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John Wayne

John Wayne

Acting
Born: May 26, 1907 — Died: Jun 11, 1979
From: Winterset, Iowa, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Movie Tough Guys Self (archive footage) 1991 10.0
Perry Como's Early American Christmas Self 1978
Cahill: United States Marshal J.D. Cahill 1973 6.111
Big Jake Jacob McCandles 1971 6.853
The Movie Orgy Self (archive footage) 1968 6.647
The Green Berets Colonel Mike Kirby 1968 5.7
El Dorado Cole Thornton 1966 7.356
The Greatest Story Ever Told Centurion at crucifixion 1965 6.415
Hatari! Sean Mercer 1962 6.769
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon 1962 7.821
How the West Was Won William Sherman 1962 6.991
The Comancheros Jake Cutter 1961 6.69
The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett 1960 7.075
North to Alaska Sam McCord 1960 6.527
Rio Bravo Sheriff John T. Chance 1959 7.807
The Searchers Ethan Edwards 1956 7.691
The Conqueror Temujin 1956 3.57
Hondo Hondo Lane 1953 6.598
The Quiet Man Sean Thornton 1952 7.316
Rio Grande Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke 1950 6.817
Red River Thomas Dunson 1948 7.347
Angel and the Badman Quirt Evans 1947 6.423
The Fighting Seabees Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan 1944 6.288
Stagecoach The Ringo Kid 1939 7.6
Paradise Canyon John Wyatt 1935 4.891
Texas Terror John Higgins 1935 4.786
Randy Rides Alone Randy Bowers 1934 5.029
The Lucky Texan Jerry Mason 1934 4.984
Riders of Destiny Singin' Sandy Saunders 1933 5.242
Sagebrush Trail John Brant 1933 5.291
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1907
FromWinterset, Iowa, USA