15 Movie Characters Who Look Nothing Like They Did In Real Life

1. Genghis Khan - The Conqueror

All the other vague resemblances pale in comparison to John Wayne in The Conqueror. Widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made, the Howard Hughes' produced historical epic tells the story of Genghis Kahn in laughably bad fashion.

Now why John Wayne was unsuitable for the role should be pretty obvious; he has literally nothing in common with the Chinese Emperor. We may not have much evidence of what the real Temüjin looked like, but we doubt it was like an American cowboy. There's some vague attempt to make Wayne appear more oriental, but it ends up sitting the line between offensive and pointless. The rest of the film was utterly dreadful, but Wayne's Khan being the most remembered element highlights just how much this miscasting (often stated as one of the worst of all time) missed the point.

Originally Hughes wanted Marlon Brando for the role, but, while he has better range than Wayne, we can't see it being much better.

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