Duke가 워낙 많은 영화에 출연했고 그것도 주인공을 많이 맡다보니 이런 통계(?)를 내보는 사람도 있는 듯. 출처는 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne. 열거된 영화들의 스포일러가 될 수도 있겠으나, 나는 그냥 다 읽어버렸다.

A frequently asked trivia question is: In how many films did John Wayne's character die? The answer is as follows:

His death is seen in the following films:
The Shootist - He is killed in a gunfight in at the end of the film.
The Cowboys - He is killed by Bruce Dern's character.
The Alamo - Playing Davy Crockett, he is killed by a Mexican soldier's lance.
Sands of Iwo Jima - He is killed by a sniper's bullet at the end of the film.
Wake of the Red Witch - He dies as the ship sinks.
The Fighting Seabees - He is shot by a sniper.
Reap the Wild Wind - He is trapped inside the wreck of a sunken ship after a fight with a giant squid and drowns.

His character death is not shown in the following:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - His character is dead at the beginning of the film and the story is told in flashback by James Stewart who is attending his funeral.
The Sea Chase - Lana Turner and Wayne are on a ship when it sinks, but the possibility that the characters survived is left open.
The Deceiver - Ian Keith's character died, but the corpse was played by John Wayne.
Central Airport - John Wayne has a very minor role as the co-pilot of an aircraft that crashes into the ocean.