Duke's Movie True-Life Characters.

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  • DUKE'S MOVIE TRUE-LIFE CHARACTERS


    During Duke's film career,
    he portrayed 7 real life characters:-

    Temujin. (Genghis Kahn).... The Conqueror
    Cmdr. Frank. W. 'Spig' Wead ...The Wings of The Eagles
    Consul General Townsend Harris... The Barbarian and the Geisha
    Col. David Crockett...The Alamo
    Col. Benjamin Vandervoort...The Longest Day
    Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman... How The West Was Won
    John Simpson Chisum... Chisum

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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  • Hi gt12pak,


    Good point!


    But remember in the aforementioned movies ,
    he played the characters,
    in Hellfighters, he played
    Chance Buckman,
    who was modeled on Red Adair

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Jim,


    I'm not sure about his character in Cast A Giant Shadow
    Like you, I would have thought, it was real-life one,
    although, I can't verify it.


    The missing one I was looking for, was


    Consul General Townsend Harris, The Barbarian and the Geisha

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • Hey Keith, can't you add the movie"I Married A Woman"? He played John Wayne in that one. And John Wayne's a real life person. :wink_smile:

    Mark

    "I couldn't go to sleep at night if the director didn't call 'cut'. "

  • I could not find anything on a gen. michael randolph. but there is a randolph air base.do not know if its the same person.it was army air corp in WW11.:confused:

    ''baby sister i was born game and intend to go out that way.''

  • In 1867 a Man by the Name of O.W. Weeler took the First Herd of 2400 Head of Texas Steers on the Chisholm Trail for the First Time.
    :cowboy:
    Duke said the Man He Played in the Film "Red River" Thomas Dunson was Based on the O.W. Weeler Story.
    :ohmy:
    So I think You Could Call O.W. Weeler "Thomas Dunson" a Real Character !
    :wink_smile:



    Below is the Story of the Chisholm Trail and the Film "Red River."





    Chilibill
    :cowboy:

  • ZS_Maverick,


    Good point about The First Rebel,
    and I would consider this a worthy addition
    to the 'Official' list


    arthurarnell,


    OK, Arthur, let's have the name of the Centurion,
    so that I can verify it with Rome!

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

  • I could not find anything on a gen. michael randolph. but there is a randolph air base.do not know if its the same person.it was army air corp in WW11.:confused:


    Bill - Randolph AFB, just outside of San Antonio in Universal City, was named for William Millican Randolph, a pilot who was killed in a plane crash in the '20s. Still a very active military base which does extensive advanced flight training.
    Cheers - Jay:beer:

    Cheers - Jay:beer:
    "Not hardly!!!"