Can You Name All Of These Cowboy Stars From An Image?

By: Robin Tyler
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Can You Name All Of These Cowboy Stars From An Image?
Image: C.V. Whitney Pictures

About This Quiz

Put your hands up and reach for the sky!

An integral part of American history, the Wild West has been immortalized in films since the inception of Hollywood. Even during the era of silent movies, westerns were a constant theme with moviegoers flocking to see how stars of the time dealt with their daily problems.

Many of Hollywood's finest actors began their careers in the western genre before moving onto other themes. 

Some, like a certain famous singing cowboy, made the western genre their home for much of their career while others made their names in westerns, only to return  later in life to grab an Oscar (or two) when they re-explored the genre.

Now, the all-important question is... do you think you can identify these cowboys, some modern and some of yesteryear? Many are easily recognized, having played major roles in other Hollywood movies. Some, however, might leave you scratching your head in contemplation. But rest assured, each and every cowboy in this quiz is a legend.

It's time to put your thinking hat on, saddle up your trusty steed, load your six-shooter and prepare for close encounters with these famed cowboys so take a walk on the wild side and take this quiz! 

Rooster Cogburn
YouTube
Which cowboy star is shown in this image?
John Wayne
Clint Eastwood
Roy Rogers
Val Kilmer
Roy Rodgers
Republic Pictures
How about this image?
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
Val Kilmer
Roy Rogers
Totally Tombstone
Hollywood Pictures
And in this image?
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Val Kilmer
Lee Van Cleef

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Charles Bronson
n/a
Which cowboy star is this?
Val Kilmer
Clint Eastwood
Yul Brynner
Charles Bronson
Paul Newman
n/a
Who is this cowboy star?
Charles Bronson
Paul Newman
Clint Eastwood
John Wayne
James Garner
n/a
Who is that cowboy star shown in the image?
James Garner
Robert Taylor
Robert Redford
Roy Rogers

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Randolph Scott
n/a
Can you name this cowboy star?
Paul Newman
Randolph Scott
Val Kilmer
Roy Rogers
Gary Cooper
n/a
Choose the name of this cowboy star.
Randolph Scott
Gary Cooper
Val Kilmer
Charles Bronson
Lee Van Cleef
n/a
Name this cowboy star.
Lee Van Cleef
Clint Eastwood
Gene Autry
Gary Cooper

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Robert Mitchum
n/a
Which sly-looking cowboy star is shown here?
Lee Van Cleef
Robert Mitchum
Val Kilmer
Gary Cooper
Kirk Douglas
n/a
Identify the cowboy star in this image.
Robert Mitchum
Clint Eastwood
Kirk Douglas
Gary Cooper
Lee Marvin (Monte Walsh)
Cinema Center Films,Landers-Roberts Productions via youtube
Who do you think is this cowboy star?
Kirk Douglas
Lee Marvin
Roy Rogers
Gary Cooper

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William Holden
n/a
Which handsome-looking cowboy star is this?
Paul Newman
Kirk Douglas
Lee Marvin
William Holden
Glen Ford
Universal Pictures
Can you correctly name this cowboy star?
Val Kilmer
William Holden
Gary Cooper
Glenn Ford
Alan Ladd
n/a
Which rough cowboy star is this one?
Alan Ladd
Glenn Ford
William Holden
Val Kilmer

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Audie Murphy
Universal Pictures
Who is this reel and real cowboy star?
Clint Eastwood
Audie Murphy
Alan Ladd
Roy Rogers
Gregory Peck
n/a
Which reliable-looking cowboy star is shown here?
John Wayne
Glenn Ford
Audie Murphy
Gregory Peck
James Stewart - Broken Arrow (1950)
20th Century Fox
Which earnest-looking cowboy star is this one?
Paul Newman
Gregory Peck
James Stewart
Gary Cooper

