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