John Wayne
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting304
movieProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieDead Man's Wire
2026
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieElway
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieNaughty America: Guns & Stripes
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieAtomic People
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieRemembering Gene Wilder
2024
Self (archive photo)
movieJohn Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023
Self (Archive Footage)
movieClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieGérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
2019
Self (archive)
movieJohn Wayne - America at All Costs
2019
Himself (archive footage)
movieJohn Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieJohn Wayne on Film
2016
Himself
movieDictator: One Crazy Job
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Ford & Monument Valley
2013
Self (archive footage)
tvTalking Pictures
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieNuke 'Em, Duke
2010
Self (archive footage)
movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
Self (archive footage)
Battleground
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieEdith Head: The Paramount Years
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Duke at Fox
2001
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998
Self - Roaster (archive footage)
movieThe Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997
Self (archive footage)
movieLa Classe américaine
1993
George Abitbol (archive footage)
movieThe Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieBarbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991
(archive footage)
movieMovie Tough Guys
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvSacrée soirée
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
(archive footage)
movieShowbiz Goes to War
1982
Self (archive footage)
tvHollywood
1980
Self
tvWestern von gestern
1978
John Wyatt aka John Allen / John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage) / Stony Brooke (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Shootist
1976
J.B. Books
movieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
Jerry Mason
movieChesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976
Himself/Narrator
movieIt's Showtime
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieHooray for Hollywood
1976
Self (archive footage)
movieRooster Cogburn
1975
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975
(archive footage)
movieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
movieBrannigan
1975
Lt. Jim Brannigan
tvSpécial cinéma
1974
Self (archive footage)
movieLetter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieMcQ
1974
McQ
movieCahill: United States Marshal
1973
J.D. Cahill
movieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
Self (archive footage)
movieCancel My Reservation
1972
Himself (uncredited)
tvMaude
1972
Himself
movieThe Cowboys
1972
Wil Andersen
movieThe American West of John Ford
1971
Self - Narrator
movieDirected by John Ford
1971
Self (1969)
movieBig Jake
1971
Jacob McCandles
movieThe Selling of the Pentagon
1971
Self (archive footage)
movieChisum
1970
John Chisum
movieRaquel!
1970
Self
movieRio Lobo
1970
Col. Cord McNally
movieSwing Out, Sweet Land
1970
Self - Host
movieThe Undefeated
1969
Colonel John Henry Thomas
movieTrue Grit
1969
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
movieHellfighters
1968
Chance Buckman
movieThe Green Berets
1968
Colonel Mike Kirby
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Self (uncredited) / Self / Self (uncredited)
movieThe Movie Orgy
1968
Self (archive footage)
movieThe War Wagon
1967
Taw Jackson
movieEl Dorado
1966
Cole Thornton
movieThe Victory Squad
1966
Self - Host
movieCast a Giant Shadow
1966
Gen. Mike Randolph
movieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
John Elder
movieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Centurion at crucifixion
movieIn Harm's Way
1965
Capt. Rockwell Torrey
movieCircus World
1964
Matt Masters
movieMcLintock!
1963
George Washington McLintock
tvHollywood and the Stars
1963
Self (archive footage)
movieDonovan's Reef
1963
Michael "Guns" Donovan
movieHow the West Was Won
1962
William Sherman
movieFlashing Spikes
1962
Marine Sergeant
tvThe Lucy Show
1962
John Wayne
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
John Wayne (uncredited)
movieThe Longest Day
1962
Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
movieHatari!
1962
Sean Mercer
movieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Tom Doniphon
movieThe Comancheros
1961
Jake Cutter
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self (archive footage) / Self
movieThe 10 from Texas
1961
(archive footage)
movieNorth to Alaska
1960
Sam McCord
movieThe Alamo
1960
Col. Davy Crockett
movieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
Col John Marlowe
movieRio Bravo
1959
Sheriff John T. Chance
movieThe Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
Townsend Harris
movieI Married a Woman
1958
Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
movieLegend of the Lost
1957
Joe January
movieJet Pilot
1957
Col. Jim Shannon
tvWagon Train
1957
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
movieThe Wings of Eagles
1957
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
