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.
Known for
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Wagon Train
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
The Beverly Hillbillies
John Wayne (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
John Wayne
Westward Ho
John Wyatt
The Lucy Show
John Wayne
Gunsmoke
Self - Host, Introduction to the Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Hondo
Hondo Lane
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Alamo
Col. Davy Crockett
The Jack Benny Program
John Wayne
The Conqueror
Temujin
The Spoilers
Glennister
The Cowboys
Wil Andersen
Flying Tigers
Jim Gordon
Flying Leathernecks
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
The Oscars
Self
Rio Bravo
John Chance
Rooster Cogburn
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Big Jake
Jacob McCandles
True Grit
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
The High and the Mighty
Dan Roman
The Longest Day
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
The Man from Utah
John Weston
Maude
Himself
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Allegheny Uprising
Jim Smith
Haunted Gold
John Mason
McLintock!
George Washington McLintock
The Deceiver
Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
The War Wagon
Taw Jackson
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Fort Apache
Capt. Kirby York
Randy Rides Alone
Randy Bowers
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
La Classe américaine
George Abitbol (archive footage)
Hatari!
Sean Mercer
Brannigan
Lt. Jim Brannigan
Rainbow Valley
John Martin
El Dorado
Cole Thornton
Hellfighters
Chance Buckman
The Lucky Texan
Jerry Mason
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Smith
Tycoon
Johnny Munroe
The Train Robbers
Lane
The Three Musketeers
Lt. Tom Wayne
The Black Watch
Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
McQ
McQ
The Duke at Fox
Self (archive footage)
How the West Was Won
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Wake of the Red Witch
Capt. Ralls
The Night Riders
Stony Brooke
Island in the Sky
Captain Dooley
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Chris Morrell
3 Godfathers
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
The Sea Chase
Captain Karl Ehrlich
Rio Lobo
Col. Cord McNally
Four Sons
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom Doniphon
Blue Steel
John Carruthers
Chisum
John Chisum
Sea Spoilers
Bob Randall
Running Hollywood
Emcee
Texas Terror
John Higgins
The Lawless Nineties
John Tipton
Two-Fisted Law
Duke
Red River
Thomas Dunson
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris
Speakeasy
Extra
In Harm's Way
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Trouble Along the Way
Stephen Aloysius Williams
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Operation Pacific
Duke E. Gifford
Seven Sinners
Dan
Paradise Canyon
John Wyatt
Flame of Barbary Coast
Duke Fergus
They Were Expendable
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Big Trail
Breck Coleman
Tall in the Saddle
Rocklin
Three Texas Steers
Stony Brooke
The Long Voyage Home
Ole Olsen
The Shepherd of the Hills
Young Matt Matthews
The Comancheros
Jake Cutter
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mike Cronin
The Man from Monterey
John Holmes
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cahill: United States Marshal
J.D. Cahill
The Searchers
Ethan Edwards
Flashing Spikes
Marine Sergeant
The Quiet Man
Sean Thornton
Pals of the Saddle
Stony Brooke
Bardelys the Magnificent
Guard (uncredited)
Circus World
Matt Masters
Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Western von gestern
John Wyatt aka John Allen
Western von gestern
John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage)
Western von gestern
Stony Brooke (archive footage)
Reap the Wild Wind
Captain Jack Stuart
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Centurion at crucifixion
Three Faces West
John Phillips
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
I Married a Woman
Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Sam McCord
Alcoa Premiere
West of the Divide
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Mother Machree
Reunion in France
Pat Talbot
Big Jim McLain
Jim McLain
Baby Face
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
The Telegraph Trail
John Trent
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Davy Crockett
The Lonely Trail
Captain John Ashley
I Cover the War!
