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person_profile-John Wayne

John Wayne Died at age: 72

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Wayne

Date of Birth:

May 26, 1907

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jun 11, 1979

Biography of

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.

Photos of

John Wayne

Photos ( 10 Photos

Filmography of

John Wayne

Found 209 Movies in total

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2024

Sly

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 2023

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Self (Archive Footage) ( Actor )

... 2023

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2022

John Wayne - America at All Costs

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Dictator: One Crazy Job

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

John Ford & Monument Valley

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2010

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

The Duke at Fox

(Archive Footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Himself ( Actor )

... 2000

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1997

La Classe américaine

George Abitbol (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

Movie Tough Guys

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1988

Going Hollywood: The '30s

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1984

Showbiz Goes to War

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

The Shootist

J.B. Books ( Actor )

... 1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Jerry Mason ( Actor )

... 1976

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

Himself/Narrator ( Actor )

... 1976

It's Showtime

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

Rooster Cogburn

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn ( Actor )

... 1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

Brannigan

Lt. Jim Brannigan ( Actor )

... 1975

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1974

McQ

McQ ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1974

Cahill: United States Marshal

J.D. Cahill ( Actor )

... 1973

The Train Robbers

Lane ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1973

The Cowboys

Wil Andersen ( Actor )

... 1972

The American West of John Ford

Self - Narrator ( Actor )

... 1971

Directed by John Ford

Self (1969) ( Actor )

... 1971

Big Jake

Jacob McCandles ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1971

The Selling of the Pentagon

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1970

Chisum

John Simpson Chisum ( Actor )

... 1970

Raquel!

Self ( Actor )

... 1970

Rio Lobo

Colonel Cord McNally ( Actor )

... 1970

No Substitute for Victory

Himself ( Actor )

... 1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Self - Host ( Actor )

... 1970

The Undefeated

Colonel John Henry Thomas ( Actor )

... 1969

True Grit

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn ( Actor )

... 1969

Hellfighters

Chance Buckman ( Actor )

... 1968

The Green Berets

Colonel Mike Kirby ( Actor )

Director

... 1968

The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1968

The War Wagon

Taw Jackson ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 1967

El Dorado

Cole Thornton ( Actor )

... 1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

Gen. Mike Randolph ( Actor )

... 1966

The Sons of Katie Elder

John Elder ( Actor )

... 1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Centurion at crucifixion ( Actor )

... 1965

In Harm's Way

Capt. Rockwell Torrey ( Actor )

... 1965

Circus World

Matt Masters ( Actor )

... 1964

McLintock!

George Washington McLintock ( Actor )

... 1963

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Donovan's Reef

Michael "Guns" Donovan ( Actor )

... 1963

How the West Was Won

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ( Actor )

... 1962

Flashing Spikes

Marine Sergeant ( Actor )

... 1962

The Longest Day

Col. Benjamin Vandervoort ( Actor )

... 1962

Hatari!

Sean Mercer ( Actor )

... 1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Tom Doniphon ( Actor )

... 1962

The Comancheros

Jake Cutter ( Actor )

Director

... 1961

North to Alaska

Sam McCord ( Actor )

... 1960

The Alamo

Col. Davy Crockett ( Actor )

Director

... 1960

The Horse Soldiers

Col John Marlowe ( Actor )

... 1959

Rio Bravo

John Chance ( Actor )

... 1959

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Townsend Harris ( Actor )

... 1958

... 1958

Legend of the Lost

Joe January ( Actor )

... 1957

Jet Pilot

Col. Jim Shannon ( Actor )

... 1957

The Wings of Eagles

Frank W. 'Spig' Wead ( Actor )

... 1957

The Searchers

Ethan Edwards ( Actor )

... 1956

The Conqueror

Temujin, later Genghis Khan ( Actor )

... 1956

Blood Alley

Capt. Tom Wilder ( Actor )

Producer

... 1955

The Sea Chase

Captain Karl Ehrlich ( Actor )

... 1955

The High and the Mighty

Dan Roman ( Actor )

Producer

... 1954

Hondo

Hondo Lane ( Actor )

Producer

... 1953

Island in the Sky

Captain Dooley ( Actor )

Producer

... 1953

Trouble Along the Way

Stephen Aloysius Williams ( Actor )

... 1953

Big Jim McLain

Jim McLain ( Actor )

... 1952

The Quiet Man

Sean Thornton ( Actor )

... 1952

Flying Leathernecks

Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby ( Actor )

... 1951

Operation Pacific

Duke E. Gifford ( Actor )

... 1951

Rio Grande

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke ( Actor )

... 1950

Sands of Iwo Jima

Sgt. John M. Stryker ( Actor )

... 1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles ( Actor )

... 1949

The Fighting Kentuckian

John Breen ( Actor )

Producer

... 1949

3 Godfathers

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower ( Actor )

... 1948

Wake of the Red Witch

Capt. Ralls ( Actor )

... 1948

Red River

Thomas Dunson ( Actor )

... 1948

Fort Apache

Capt. Kirby York ( Actor )

... 1948

Tycoon

Johnny Munroe ( Actor )

... 1947

Angel and the Badman

Quirt Evans ( Actor )

Producer

... 1947

Desert Command

Tom Wayne ( Actor )

... 1946

Without Reservations

Rusty Thomas ( Actor )

... 1946

Dakota

John Devlin ( Actor )

... 1945

They Were Expendable

Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan ( Actor )

... 1945

Back to Bataan

Colonel Joseph Madden ( Actor )

... 1945

Flame of Barbary Coast

Duke Fergus ( Actor )

... 1945

Tall in the Saddle

Rocklin ( Actor )

