Good Cowboys Gone Bad
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Good Cowboys Gone Bad

Even John Wayne went to the dark side once upon a time. Which Western legend's turn as a villain is most memorable?

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1 Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Perennial hero Marvin gives one of his most magnetic performances as the manic gunfighter at the heart of this classic. 66 114
2 John Wayne in Red River (1948)
As the adoptive father to Montgomery Clift's cowpoke, Wayne sheds his grizzled good-guy image by plotting to kill Clift over some cattle. 63 115
3 Robert Duvall in True Grit (1969)
Before Duvall cemented his lovable-coot status in Lonesome Dove, he trades shots with John Wayne as the villanous outlaw Ned Pepper. 53 107
4 Henry Fonda in Fort Apache (1948)
It's delicious to see mild-mannered actor Fonda playing the arrogant fop in this war flick about a self-serving lieutenant leading his men into war. 37 93
5 James Stewart in Two Rode Together (1946)
Not only does Stewart play against type as a scheming sheriff in this buddy flick, frequent villain Richard Widmark is his good-guy partner. 21 91
6 Yul Brynner in Westworld (1973)
The Magnificent Seven hero goes to the other extreme as a cold robotic cowboy who hunts tourists at a Wild West theme park. 21 101
7 Burt Lancaster in Vera Cruz (1954)
Lancaster's crooked mercenary is a delightful lout and a far cry from the From Here to Eternity role that earned him an Oscar nod. 4 82