"maintains a high critical praise, earning a 100 percent perfect rating on review compiler Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews. Popular critic Roger Ebert gave the film a near-perfect rating at 3 1/2 out of four stars, stating """"El Dorado"" is a tightly directed, humorous, altogether successful Western, turned out almost effortlessly, it would seem, by three old pros: John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and director Howard Hawks"". Praised film poll, ""They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?"" ranked the film 799 out of 1,000 for the list of greatest films of all time. Notes Citations Bibliography El Dorado (1966 film) El Dorado"
"The Road to El Dorado The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated adventure-musical film produced by DreamWorks Animation. It was directed by Eric ""Bibo"" Bergeron and Don Paul; Will Finn and David Silverman directed additional sequences. The film stars Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante, and Edward James Olmos. The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice, as well as composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell. The film follows two con artists, who after winning the map to El Dorado escape from Spain. After washing ashore in the New World, they use the"
"movie ""El Dorado"" with John Wayne. Mike Cannon (James Lesure) is an engineer, with both undergraduate and graduate degrees from MIT in mechanical engineering. He works as head valet for the first season, but is officially recruited by Ed Deline to the security department to help during Danny's military absence. He stays on as security personnel despite being paid less than his job as a valet. He is cured of his claustrophobia at the end of season one. Originally, in the pilot episode, Mike has a wife and daughter; this plot line is seemingly abandoned thereafter. Mike and Nessa become"
"and was actually filmed before ""The War Wagon"", but its release was delayed so that Paramount's ""Nevada Smith"" with Steve McQueen would not have to compete with a John Wayne film at the box office. ""El Dorado"" finally reached the theatres in June 1967, a month after ""The War Wagon"" had opened. Film footage from ""El Dorado"" was later incorporated into the opening montage of Wayne's final film, ""The Shootist"", to illustrate the backstory of Wayne's character. Director Don Siegel used no scenes from any film shot before 1948 in ""The Shootist""s frontispiece even though Wayne's career as a leading"
"in the United States on June 7, 1967. The film received critical praise and was successful at the box office, generating North American rentals of $5,950,000 on box-office receipts of $12 million. ""El Dorado"" is the second of three films directed by Hawks about a sheriff defending his office against belligerent outlaw elements in the town, after ""Rio Bravo"" (1959) and before ""Rio Lobo"" (1970), both also starring Wayne in approximately the same role. The plotlines of all three films are almost similar enough to qualify ""El Dorado"" and ""Rio Lobo"" as remakes. Dean Martin had portrayed the drunken deputy"
"a supporting role in the Howard Hawks-directed Western film ""El Dorado"" (1966), starring John Wayne. He and Wayne became friends while shooting the film and would co-star in additional Westerns, including ""Chisum"" (1970) and ""The Train Robbers"" (1973). From 1966 to 1968 over the course of two seasons and 58 episodes, George played the lead role of Sergeant Sam Troy on ""The Rat Patrol"". The television series followed the exploits of four Allied soldiers who were part of a long range desert patrol group in the North African campaign during World War II. Along with fellow Rat Patrol members, he"
"Robin Hood of El Dorado (film) The Robin Hood of El Dorado is a western film directed by William A. Wellman for MGM in 1936. The film stars Warner Baxter as real life Mexican folk hero Joaquin Murrieta and Ann Loring as his love interest, with Bruce Cabot as Bill Warren. J. Carrol Naish portrays Murrietta's notorious nemesis, ""Three-Fingered Jack"". The movie portrays Joaquin Murrietta as the Robin Hood of Old California in 1850, a kind, gentle man who was driven to violence. Wellman made it a hard-hitting story about racial prejudice and violence by both sides—Murrietta and his Mexican"
"The movie ""El Dorado"", starring John Wayne and Robert Mitchum, takes place in this city during the late 1800s. However, El Dorado did not exist until 1895, well after the date John Wayne's ""El Dorado"" was supposedly set in a fictional Texas town. Eldorado, Texas Eldorado ( , -) is a city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277 some north of Sonora and south of San Angelo, Texas. Eldorado is located at (30.860746, −100.598329). According to the United States Census"
