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person_profile-Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris Died at age: 45

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Wayne Morris

Date of Birth:

Feb 17, 1914

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 14, 1959

Biography of

Wayne Morris

    Wayne Morris  (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris in Los Angeles, was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many notable films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952) and the title role of Kid Galahad in 1937. While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Flying the F6F Hellcat off the aircraft carrier USS Essex, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters. After being turned down several times as a fighter pilot, he went to his brother in law, Cdr. David McCampbell, imploring him for the chance to fly fighters. Cdr. McCampbell said "Give me a letter." He flew with the VF-15, the famed "McCampbell Heroes." He married Patricia O'Rourke, an Olympic swimmer, and sister to B-movie actress Peggy Stewart. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the fifties in low-budget westerns. He made an unusual career move in 1957, making his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. He also appeared as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). Morris suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Wayne Morris

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Filmography of

Wayne Morris

Found 64 Movies in total

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

Buffalo Gun

Roche ( Actor )

... 1961

Plunder Road

Commando Munson ( Actor )

... 1957

Paths of Glory

Lt. Roget/Singing man ( Actor )

... 1957

The Crooked Sky

Mike Conlin ( Actor )

... 1957

The Gelignite Gang

Jimmy Baxter ( Actor )

... 1956

Cross Channel

Tex Parker ( Actor )

... 1955

The Master Plan

Major Thomas Brent ( Actor )

... 1955

The Lonesome Trail

Dandy Dayton ( Actor )

... 1955

Lord of the Jungle

Jeff Wood ( Actor )

... 1955

Port of Hell

Stanley Povich ( Actor )

... 1954

The Green Buddha

Gary Holden ( Actor )

... 1954

Two Guns and a Badge

Deputy Jim Blake ( Actor )

... 1954

The Desperado

Sam Garrett ( Actor )

... 1954

Riding Shotgun

Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy ( Actor )

... 1954

Texas Bad Man

Walt ( Actor )

... 1953

Fighting Lawman

Deputy Marshal Jim Burke ( Actor )

... 1953

The Marksman

Deputy Marshal Mike Martin ( Actor )

... 1953

Star of Texas

Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin ( Actor )

... 1953

Arctic Flight

Mike Wien ( Actor )

... 1952

Desert Pursuit

Ford Smith ( Actor )

... 1952

The Bushwhackers

Marshal John Harding ( Actor )

... 1951

Yellow Fin

Mike Donovan ( Actor )

... 1951

The Big Gusher

Kenny Blake ( Actor )

... 1951

Sierra Passage

Johnny Yorke ( Actor )

Associate Producer

... 1950

Stage to Tucson

Barney Broderick ( Actor )

... 1950

The Tougher They Come

Bill Shaw ( Actor )

... 1950

Johnny One-Eye

Dane Cory ( Actor )

... 1950

The House Across the Street

Dave Joslin ( Actor )

... 1949

Task Force

McKinney ( Actor )

... 1949

The Younger Brothers

Cole Younger ( Actor )

... 1949

A Kiss in the Dark

Bruce Arnold ( Actor )

... 1949

John Loves Mary

Lt. Victor O'Leary ( Actor )

... 1949

... 1948

The Big Punch

Chris Thorgenson ( Actor )

... 1948

The Voice of the Turtle

Comm. Ned Burling ( Actor )

... 1947

Deep Valley

Jeff Barker ( Actor )

... 1947

The Smiling Ghost

Alexander "Lucky" Downing ( Actor )

... 1941

Three Sons o' Guns

Charley Patterson ( Actor )

... 1941

Bad Men of Missouri

Bob Younger ( Actor )

... 1941

I Wanted Wings

Tom Cassidy ( Actor )

... 1941

The Quarterback

Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones ( Actor )

... 1940

Ladies Must Live

Corey Lake ( Actor )

... 1940

Gambling on the High Seas

Jim Carter ( Actor )

... 1940

Flight Angels

Artie Dixon ( Actor )

... 1940

An Angel from Texas

Mac McClure ( Actor )

... 1940

Double Alibi

Stephen Wayne ( Actor )

... 1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

Billy Randolph ( Actor )

... 1940

The Return of Doctor X

Walter Wichita Garrett ( Actor )

... 1939

The Kid from Kokomo

Homer Baston ( Actor )

... 1939

Brother Rat

Billy Randolph ( Actor )

... 1938

Valley of the Giants

Bill Cardigan ( Actor )

... 1938

Men Are Such Fools

Jimmy Hall ( Actor )

... 1938

Love, Honor and Behave

Ted Painter ( Actor )

... 1938

The Kid Comes Back

Rush Conway ( Actor )

... 1938

Submarine D-1

"Sock" McGillis ( Actor )

... 1937

Kid Galahad

Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry ( Actor )

... 1937

Land Beyond the Law

Dave Seymour ( Actor )

... 1937

Once a Doctor

Sailor on Nirvana ( Actor )

... 1937

Smart Blonde

Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1937

King of Hockey

Bill "Jumbo" Mullins ( Actor )

... 1936

Polo Joe

Spectator (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1936

Here Comes Carter

Bill ( Actor )

... 1936

China Clipper

Navigator on Clipper ( Actor )

... 1936