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John Wayne

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1907-05-26

Birth Place

Winterset, Iowa, USA

Movies and TV shows :

'Neath the Arizona Skies

'Neath the Arizona Skies

1934

4.5

Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

7.5

Movie
3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

6.7

Movie
A Home Made Man

A Home Made Man

1928

6.0

Movie
A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

5.7

Movie
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

5.5

Movie
A Nation Builds Under Fire

A Nation Builds Under Fire

1967

0.0

Movie
Adventure's End

Adventure's End

1937

5.5

Movie
poster

Alcoa Premiere

1961

5.5

TV
Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939

5.6

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Angel and the Badman

Angel and the Badman

1947

6.3

Movie
Annie Laurie

Annie Laurie

1927

6.6

Movie
Arizona

Arizona

1931

4.8

Movie
Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1935

0.0

Movie
Baby Face

Baby Face

1933

7.3

Movie
Back to Bataan

Back to Bataan

1945

6.1

Movie
Bandits of the Badlands

Bandits of the Badlands

1934

0.0

Movie
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

5.7

Movie
Bardelys the Magnificent

Bardelys the Magnificent

1926

7.8

Movie
poster

Battleground

2004

0.0

TV
poster

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

1966

0.0

TV
Big Jake

Big Jake

1971

6.8

Movie
Big Jim McLain

Big Jim McLain

1952

5.0

Movie
Blood Alley

Blood Alley

1955

5.9

Movie
Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1934

4.8

Movie
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

1976

0.0

Movie
Born Reckless

Born Reckless

1930

5.6

Movie
Born to the West

Born to the West

1937

4.8

Movie
Brannigan

Brannigan

1975

5.9

Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

5.7

Movie
Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard

1926

5.8

Movie
Cahill: United States Marshal

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973

6.1

Movie
California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead

1937

4.5

Movie
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

6.9

Movie
Cancel My Reservation

Cancel My Reservation

1972

5.3

Movie
poster

Casablanca

1955

10.0

TV
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

6.3

Movie
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976

7.0

Movie
Central Airport

Central Airport

1933

6.3

Movie
Cheer Up and Smile

Cheer Up and Smile

1930

0.0

Movie
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

1976

6.5

Movie
Chisum

Chisum

1970

6.7

Movie
Choice

Choice

1964

1.0

Movie
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

2012

0.0

Movie
poster

Cinépanorama

1956

8.0

TV
Circus World

Circus World

1964

6.1

Movie
Claim Jumpers

Claim Jumpers

1934

0.0

Movie
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

2022

7.4

Movie
College Coach

College Coach

1933

4.3

Movie
Conflict

Conflict

1936

0.0

Movie
Dakota

Dakota

1945

5.1

Movie
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940

6.4

Movie
poster

Dateline: Hollywood

1967

0.0

TV
Desert Command

Desert Command

1946

3.6

Movie
Dictator: One Crazy Job

Dictator: One Crazy Job

2013

6.5

Movie
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

1971

6.8

Movie
Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963

6.2

Movie
El Dorado

El Dorado

1966

7.3

Movie
Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

5.6

Movie
Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

1962

6.0

Movie
Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

5.9

Movie
Flying Tigers

Flying Tigers

1942

6.2

Movie
Fort Apache

Fort Apache

1948

7.0

Movie
Four Sons

Four Sons

1928

7.2

Movie
Girls Demand Excitement

Girls Demand Excitement

1931

0.0

Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s

1984

10.0

Movie
Guns Along The Trail

Guns Along The Trail

1935

0.0

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Hangman's House

Hangman's House

1928

6.3

Movie
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

1988

6.0

Movie
Hatari!

Hatari!

1962

6.7

Movie
Haunted Gold

Haunted Gold

1932

4.9

Movie
Hellfighters

Hellfighters

1968

6.3

Movie
His Private Secretary

His Private Secretary

1933

5.0

Movie
poster

Hollywood

1980

8.3

TV
poster

Hollywood and the Stars

1963

6.0

TV
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

Hollywood's Hidden Secrets

1987

0.0

Movie
Hondo

Hondo

1953

6.5

Movie
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

7.0

Movie
I Cover the War!

I Cover the War!

