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John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison; May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades. Born in Winterset, Iowa, Wayne grew up in Southern California. He was president of Glendale High class of 1925. He found work at local film studios when he lost his football scholarship to the University of Southern California as a result of a bodysurfing accident. Initially working for the Fox Film Corporation, he appeared mostly in small bit parts. His first leading role came in Raoul Walsh's The Big Trail (1930), which led to leading roles in numerous B movies throughout the 1930s, many of them in the Western genre. Wayne's career took off in 1939, with John Ford's Stagecoach making him an instant star. He went on to star in 142 pictures. Biographer Ronald Davis said, "John Wayne personified for millions the nation's frontier heritage. Eighty-three of his movies were Westerns, and in them, he played cowboys, cavalrymen, and unconquerable loners extracted from the Republic's central creation myth." Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.


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Born:
May 26, 1907 In Winterset, Iowa, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
227
First Appeared:
In the movie Brown of Harvard 1926-05-02
Latest Project:
Movie Sly 2023-09-16
Known For
Poster of John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film
Poster of John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
Poster of Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Poster of A Home Made Man
Filmography
Movie Sly Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023-09-16
Movie I Am Not Your Negro Various Roles (archive footage) 2017-02-03
Movie John Wayne on Film Himself 2016-09-16
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Series Talking Pictures Himself - Archive footage 2013-01-05
Movie John Ford & Monument Valley Self (archive footage) 2013-03-05
Movie Dictator: One Crazy Job Self (archive footage) 2013-06-12
Movie Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Self (archive footage) 2010-05-05
Movie 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009-07-02
Movie The Duke at Fox Self (archive footage) 2001-05-17
Movie John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film Himself 2000-01-01
Movie JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND Himself 1998-03-14
Movie The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender Self (archive footage) 1997-11-01
Movie The Making of 'Rio Grande' Self (archive footage) 1993-01-01
Movie The John Wayne Story - The Later Years Himself 1993-05-15
Movie La Classe américaine George Abitbol (archive footage) 1993-12-31
Movie Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star Himself 1993-07-14
Movie John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende (archive footage) 1991-01-31
Movie Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991-07-15
Movie John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies 1990-01-01
Movie House II: The Second Story Cowboy (archive footage) (uncredited) 1987-05-14
Movie That's Action self 1977-01-01
Movie Star Wars Garindan ezz Zavor (uncredited) 1977-05-25
Movie It's Showtime Self (archive footage) 1976-03-31
Movie The Shootist J.B. Books 1976-07-21
Movie Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend Himself/Narrator 1976-04-04
Movie Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Jerry Mason 1976-05-01
Movie Brannigan Lt. Jim Brannigan 1975-03-21
Movie Rooster Cogburn Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn 1975-11-01
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Movie McQ McQ 1974-01-04
Movie The Train Robbers Lane 1973-02-07
Movie The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks Self (archive footage) 1973-01-01
Movie Wayne Train Self 1973-02-07
Series The American Film Institute Salute to ... Unknown 1973-04-02
Movie Cahill: United States Marshall J.D. Cahill 1973-07-11
Movie The Cowboys Wil Andersen 1972-01-13
Movie Letter to Jane Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) 1972-10-10
Movie Cancel My Reservation 1972-09-21
Movie The Selling of the Pentagon Self (archive footage) 1971-02-23
Movie Big Jake Jacob McCandles 1971-05-26
Movie Directed by John Ford Self (1969) 1971-09-06
Movie The American West of John Ford Self - Narrator 1971-12-05
Movie No Substitute for Victory Himself 1970-01-01
Movie Rio Lobo Colonel Cord McNally 1970-04-01
Movie Swing Out, Sweet Land Self - Host 1970-01-01
Movie Raquel! Self 1970-04-26
