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 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1907 |
| From | Winterset, Iowa, USA |