| ROOSTERCOGBURN | Character played by John Wayne in 1969's True Grit and its 1975 sequel (7,7) |
| JOHN | ---- Wayne, starred in 1939's Stagecoach and 1969's True Grit (4) |
| ROOSTER | ____ Cogburn, 1975 sequel to True Grit, starring John Wayne (7) |
| DREAMON | Aerosmith hit that only broke the Top Ten on its 1975 re-release |
| WAYNE | Westerns icon who starred in True Grit and The Searchers, John ... |
| COEN | Last name of the filmmakers of True Grit and Fargo |
| STRYKER | Sgt. played by John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima |
| SHOOTIST | The ____ , 1976 swansong film for John Wayne in which he played an ageing gunfighter (8) |
| STAGECOACH | 1939 John Ford western starring John Wayne in his breakthrough role as Ringo Kid (10) |
| OHARA | Irish-American actress Maureen ____ starred with John Wayne in Rio Grande and The Quiet Man |
| MANERO | Tony, character played by John Travolta in 1978 film Saturday Night Fever (6) |
| AVIATOR | John Wayne, in "The High and the Mighty" |
| MCQ | 1974 action film starring John Wayne in the title role (3) |
| CHISUM | 1970 film western starring John Wayne in the title role (6) |
| WALTERMATTHAU | The Bad News Bears actor who played the love interest of Barbra Streisand's character in 1969's Hello Dolly: 2 wds. |
| BUREAU | Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg amused in 1969's The Assassination ... |
| ALAMO | 1960 historical film written and directed by John Wayne, with "The" |
| REGAN | Pilot episode of the 1975- 8 ITV police drama The Sweeney, named for the character played by John Thaw (5) |
| DANCONNER | Character played by John Goodman in Roseanne (3,6) |
| ETHANEDWARDS | John Wayne in "The Searchers" |
