Stagecoach Cast List

John Wayne Ringo

While he had appeared in smaller roles before this, John Wayne's performance as Ringo the Kid in Stagecoach catapulted him to fame. Wayne appeared in several B Westerns in the 1930s before John Ford decided to give him a shot as a leading man. He went on to make 142 films over the course of his long career, and came to represent the epitome of the macho cowboy in films like Red River, The Searchers, True Grit (for which he won an Academy Award), The Quiet Man, The Longest Day, and The Shootist.

Wayne was celebrated for representing a strong, tough American masculinism. He was a staunch Republican, and once said to Kirk Douglas, who had recently accepted a role in a film playing the painter Vincent van Gogh, "Christ, Kirk, how can you play a part like that? There's so goddamn few of us left. We got to play strong, tough characters. Not these weak queers."

Claire Trevor Dallas

Claire Trevor got her start on Broadway in Whistling in the Dark in 1932. Soon after, she began appearing in films, including Dead End with Humphrey Bogart, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. By the time she starred as Dallas in Stagecoach, Trevor was a bonafide star, known for playing girls who were rough around the edges, but had hearts of gold. Other films include Murder, My Sweet, Born to Kill, The High and the Mighty, and Key Largo, which won her an Academy Award.

Thomas Mitchell Doc Boone

For his performance as Doc Boone, Thomas Mitchell, an established character actor, won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The previous year he had been nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Hurricane. Other films include Gone with the Wind, It's a Wonderful Life, Lost Horizon, High Noon, and The Miracle on 34th Street. He was the first man to win an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and a Tony Award.

George Bancroft Curley

After working for the merchant marines as a young man and briefly attending the United States Naval Academy, George Bancroft turned to acting, working in musical comedy and vaudeville. His films include The Pony Express, Underworld, The Docks of New York, the title role in the original The Wolf of Wall Street, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Each Dawn I Die. Interestingly enough, just three years after appearing in Stagecoach, Bancroft retired from acting to become a rancher.

John Carradine Hatfield

Considered one of the busiest actors in Hollywood history, John Carradine appeared in many movies throughout his career and specialized in horror films and Westerns. He was a member of director John Ford's stock company, appearing in Stagecoach, The Prisoner of Shark Island, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. On Broadway he appeared in The Duchess of Malfi, The Madwoman of Chaillot, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Frankenstein.

Andy Devine Buck

Andy Devine was a character actor known for his work in Westerns and his distinctively cracking voice. His films include Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Disney's Robin Hood (in which he voiced Friar Tuck), How the West Was Won, A Star is Born, and as Cookie, Roy Rogers' righthand man.

Louise Platt Lucy Mallory

Louise Platt's performance as Lucy Mallory in Stagecoach is perhaps her best known. She didn't appear in many other films, but often appeared on the Broadway stage.

Donald Meek Peacock

Donald Meek made a name for himself playing meek characters and was a go-to character actor in Hollywood for a number of years. His best known role, aside from Peacock in Stagecoach, is as Mr. Poppins in You Can't Take it With You.