John Wayne, real name Marion Morrison, made 170 movies during his incredible Hollywood career from the 1920s silent era to the mid-1970s. A box office king for three decades, Duke dominated the Golden Age of cinema.

He quickly became an American icon, best known for his Westerns and war epics. Yet which are the very best John Wayne movies? Film fan database IMDb has rated the Top 10, but you may be surprised that neither The Searchers, True Grit or Rio Bravo made it to No 1.