1937

5.0

Movie
poster

I Love Lucy

1951

8.0

TV
I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

1958

5.8

Movie
Idol of the Crowds

Idol of the Crowds

1937

4.8

Movie
In Harm's Way

In Harm's Way

1965

6.5

Movie
In Old California

In Old California

1942

5.0

Movie
In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

1943

6.3

Movie
Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953

6.2

Movie
It's Showtime

It's Showtime

1976

7.0

Movie
Jet Pilot

Jet Pilot

1957

5.5

Movie
John Ford & Monument Valley

John Ford & Monument Valley

2013

1.0

Movie
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

2019

6.5

Movie
John Wayne - America at All Costs

John Wayne - America at All Costs

2019

6.6

Movie
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

1998

4.0

Movie
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

1991

6.0

Movie
John Wayne on Film

John Wayne on Film

2016

10.0

Movie
John Wayne-A Life on Film

John Wayne-A Life on Film

2000

0.0

Movie
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies

John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies

1990

0.0

Movie
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

2023

0.0

Movie
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992

6.0

Movie
King of the Pecos

King of the Pecos

1936

5.6

Movie
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

1993

7.7

Movie
Lady and Gent

Lady and Gent

1932

5.8

Movie
Lady for a Night

Lady for a Night

1942

5.3

Movie
Lady from Louisiana

Lady from Louisiana

1941

5.2

Movie
Lawless Range

Lawless Range

1935

3.9

Movie
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

1998

0.0

Movie
Legend of the Lost

Legend of the Lost

1957

6.2

Movie
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974

7.2

Movie
Maker of Men

Maker of Men

1931

0.0

Movie
poster

Maude

1972

6.7

TV
McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

6.5

Movie
McQ

McQ

1974

6.1

Movie
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

1976

9.0

Movie
Memo for Joe

Memo for Joe

1944

0.0

Movie
Men Without Women

Men Without Women

1930

6.3

Movie
Mother Machree

Mother Machree

1927

6.2

Movie
Movie Tough Guys

Movie Tough Guys

1991

10.0

Movie
New Frontier

New Frontier

1939

5.5

Movie
Next Of Kin

Next Of Kin

1934

0.0

Movie
No Substitute for Victory

No Substitute for Victory

1970

4.3

Movie
Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1928

6.1

Movie
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

6.5

Movie
Nuke 'Em, Duke

Nuke 'Em, Duke

2010

0.0

Movie
Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951

6.0

Movie
Overland Stage Raiders

Overland Stage Raiders

1938

5.0

Movie
Pals of the Saddle

Pals of the Saddle

1938

5.4

Movie
Paradise Canyon

Paradise Canyon

1935

4.7

Movie
poster

Parkinson

1998

0.0

TV
Perry Como's Early American Christmas

Perry Como's Early American Christmas

1978

0.0

Movie
Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

1942

6.2

Movie
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

1970

0.0

Movie
poster

Producers' Showcase

1954

6.3

TV
Rainbow Valley

Rainbow Valley

1935

4.8

Movie
Randy Rides Alone

Randy Rides Alone

1934

4.8

Movie
Raquel!

Raquel!

