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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

315

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-05-26

Day of Death

1979-06-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Winterset, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Duke

The Duke

ジョン・ウェイン

Michael Morris

جان وین

John Wayne

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

Acting

Rio Bravo

1959

Rio Bravo

as

John Chance

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

The Ringo Kid

Movie Tough Guys

1991

Movie Tough Guys

as

Self (archive footage)

Red River

1948

Red River

as

Thomas Dunson

The Quiet Man

1952

The Quiet Man

as

Sean Thornton

The Searchers

1956

The Searchers

as

Ethan Edwards

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Centurion at crucifixion

The Movie Orgy

1968

The Movie Orgy

as

Self (archive footage)

The Alamo

1960

The Alamo

as

Col. Davy Crockett

The Comancheros

1961

The Comancheros

as

Jake Cutter

Hatari!

1962

Hatari!

as

Sean Mercer

North to Alaska

1960

North to Alaska

as

Sam McCord

Hondo

1953

Hondo

as

Hondo Lane

The Fighting Seabees

1944

The Fighting Seabees

as

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Big Jake

1971

Big Jake

as

Jacob McCandles

Angel and the Badman

1947

Angel and the Badman

as

Quirt Evans

The Green Berets

1968

The Green Berets

as

Colonel Mike Kirby

El Dorado

1966

El Dorado

as

Cole Thornton

Paradise Canyon

1935

Paradise Canyon

as

John Wyatt

Rio Grande

1950

Rio Grande

as

Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Riders of Destiny

1933

Riders of Destiny

as

Singin' Sandy Saunders

Randy Rides Alone

1934

Randy Rides Alone

as

Randy Bowers

Texas Terror

1935

Texas Terror

as

John Higgins

The Lucky Texan

1934

The Lucky Texan

as

Jerry Mason

Sagebrush Trail

1933

Sagebrush Trail

as

John Brant

The Conqueror

1956

The Conqueror

as

Temujin, later Genghis Khan

How the West Was Won

1962

How the West Was Won

as

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

A Man Betrayed

1941

A Man Betrayed

as

Lynn Hollister

Without Reservations

1946

Without Reservations

as

Rusty Thomas

The Shootist

1976

The Shootist

as

J.B. Books

Legend of the Lost

1957

Legend of the Lost

as

Joe January

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as

Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

Hellfighters

1968

Hellfighters

as

Chance Buckman

Rio Lobo

1970

Rio Lobo

as

Col. Cord McNally

McQ

1974

McQ

as

McQ

The War Wagon

1967

The War Wagon

as

Taw Jackson

Brannigan

1975

Brannigan

as

Lt. Jim Brannigan

Baby Face

1933

Baby Face

as

Jimmy McCoy Jr.

Wayne Train

1973

Wayne Train

as

Self

Reunion in France

1942

Reunion in France

as

Pat Talbot

Winds of the Wasteland

1936

Winds of the Wasteland

as

John Blair

West of the Divide

1934

West of the Divide

as

Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns

The Trail Beyond

1934

The Trail Beyond

as

Rod Drew

Seven Sinners

1940

Seven Sinners

as

Dan

Island in the Sky

1953

Island in the Sky

as

Captain Dooley

The Sea Chase

1955

The Sea Chase

as

Captain Karl Ehrlich

Dark Command

1940

Dark Command

as

Bob Seton

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as

Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles

Operation Pacific

1951

Operation Pacific

as

Duke E. Gifford

In Old California

1942

In Old California

as

Tom Craig

Trouble Along the Way

1953

Trouble Along the Way

as

Stephen Aloysius Williams

Lady for a Night

1942

Lady for a Night

as

Jackson Morgan

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Flame of Barbary Coast

as

Duke Fergus

Big Jim McLain

1952

Big Jim McLain

as

Jim McLain

In Old Oklahoma

1943

In Old Oklahoma

as

Daniel F Somers

Three Faces West

1940

Three Faces West

as

John Phillips

The Shadow of the Eagle

1932

The Shadow of the Eagle

as

Craig McCoy

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

Wake of the Red Witch

as

Capt. Ralls

His Private Secretary

1933

His Private Secretary

as

Dick Wallace

3 Godfathers

1948

3 Godfathers

as

Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Flying Tigers

1942

Flying Tigers

as

Jim Gordon

Blood Alley

1955

Blood Alley

as

Capt. Tom Wilder

The Big Trail

1930

The Big Trail

as

Breck Coleman

Circus World

1964

Circus World

as

Matt Masters

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

The Shepherd of the Hills

as

Young Matt Matthews

Fort Apache

1948

Fort Apache

as

Capt. Kirby York

McLintock!