Bob Adams
The Fighting Kentuckian
John Breen
The Lawless Frontier
John Tobin
The Shadow of the Eagle
Craig McCoy
Born to the West
Dare Rudd
Ride Him, Cowboy
John Drury
Lady for a Night
Jackson Morgan
Directed by John Ford
Self (1969)
Hangman's House
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
Born Reckless
Extra (uncredited)
Producers' Showcase
Self
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Texas Cyclone
Steve Pickett
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sgt. John M. Stryker
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
The Sons of Katie Elder
John Elder
King of the Pecos
John Clayborn
Dakota
John Devlin
Pittsburgh
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Hollywood
Self
A Lady Takes a Chance
Duke Hudkins
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roaster (archive footage)
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
In Old Oklahoma
Daniel F Somers
Three Lives
Self
Stagecoach
The Ringo Kid
You're the Star
Self
Arizona
Lt. Bob Denton
Blood Alley
Capt. Tom Wilder
The Green Berets
Colonel Mike Kirby
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Jerry Mason
In Old California
Tom Craig
Donovan's Reef
Michael "Guns" Donovan
Annie Laurie
Brown of Harvard
Yale LIneback Player
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage)
Wyoming Outlaw
Stony Brooke
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Col John Marlowe
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self - Host
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Extra (uncredited)
Central Airport
College Coach
Football player (uncredited)
Dark Command
Bob Seton
Without Reservations
Rusty Thomas
Santa Fe Stampede
Stony Brooke
The Challenge of Ideas
Self
The New Frontier
John Dawson
The Stagecoach Race
John Blair
Adventure's End
Duke Slade
California Straight Ahead
Biff Smith
Conflict
Pat Glendon
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
His Private Secretary
Dick Wallace
Words and Music
Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
The Drop Kick
Football Player / Extra in Stands
Maker of Men
Dusty Rhodes
Claim Jumpers
Jerry Mason
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Narrator
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
Lady from Louisiana
John Reynolds
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Self
Angel and the Badman
Quirt Evans
Riders of Destiny
Singin' Sandy Saunders
Jet Pilot
Col. Jim Shannon
The Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
New Frontier
Stony Brooke
The Undefeated
Colonel John Henry Thomas
Cast a Giant Shadow
Gen. Mike Randolph
Overland Stage Raiders
Stony Brooke
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
The Drifter
Randy
The Trail Beyond
Rod Drew
The Star Packer
U.S. Marshal John Travers
The Draw-Back
Opposing Football Player
Girls Demand Excitement
Peter Brooks
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self (Archive Footage)
Back to Bataan
Colonel Joseph Madden
The Shootist
J.B. Books
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Rodeo Rocketeers
John Weston
The Big Stampede
Deputy Sheriff John Steele
Men Without Women
Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
Legend of the Lost
Joe January
The Desert Trail
John Scott / John Jones
Lady and Gent
Buzz Kinney
Bandits of the Badlands
John Carruthers
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Self (archive footage)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Three Girls Lost
Gordon Wales
Casablanca
A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Salute
Red River Range
Stony Brooke
Lawless Range
John Middleton
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
Winds of the Wasteland
John Blair
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
Self (archive)
Fugitive
John
The Range Feud
Clint Turner
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Narrator
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Noah's Ark
Flood Extra (uncredited)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
No Substitute for Victory
Himself
Avenging Angel
John Mason
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
Sagebrush Trail
John Brant
John Ford and Throwing
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
The Wings of Eagles
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
John Wayne - America at All Costs
Himself (archive footage)
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
Himself
Raquel!
Self
The Hurricane Express
The Air Pilot
Idol of the Crowds
Johnny Hanson
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Himself
Rodeo Racketeers
A Home Made Man
Man on Stool
The Shadow Gang
U.S. Marshal John Travers
John Wayne on Film
Himself
Next Of Kin
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Self
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
Himself
Battleground
Self (archive footage)
Guns Along The Trail
John Wyatt
The Making of A Movie
Himself
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
This Little Bullet
Host
The Dawn Rider
John Mason
The Oregon Trail
Capt John Delmont
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
The Victory Squad
Self - Host
Desert Command
Tom Wayne
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
(archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke
Self (archive footage)
Cheer Up and Smile
The Hollywood Handicap
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Himself
The Colter Craven Story
Klondike Gold
Rod Drew
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
Self (archive footage)
Memo for Joe
Self
Rough Romance
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Choice
Host
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
(archive footage)
That's Action
self
Wayne Train
Self
Somewhere in Sonora
John Bishop
On the Run
John Jones
Cowboy G-Man
John Wyatt
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Vengence is Mine
John Tobin
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Sacrée Soirée
Self (archive footage)
The Red Skelton Show
Self - Rooster Cogburn
The Red Skelton Show
Self (uncredited)
The Red Skelton Show
Self
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Cinépanorama
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self