John Wayne reveals how he came to play the character Rooster Cogburn in the film True Grit (1969) and how the author Charles Portis felt about it. Duke discusses his intention behind playing any role as John Wayne, in particular his portrayal of the hard-nosed U.S. Marshal in True Grit, a role for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970. John Wayne is interviewed by Iain Johnstone about his life and his films while on location filming Chisum (1970) in Durango, Mexico in 1969.   Video courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corp. Archive. This is part 7 of a longer interview. Parts 1-6 were posted previously and can be found on our page. This interview was sent to us by our friends at @truckstopchic #JohnWayne #JohnWayneExperience #JohnWayneValues #JohnWayneTrivia