What did John Wayne say to actor Andy Prine on the set of CHISUM (1970) that caused Prine to think he was going to get fired? Was he intimidated? Sure. But Prine, who had already worked with screen icons Henry Fonda, James Stewart and Dean Martin, among others, felt like no one, not even Movie God John Wayne could tell HIM what to do! Andy went from Broadway to the Hollywood to co-star in a new TV series with Earl Holliman, the modern western WIDE COUNTRY (1962-63).
It was ROUTE 66 with rodeo cowboys! Andy went from Tux to Chaps with tips from featured actor, stuntman and rodeo consultant Slim Pickens! Go behind-the-scenes in another episode of A WORD ON WESTERNS as Andy shares stories about his days as a leading man and working actor in Hollywood. Filmed Oct 2013 at the Lone Pine Film Festival. Andy died of natural causes at the age of 86 in Paris, France, on Halloween 2022.
