Robert Donner born 27 April 1931 in New York City, New York, USA and grew up in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas. Robert joined the Navy after he graduated from high school and served almost 4 years. After he left the Navy he stayed on the West Coast and worked as a shipping clerk, salesman, bartender, , commercial artist, gardener, and insurance investigator. Robert attended San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), at nights taking courses in Art History, Psychology and speech. During this time, Robert Donner lived in Studio City and became friends with actor Clint Eastwood who lived in his apartment building. Clint urged Robert to study drama, telling him he was humorous and had a good face. When Robert is not acting he is active in athletics, and is known as one of Hollywood's most enthusiastic golfers. Robert as appeared in six John Wayne movies.

Born 2 December 1922 in New York, New York, USA Big, burly, character actor, specializing in playing murderous brutes. Gordon's powerful physique, combined with his deep, menacing voice, was almost guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of even the bravest screen hero. Director Don Siegel, who used Gordon in his prison film Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954), said that "Leo Gordon was the scariest man I have ever met," and not just because of his screen presence. Before becoming an actor (he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts), Gordon served a stretch in San Quentin prison for armed robbery. "Riot in Cell Block 11" was filmed at San Quentin, and several of the guards remembered Gordon from his time there, when he was regarded as a troublemaker. Prison officials would not let Gordon enter and leave the prison with the other cast and crew members; he was only allowed to enter and exit by himself, and was thoroughly searched each time. Contrary to his image, though, Gordon was not just a one-note villain. Leo Gordon appeared in four movies with John Wayne, Leo passed away on 26 December 2000 Los Angeles, California, USA.

Roy Barcroft born 7 September 1902 in Crab Orchard, Nebraska, USA, Incredibly prolific American character actor of low-budget Westerns and serials, most frequently seen as a villain. He was born in either Weeping Waters, Nebraska or Crab Orchard, Nebraska, depending on the source (the two towns are within a few miles of each other), to a farm family. In 1917, he joined the Army at the age of 15 and was wounded in action in France. At 16, he began traveling the U.S. doing odd jobs as a ranch hand, roughneck, and railway laborer. He sailed to the Mediterranean on a freighter as a seaman, then reenlisted in the Army. While stationed in Hawaii, he learned to play a number of musical instruments and afterwards made his living playing in dance bands. In 1929, he took his family to California, where his military background gained him work as a soldier-extra in films. Uninterested in movies, until he was spotted in a little theatre production and given a part in a Republic serial, S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937). His rough voice and demeanor were perfect for the 'heavy' roles that filled every B-Western and action picture, and Barcroft spent the next thirty years averaging an incredible ten films per year. Roy appeared in three movies with John Wayne, Roy passed away on 28 November 1969 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Elizabeth Allen born on  25 January 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA,  Tall, striking actress who retired in 1980, perhaps best remembered as the strange department store saleswoman in the "Twilight Zone" episode featuring Anne Francis as a mannequin made a live woman for a month. Is also remembered for her introductions on the "Jackie Gleason Show". She was known as "The Away We Go" girl, who every week introduced Jackie's variety skits with that immortal phrase. Elizabeth appeared in one movie with John Wayne.

Barry Fitzgerald born on 10 March 1888 in Dublin, Ireland, One of Hollywood's finest character actors and most accomplished scene stealer, Barry Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in 1888 in Dublin, Ireland. Educated to enter the banking business, the diminutive Irishman with the irresistible brogue was bitten by the acting bug in the 1920s and joined Dublin's world-famous Abbey Players. He subsequently starred in the Abbey Theatre production of Sean O'Casey's Juno And The Paycock, a role that he recreated in his film debut for director Alfred Hitchcock in 1930. He won the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of gruff, aging Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way 1944. In an Academy first, he was also nominated for the Best Actor Award for the same role, the only actor to ever be so honored. Barry appeared in two movies with the Duke, Barry Fitzgerald died in his beloved Dublin on 14 January 1961.

Jennifer Jones born on 2 March 1919 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, When Jennifer Jones arrived in Hollywood in 1939 she still called herself Phyllis Isley. Her first outing in front of the camera this was a typical short 57 mins. formulaic film from the budget minded Republic Studios in the John Wayne western New Frontier 1939 .It is interesting only because it was the first attempt at film stardom for Phyllis Isley, aged 20 at the time, whose name was changed in 1942 to the better known, Jennifer Jones. Her face and especially her eyes drew the attention of the producer David O. Selznick who did not only allow her a great career but also fell in love with her and finally married Jennifer Jones in 1949. For her role in "The song of Bernadette 1943" she gained an oscar as best actress.

