Wayne Morris
Acting
Born: February 17, 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: September 14, 1959 (aged 45)
Highest Rated
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Morris (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Paths of Glory
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
The Return of Doctor X
1939
Kid Galahad
1937
Plunder Road
1957
Maverick
1957
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Riding Shotgun
1954
Deep Valley
1947
Photos (1)
Movies (64)
Paths of Glory
Lt. Roget/Singing man
Brother Rat and a Baby
Billy Randolph
The Return of Doctor X
Walter Wichita Garrett
Riding Shotgun
Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
Kid Galahad
Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Plunder Road
Commando Munson
Here Comes Carter
Bill
An Angel from Texas
Mac McClure
Men Are Such Fools
Jimmy Hall
The Time of Your Life
Tom
Bad Men of Missouri
Bob Younger
The Voice of the Turtle
Comm. Ned Burling
Land Beyond the Law
Dave Seymour
Fighting Lawman
Deputy Marshal Jim Burke
A Kiss in the Dark
Bruce Arnold
Valley of the Giants
Bill Cardigan
Two Guns and a Badge
Deputy Jim Blake
Gambling on the High Seas
Jim Carter
The Marksman
Deputy Marshal Mike Martin
Task Force
McKinney
The Kid from Kokomo
Homer Baston
Love, Honor and Behave
Ted Painter
Out Where the Stars Begin
Wayne Morris
I Wanted Wings
Tom Cassidy
The Bushwhackers
Marshal John Harding
The Kid Comes Back
Rush Conway
Lord of the Jungle
Jeff Wood
The Gelignite Gang
Jimmy Baxter
The House Across the Street
Dave Joslin
China Clipper
Navigator on Clipper
Three Sons o' Guns
Charley Patterson
Stage to Tucson
Barney Broderick
The Desperado
Sam Garrett
The Tougher They Come
Bill Shaw
Submarine D-1
"Sock" McGillis
Yellow Fin
Mike Donovan
Star of Texas
Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin
King of Hockey
Bill "Jumbo" Mullins
Smart Blonde
Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)
Deep Valley
Jeff Barker
John Loves Mary
Lt. Victor O'Leary
Port of Hell
Stanley Povich
The Green Buddha
Gary Holden
Johnny One-Eye
Dane Cory
Ladies Must Live
Corey Lake
The Big Gusher
Kenny Blake
Brother Rat
Billy Randolph
The Younger Brothers
Cole Younger
Polo Joe
Spectator (uncredited)
Desert Pursuit
Ford Smith
The Master Plan
Major Thomas Brent
Sierra Passage
Johnny Yorke
Double Alibi
Stephen Wayne
Once a Doctor
Sailor on Nirvana
The Crooked Sky
Mike Conlin
Flight Angels
Artie Dixon
The Smiling Ghost
Alexander "Lucky" Downing
The Big Punch
Chris Thorgenson
The Lonesome Trail
Dandy Dayton
Texas Bad Man
Walt
Cross Channel
Tex Parker
Arctic Flight
Mike Wien
The Quarterback
Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones
Buffalo Gun
Roche
TV Shows (9)
Maverick
1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Mayor Barney Pax · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Nat · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Bret Johnson · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Mace Pomeroy · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Sam Agnew · 1 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Official Detective
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
