25 Times White Actors Played People Of Color And No One Really Gave A S**t

From: Huffington Post

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John Wayne 

as 

Genghis Khan

Film

 "The Conqueror" (1956) was a film that chronicled the rise of Genghis Khan. 

Character's Background

The emperor and legendary conqueror Genghis Khan was mongol, and born near the border of present-day Mongolia and Siberia. 

Actor's Background

John Wayne had no Asian ancestry. He was of mixed-European descent.