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.
Movies
Rio Bravo
John Chance
Stagecoach
The Ringo Kid
Red River
Thomas Dunson
The Searchers
Ethan Edwards
The Alamo
Col. Davy Crockett
The Comancheros
Jake Cutter
Big Jake
Jacob McCandles
Cahill: United States Marshal
J.D. Cahill
Hatari!
Sean Mercer
Angel and the Badman
Quirt Evans
The Green Berets
Colonel Mike Kirby
Randy Rides Alone
Randy Bowers
Texas Terror
John Higgins
The Lucky Texan
Jerry Mason
North to Alaska
Sam McCord
Hondo
Hondo Lane
The Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
El Dorado
Cole Thornton
Paradise Canyon
John Wyatt
Riders of Destiny
Singin' Sandy Saunders
Rio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Sagebrush Trail
John Brant
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom Doniphon
How the West Was Won
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
The Conqueror
Temujin, later Genghis Khan
Legend of the Lost
Joe January
The Longest Day
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Hellfighters
Chance Buckman
McQ
McQ
Without Reservations
Rusty Thomas
A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister
The Shootist
J.B. Books
Rio Lobo
Colonel Cord McNally
The War Wagon
Taw Jackson
Brannigan
Lt. Jim Brannigan
Baby Face
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
Reunion in France
Pat Talbot
The Sea Chase
Captain Karl Ehrlich
Island in the Sky
Captain Dooley
Trouble Along the Way
Stephen Aloysius Williams
The Train Robbers
Lane
Lady for a Night
Jackson Morgan
Dark Command
Bob Seton
In Old California
Tom Craig
Operation Pacific
Duke E. Gifford
In Old Oklahoma
Daniel F Somers
Winds of the Wasteland
John Blair
Wake of the Red Witch
Capt. Ralls
Big Jim McLain
Jim McLain
The Trail Beyond
Rod Drew
Three Faces West
John Phillips
Flame of Barbary Coast
Duke Fergus
West of the Divide
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
The Shadow of the Eagle
Craig McCoy
Seven Sinners
Dan
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
3 Godfathers
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Blood Alley
Capt. Tom Wilder
Flying Tigers
Jim Gordon
His Private Secretary
Dick Wallace
The Big Trail
Breck Coleman
Circus World
Matt Masters
The Shepherd of the Hills
Young Matt Matthews
Fort Apache
Capt. Kirby York
The Fighting Kentuckian
John Breen
Tall in the Saddle
Rocklin
McLintock!
George Washington McLintock
The Spoilers
Glennister
Allegheny Uprising
Jim Smith
The Cowboys
Wil Andersen
Westward Ho
John Wyatt
Pittsburgh
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
In Harm's Way
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Donovan's Reef
Michael "Guns" Donovan
The Star Packer
U.S. Marshal John Travers
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
Chisum
John Chisum
The Wings of Eagles
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris
A Lady Takes a Chance
Duke Hudkins
True Grit
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Flying Leathernecks
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
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
The Man from Monterey
John Holmes
The Long Voyage Home
Ole Olsen
The Man from Utah
John Weston
Rainbow Valley
John Martin
New Frontier
Stony Brooke
The Desert Trail
John Scott / John Jones
Born to the West
Dare Rudd
Blue Steel
John Carruthers
Ride Him, Cowboy
John Drury
Jet Pilot
Col. Jim Shannon
The Dawn Rider
John Mason
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Chris Morrell
Haunted Gold
John Mason
Lawless Range
John Middleton
Tycoon
Johnny Munroe
King of the Pecos
John Clayborn
The Telegraph Trail
John Trent
Two-Fisted Law
Duke
Texas Cyclone
Steve Pickett
Somewhere in Sonora
John Bishop
Santa Fe Stampede
Stony Brooke
Dakota
John Devlin
Arizona
Lt. Bob Denton
The Range Feud
Clint Turner
The Lawless Nineties
John Tipton
The Three Musketeers
Lt. Tom Wayne
Three Texas Steers
Stony Brooke
Idol of the Crowds
Johnny Hanson
Red River Range
Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders
Stony Brooke
No Substitute for Victory
Himself
Desert Command
Tom Wayne
The Night Riders
Stony Brooke
Wyoming Outlaw
Stony Brooke
The Lonely Trail
Captain John Ashley
Pals of the Saddle
Stony Brooke
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
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
The New Frontier
John Dawson
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Centurion at crucifixion
Lady from Louisiana
John Reynolds
The Draw-Back
Opposing Football Player
Rough Romance
Lumberjack
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Smith
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
Himself
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
Himself
Maker of Men
Dusty Rhodes
Words and Music
Pete Donahue
Cast a Giant Shadow
Gen. Mike Randolph
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
The Oregon Trail
Capt John Delmont
The American West of John Ford
Self - Narrator
Lady and Gent
Buzz Kinney
Adventure's End
Duke Slade
Flashing Spikes
Marine Sergeant
Hangman's House
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
The Quiet Man
Sean Thornton
Sea Spoilers
Bob Randall
Conflict
Pat Glendon
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Himself
That's Action
self
Raquel!
Self
Girls Demand Excitement
Peter Brooks
John Wayne on Film
Himself
Directed by John Ford
Self (1969)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Narrator
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
(archive footage)
John Wayne - Ein Leben für den Film
Himself
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)
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Narrator
Wayne Train
Self
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Bandits of the Badlands
John Carruthers
The Stagecoach Race
John Blair
The Shadow Gang
U.S. Marshal John Travers
Next Of Kin
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Avenging Angel
John Mason
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)
You're the Star
Self
This Little Bullet
Host
Choice
Host
The Challenge of Ideas
Self
Running Hollywood
Emcee
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
Claim Jumpers
Rodeo Racketeers
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Self
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)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Rookie of the Year
Mike Cronin
Brown of Harvard
Yale Football Player (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self (Archive Footage)
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
(archive footage)
The Duke at Fox
Self (archive footage)
The Conqueror (Hollywood Fallout)
Self (archive footage)
Sly
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Colter Craven Story:
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Shows
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
I Love Lucy
John Wayne
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
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mike Cronin
The Beverly Hillbillies
John Wayne (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
John Wayne
Alcoa Premiere
Casablanca
Dateline: Hollywood
The Oscars
Self
Talking Pictures
Self (archive footage)
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Wagon Train
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
The Jack Benny Program
John Wayne
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self (archive footage)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Battleground
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
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Spécial cinéma
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