1963

McLintock!

as

George Washington McLintock

Tall in the Saddle

1944

Tall in the Saddle

as

Rocklin

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

The Fighting Kentuckian

as

John Breen

The Spoilers

1942

The Spoilers

as

Glennister

Allegheny Uprising

1939

Allegheny Uprising

as

Jim Smith

Donovan's Reef

1963

Donovan's Reef

as

Michael "Guns" Donovan

The Cowboys

1972

The Cowboys

as

Wil Andersen

Westward Ho

1935

Westward Ho

as

John Wyatt

The Star Packer

1934

The Star Packer

as

U.S. Marshal John Travers

Pittsburgh

1942

Pittsburgh

as

Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

Capt. Rockwell Torrey

La Classe américaine

1993

La Classe américaine

as

George Abitbol (archive footage)

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

Reap the Wild Wind

as

Captain Jack Stuart

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder

as

John Elder

The Hurricane Express

1932

The Hurricane Express

as

The Air Pilot

Noah's Ark

1928

Noah's Ark

as

Flood Extra (uncredited)

I Married a Woman

1958

I Married a Woman

as

Actor in a Movie (uncredited)

Born Reckless

1930

Born Reckless

as

Extra (uncredited)

Salute

1929

Salute

as

Men Without Women

1930

Men Without Women

as

Radioman on Surface (uncredited)

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

Bardelys the Magnificent

as

Guard (uncredited)

The Great K&A Train Robbery

1926

The Great K&A Train Robbery

as

Extra (uncredited)

The Black Watch

1929

The Black Watch

as

Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)

Four Sons

1928

Four Sons

as

Chisum

1970

Chisum

as

John Chisum

The Wings of Eagles

1957

The Wings of Eagles

as

Frank W. 'Spig' Wead

True Grit

1969

True Grit

as

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

Rooster Cogburn

as

Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

as

Duke Hudkins

Flying Leathernecks

1951

Flying Leathernecks

as

Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

as

Townsend Harris

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as

Col John Marlowe

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

Sands of Iwo Jima

as

Sgt. John M. Stryker

They Were Expendable

1945

They Were Expendable

as

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

The Lawless Frontier

1934

The Lawless Frontier

as

John Tobin

The Big Stampede

1932

The Big Stampede

as

Deputy Sheriff John Steele

The Undefeated

1969

The Undefeated

as

Colonel John Henry Thomas

Back to Bataan

1945

Back to Bataan

as

Colonel Joseph Madden

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

Showbiz Goes to War

as

(archive footage)

The Man from Monterey

1933

The Man from Monterey

as

John Holmes

The Long Voyage Home

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as

Ole Olsen

Haunted Gold

1932

Haunted Gold

as

John Mason

Born to the West

1937

Born to the West

as

Dare Rudd

The Desert Trail

1935

The Desert Trail

as

John Scott / John Jones

The Man from Utah

1934

The Man from Utah

as

John Weston

New Frontier

1939

New Frontier

as

Stony Brooke

Rainbow Valley

1935

Rainbow Valley

as

John Martin

The Dawn Rider

1935

The Dawn Rider

as

John Mason

Blue Steel

1934

Blue Steel

as

John Carruthers

'Neath the Arizona Skies

1934

'Neath the Arizona Skies

as

Chris Morrell

Ride Him, Cowboy

1932

Ride Him, Cowboy

as

John Drury

Jet Pilot

1957

Jet Pilot

as

Col. Jim Shannon

The Telegraph Trail

1933

The Telegraph Trail

as

John Trent

King of the Pecos

1936

King of the Pecos

as

John Clayborn

Two-Fisted Law

1932

Two-Fisted Law

as

Duke

Somewhere in Sonora

1933

Somewhere in Sonora

as

John Bishop

Texas Cyclone

1932

Texas Cyclone

as

Steve Pickett

Lawless Range

1935

Lawless Range

as

John Middleton

Tycoon

1947

Tycoon

as

Johnny Munroe

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

Santa Fe Stampede

as

Stony Brooke

Dakota

1945

Dakota

as

John Devlin

Brown of Harvard

1926

Brown of Harvard

as

Yale Football Player (uncredited)

Arizona

1931

Arizona

as

Lt. Bob Denton

The Range Feud

1931

The Range Feud

as

Clint Turner

The Lawless Nineties

1936

The Lawless Nineties

as

John Tipton

Bandits of the Badlands

1934

Bandits of the Badlands

as

John Carruthers

The Stagecoach Race

1936

The Stagecoach Race

as

John Blair

The Shadow Gang

1934

The Shadow Gang

as

U.S. Marshal John Travers

The Three Musketeers

1933

The Three Musketeers

as

Lt. Tom Wayne

Three Texas Steers

1939

Three Texas Steers

as

Stony Brooke

Next Of Kin

1934

Next Of Kin

as

Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns

Avenging Angel

1935

Avenging Angel

as

John Mason

Idol of the Crowds

1937

Idol of the Crowds

as

Johnny Hanson

Red River Range

1938

Red River Range

as

Stony Brooke

Overland Stage Raiders

1938

Overland Stage Raiders

as

Stony Brooke

Desert Command

1946

Desert Command

as

Tom Wayne

Wyoming Outlaw

1939

Wyoming Outlaw

as

Stony Brooke

The Lonely Trail

1936

The Lonely Trail

as

Captain John Ashley

Pals of the Saddle

1938

Pals of the Saddle

as

Stony Brooke

The Night Riders

1939

The Night Riders

as

Stony Brooke

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

as

Self (archive footage)

Lady and Gent

1932

Lady and Gent

as

Buzz Kinney

I Cover the War!

