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.
Filmography
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spiritual day in Minneapolis
Spiritual day in Minneapolis
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage)
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
as Self (archive)
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
as Self (archive)
John Wayne - America at All Costs
as Himself (archive footage)
John Wayne - America at All Costs
as Himself (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
John Wayne on Film
as Himself
John Wayne on Film
as Himself
Dictator: One Crazy Job
as Self (archive footage)
Dictator: One Crazy Job
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
as Self
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke
as Self (archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Duke at Fox
as Self (archive footage)
The Duke at Fox
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Himself
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Himself
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
as Himself
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
as Himself
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roaster (archive footage)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self - Roaster (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
as George Abitbol (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
as George Abitbol (archive footage)
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
as Himself
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
as Himself
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
as Himself
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
as Himself
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Davy Crockett
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Davy Crockett
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
as (archive footage)
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
as (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as Jerry Mason
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as Jerry Mason
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Brannigan
as Lt. Jim Brannigan
Brannigan
as Lt. Jim Brannigan
McQ
as McQ
McQ
as McQ
Cahill: United States Marshal
as J.D. Cahill
Cahill: United States Marshal
as J.D. Cahill
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited)
Cancel My Reservation
as Himself (uncredited)
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1969)
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1969)
Big Jake
as Jacob McCandles
Big Jake
as Jacob McCandles
The Selling of the Pentagon
as Self (archive footage)
The Selling of the Pentagon
as Self (archive footage)
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
as Self
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
as Self
Chisum
as John Chisum
Chisum
as John Chisum
Raquel!
as Self
Raquel!
as Self
Rio Lobo
as Col. Cord McNally
Rio Lobo
as Col. Cord McNally
No Substitute for Victory
as Sekf
No Substitute for Victory
as Sekf
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self - Host
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self - Host
The Undefeated
as Colonel John Henry Thomas
The Undefeated
as Colonel John Henry Thomas
True Grit
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
True Grit
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Hellfighters
as Chance Buckman
Hellfighters
as Chance Buckman
The Green Berets
as Colonel Mike Kirby
The Green Berets
as Colonel Mike Kirby
El Dorado
as Cole Thornton
El Dorado
as Cole Thornton
The Sons of Katie Elder
as John Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
as John Elder
In Harm's Way
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey
In Harm's Way
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Circus World
as Matt Masters
Circus World
as Matt Masters
Donovan's Reef
as Michael "Guns" Donovan
Donovan's Reef
as Michael "Guns" Donovan
Flashing Spikes
as Marine Sergeant
Flashing Spikes
as Marine Sergeant
The Longest Day
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
The Longest Day
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Hatari!
as Sean Mercer
Hatari!
as Sean Mercer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Tom Doniphon
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Tom Doniphon
The Comancheros
as Jake Cutter
The Comancheros
as Jake Cutter
North to Alaska
as Sam McCord
North to Alaska
as Sam McCord
The Alamo
as Col. Davy Crockett
The Alamo
as Col. Davy Crockett
The Horse Soldiers
as Col John Marlowe
The Horse Soldiers
as Col John Marlowe
Rio Bravo
as Sheriff John T. Chance
Rio Bravo
as Sheriff John T. Chance