"Robert Donner Robert Donner (April 27, 1931 – June 8, 2006) was an American television and film actor. Donner was born in New York City raised in New Jersey, Michigan and Texas, and he spent four years in the United States Navy and was stationed in California. After he completed his military service, he settled in the Los Angeles area. Donner's first role was an uncredited part in the 1959 John Wayne Western ""Rio Bravo""; he also appeared in the sequels (which formed a loose trilogy), ""El Dorado"" and ""Rio Lobo"". He also appeared in ""Chisum"", ""The Undefeated"", and ""The"
"on November 7, 2007. Asner filed for divorce in 2015. Notes Ed Asner Yitzhak Edward Asner (; born November 15, 1929) is an American actor, voice actor and a former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is primarily known for his role as Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"" and its spin-off series ""Lou Grant"", making him one of the few television actors to portray the same leading character in both a comedy and a drama. He played John Wayne's adversary Bart Jason in the 1966 Western ""El Dorado"". He"
"Eduardo Noriega (Mexican actor) Eduardo Noriega (September 25, 1916 – August 14, 2007) was a Mexican film actor who appeared in over 100 films, mainly Mexican. His best-known English-language role was as Don Francisco from San Jose in ""Zorro, The Gay Blade"" (1981). Other film roles inckuded Cameahwait in ""The Far Horizons"" (1955), Señor Dominguez in ""Of Love and Desire"" (1963), and Inspector Talmadge in ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966). Noriega also appeared in several television productions, such as ""La esposa virgen"" and ""Entre el amor y el odio"". He was married twice. He had four children with"
"eldest daughter Tara and one from his son Scott. James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny"
"his first wife: Eduardo, Ricardo, Esteban and Laura. Ricardo followed in his father's footsteps and went into acting. His son, Esteban, preceded him in death. Eduardo Noriega (Mexican actor) Eduardo Noriega (September 25, 1916 – August 14, 2007) was a Mexican film actor who appeared in over 100 films, mainly Mexican. His best-known English-language role was as Don Francisco from San Jose in ""Zorro, The Gay Blade"" (1981). Other film roles inckuded Cameahwait in ""The Far Horizons"" (1955), Señor Dominguez in ""Of Love and Desire"" (1963), and Inspector Talmadge in ""Tarzan and the Valley of Gold"" (1966). Noriega also appeared"
"Falls, New York. Gabriel has, throughout his career as an actor and singer, worked steadily in a wide variety of capacities. He has appeared on stage in two Broadway productions, ""The Happy Time"" and ""Applause"" (musical) as well as Off-Broadway in ""Fighting International Fat"" at the Playwrights Horizons. Gabriel played numerous character roles in film and television over a period of five decades. He portrayed Pedro in the John Wayne movie ""El Dorado"", also writing its title song in collaboration with Nelson Riddle. He has starred in ""Days of Our Lives,"" ""General Hospital"", and ""Ryan's Hope"". From 1973-75, he had"
"The Vineyard (film) The Vineyard is a 1989 American horror film written by James Marlowe and Douglas Kondo and directed by James Hong and William ""Bill"" Rice. It stars James Hong, Michael Wong, Sherri Ball and ""Playboy"" Playmate Karen Witter. Winemaker Dr. Elson Po fears that he is getting too old, so he uses the blood of his prisoners to make his world-famous wine. Asking his god for eternal life, he drinks his wine and becomes young again. A group of young actors come to his mansion over one week to audition for his purported ""wine-making film"". The seven guests"
"Eli Wallach credits The following is the filmography and credits for American actor Eli Wallach (December 7, 1915 – June 24, 2014). He started acting in 1945 and is known for his film roles as Calvera in ""The Magnificent Seven"" (1960), Tuco in ""The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"" (1966), Napoleon in ""The Adventures of Gerard"" (1970), Cotton Weinberger in ""The Two Jakes"" (1990), Don Altobello in ""The Godfather Part III"" (1990), Donald Fallon in ""The Associate"" (1996), Arthur Abbott in ""The Holiday"" (2006), Noah Dietrich in ""The Hoax"" (2007), and Julie Steinhardt in """" (2010), which was the"
"Rock Hudson (since Cary Grant felt he was too old for the role) and Paula Prentiss. Hawks then returned to his childhood passion for car races with ""Red Line 7000"" in 1965, featuring a young James Caan in his first leading role. Hawks' final two films were both Western remakes of ""Rio Bravo"" starring John Wayne. In 1966, Hawks directed ""El Dorado"", starring Wayne, Robert Mitchum, and Caan, which was released the following year. He then made ""Rio Lobo"", with Wayne in 1970. After ""Rio Lobo"", Hawks planned a project relating to Ernest Hemingway and ""Now, Mr. Gus,"" a comedy"
"Wayne Knight Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. He is known for playing Newman in ""Seinfeld"" (1992–1998) and Dennis Nedry in ""Jurassic Park"" (1993). His other roles include Officer Don Orville in ""3rd Rock from the Sun"" (1996–2001), Stan Podolak in ""Space Jam"" (1996), Al McWhiggin in ""Toy Story 2"" (1999), Tantor in ""Tarzan"" (1999), the Giraffe in ""Bee Movie"" (2007), Zack Mallozzi in ""Rat Race"" (2001), Dojo in Xiaolin Showdown (2003–2006), Mr. Blik in ""Catscratch"" (2005–2007), Microchip in """" (2008) and Haskell Lutz in ""The Exes"" (2011–2015). He was nominated"
"Kane Richmond and Marion Burns ... last May 22."") Burns eventually settled in Laguna Niguel, California, where she was living at the time of her death on December 22, 1993. Marion Burns Marion Burns (August 9, 1907 – December 22, 1993) was an American film actress of the 1930s. She is best known for having starred opposite John Wayne in the 1935 film ""The Dawn Rider"" and opposite him again that same year in ""Paradise Canyon"". Burns was born in Los Angeles, California, making her way to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting. She earned a bachelor's degree in"
"1967 ""Death Valley Days"" episode, ""The Man Who Wouldn't Die"", Collier played Texas pioneer Josiah Wilbarger, who lived for eleven years after being scalped by the Comanches. Jan Clayton was cast as his sister, Margaret. Collier appeared in three late-career Western films with John Wayne: ""El Dorado"" (1966), ""The War Wagon"" (1967), and ""The Undefeated"" (1969). In a 2016 interview, he discussed working with Wayne: ""I'd like to think that the John Wayne 'school of acting' consists of three things: (1) Be on time for your call. (2) Know your dialogue; and (3) Don't leave the camera, even if you're"
"Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian-English film and stage actor. He is best known for playing Agent Smith in ""The Matrix"" trilogy (1999–2003), Elrond in ""The Lord of the Rings"" (2001–2003) and ""The Hobbit"" (2012–2014) film trilogies, V in ""V for Vendetta"" (2006), Red Skull in """" and Tom Doss in ""Hacksaw Ridge"". Weaving's first television role was in the 1984 Australian television series ""Bodyline"", where he portrayed English cricket captain Douglas Jardine. In film, he first rose to prominence for his performance as Martin in the Australian drama ""Proof"" (1991). Weaving played Anthony"
"El Dorado (Super Friends) El Dorado is a Hispanic superhero featured in various incarnations of the ""Super Friends"" animated television series. He was voiced by Mexican actor Fernando Escandon. El Dorado was created solely for the ""Super Friends"" cartoons. He first appeared as minor character in the ""Super Friends"" animated shorts, which aired in 1981 season and later in """" as a full-time member. El Dorado spoke English with a Spanish accent, sporadically substituting common Spanish words or phrases, such as adding words like """"rapido"""" and replacing nearly every instance of ""yes"" with """"si"""". In El Dorado's debut episode ""Alien"
"John Agar John George Agar Jr. (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for starring alongside John Wayne in the films ""Sands of Iwo Jima"", ""Fort Apache"", and ""She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"". In his later career he was the star of B movies, such as ""Tarantula"", ""The Mole People"", ""The Brain from Planet Arous"", ""Revenge of the Creature"", ""Flesh and the Spur"" and ""Hand of Death"". He was the first husband of Shirley Temple. Agar's career suffered in the wake of his divorce, but he developed a niche"
"John Wayne and Robert Mitchum (1966's ""El Dorado""). His only work in the 1970s was his last remaining credit, an October 1970 episode of ""Adam-12"". Less than three years later, Nacho Galindo died in Los Angeles at the age of 64. Nacho Galindo (actor) Nacho Galindo (November 7, 1908 – June 22, 1973) was a Mexican-American film and television actor who lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for most of his life. Between 1941 and 1970 he had small, often unbilled roles in 71 feature films and at least 60 TV episodes. His most prominent film role was"
"Héctor Elizondo Héctor Elizondo (born December 22, 1936) is an American actor. Elizondo is best known for his television roles playing Dr. Phillip Watters on ""Chicago Hope"" and Ed Alzate on ""Last Man Standing"", and movie roles like Mr. Grey in ""The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"", Detective Sunday in ""American Gigolo"", Barnard Thompson in ""Pretty Woman"", and Jon Flint in ""Beverly Hills Cop III"". Elizondo's awards and accolades include a Golden Globe Award nomination, an Emmy Award (five nominations), two ALMA Awards (eight nominations), and five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Elizondo was born in New York City,"