Christopher Mitchum born on 16 October 1943 Los Angeles, California, USA, He was the second son of actor Robert Mitchum destined to follow in the footsteps of his father. Chris grew up avoiding the limelight and was educated at Dublin's Trinity College, attaining a BA at the University of Arizona before developing an interest in movie-making. He began as an extra in two of his father's westerns in 1969, then got a big break when his dad's good pal, John Wayne, cast him as a earnest tenderfoot in his rugged westerns Rio Lobo, Chisum, and Big Jake 1971. With such a strong foundation now formed, Chris ventured off on his own and found himself an assured action lead. The films, however, have been mostly cheapjack and violent in nature -- poor imitations indeed of his father's sturdy work in westerns and war pictures with such obvious titles as Bigfoot 1970, Savage Harbor 1987, SFX Retaliator 1987, Aftershock 1990, Striking Point 1995 and Lycanthropy 1999.

Arthur Shields born on 15 February 1896 in Dublin, Ireland. The younger brother of Irish actor Barry Fitzgerald Arthur Shields joined Fitzgerald at Dublin's famed Abbey as a Player in 1914, where he directed as well as acted. Though in films fitfully since 1910, Shield's formal movie career didn't begin until he joined several other Abbey veterans in the cast of John Ford Plough and the Stars 1936. He went on to appear in several other Ford films, generally cast in more introverted roles than those offered his brother. Unlike his sibling, Shields was not confined to Irish parts; he often as not played Americans, and in 1943's Dr. Renault's Secret, he was seen as a French police inspector. Never as prominent a film personality as his brother, Arthur Shields nonetheless remained a dependable second-echelon character player into the 1960s. Arthur appeared in three movies with the Duke, Arthur died on 27 April 1970 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

John Litel born on 30 December 1892 in Albany, Wisconsin, USA, John Litel's tough, no-nonsense demeanor on screen was not entirely an act; in World War I, not wanting to wait until the U.S. entered, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Returning to the U.S. after the war, he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and toured with various stage companies, and made his film in 1929. He was one of what was called the "Warner Bros. Stock Company" in the 1930s - with such character actors as Ward Bond,  Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell and Alan Hale among others - appearing in dozens of films there, often as a tough police captain or hard-nosed district attorney. Always a solid, dependable character actor, Litel appeared in more than 200 films, sometimes playing leads, but mainly as a supporting actor. John only appeared in one film with the Duke, John died on 3 February 1972 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

Born Morris Nussbaum on 27 August 1896 in Danville, Illinois, USA,  A graduate of the University of Southern  California School of Law, Morris Ankrum was an attorney and an economics professor before switching careers and joining the theater. He was a veteran stage actor by the time he entered the film industry in the 1930s, where he spent much time in westerns, playing everything from Indian chiefs to crooked town bankers. It was in the 1950s, though, that he hit his stride in the genre for which he is most fondly remembered - science-fiction films, where his gruff, no-nonsense demeanor and authoritative voice perfectly fit the role of the military officer helping scientists fight an outer-space menace, most memorably as Col. Fielding in the classic "Invaders from Mars 1953". Toward the end of his career Ankrum had a recurring role as a judge on the "Perry Mason"1957 TV series. Morris appeared in one movie with the Duke, Morris died on 2 September 1964 in Pasadena, California, USA.

Don Collier born 17 October 1928 in Santa Monica, California, USA,  After Van Nuys High School, he enlisted in the Navy and saw action in the last days of World War II. Receiving his discharge, he headed to Oregon, working on a ranch and in a sawmill before enlisting in the Merchant Marine. On his first tour to Japan, he was called home by the illness of his only sister, who passed away when she was 13 from  surgery she had. He then started his career in the picture business. It initially began when he joined his father as a cowboy working for the legendary actor Francis Lederer on his cattle ranch in Canoga Park. Don's first role was that of an extra in the 1948 movie "Massacre River", which starred Rory Calhoun and Guy Madison. It was released theatrically in 1949. In 1950, he got another job as an extra in "Davy Crockett, Indian Scout" with close friend George Montgomery. Some accounts list "Fort Apache" with John Wayne in 1949 as his second movie, but Don himself says it was Indian Scout. In both of these films, Don said he was used in many of the scenes, but he had no speaking parts. Don appeared in the T.V series The High Chaparral which premiered on the 10 September 1967 and ran for four years, his character's name was Sam, Don appeared in three movies with John Wayne.

Johnny Crawford born on 26 March 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA Johnny Crawford came from a theatrical family. As a child , he began  a T.V career as on of Walt Disney's original Mouseketeers. It wasn't long before he landed the role of Mark McCain in ABC-T.V's popular Western Series "The Rifleman" starring Chuck Connors. The shows debut was in 1958, on Tuesday nights. Johnny's recordings of the song "Cindy's Birthday, Rumors and  Patti Ann", just to name a few are still remembered to this day by teenagers who grew up with him. After graduating from Hollywood High School in 1964, Johnny continued to appear in tons of television shows and movies. He learned how to ride and rope on The Rifleman set so he rode the professional rodeo circuit for two years. He was then drafted into the army, were he spent two years making training movies. When he was discharged he returned to acting and singing. After being a bachelor for many years, Johnny was reunited with his high school sweetheart in 1990. Johnny & Charlotte were married in 1995 and they live in a 1927 house in the Hollywood Hills, surrounded by musical instruments and guarded by their family of rescued animals. Johnny appeared in two films with the Duke.