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
I Married a Woman
as Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
I Married a Woman
as Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
Jet Pilot
as Col. Jim Shannon
Jet Pilot
as Col. Jim Shannon
The Wings of Eagles
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
The Wings of Eagles
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
The Searchers
as Ethan Edwards
The Searchers
as Ethan Edwards
The Conqueror
as Temujin
The Conqueror
as Temujin
The High and the Mighty
as Dan Roman
The High and the Mighty
as Dan Roman
Hondo
as Hondo Lane
Hondo
as Hondo Lane
Island in the Sky
as Captain Dooley
Island in the Sky
as Captain Dooley
The Quiet Man
as Sean Thornton
The Quiet Man
as Sean Thornton
Flying Leathernecks
as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Flying Leathernecks
as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
as Duke E. Gifford
Operation Pacific
as Duke E. Gifford
Rio Grande
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Rio Grande
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Sgt. John M. Stryker
Sands of Iwo Jima
as Sgt. John M. Stryker
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
The Fighting Kentuckian
as John Breen
The Fighting Kentuckian
as John Breen
3 Godfathers
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
3 Godfathers
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Ralls
Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Ralls
Red River
as Thomas Dunson
Red River
as Thomas Dunson
Fort Apache
as Capt. Kirby York
Fort Apache
as Capt. Kirby York
Tycoon
as Johnny Munroe
Tycoon
as Johnny Munroe
Angel and the Badman
as Quirt Evans
Angel and the Badman
as Quirt Evans
Desert Command
as Tom Wayne
Desert Command
as Tom Wayne
Without Reservations
as Rusty Thomas
Without Reservations
as Rusty Thomas
Dakota
as John Devlin
Dakota
as John Devlin
They Were Expendable
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
They Were Expendable
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Back to Bataan
as Colonel Joseph Madden
Back to Bataan
as Colonel Joseph Madden
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Duke Fergus
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Duke Fergus
Tall in the Saddle
as Rocklin
Tall in the Saddle
as Rocklin
Memo for Joe
as Self
Memo for Joe
as Self
The Fighting Seabees
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
The Fighting Seabees
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
In Old Oklahoma
as Daniel F Somers
In Old Oklahoma
as Daniel F Somers
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Duke Hudkins
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Duke Hudkins
Reunion in France
as Pat Talbot
Reunion in France
as Pat Talbot
Pittsburgh
as Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Pittsburgh
as Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Flying Tigers
as Jim Gordon
Flying Tigers
as Jim Gordon
The Spoilers
as Glennister
The Spoilers
as Glennister
In Old California
as Tom Craig
In Old California
as Tom Craig
Reap the Wild Wind
as Captain Jack Stuart
Reap the Wild Wind
as Captain Jack Stuart
Lady for a Night
as Jackson Morgan
Lady for a Night
as Jackson Morgan
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Young Matt Matthews
The Shepherd of the Hills
as Young Matt Matthews
Lady from Louisiana
as John Reynolds
Lady from Louisiana
as John Reynolds
A Man Betrayed
as Lynn Hollister
A Man Betrayed
as Lynn Hollister
The Long Voyage Home
as Ole Olsen
The Long Voyage Home
as Ole Olsen
Seven Sinners
as Dan
Seven Sinners
as Dan
Three Faces West
as John Phillips
Three Faces West
as John Phillips
Dark Command
as Bob Seton
Dark Command
as Bob Seton
Allegheny Uprising
as Jim Smith
Allegheny Uprising
as Jim Smith
New Frontier
as Stony Brooke
New Frontier
as Stony Brooke
Wyoming Outlaw
as Stony Brooke
Wyoming Outlaw
as Stony Brooke
Three Texas Steers
as Stony Brooke
Three Texas Steers
as Stony Brooke
The Night Riders
as Stony Brooke
The Night Riders
as Stony Brooke
Stagecoach
as The Ringo Kid
Stagecoach
as The Ringo Kid
Red River Range
as Stony Brooke
Red River Range
as Stony Brooke
Santa Fe Stampede
as Stony Brooke
Santa Fe Stampede
as Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders
as Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders
as Stony Brooke
Pals of the Saddle
as Stony Brooke
Pals of the Saddle
as Stony Brooke
Born to the West
as Dare Rudd
Born to the West
as Dare Rudd
Hell Town
as Dare Rudd
Hell Town
as Dare Rudd
Adventure's End
as Duke Slade
Adventure's End
as Duke Slade
Idol of the Crowds
as Johnny Hanson
Idol of the Crowds
as Johnny Hanson
I Cover the War!
as Bob Adams
I Cover the War!
