John Wayne
213 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1907
- Died
- Jun 11, 1979 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Winterset, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Duke · The Duke · ジョン・ウェイン · Michael Morris
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.
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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
John Wayne: movies and TV shows
Acting (215)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
as Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2026
- 2022
- 2001
- 1993 La Classe américaine
as George Abitbol (archive footage)
- 1993
- 1992 John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Davy Crockett
- 1991 John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
as (archive footage)
- 1990
- 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
- 1978 Western von gestern · TV
as John Wyatt aka John Allen / John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage) / Stony Brooke (archive footage) · 3 episodes
- 1976
- 1976 Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as (archive footage)
- 1976 The Shootist
as J.B. Books
- 1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as Jerry Mason
- 1975 Rooster Cogburn
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- 1975 Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as (archive footage)
- 1975 Brannigan
as Lt. Jim Brannigan
- 1974 McQ
as McQ
- 1973 Cahill: United States Marshal
as J.D. Cahill
- 1973 The Train Robbers
as Lane
- 1972 The Cowboys
as Wil Andersen
- 1971 Big Jake
as Jacob McCandles
- 1970 Chisum
as John Chisum
- 1970 Rio Lobo
as Col. Cord McNally
- 1970 No Substitute for Victory
as Sekf
- 1969 The Undefeated
as Colonel John Henry Thomas
- 1969 True Grit
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- 1968 Hellfighters
as Chance Buckman
- 1968 The Green Berets
as Colonel Mike Kirby
- 1967 The War Wagon
as Taw Jackson
- 1967 A Nation Builds Under Fire
as Narrator
- 1966 El Dorado
as Cole Thornton
- 1966 Cast a Giant Shadow
as Gen. Mike Randolph
- 1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
as John Elder
- 1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Centurion at crucifixion
- 1965 In Harm's Way
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey
- 1964 Circus World
as Matt Masters
- 1963 McLintock!
as George Washington McLintock
- 1963 Donovan's Reef
as Michael "Guns" Donovan
- 1962 How the West Was Won
as William Sherman
- 1962 Flashing Spikes
as Marine Sergeant
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962 The Longest Day
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
- 1962 Hatari!
as Sean Mercer
- 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Tom Doniphon
- 1961 The Comancheros
as Jake Cutter
- 1961
- 1961 The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
- 1960
- 1960 North to Alaska
as Sam McCord
- 1960 The Alamo
as Col. Davy Crockett
- 1959 The Horse Soldiers
as Col John Marlowe
- 1959 Rio Bravo
as Sheriff John T. Chance
- 1958 The Barbarian and the Geisha
as Townsend Harris
- 1958 I Married a Woman
as Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
- 1957 Legend of the Lost
as Joe January
- 1957 Jet Pilot
as Col. Jim Shannon
- 1957
- 1957 The Wings of Eagles
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
- 1956 The Searchers
as Ethan Edwards
- 1956 The Conqueror
as Temujin
- 1955 Rookie of the Year
as Mike Cronin
- 1955
- 1955 Blood Alley
as Capt. Tom Wilder
- 1955
- 1955 The Sea Chase
as Captain Karl Ehrlich
- 1954 The High and the Mighty
as Dan Roman
- 1953 Hondo
as Hondo Lane
- 1953 Island in the Sky
as Captain Dooley
- 1953 Trouble Along the Way
as Stephen Aloysius Williams
- 1952 Big Jim McLain
as Jim McLain
- 1952 The Quiet Man
as Sean Thornton
- 1951
- 1951 Flying Leathernecks
as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
- 1951 Operation Pacific
as Duke E. Gifford
- 1950 Rio Grande
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
- 1950
- 1950 Sands of Iwo Jima
