What did John Wayne ride in all those western movies? He was a big man.
He was certainly tall... 6’2” or 6’4” depending on your google-fu. Ex-football player... Dunno... They never really mention his weight. During most of his cowboy roles, he was still fairly lean. Probably around the 210-220 range would be my guess.
I’m a bunch shorter but a full sack of potatoes heavier.
John Wayne was a big man, and they chose larger horses for him to ride, so that he didn’t look like a giant onscreen.
However, even is his later years when he wasn’t as fit, he didn’t weigh as much as a lot of women in my local Walmart. He put on heft in the belly, but the rest of his frame was wasting from the cancers.