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Sam Elliot
TriStar Pictures
Which quiet-looking but tough cowboy star is this?
James Stewart
Sam Elliott
Audie Murphy
Val Kilmer
Burt Lancaster, The Rainmaker
Paramount International
Which highly respected cowboy star is shown here?
Burt Lancaster
Lee van Cleef
Sam Elliott
Paul Newman
Robert Taylor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
And just who is this cowboy star?
Lee Van Cleef
Clint Eastwood
Burt Lancaster
Robert Taylor

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Robert Ryan
n/a
Can you name this dapper-looking cowboy star?
Lee Van Cleef
James Garner
Robert Ryan
Gregory Peck
Gian Maria Volontè
Constantin Film
Ciao, which cowboy star is this?
Gian Maria Volontè
Clint Eastwood
Lee Van Cleef
James Drury
Clint Eastwood
YouTube
Go ahead punk, name this cowboy star.
Clint Eastwood
Lee Van Cleef
John Wayne
James Arness

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Rock Hudson
n/a
Which versatile cowboy star is this?
Gian Maria Volontè
Gregory Peck
Charles Bronson
Rock Hudson
Jack Palance
n/a
Who is this cowboy star who can do comedy, drama, and action?
Val Kilmer
Lee Van Cleef
Rock Hudson
Jack Palance
Charlton Heston
n/a
When not playing Biblical characters, he becomes a cowboy star. Who's he?
Robert Duvall
Jack Palance
Charlton Heston
Clint Eastwood

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Robert Duval
CBS
Which iconic cowboy star is shown in this image?
Robert Duvall
Richard Widmark
Lee Marvin
James Garner
Ben Johnson
NBC
Which early Hollywood cowboy star is shown here?
Gian Maria Volontè
Robert Duvall
Lee Van Cleef
Ben Johnson
Warren Oats
Universal Studios
Can you correctly identify this cowboy star?
John McIntire
Val Kilmer
Warren Oates
Rock Hudson

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Tom Mix
Mascot Pictures
Who is this early Hollywood cowboy star?
John Wayne
Roy Rogers
Tom Mix
Warren Oates
Henry Fonda
Paramount Pictures
Can you name this father figure of a cowboy star?
Henry Fonda
Roy Rogers
Lee Marvin
James Garner
John Russel
ABC
Who is this trusted cowboy star?
John Russell
Henry Fonda
Jack Palance
Charlton Heston

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John McRea
Allied Artists Pictures
Who is this silver screen cowboy?
John Russell
Lee Marvin
Rock Hudson
Joel McCrea
James Arness
n/a
Can you name this movie cowboy?
Henry Fonda
John McRae
Robert Duvall
James Arness
Steve McQueen
The Mirisch Company
When not racing cars, he's a cowboy star. Who is he?
Roy Rogers
James Arness
Clint Eastwood
Steve McQueen

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Dale Robertson
Republic Pictures
Which small screen cowboy star is shown in this image?
Steve McQueen
Gregory Peck
Dale Robertson
Paul Newman
James Coburn
Columbia Pictures
Which versatile Hollywood cowboy star is this?
Dale Robertson
James Coburn
John Wayne
Gian Maria Volontè
Gene Autry
n/a
Which singing cowboy star is shown here?
John Wayne
Henry Fonda
Sam Shepard
Gene Autry

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Brian Keith
NBC
Which western cowboy hero is this?
Gene Autry
Clint Eastwood
Brian Keith
Burt Reynolds
Ward Bond
n/a
What's the name of this very versatile cowboy film star?
Brian Keith
Ward Bond
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Errol Flynn
Warner Bros.
Which swashbuckling onscreen cowboy star is this?
Ward Bond
Robert Redford
Errol Flynn
Val Kilmer

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Richard Boone
n/a
Can you correctly guess who is this cowboy star?
Errol Flynn
Richard Boone
Val Kilmer
Paul Newman
Dean Martin
By Trailer screenshot (Rio Bravo trailer), via Wikimedia Commons
When not being a Rat Pack member, he's a cowboy star, who's he?
Dean Martin
Lorne Greene
Val Kilmer
Clint Eastwood
Eric Fleming Rawhide cropped
Wiki Commons
What's the name of this cowboy actor?
Jack Palance
Sam Elliott
Eric Fleming
Lee Van Cleef

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