as Sgt. John M. Stryker
- 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
- 1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
as John Breen
- 1948 3 Godfathers
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
- 1948 Wake of the Red Witch
as Capt. Ralls
- 1948 Red River
as Thomas Dunson
- 1948 Fort Apache
as Capt. Kirby York
- 1947 Tycoon
as Johnny Munroe
- 1947 Angel and the Badman
as Quirt Evans
- 1946 Desert Command
as Tom Wayne
- 1946 Desert Command
as Tom Wayne
- 1946 Without Reservations
as Rusty Thomas
- 1945 Dakota
as John Devlin
- 1945 They Were Expendable
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
- 1945 Back to Bataan
as Colonel Joseph Madden
- 1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
as Duke Fergus
- 1944 Tall in the Saddle
as Rocklin
- 1944 The Fighting Seabees
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
- 1943 In Old Oklahoma
as Daniel F Somers
- 1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
as Duke Hudkins
- 1942 Reunion in France
as Pat Talbot
- 1942 Pittsburgh
as Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
- 1942 Flying Tigers
as Jim Gordon
- 1942 The Spoilers
as Glennister
- 1942 In Old California
as Tom Craig
- 1942 Reap the Wild Wind
as Captain Jack Stuart
- 1942 Lady for a Night
as Jackson Morgan
- 1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
as Young Matt Matthews
- 1941 Lady from Louisiana
as John Reynolds
- 1941 A Man Betrayed
as Lynn Hollister
- 1940 The Long Voyage Home
as Ole Olsen
- 1940 Seven Sinners
as Dan
- 1940 Three Faces West
as John Phillips
- 1940 Dark Command
as Bob Seton
- 1939 Allegheny Uprising
as Jim Smith
- 1939 New Frontier
as Stony Brooke
- 1939 Wyoming Outlaw
as Stony Brooke
- 1939 Three Texas Steers
as Stony Brooke
- 1939 The Night Riders
as Stony Brooke
- 1939 Stagecoach
as The Ringo Kid
- 1938 Red River Range
as Stony Brooke
- 1938 Santa Fe Stampede
as Stony Brooke
- 1938 Overland Stage Raiders
as Stony Brooke
- 1938 Pals of the Saddle
as Stony Brooke
- 1937 Born to the West
as Dare Rudd
- 1937 Hell Town
as Dare Rudd
- 1937 Adventure's End
as Duke Slade
- 1937 Idol of the Crowds
as Johnny Hanson
- 1937 I Cover the War!
as Bob Adams
- 1937 California Straight Ahead
as Biff Smith
- 1936 Conflict
as Pat Glendon
- 1936 Sea Spoilers
as Bob Randall
- 1936 Winds of the Wasteland
as John Blair
- 1936 The Stagecoach Race
as John Blair
- 1936 The Lonely Trail
as Captain John Ashley
- 1936 King of the Pecos
as John Clayborn
- 1936 The Lawless Nineties
as John Tipton
- 1936 The Oregon Trail
as Capt John Delmont
- 1935 Lawless Range
as John Middleton
- 1935 The New Frontier
as John Dawson
- 1935 Texas Terror
as John Higgins
- 1935 Guns Along The Trail
as John Wyatt
- 1935 Westward Ho
as John Wyatt
- 1935 Cowboy G-Man
as John Wyatt
- 1935 Paradise Canyon
as John Wyatt
- 1935 The Dawn Rider
as John Mason
- 1935 Avenging Angel
as John Mason
- 1935 On the Run
as John Jones
- 1935 The Desert Trail
as John Scott / John Jones
- 1935 Rainbow Valley
as John Martin
- 1934 'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Chris Morrell
- 1934 The Lawless Frontier
as John Tobin
- 1934 Vengence is Mine
as John Tobin
- 1934 The Trail Beyond
as Rod Drew
- 1934 Klondike Gold
as Rod Drew
- 1934 The Star Packer
as U.S. Marshal John Travers
- 1934 The Drifter
as Randy
- 1934 Randy Rides Alone
as Randy Bowers
- 1934 Bandits of the Badlands
as John Carruthers
- 1934 The Shadow Gang
as U.S. Marshal John Travers
- 1934 Next Of Kin
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
- 1934 The Man from Utah
as John Weston
- 1934 Rodeo Rocketeers
as John Weston
- 1934 Blue Steel
as John Carruthers
- 1934 West of the Divide
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
- 1934 The Lucky Texan
as Jerry Mason
- 1934 Claim Jumpers
as Jerry Mason
- 1933 Sagebrush Trail
as John Brant
- 1933 Fugitive
as John
- 1933 College Coach
as Football player (uncredited)
- 1933 Riders of Destiny
as Singin' Sandy Saunders
- 1933 The Man from Monterey
as John Holmes
- 1933 Baby Face
as Jimmy McCoy Jr.