as Bob Adams
California Straight Ahead
as Biff Smith
California Straight Ahead
as Biff Smith
Sea Spoilers
as Bob Randall
Sea Spoilers
as Bob Randall
Winds of the Wasteland
as John Blair
Winds of the Wasteland
as John Blair
The Stagecoach Race
as John Blair
The Stagecoach Race
as John Blair
The Lonely Trail
as Captain John Ashley
The Lonely Trail
as Captain John Ashley
King of the Pecos
as John Clayborn
King of the Pecos
as John Clayborn
The Lawless Nineties
as John Tipton
The Lawless Nineties
as John Tipton
The Oregon Trail
as Capt John Delmont
The Oregon Trail
as Capt John Delmont
Lawless Range
as John Middleton
Lawless Range
as John Middleton
The New Frontier
as John Dawson
The New Frontier
as John Dawson
Texas Terror
as John Higgins
Texas Terror
as John Higgins
Guns Along The Trail
as John Wyatt
Guns Along The Trail
as John Wyatt
Westward Ho
as John Wyatt
Westward Ho
as John Wyatt
Cowboy G-Man
as John Wyatt
Cowboy G-Man
as John Wyatt
The Dawn Rider
as John Mason
The Dawn Rider
as John Mason
On the Run
as John Jones
On the Run
as John Jones
The Desert Trail
as John Scott / John Jones
The Desert Trail
as John Scott / John Jones
'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Chris Morrell
'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Chris Morrell
The Lawless Frontier
as John Tobin
The Lawless Frontier
as John Tobin
Vengence is Mine
as John Tobin
Vengence is Mine
as John Tobin
The Drifter
as Randy
The Drifter
as Randy
Randy Rides Alone
as Randy Bowers
Randy Rides Alone
as Randy Bowers
Bandits of the Badlands
as John Carruthers
Bandits of the Badlands
as John Carruthers
Next Of Kin
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Next Of Kin
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
West of the Divide
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
West of the Divide
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
The Lucky Texan
as Jerry Mason
The Lucky Texan
as Jerry Mason
Claim Jumpers
as Jerry Mason
Claim Jumpers
as Jerry Mason
Sagebrush Trail
as John Brant
Sagebrush Trail
as John Brant
Fugitive
as John
Fugitive
as John
College Coach
as Football player (uncredited)
College Coach
as Football player (uncredited)
Baby Face
as Jimmy McCoy Jr.
Baby Face
as Jimmy McCoy Jr.
His Private Secretary
as Dick Wallace
His Private Secretary
as Dick Wallace
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Smith
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Smith
Central Airport
Central Airport
The Three Musketeers
as Lt. Tom Wayne
The Three Musketeers
as Lt. Tom Wayne
Haunted Gold
as John Mason
Haunted Gold
as John Mason
The Big Stampede
as Deputy Sheriff John Steele
The Big Stampede
as Deputy Sheriff John Steele
The Hollywood Handicap
The Hollywood Handicap
The Hurricane Express
as The Air Pilot
The Hurricane Express
as The Air Pilot
Lady and Gent
as Buzz Kinney
Lady and Gent
as Buzz Kinney
Texas Cyclone
as Steve Pickett
Texas Cyclone
as Steve Pickett
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Craig McCoy
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Craig McCoy
Running Hollywood
as Emcee
Running Hollywood
as Emcee
The Range Feud
as Clint Turner
The Range Feud
as Clint Turner
Maker of Men
as Dusty Rhodes
Maker of Men
as Dusty Rhodes
The Big Trail
as Breck Coleman
The Big Trail
as Breck Coleman
Cheer Up and Smile
as Roy
Cheer Up and Smile
as Roy
Rough Romance
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Rough Romance
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Born Reckless
as Extra (uncredited)
Born Reckless
as Extra (uncredited)
Salute
as Midshipman Bill
Salute
as Midshipman Bill
Words and Music
as Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
Words and Music
as Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
The Black Watch
as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
The Black Watch
as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
Speakeasy
as Extra
Speakeasy
as Extra
Four Sons
Four Sons
Annie Laurie
Annie Laurie
The Great K&A Train Robbery
as Extra (uncredited)
The Great K&A Train Robbery
as Extra (uncredited)
Brown of Harvard
as Yale LIneback Player
Brown of Harvard
as Yale LIneback Player
Rodeo Racketeers
Rodeo Racketeers
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Himself
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
as Himself