... 1944

The Fighting Seabees

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan ( Actor )

... 1944

In Old Oklahoma

Daniel F Somers ( Actor )

... 1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

Duke Hudkins ( Actor )

... 1943

Reunion in France

Pat Talbot ( Actor )

... 1942

Pittsburgh

Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham ( Actor )

... 1942

Flying Tigers

Jim Gordon ( Actor )

... 1942

The Spoilers

Glennister ( Actor )

... 1942

In Old California

Tom Craig ( Actor )

... 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

Captain Jack Stuart ( Actor )

... 1942

Lady for a Night

Jackson Morgan ( Actor )

... 1942

The Shepherd of the Hills

Young Matt Matthews ( Actor )

... 1941

Lady from Louisiana

John Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1941

A Man Betrayed

Lynn Hollister ( Actor )

... 1941

The Long Voyage Home

Ole Olsen ( Actor )

... 1940

Seven Sinners

Dan ( Actor )

... 1940

Three Faces West

John Phillips ( Actor )

... 1940

Dark Command

Bob Seton ( Actor )

... 1940

Allegheny Uprising

Jim Smith ( Actor )

... 1939

New Frontier

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1939

Wyoming Outlaw

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1939

Three Texas Steers

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1939

The Night Riders

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1939

Stagecoach

The Ringo Kid ( Actor )

... 1939

Red River Range

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1938

Santa Fe Stampede

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1938

Overland Stage Raiders

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1938

Pals of the Saddle

Stony Brooke ( Actor )

... 1938

Born to the West

Dare Rudd ( Actor )

... 1937

Adventure's End

Duke Slade ( Actor )

... 1937

Idol of the Crowds

Johnny Hanson ( Actor )

... 1937

I Cover the War!

Bob Adams ( Actor )

... 1937

California Straight Ahead

Biff Smith ( Actor )

... 1937

Conflict

Pat Glendon ( Actor )

... 1936

Sea Spoilers

Bob Randall ( Actor )

... 1936

Winds of the Wasteland

John Blair ( Actor )

... 1936

The Lonely Trail

Captain John Ashley ( Actor )

... 1936

King of the Pecos

John Clayborn ( Actor )

... 1936

The Lawless Nineties

John Tipton ( Actor )

... 1936

The Oregon Trail

Capt John Delmont ( Actor )

... 1936

Lawless Range

John Middleton ( Actor )

... 1935

The New Frontier

John Dawson ( Actor )

... 1935

Texas Terror

John Higgins ( Actor )

... 1935

Guns Along The Trail

John Wyatt ( Actor )

... 1935

Westward Ho

John Wyatt ( Actor )

... 1935

Paradise Canyon

John Wyatt ( Actor )

... 1935

The Dawn Rider

John Mason ( Actor )

... 1935

The Desert Trail

John Scott / John Jones ( Actor )

... 1935

Rainbow Valley

John Martin ( Actor )

... 1935

'Neath the Arizona Skies

Chris Morrell ( Actor )

... 1934

The Lawless Frontier

John Tobin ( Actor )

... 1934

The Trail Beyond

Rod Drew ( Actor )

... 1934

The Star Packer

U.S. Marshal John Travers ( Actor )

... 1934

Randy Rides Alone

Randy Bowers ( Actor )

... 1934

The Man from Utah

John Weston ( Actor )

... 1934

Blue Steel

John Carruthers ( Actor )

... 1934

West of the Divide

Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns ( Actor )

... 1934

The Lucky Texan

Jerry Mason ( Actor )

... 1934

Sagebrush Trail

John Brant ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

Riders of Destiny

Singin' Sandy Saunders ( Actor )

... 1933

The Man from Monterey

John Holmes ( Actor )

... 1933

Baby Face

Jimmy McCoy Jr. ( Actor )

... 1933

His Private Secretary

Dick Wallace ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

Somewhere in Sonora

John Bishop ( Actor )

... 1933

... 1933

The Three Musketeers

Lt. Tom Wayne ( Actor )

... 1933

The Telegraph Trail

John Trent ( Actor )

... 1933

Haunted Gold

John Mason ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big Stampede

Deputy Sheriff John Steele ( Actor )

... 1932

Ride Him, Cowboy

John Drury ( Actor )

... 1932

The Hurricane Express

The Air Pilot ( Actor )

... 1932

Lady and Gent

Buzz Kinney ( Actor )

... 1932

Two-Fisted Law

Duke ( Actor )

... 1932

Texas Cyclone

Steve Pickett ( Actor )

... 1932

The Shadow of the Eagle

Craig McCoy ( Actor )

... 1932

The Range Feud

Clint Turner ( Actor )

... 1931

Maker of Men

Dusty Rhodes ( Actor )

... 1931

Arizona

Lt. Bob Denton ( Actor )

... 1931

Three Girls Lost

Gordon Wales ( Actor )

... 1931

Girls Demand Excitement

Peter Brooks ( Actor )

... 1931

The Big Trail

Breck Coleman ( Actor )

... 1930

... 1930

Rough Romance

Lumberjack ( Actor )

Props

... 1930

Born Reckless

Extra (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Men Without Women

Radioman on Surface (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1930

Salute

Actor

... 1929

Words and Music

Pete Donahue ( Actor )

... 1929

The Black Watch

42nd Highlander (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929

Speakeasy

Extra ( Actor )

... 1929

... 1928

Hangman's House

Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback ( Actor )

... 1928

... 1928

... 1927

The Drop Kick

Football Player / Extra in Stands ( Actor )

... 1927

... 1927

Brown of Harvard

Yale Football Player (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926