- 1933 His Private Secretary
as Dick Wallace
- 1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Smith
- 1933 Somewhere in Sonora
as John Bishop
- 1933
- 1933 The Three Musketeers
as Lt. Tom Wayne
- 1933 The Telegraph Trail
as John Trent
- 1932 Haunted Gold
as John Mason
- 1932 The Big Stampede
as Deputy Sheriff John Steele
- 1932 Ride Him, Cowboy
as John Drury
- 1932
- 1932 The Hurricane Express
as The Air Pilot
- 1932 Lady and Gent
as Buzz Kinney
- 1932 Two-Fisted Law
as Duke
- 1932 Texas Cyclone
as Steve Pickett
- 1932 The Shadow of the Eagle
as Craig McCoy
- 1932 Running Hollywood
as Emcee
- 1931 The Deceiver
as Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
- 1931 The Range Feud
as Clint Turner
- 1931 Maker of Men
as Dusty Rhodes
- 1931 Arizona
as Lt. Bob Denton
- 1931 Three Girls Lost
as Gordon Wales
- 1931 Girls Demand Excitement
as Peter Brooks
- 1930 The Big Trail
as Breck Coleman
- 1930 Cheer Up and Smile
as Roy
- 1930 Rough Romance
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
- 1930 Born Reckless
as Extra (uncredited)
- 1930 Men Without Women
as Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
+ 15 more credits
Behind the camera (22)
- 1974 McQ
Executive Producer
- 1973 The Train Robbers
Executive Producer
- 1971 Big Jake
Executive Producer
- 1968 The Green Berets
Director
- 1967 The War Wagon
Executive Producer
- 1960 The Alamo
Director, Producer
- 1956 7 Men from Now
Producer
- 1956 Good-bye, My Lady
Producer
- 1955 Blood Alley
Producer
- 1954 Track of the Cat
Producer
- 1954 Ring of Fear
Producer
- 1954 The High and the Mighty
Producer
- 1953 Hondo
Producer
- 1953 Island in the Sky
Producer
- 1951 Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
Producer
- 1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
Producer
- 1950 The Dangerous Stranger
Producer
- 1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
Producer
- 1947 Angel and the Badman
Producer
- 1930 Rough Romance
Props
- 1928 Four Sons
Property Master
- 1927 Mother Machree
Property Master
Talk shows and appearances (91)
- Upcoming
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2017
- 2016
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Talking Pictures
1 episode
- 2012
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2004 Battleground
1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1991
- 1991
- 1988
- 1987 Sacrée soirée
1 episode
- 1982
- 1980 Hollywood
1 episode
- 1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974 Spécial cinéma
1 episode
- 1974
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
2 episodes
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972 Maude
1 episode
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
2 episodes
- 1971
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970
- 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
4 episodes
- 1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
14 episodes
- 1968
- 1967 Dateline: Hollywood
1 episode
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963 Hollywood and the Stars
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
6 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
5 episodes
- 1961
- 1958
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1 episode
- 1956 Cinépanorama
3 episodes
- 1955 Gunsmoke
1 episode
- 1954 Producers' Showcase
38 episodes
- 1953
- 1953 The Oscars
4 episodes
- 1953
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
4 episodes
- 1951
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
2 episodes
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
5 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1 episode
- 1944
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode