Toughest hombre west of the Pecos?

John Wayne, for sure. Both are awesome, and they were good at beating up the bad guys, but John Wayne always won with the women , too. Clint always seemed a bit lost with the ladies. Plus he had really bad taste in women.

Oh Yeah and tubes,too!

And I wanted to say that all those guys in the old westerns were awesome! All the ones already mentioned like Lee Marvin and Robert Mitchum were just great. Don't forget Gregory Peck and Henry Fonda ( now that dude was mean!). what's really amazing about those old films were that even the small part actors were great. They all just seemed like real guys.

Too Bad they can't make westerns like that anymore.

It has to be Lee Marvin. he faced combat in WW II, received many medals for bravery under fire, and of course rarely ever talked about it. he liked tubes, as they made good target practice.

Please, people! Clint didn't *need* women. Women cramped his style. He took care of number 1 and didn't give a damn what anybody else thought. John Wayne doesn't hold a candle to Clint Eastwood. Aside from 'Stagecoach,' he wasn't even in any quality Westerns. Clint was in the best westerns ever made, and he made one of the best Westerns ever made. (Unforgiven)

oh, and solid state, baby! (although i'm listening to tubes as i type this on my office system)

Richard Boone- Paladin....boy this dates me