"John Cazale John Holland Cazale (; ; August 12, 1935 – March 13, 1978) was an American actor. He appeared in five films over six years, all of which were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: ""The Godfather"", ""The Conversation"", ""The Godfather Part II"", ""Dog Day Afternoon"", and ""The Deer Hunter."" He appeared in archival footage in ""The Godfather Part III"", also nominated for Best Picture. From his start as a theater actor, he became one of Hollywood's premier character actors, starting with his role as the doomed, weak-minded Fredo Corleone opposite longtime friend Al Pacino in Francis"
"James Caan James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American actor. After early roles in ""The Glory Guys"" (1965), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, ""El Dorado"" (1967), and ""The Rain People"" (1969), he came to prominence in the 1970s with significant roles in films such as ""Brian's Song"" (1971), ""Cinderella Liberty"" (1973), ""The Gambler"" (1974), ""Freebie and the Bean"" (1974), ""Rollerball"" (1975), ""Funny Lady"" (1975), ""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977) and ""Chapter Two"" (1979). For his signature role in ""The Godfather"" (1972), that of hot-tempered Sonny Corleone, Caan was nominated for the Academy Award for"
"Ethan Wayne John Ethan Wayne (born February 22, 1962) is an American actor. The son of actor John Wayne and his third wife, Pilar Pallete, he grew up in Newport Beach, California, where he shared his father's love of the ocean and outdoors. His name was chosen in direct relation to John Wayne's character in ""The Searchers"" (""Ethan Edwards""). He played Little Jake, the grandson of his father's title character in ""Big Jake"". Ethan started doing stunt work after the death of his father in 1979. His first film was ""The Blues Brothers"". He then went back to work as"
"young gambler, Charlene Holt, Ed Asner, Paul Fix, Arthur Hunnicutt, Michele Carey, and Christopher George. ""El Dorado"" was filmed on location in Tucson, Arizona and Kanab, Utah, and was shot in Technicolor. The paintings in the credits are by artist Olaf Wieghorst, who makes a brief appearance as Swede Larsen in the film. The musical score was composed by Nelson Riddle. Paramount Pictures delayed the release of the film in the United States to avoid competing against another Paramount film, ""Nevada Smith"" with Steve McQueen. The film was first released in Japan on December 17, 1966, and was finally released"
"similar effect—as a farewell to the outlaw band and as a prelude to extremely violent climaxes. Art director David Townsend was killed in a car accident while scouting locations for the film. Robin Hood of El Dorado (film) The Robin Hood of El Dorado is a western film directed by William A. Wellman for MGM in 1936. The film stars Warner Baxter as real life Mexican folk hero Joaquin Murrieta and Ann Loring as his love interest, with Bruce Cabot as Bill Warren. J. Carrol Naish portrays Murrietta's notorious nemesis, ""Three-Fingered Jack"". The movie portrays Joaquin Murrietta as the Robin"
"listening to one of his favorite songs, a rendition of ""Over the Rainbow"" sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series ""The Play of the Week"" in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture ""Bonnie and Clyde"", Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film ""The Producers"" for"
"Arlen Escarpeta Arlen Alexander Escarpeta (born 1981) is a Belizean actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ""Friday the 13th"", "" Brotherhood"", ""Final Destination 5"", and ""Into the Storm"" (2014). In 2000, Escarpeta received his first, on-screen role in Greg Morgan's ""The Playaz Court"". In the following years, he appeared in various television programs such as ""Boston Public"", ""The Shield"", ""Judging Amy"" and ""Boomtown"". In 2002, Escarpeta appeared in ""High Crimes"". In that same year, he was cast as Sam Walker in the historical drama series ""American Dreams"", which aired on NBC. Escarpeta then appeared in"
"the final shortlist of actors to audition for the role, and on April 13, 2016, Deadline Hollywood stated that he was the frontrunner, following a series of secret screen tests. Alden Ehrenreich Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (; born November 22, 1989) is an American actor. He made his feature-film debut in Francis Ford Coppola's ""Tetro"" in 2009, and also appeared in Coppola's subsequent film, ""Twixt"" (2011). In 2013, he appeared in Woody Allen's ""Blue Jasmine"" and Park Chan-wook's ""Stoker."" In 2016, Ehrenreich gained significant critical praise for his scene-stealing role as Hobie Doyle in the Coen brothers comedy ""Hail, Caesar!"" and"