John Wayne
Acting
Born: May 26, 1907 · Winterset, Iowa, USA
Died: June 11, 1979 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Searchers
1956
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Rio Bravo
1959
Stagecoach
1939
The Longest Day
1962
True Grit
1969
The Quiet Man
1952
Red River
1948
El Dorado
1966
How the West Was Won
1962
Fort Apache
1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Photos (13)
Movies (199)
The Longest Day
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
The Searchers
Ethan Edwards
True Grit
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Rio Bravo
Sheriff John T. Chance
How the West Was Won
William Sherman
Red River
Thomas Dunson
El Dorado
Cole Thornton
Stagecoach
The Ringo Kid
McLintock!
George Washington McLintock
They Were Expendable
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom Doniphon
The Quiet Man
Sean Thornton
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Centurion at crucifixion
The War Wagon
Taw Jackson
Rio Lobo
Col. Cord McNally
Baby Face
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
The Cowboys
Wil Andersen
The Comancheros
Jake Cutter
Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
The High and the Mighty
Dan Roman
The Alamo
Col. Davy Crockett
Chisum
John Chisum
3 Godfathers
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
The Shootist
J.B. Books
The Sons of Katie Elder
John Elder
Fort Apache
Capt. Kirby York
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
The Undefeated
Colonel John Henry Thomas
The Green Berets
Colonel Mike Kirby
In Harm's Way
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Rooster Cogburn
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Hondo
Hondo Lane
The Horse Soldiers
Col John Marlowe
Big Jake
Jacob McCandles
Cahill: United States Marshal
J.D. Cahill
The Sea Chase
Captain Karl Ehrlich
Hatari!
Sean Mercer
The Big Trail
Breck Coleman
Donovan's Reef
Michael "Guns" Donovan
Flying Leathernecks
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Angel and the Badman
Quirt Evans
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris
Jet Pilot
Col. Jim Shannon
North to Alaska
Sam McCord
The Train Robbers
Lane
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sgt. John M. Stryker
McQ
McQ
Sagebrush Trail
John Brant
Brannigan
Lt. Jim Brannigan
Reap the Wild Wind
Captain Jack Stuart
Cast a Giant Shadow
Gen. Mike Randolph
Hellfighters
Chance Buckman
The Spoilers
Glennister
Dark Command
Bob Seton
The Fighting Kentuckian
John Breen
The Trail Beyond
Rod Drew
Trouble Along the Way
Stephen Aloysius Williams
Blood Alley
Capt. Tom Wilder
The Long Voyage Home
Ole Olsen
Noah's Ark
Flood Extra (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
Rocklin
The Conqueror
Temujin
In Old Oklahoma
Daniel F Somers
The Shepherd of the Hills
Young Matt Matthews
West of the Divide
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Wake of the Red Witch
Capt. Ralls
Operation Pacific
Duke E. Gifford
The Wings of Eagles
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
The Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Back to Bataan
Colonel Joseph Madden
Legend of the Lost
Joe January
Circus World
Matt Masters
Reunion in France
Pat Talbot
La Classe américaine
George Abitbol (archive footage)
Blue Steel
John Carruthers
Without Reservations
Rusty Thomas
Flying Tigers
Jim Gordon
Island in the Sky
Captain Dooley
Riders of Destiny
Singin' Sandy Saunders
Adventure's End
Duke Slade
Three Faces West
John Phillips
Dakota
John Devlin
Flame of Barbary Coast
Duke Fergus
In Old California
Tom Craig
Seven Sinners
Dan
Big Jim McLain
Jim McLain
Allegheny Uprising
Jim Smith
Claim Jumpers
Jerry Mason
New Frontier
Stony Brooke
Men Without Women
Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
Paradise Canyon
John Wyatt
Fugitive
John
The Night Riders
Stony Brooke
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Chris Morrell
Rodeo Rocketeers
John Weston
The Big Stampede
Deputy Sheriff John Steele
Tycoon
Johnny Munroe
The Dawn Rider
John Mason
Salute
Midshipman Bill
The Star Packer
U.S. Marshal John Travers
Winds of the Wasteland
John Blair
The Man from Utah
John Weston
Central Airport
1933
Lady for a Night
Jackson Morgan
The Lawless Frontier
John Tobin
Three Texas Steers
Stony Brooke
The Hurricane Express
The Air Pilot
The Three Musketeers
Lt. Tom Wayne
The Desert Trail
John Scott / John Jones
The Lawless Nineties
John Tipton
Texas Terror
John Higgins
The Lucky Texan
Jerry Mason
Born to the West
Dare Rudd
The Shadow of the Eagle
Craig McCoy
Ride Him, Cowboy
John Drury
Westward Ho
John Wyatt
Randy Rides Alone
Randy Bowers
Lady from Louisiana
John Reynolds
A Lady Takes a Chance
Duke Hudkins
Pittsburgh
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Avenging Angel
John Mason
His Private Secretary
Dick Wallace
Born Reckless
Extra (uncredited)
Desert Command
Tom Wayne
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Smith
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hell Town
Dare Rudd
Sea Spoilers
Bob Randall
The Shadow Gang
U.S. Marshal John Travers
The Telegraph Trail
John Trent
Four Sons
1928
Three Girls Lost
Gordon Wales
Flashing Spikes
Marine Sergeant
The Black Watch
Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister
Mother Machree
1927
The Range Feud
Clint Turner
I Married a Woman
Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
Words and Music
Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
Haunted Gold
John Mason
Cheer Up and Smile
Roy
Rainbow Valley
John Martin
The New Frontier
John Dawson
Overland Stage Raiders
Stony Brooke
Guns Along The Trail
John Wyatt
College Coach
Football player (uncredited)
Texas Cyclone
Steve Pickett
Santa Fe Stampede
Stony Brooke
Red River Range
Stony Brooke
The Oregon Trail
Capt John Delmont
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
Annie Laurie
1927
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
The Drop Kick
Football Player / Extra in Stands
Wyoming Outlaw
Stony Brooke
King of the Pecos
John Clayborn
Bardelys the Magnificent
Guard (uncredited)
Rough Romance
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Pals of the Saddle
Stony Brooke
Girls Demand Excitement
Peter Brooks
Arizona
Lt. Bob Denton
Two-Fisted Law
Duke
Lawless Range
John Middleton
California Straight Ahead
Biff Smith
The Deceiver
Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
On the Run
John Jones
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Jerry Mason
I Cover the War!
Bob Adams
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Extra (uncredited)
The Stagecoach Race
John Blair
Vengence is Mine
John Tobin
Next Of Kin
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Klondike Gold
Rod Drew
Conflict
Pat Glendon
Brown of Harvard
Yale LIneback Player
The Man from Monterey
John Holmes
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Speakeasy
Extra
The Drifter
Randy
The Lonely Trail
Captain John Ashley
A Home Made Man
Man on Stool
Lady and Gent
Buzz Kinney
Idol of the Crowds
Johnny Hanson
Hangman's House
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
John Ford and Throwing
2022
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
(archive footage)
Maker of Men
Dusty Rhodes
Somewhere in Sonora
John Bishop
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976
The Draw-Back
Opposing Football Player
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
1993
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
Cowboy G-Man
John Wyatt
Bandits of the Badlands
John Carruthers
No Substitute for Victory
Sekf
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
1990
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Narrator
Spiritual day in Minneapolis
2026
This Little Bullet
Host
TV Shows (13)
The Lucy Show
John Wayne · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
John Wayne · 2 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Rooster Cogburn · 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
John Wayne (uncredited) · 1 eps
I Love Lucy
John Wayne · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
John Wayne · 1 eps
Alcoa Premiere
1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mike Cronin · 1 eps
Western von gestern
John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage) · 1 eps
Western von gestern
John Wyatt aka John Allen · 1 eps
Western von gestern
Stony Brooke (archive footage) · 1 eps
Casablanca
10 eps
Self / Appearances (77)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 6 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 2 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
Gunsmoke
Self - Host, Introduction to the Series · 1 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 2 eps
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 4 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 9 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 5 eps
Maude
Himself · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 3 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 4 eps
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 2 eps
Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self - Host
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
Self (1969)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive photo)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Elway
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne - America at All Costs
Himself (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Raquel!
Self
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
Self
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roaster (archive footage)
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
Self (archive)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Himself
Memo for Joe
Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self (Archive Footage)
The Duke at Fox
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Self (archive footage)
Wayne Train
Self
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Narrator
The Victory Squad
Self - Host
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Self
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Self
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
Himself
John Wayne on Film
Himself
Nuke 'Em, Duke
Self (archive footage)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (2)
Producing (18)
The War Wagon
Executive Producer
The High and the Mighty
Producer
The Alamo
Producer
Hondo
Producer
Big Jake
Executive Producer
Angel and the Badman
Producer
The Train Robbers
Executive Producer
7 Men from Now
Producer
McQ
Executive Producer
The Fighting Kentuckian
Producer
Blood Alley
Producer
Ring of Fear
Producer
Track of the Cat
Producer
Island in the Sky
Producer
Good-bye, My Lady
Producer
Bullfighter and the Lady
Producer
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
Producer
The Dangerous Stranger
Producer