1970

10.0

Movie
Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

6.4

Movie
Red River

Red River

1948

7.3

Movie
Red River Range

Red River Range

1938

5.2

Movie
Reunion in France

Reunion in France

1942

6.6

Movie
Ride Him, Cowboy

Ride Him, Cowboy

1932

4.8

Movie
Riders of Destiny

Riders of Destiny

1933

5.2

Movie
Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

7.8

Movie
Rio Grande

Rio Grande

1950

6.8

Movie
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

1970

6.4

Movie
Rodeo Racketeers

Rodeo Racketeers

0.0

Movie
Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

6.4

Movie
Rough Romance

Rough Romance

1930

5.0

Movie
poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967

6.4

TV
Running Hollywood

Running Hollywood

1932

0.0

Movie
Sagebrush Trail

Sagebrush Trail

1933

5.3

Movie
Salute

Salute

1929

4.7

Movie
Sands of Iwo Jima

Sands of Iwo Jima

1950

6.4

Movie
Santa Fe Stampede

Santa Fe Stampede

1938

5.6

Movie
poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

6.5

TV
Sea Spoilers

Sea Spoilers

1936

4.7

Movie
Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1940

6.0

Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

6.8

Movie
Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War

1982

10.0

Movie
Sly

Sly

2023

7.3

Movie
Somewhere in Sonora

Somewhere in Sonora

1933

5.0

Movie
Speakeasy

Speakeasy

1929

5.0

Movie
poster

Spécial cinéma

1974

0.0

TV
Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

7.6

Movie
Swing Out, Sweet Land

Swing Out, Sweet Land

1970

5.7

Movie
poster

Talking Pictures

2013

5.0

TV
Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944

6.5

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

0.0

Movie
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975

0.0

Movie
Texas Cyclone

Texas Cyclone

1932

4.3

Movie
Texas Terror

Texas Terror

1935

4.7

Movie
That's Action

That's Action

1977

0.0

Movie
The 10 from Texas

The 10 from Texas

1961

0.0

Movie
The Alamo

The Alamo

1960

7.1

Movie
poster

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

6.3

TV
The American West of John Ford

The American West of John Ford

1971

6.3

Movie
The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

6.0

Movie
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1998

5.0

Movie
poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

6.9

TV
The Big Stampede

The Big Stampede

1932

4.9

Movie
The Big Trail

The Big Trail

1930

6.7

Movie
The Black Watch

The Black Watch

1929

6.0

Movie
poster

The Bob Hope Show

1950

7.0

TV
The Challenge of Ideas

The Challenge of Ideas

1961

3.5

Movie
poster

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

7.0

TV
The Colter Craven Story

The Colter Craven Story

1960

0.0

Movie
The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

6.7

Movie
The Conqueror

The Conqueror

1956

3.5

Movie
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

2024

0.0

Movie
The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972

7.1

Movie
The Dawn Rider

The Dawn Rider

1935

4.6

Movie
poster

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

1973

5.3

TV
The Desert Trail

The Desert Trail

1935

4.6

Movie
The Draw-Back

The Draw-Back

1927

4.5

Movie
The Drop Kick

The Drop Kick

1927

5.0

Movie
The Duke at Fox

The Duke at Fox

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

5.8

Movie
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944

6.2

Movie
poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

5.8

TV
The Great K&A Train Robbery

The Great K&A Train Robbery

1926

5.8

Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

6.4

Movie
The Green Berets

The Green Berets

1968

5.7

Movie
The High and the Mighty

The High and the Mighty

1954

5.9

Movie
The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

1959

6.9

Movie
The Hurricane Express

The Hurricane Express

1932

5.1

Movie
poster

The Jack Benny Program

1950

7.7

TV
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

1993

0.0

Movie
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

1993

3.5

Movie
The Lawless Frontier

The Lawless Frontier

1934

4.7

Movie
The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties

1936

5.3

Movie
The Life of Jimmy Dolan

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933

6.1

Movie
The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

1936

4.9

Movie
The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

1940

6.5

Movie
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

7.6

Movie
The Lucky Texan

The Lucky Texan

1934

4.9

Movie
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
The Making of 'Rio Grande'

The Making of 'Rio Grande'

1993

5.0

Movie
The Man from Monterey

The Man from Monterey

1933

4.6

Movie
The Man from Utah

The Man from Utah

1934

4.7

Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

7.8

Movie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973

6.8

Movie
poster

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

5.6

TV
poster

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

5.1

TV
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy

1968

6.2

Movie
The New Frontier

The New Frontier

1935

4.5

Movie
The Night Riders

The Night Riders

1939

5.6

Movie
The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

1936

0.0

Movie
poster

The Oscars

1953

7.0

TV
The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

7.3

Movie
The Range Feud

The Range Feud

1931

5.2

Movie
poster

The Red Skelton Show

1951

7.4

TV
The Screen Director

The Screen Director

1951

6.0

Movie
The Sea Chase

The Sea Chase

1955

6.1

Movie
The Searchers

The Searchers

1956

7.7

Movie
The Selling of the Pentagon

The Selling of the Pentagon

1971

0.0

Movie
The Shadow Gang

The Shadow Gang

1934

0.0

Movie
The Shadow of the Eagle

The Shadow of the Eagle

1932

5.4

Movie
The Shepherd of the Hills

The Shepherd of the Hills

1941

6.6

Movie
The Shootist

The Shootist

1976

7.0

Movie
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

2001

7.0

Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

1997

5.0

Movie
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

7.0

Movie
The Spoilers

The Spoilers

1942

6.2

Movie
The Stagecoach Race

The Stagecoach Race

1936

0.0

Movie
The Star Packer

The Star Packer

1934

4.4

Movie
The Telegraph Trail

The Telegraph Trail

1933

4.7

Movie
The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1933

5.5

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Trail Beyond

The Trail Beyond

1934

4.8

Movie
The Train Robbers

The Train Robbers

1973

6.3

Movie
The Undefeated

The Undefeated

1969

6.2

Movie
The Victory Squad

The Victory Squad

1966

4.0

Movie
The War Wagon

The War Wagon

1967

6.9

Movie
The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

1957

6.2

Movie
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

6.5

Movie
This Little Bullet

This Little Bullet

1977

0.0

Movie
Three Faces West

Three Faces West

1940

5.5

Movie
Three Girls Lost

Three Girls Lost

1931

0.0

Movie
Three Lives

Three Lives

1953

0.0

Movie
Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers

1939

5.2

Movie
poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

6.5

TV
Trouble Along the Way

Trouble Along the Way

1953

5.8

Movie
True Grit

True Grit

1969

7.4

Movie
Two-Fisted Law

Two-Fisted Law

1932

4.7

Movie
Tycoon

Tycoon

1947

5.3

Movie
poster

V.I.P. Schaukel

1971

6.0

TV
poster

Wagon Train

1957

6.4

TV
Wake of the Red Witch

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

5.5

Movie
Wayne Train

Wayne Train

1973

0.0

Movie
West of the Divide

West of the Divide

1934

5.1

Movie
poster

Western von gestern

1978

7.5

TV
Westward Ho

Westward Ho

1935

5.3

Movie
poster

What's My Line?

1950

6.7

TV
Winds of the Wasteland

Winds of the Wasteland

1936

5.3

Movie
Without Reservations

Without Reservations

1946

6.3

Movie
Words and Music

Words and Music

1929

0.0

Movie
Wyoming Outlaw

Wyoming Outlaw

1939

5.8

Movie
You're the Star

You're the Star

1953

0.0

Movie
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

1993

0.0

Movie