Good Comment Tex, both were excellent for thier respective times and genre. Eastwood has an edginess to him that certainly has appeal. The Duke is pure patriot. I grew up with John Wayne movies and still love them. He had some great lines handed to him over the years. One of my favorite is from True Grit and gunfight on horse back segment. "...fill your hand you SOB!" My vote is for the DUKE!

Not even close.
Clint's spaghetti westerns had every shot ricochet, even when he hit someone. Plus he got the crap beat out of him in every one.
Clint's "Dirty Harry" movies had him getting a partner killed every time. Hmmm, seems "Unforgiven" has the same.
Did he ever learn???
Clint made a couple movies with an ape (orangutan?).
Clint singing in "Paint Your Wagon" was truly painful.
Clint's female lead (Sandra Locke) was pitiful.
And don't EVEN think about "Bridges of Madison County".
(Oh man, I'm even ashamed I know that).

"The Duke" on the other hand had beauties like Maureen O'Hara, Katherine Hepburn, and even in his last movie (The Shootist) had Lauren Bacall.
His singing in his early films was painful also, but I think it wasn't really him.
His partners seemed not only to survive the movie, but show up in the next one as well. Ward Bond, Chill Wills, Scatman Crothers, etc.
I'll take the Duke on my side, anytime.

John Wayne was a hunter and avid outdoorsman. Clint Eastwood is against killing animals. John Wayne wins way beyond a shodow of a doubt. I've never seen 1 eastwood commerative firearm, John Wayne's are countless.

A week ago I would have said Clint Eastwood... He plays a real BA in the movies, but then I read this article http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2009/01/they-said-what... a little ironic eh

John Wayne hands down, there is no comparison.

Clint Eastwood is definately a bigger bad ass, but John Wayne seems to practice chivalry better. In my book I think John Wayne edges out Clint as my favorite.

John Wayne is the baddest of the bad!

im going to have to go with John Wayne (The Duke)

Clint!! no question

Good question. Guys have hit on the different era situation, like comparing Bonds to Aaron or Ruth.
The Duke was before my time and Clint was the man when I was growing up. DVD's let me catch up on the Duke and he WAS westerns and war movies. He led the way for Clint and others, including the classic one liners.

No doubt John Wayne. He was a man's man even outside of the movies. Not that I don't love Eastwood, but only one has a nickname-which is the true mark of a legend. All you have to say is "The Duke"

Hands Down, JOHN WAYNE, watch "The Cowboys" plus he's twice as big as Clint

Ah, Mike,
Don't recall either Wayne or Eastwood ever gripped by the angst of ol' Jack Bauer.
Also don't recall either of them ever needing help from some little techno-dwarf female.
"A man's got to do what a man's got to do". Duke
"A man's got to know his limitations". Clint

If you read Big Ts comment it might take the wind out of your sails. I am not particularly fond of killing ducks to but I am glad that GOD gives me another DAY out on the water so see the magnificents of seeing a pair or vee coming in! That gentlemen is when you Know you are TRUELY ALIVE!

Yes, the quiet man is a great movie. So is the Searchers. I like Clint but The Duke is the man.

Lee Marvin may have turned into a schoolyard bully in Liberty Valance, but watch him in The Professionals with Burt Lancaster. You gotta love his hat.

The Duke. He was a hero to a couple of generations of boys that became men.

John Wayne is the TRUE badass. I take none of you Eastwood(used to be)fans read what he's said about hunting.

Clint Eastwood. He is pretty badass. Thats what I like about him.

Clint Eastwood by far. He was "The Man with no Name", I think the reason behind that was the directors knew that people were not going to remember his name in a movie, just the amount of ass that he kicked.

Shouldn't you be studying something great white?

clint eastwood is the , best actor

Clint!!!

Clint Eastwood

For being totally bad? Has to be Clint. His anti-hero portrayals are awesome. For being a true blue, save the day kind of a hero, John Wayne, don't mess with the Duke.

I think its john wayne

no dout clint is the best waynes a cover boy

Clint Eastwood is much more BA. He may lose battles, but he wins in the end.

Mr. Eastwood seems to do more anti-hero roles. Furthermore, he portrays a deranged director turned poacher in "White Hunter, Black Heart." Yet when John Wayne starred in a feature, even if he was the antagonist, he took care to limit the extent of his crimes. I would further remind the readers that in "Hatari", one of the questions his character asks De las Andros is if she has gone big game hunting before.

You just reminded me of a great actor, Strother Martin.
Whether in Liberty Valance, Butch Cassidy, or even Cool Hand Luke, he had to have been the precursor of the techno-dwarfs. "What we have here, is a failure to....communicate".
Lee Marvin in Liberty Valance starts out as a badass, but just turns out to be a schoolyard bully.

sihunter,
You're right, Lee Marvin's hat was a classic, as was his horse in Cat Ballou, and even the silver nose!

both were so great but im gonna have to go with eastwood

Wayne

Clint Eastwood

I'm going to go with John Wayne!!!!!!!!!

Clint Eastwood is way more of a badass. He actually does some epic things whereas the Duke is more of a symbol of awesomeness.

Charles Bronson

Eastwood

The man with no name-Clint Eastwood all the way. Wish he would run for president!

Clint Eastwood!!!!!!!

Duke!!!Duke!!!Duke!!!

Duke!!!Duke!!!Duke!!!

Eastwood partner.

Clint Eastwood. He's pretty badass. Thats what i think about him.