys – and the others on that poll. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/4 "2015-05-02T14:12:48Z")
Clint is an actor, he can play more than one character. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/5 "2015-05-02T14:14:09Z")
Got to be **somebody** who prefers Big John, right? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/6 "2015-05-02T14:16:08Z")
The answer is John Wayne. All other votes are incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/7 "2015-05-02T14:17:57Z")
View Poll Results: Who is your favorite Westerns Star of these two? This poll will close on 07-01-2015 at 08:26 AM Clint Eastwood 10 90.91% John Wayne 1 9.09% Voters: 11 First Wayne vote! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/8 "2015-05-02T14:44:43Z")
Eastwood’s western efforts really only amounted to about 15 films and some TV work. While I enjoyed the Eastwood spaghetti-western films (Dirty Harry on a horse), the only western of his that rose to the level of true excellence was _Unforgiven_ (best director and picture Oscars). Wayne, on the other hand, made some 84 westerns, with many gems that included _The Shootist_, _True Grit_ (best actor Oscar), _The Searchers_, _She Wore a Yellow Ribbon_, _Red River_, _Stagecoach_, and _Liberty Valance_. Sheer volume is not the sole metric, of course. Wayne turned in solid and consistent performances. He gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/9 "2015-05-02T15:26:00Z")
Two hours in: Clint Eastwood 13 76.47% John Wayne 4 23.53% Voters: 17 ---
**Author:** ![dba\_Fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@dba\_Fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dba_Fred)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/10 "2015-05-02T16:36:08Z")
When we got a dog, I chose his name: he was **Duke** , not Clint. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/11 "2015-05-02T17:34:01Z")
After 4 hours: Clint Eastwood 17 70.83% John Wayne 7 29.17% Voters: 24 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/12 "2015-05-02T18:10:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > While I enjoyed the Eastwood spaghetti-western films (Dirty Harry on a horse), the only western of his that rose to the level of true excellence was _Unforgiven_ (best director and picture Oscars). I’d argue that\* The Outlaw Josey Wales\* is even better… ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/13 "2015-05-02T19:37:07Z")
Six hours, or so: Clint Eastwood 24 70.59% John Wayne 10 29.41% Voters: 34 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-westerns-star-of-these-two/719096/14 "2015-05-02T23:24:20Z")
A neat checkpoint: Clint Eastwood 28 70.00% John Wayne 12 30.00% Voters: 40