Movie Chisum John Simpson Chisum 1970-07-23
Movie True Grit Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn 1969-06-11
Series The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Unknown 1969-01-22
Movie The Undefeated Colonel John Henry Thomas 1969-10-04
Movie The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968-01-01
Movie The Green Berets Colonel Mike Kirby 1968-07-04
Movie Hellfighters Chance Buckman 1968-11-27
Movie The War Wagon Taw Jackson 1967-05-26
Series Dateline: Hollywood 1967-04-03
Series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Unknown 1967-09-09
Movie Cast a Giant Shadow Gen. Mike Randolph 1966-03-30
Movie El Dorado Cole Thornton 1966-12-17
Movie In Harm's Way Capt. Rockwell Torrey 1965-04-06
Movie The Sons of Katie Elder John Elder 1965-06-23
Movie The Greatest Story Ever Told Centurion at crucifixion 1965-04-09
Movie Circus World Matt Masters 1964-06-25
Movie McLintock! George Washington McLintock 1963-11-12
Movie Donovan's Reef Michael "Guns" Donovan 1963-06-12
Movie Hollywood Without Make-Up Self (archive footage) 1963-07-01
Movie Hatari! Sean Mercer 1962-06-19
Movie The Longest Day Col. Benjamin Vandervoort 1962-09-25
Movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon 1962-04-13
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Movie How the West Was Won Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman 1962-11-02
Movie Flashing Spikes Marine Sergeant 1962-10-04
Series The Lucy Show Unknown 1962-10-01
Movie The 10 from Texas (archive footage) 1961-01-01
Movie The Comancheros Jake Cutter 1961-12-22
Series Alcoa Premiere Unknown 1961-10-10
Movie The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett 1960-10-23
Movie North to Alaska Sam McCord 1960-11-07
Movie The Horse Soldiers Col John Marlowe 1959-06-11
Movie Rio Bravo John Chance 1959-03-18
Movie I Married a Woman 1958-03-01
Movie The Barbarian and the Geisha Townsend Harris 1958-09-30
Movie Jet Pilot Col. Jim Shannon 1957-10-11
Movie The Wings of Eagles Frank W. 'Spig' Wead 1957-01-31
Movie Legend of the Lost Joe January 1957-12-17
Series Cinépanorama 1956-02-04
Movie The Conqueror Temujin, later Genghis Khan 1956-03-28
Movie The Searchers Ethan Edwards 1956-05-16
Movie The Sea Chase Captain Karl Ehrlich 1955-06-04
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Movie Blood Alley Capt. Tom Wilder 1955-10-01
Series Casablanca 1955-09-27
Series Screen Director's Playhouse Mike Cronin 1955-10-05
Movie The High and the Mighty Dan Roman 1954-07-03
Series Producers' Showcase Self 1954-10-18
Movie Trouble Along the Way Stephen Aloysius Williams 1953-04-04
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Movie Island in the Sky Captain Dooley 1953-09-05
Movie Hondo Hondo Lane 1953-11-26
Movie The Quiet Man Sean Thornton 1952-07-21
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie Big Jim McLain Jim McLain 1952-08-30
Movie Operation Pacific Duke E. Gifford 1951-01-27
Movie The Screen Director Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) 1951-03-12
Movie Flying Leathernecks Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby 1951-08-28
Series I Love Lucy Unknown 1951-10-15
Series The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950-09-10
Movie Sands of Iwo Jima Sgt. John M. Stryker 1950-01-01
Movie Rio Grande Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke 1950-11-15
Movie The Fighting Kentuckian John Breen 1949-09-15
Movie She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles 1949-10-22
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Unknown 1948-06-20
Movie Fort Apache Capt. Kirby York 1948-06-14
Movie Red River Thomas Dunson 1948-08-26
Movie 3 Godfathers Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower 1948-12-31
Movie Wake of the Red Witch Capt. Ralls 1948-12-30
Movie Angel and the Badman Quirt Evans 1947-02-15
Movie Tycoon Johnny Munroe 1947-12-27
Movie Without Reservations Rusty Thomas 1946-05-13
Movie Desert Command Tom Wayne 1946-05-31
Movie Flame of Barbary Coast Duke Fergus 1945-05-28
Movie Back to Bataan Colonel Joseph Madden 1945-05-30
Movie Dakota John Devlin 1945-12-15
Movie They Were Expendable Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan 1945-12-07
Movie The Fighting Seabees Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan 1944-01-27
Movie Memo for Joe Self 1944-08-10
Movie Tall in the Saddle Rocklin 1944-09-29
Movie A Lady Takes a Chance Duke Hudkins 1943-08-19
Movie In Old Oklahoma Daniel F Somers 1943-12-06
Movie Reunion in France Pat Talbot 1942-12-25
Movie Lady for a Night Jackson Morgan 1942-01-05