1937

I Cover the War!

as

Bob Adams

The Drop Kick

1927

The Drop Kick

as

Football Player / Extra in Stands

You're the Star

1953

You're the Star

as

Self

Choice

1964

Choice

as

Host

The New Frontier

1935

The New Frontier

as

John Dawson

Lady from Louisiana

1941

Lady from Louisiana

as

John Reynolds

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as

(archive footage)

The Draw-Back

1927

The Draw-Back

as

Opposing Football Player

Rough Romance

1930

Rough Romance

as

Lumberjack (uncredited)

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

2023

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

as

Self (Archive Footage)

Maker of Men

1931

Maker of Men

as

Dusty Rhodes

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

as

Gen. Mike Randolph

Words and Music

1929

Words and Music

as

Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

as

(archive footage)

The Duke at Fox

2001

The Duke at Fox

as

Self (archive footage)

Girls Demand Excitement

1931

Girls Demand Excitement

as

Peter Brooks

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

as

Self (archive footage)

Sly

2023

Sly

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Ford & Monument Valley

2013

John Ford & Monument Valley

as

Self (archive footage)

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

as

Self (archive footage)

The Oregon Trail

1936

The Oregon Trail

as

Capt John Delmont

Claim Jumpers

1934

Claim Jumpers

as

Jerry Mason

The American West of John Ford

1971

The American West of John Ford

as

Self - Narrator

Conflict

1936

Conflict

as

Pat Glendon

Adventure's End

1937

Adventure's End

as

Duke Slade

Flashing Spikes

1962

Flashing Spikes

as

Marine Sergeant

Hangman's House

1928

Hangman's House

as

Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Self (archive footage)

Sea Spoilers

1936

Sea Spoilers

as

Bob Randall

That's Action

1977

That's Action

as

self

Raquel!

1970

Raquel!

as

Self

John Wayne on Film

2016

John Wayne on Film

as

Himself

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by John Ford

1971

Directed by John Ford

as

Self (1969)

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

1976

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

as

Himself/Narrator

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

Swing Out, Sweet Land

as

Self - Host

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

A Home Made Man

1928

A Home Made Man

as

Man on Stool

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as

Self (archive footage)

The Screen Director

1951

The Screen Director

as

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Memo for Joe

1944

Memo for Joe

as

Self

Speakeasy

1929

Speakeasy

as

Extra

The 10 from Texas

1961

The 10 from Texas

as

(archive footage)

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

2019

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

as

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

as

Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

as

Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime

1976

It's Showtime

as

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne - America at All Costs

2019

John Wayne - America at All Costs

as

Himself (archive footage)

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

1993

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

as

Self (archive footage)

The Selling of the Pentagon

1971

The Selling of the Pentagon

as

Self (archive footage)

Guns Along The Trail

1935

Guns Along The Trail

as

John Wyatt

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as

Self - Roaster (archive footage)

The Victory Squad

1966

The Victory Squad

as

Himself - Host

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

as

Davy Crockett

Three Girls Lost

1931

Three Girls Lost

as

Gordon Wales

Dictator: One Crazy Job

2013

Dictator: One Crazy Job

as

Self (archive footage)

Three Lives

1953

Three Lives

as

Self

Nuke 'Em, Duke

2010

Nuke 'Em, Duke

as

Self (archive footage)

The Deceiver

1931

The Deceiver

as

Reginald Thorpe as a corpse

Hooray for Hollywood

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as

Self (archive footage)

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

as

John Wayne

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

John Wayne (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

John Wayne

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Self - Host, Introduction to the Series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as

Self (uncredited)

Talking Pictures

Talking Pictures

as

Self (archive footage)

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self (archive footage)

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self - Cameo

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Battleground

Battleground

as

Self (archive footage)

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self (archive footage)

Western von gestern

Western von gestern

as

John Wyatt aka John Allen

Western von gestern

Western von gestern

as

John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage)

Western von gestern

Western von gestern

as

Stony Brooke (archive footage)

Maude

Maude

as

Himself

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars

as

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood

Hollywood

as

Self

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Self - Rooster Cogburn

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

as

Self (uncredited)

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

as

Self (archive footage)

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Production

Crew

Directing