More than 40 actors have portrayed Wyatt Earp, but few have even slightly resembled him. Which of the following actors do you believe best captures the real Wyatt? (Hint: the later the film, the more careful the makeup job.)
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Bert Lindley Wild Bill Hickok, 1923
Bruce Boxleitner I Married Wyatt Earp, 1983
George O’Brien Frontier Marshal, 1934
Henry Fonda My Darling Clementine, 1946
Hugh O’Brian The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, 1955-61
James Garner Hour of the Gun, 1967
James Millican Dawn at Socorro, 1954
James Stewart Cheyenne Autumn,/i> 1964
Joel McCrea Wichita, 1955
Johnny Mack Brown Law and Order, 1940
Kevin Costner Wyatt Earp, 1994
Kurt Russell Tombstone, 1993
Randolph Scott Frontier Marshal, 1939
Richard Dix The Arizonian, 1935
Walter Huston Law & Order, 1932
Will Geer
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