Movie In Old California Tom Craig 1942-05-31
Movie Reap the Wild Wind Captain Jack Stuart 1942-03-26
Movie The Spoilers Glennister 1942-06-11
Movie Pittsburgh Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham 1942-12-11
Movie Flying Tigers Jim Gordon 1942-10-08
Movie A Man Betrayed Lynn Hollister 1941-03-07
Movie The Shepherd of the Hills Young Matt Matthews 1941-07-18
Movie Lady from Louisiana John Reynolds 1941-04-22
Movie Dark Command Bob Seton 1940-04-15
Movie Three Faces West John Phillips 1940-07-03
Movie Seven Sinners Dan 1940-10-25
Movie The Long Voyage Home Ole Olsen 1940-11-16
Movie The Night Riders Stony Brooke 1939-04-12
Movie Three Texas Steers Stony Brooke 1939-05-12
Movie Stagecoach The Ringo Kid 1939-03-03
Movie Wyoming Outlaw Stony Brooke 1939-06-27
Movie Allegheny Uprising Jim Smith 1939-11-10
Movie New Frontier Stony Brooke 1939-08-10
Movie Pals of the Saddle Stony Brooke 1938-08-28
Movie Overland Stage Raiders Stony Brooke 1938-09-20
Movie Santa Fe Stampede Stony Brooke 1938-11-18
Movie Red River Range Stony Brooke 1938-12-22
Movie California Straight Ahead Biff Smith 1937-04-16
Movie I Cover the War! Bob Adams 1937-07-04
Movie Adventure's End Duke Slade 1937-12-05
Movie Idol of the Crowds Johnny Hanson 1937-09-30
Movie Born to the West Dare Rudd 1937-12-10
Movie King of the Pecos John Clayborn 1936-03-09
Movie The Oregon Trail Capt John Delmont 1936-01-18
Movie The Lawless Nineties John Tipton 1936-02-15
Movie The Lonely Trail Captain John Ashley 1936-05-25
Movie Winds of the Wasteland John Blair 1936-07-06
Movie Conflict Pat Glendon 1936-11-29
Movie Sea Spoilers Bob Randall 1936-09-30
Movie Paradise Canyon John Wyatt 1935-07-19
Movie Rainbow Valley John Martin 1935-03-15
Movie The Desert Trail John Scott / John Jones 1935-04-21
Movie The Dawn Rider John Mason 1935-06-20
Movie Westward Ho John Wyatt 1935-08-19
Movie The New Frontier John Dawson 1935-10-25
Movie Lawless Range John Middleton 1935-11-04
Movie Texas Terror John Higgins 1935-10-17
Movie Blue Steel John Carruthers 1934-05-10
Movie West of the Divide Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns 1934-02-15
Movie The Lucky Texan Jerry Mason 1934-01-22
Movie The Man from Utah John Weston 1934-05-15
Movie Randy Rides Alone Randy Bowers 1934-06-05
Movie The Lawless Frontier John Tobin 1934-11-22
Movie The Trail Beyond Rod Drew 1934-10-22
Movie 'Neath the Arizona Skies Chris Morrell 1934-12-05
Movie The Star Packer U.S. Marshal John Travers 1934-07-30
Movie Somewhere in Sonora John Bishop 1933-05-27
Movie Central Airport 1933-04-15
Movie The Telegraph Trail John Trent 1933-03-18
Movie The Life of Jimmy Dolan Smith 1933-06-03
Movie The Three Musketeers Lt. Tom Wayne 1933-04-07
Movie Sagebrush Trail John Brant 1933-12-15
Movie His Private Secretary Dick Wallace 1933-06-10
Movie Riders of Destiny Singin' Sandy Saunders 1933-10-10
Movie College Coach 1933-11-04
Movie The Man from Monterey John Holmes 1933-07-15
Movie Baby Face Jimmy McCoy Jr. 1933-07-13
Movie Two-Fisted Law Duke 1932-06-08
Movie Texas Cyclone Steve Pickett 1932-02-24
Movie Running Hollywood Emcee 1932-01-27
Movie The Shadow of the Eagle Craig McCoy 1932-02-01
Movie Lady and Gent Buzz Kinney 1932-07-10
Movie The Hurricane Express The Air Pilot 1932-08-01
Movie Haunted Gold John Mason 1932-12-17
Movie The Big Stampede Deputy Sheriff John Steele 1932-09-29
Movie Ride Him, Cowboy John Drury 1932-08-27
Movie Girls Demand Excitement Peter Brooks 1931-02-08
Movie Arizona Lt. Bob Denton 1931-06-27
Movie Three Girls Lost Gordon Wales 1931-04-19
Movie The Range Feud Clint Turner 1931-10-14
Movie Maker of Men Dusty Rhodes 1931-08-03
Movie Men Without Women Radioman on Surface (uncredited) 1930-02-08
Movie Born Reckless Extra (uncredited) 1930-05-11
Movie Rough Romance Lumberjack 1930-06-15
Movie The Big Trail Breck Coleman 1930-11-01
Movie Cheer Up and Smile 1930-06-22
Movie Speakeasy Extra 1929-03-08
Movie The Black Watch Black Watch Soldier (uncredited) 1929-05-22
Movie Salute 1929-09-01
Movie Words and Music Pete Donahue 1929-08-18
Movie Four Sons 1928-02-13
Movie Hangman's House Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback 1928-05-13
Movie Noah's Ark Flood Extra (uncredited) 1928-11-01
Movie A Home Made Man Man on Stool 1928-07-17
Movie The Draw-Back Opposing Football Player 1927-04-10
Movie Annie Laurie 1927-05-10
Movie Mother Machree 1927-12-19
Movie The Drop Kick Football Player / Extra in Stands 1927-09-25
Movie Brown of Harvard Yale Football Player (uncredited) 1926-05-02
Movie The Great K&A Train Robbery 1926-10-17
Movie Bardelys the Magnificent 1926-09-30