How old was John Wayne in the movie The Alamo?

John Wayne was 52 in The Alamo when he played the character 'Col. Davy Crockett'.

That was over 63 years ago in 1960.

In 1979 he died aged 72, starring in 229 films in his career, 81 of those after The Alamo was first released. If he were alive today he would be 116.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Alamo, I think John Wayne looks:

Did you know?

  • John Wayne also directed The Alamo. In fact, they've 'directed' themselves in 12 movies so far.
  • John Wayne's first movie was as 'Yale Football Player (uncredited)' in Brown of Harvard, released in 1926 when he was 17
  • The Alamo scores 7.22 out of 10 on TMDB.

John Wayne's other movies