movieThe Searchers
1956
Ethan Edwards
movieThe Conqueror
1956
Temujin
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
Mike Cronin
movieBlood Alley
1955
Capt. Tom Wilder
tvGunsmoke
1955
Self - Host, Introduction to the Series
movieThe Sea Chase
1955
Captain Karl Ehrlich
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954
Dan Roman
movieHondo
1953
Hondo Lane
movieIsland in the Sky
1953
Captain Dooley
movieTrouble Along the Way
1953
Stephen Aloysius Williams
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieBig Jim McLain
1952
Jim McLain
movieThe Quiet Man
1952
Sean Thornton
tvI Love Lucy
1951
John Wayne
tvThe Red Skelton Show
1951
Rooster Cogburn / Self (uncredited) / John Wayne
movieFlying Leathernecks
1951
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
The Screen Director
1951
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
movieOperation Pacific
1951
Duke E. Gifford
movieRio Grande
1950
Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
John Wayne
tvThe Bob Hope Show
1950
Self - Cameo / Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
movieSands of Iwo Jima
1950
Sgt. John M. Stryker
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
movieThe Fighting Kentuckian
1949
John Breen
movie3 Godfathers
1948
Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
movieWake of the Red Witch
1948
Capt. Ralls
movieRed River
1948
Thomas Dunson
movieFort Apache
1948
Capt. Kirby York
movieTycoon
1947
Johnny Munroe
movieAngel and the Badman
1947
Quirt Evans
movieDesert Command
1946
Tom Wayne
movieWithout Reservations
1946
Rusty Thomas
movieDakota
1945
John Devlin
movieThey Were Expendable
1945
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
movieBack to Bataan
1945
Colonel Joseph Madden
movieFlame of Barbary Coast
1945
Duke Fergus
movieTall in the Saddle
1944
Rocklin
movieThe Fighting Seabees
1944
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
movieIn Old Oklahoma
1943
Daniel F Somers
movieA Lady Takes a Chance
1943
Duke Hudkins
movieReunion in France
1942
Pat Talbot
moviePittsburgh
1942
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
movieFlying Tigers
1942
Jim Gordon
movieThe Spoilers
1942
Glennister
movieIn Old California
1942
Tom Craig
movieReap the Wild Wind
1942
Captain Jack Stuart
movieLady for a Night
1942
Jackson Morgan
movieThe Shepherd of the Hills
1941
Young Matt Matthews
movieLady from Louisiana
1941
John Reynolds
movieA Man Betrayed
1941
Lynn Hollister
movieThe Long Voyage Home
1940
Ole Olsen
movieThree Faces West
1940
John Phillips
movieDark Command
1940
Bob Seton
movieAllegheny Uprising
1939
Jim Smith
movieNew Frontier
1939
Stony Brooke
movieWyoming Outlaw
1939
Stony Brooke
movieThree Texas Steers
1939
Stony Brooke
movieThe Night Riders
1939
Stony Brooke
movieStagecoach
1939
The Ringo Kid
movieRed River Range
1938
Stony Brooke
movieSanta Fe Stampede
1938
Stony Brooke
movieOverland Stage Raiders
1938
Stony Brooke
moviePals of the Saddle
1938
Stony Brooke
movieBorn to the West
1937
Dare Rudd
movieHell Town
1937
Dare Rudd
movieAdventure's End
1937
Duke Slade
movieIdol of the Crowds
1937
Johnny Hanson
movieI Cover the War!
1937
Bob Adams
movieCalifornia Straight Ahead
1937
Biff Smith
movieConflict
1936
Pat Glendon
movieSea Spoilers
1936
Bob Randall
movieWinds of the Wasteland
1936
John Blair
movieThe Stagecoach Race
1936
John Blair
movieThe Lonely Trail
1936
Captain John Ashley
movieKing of the Pecos
1936
John Clayborn
movieThe Lawless Nineties
1936
John Tipton
movieThe Oregon Trail
1936
Capt John Delmont
movieLawless Range
1935
John Middleton
movieThe New Frontier
1935
John Dawson
movieTexas Terror
1935
John Higgins
movieGuns Along The Trail
1935
John Wyatt
movieWestward Ho
1935
John Wyatt
movieCowboy G-Man
1935
John Wyatt
movieParadise Canyon
1935
John Wyatt
movieThe Dawn Rider
1935
John Mason
movieAvenging Angel
1935
John Mason
movieOn the Run
1935
John Jones
movieThe Desert Trail
1935
John Scott / John Jones
movieRainbow Valley
1935
John Martin
movie'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934
Chris Morrell
movieThe Lawless Frontier
1934
John Tobin
movieVengence is Mine
1934
John Tobin
movieThe Trail Beyond
1934
Rod Drew
movieKlondike Gold
1934
Rod Drew
movieThe Star Packer
1934
U.S. Marshal John Travers
movieThe Drifter
1934
Randy
movieRandy Rides Alone
1934
Randy Bowers
movieBandits of the Badlands
1934
John Carruthers
movieThe Shadow Gang
1934
U.S. Marshal John Travers
movieNext Of Kin
1934
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
movieThe Man from Utah
1934
John Weston
movieRodeo Rocketeers
1934
John Weston
movieBlue Steel
1934
John Carruthers
movieWest of the Divide
1934
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
movieThe Lucky Texan
1934
Jerry Mason
movieClaim Jumpers
1934
Jerry Mason
movieSagebrush Trail
1933
John Brant
movieCollege Coach
1933
Football player (uncredited)
movieRiders of Destiny
1933
Singin' Sandy Saunders
movieThe Man from Monterey
1933
John Holmes
movieBaby Face
1933
Jimmy McCoy Jr.
movieHis Private Secretary
1933
Dick Wallace
movieSomewhere in Sonora
1933
John Bishop
movieThe Three Musketeers
1933
Lt. Tom Wayne
movieThe Telegraph Trail
1933
John Trent
movieHaunted Gold
1932
John Mason
movieThe Big Stampede
1932
Deputy Sheriff John Steele
movieRide Him, Cowboy
1932
John Drury
movieThe Hurricane Express
1932
The Air Pilot
movieLady and Gent
1932
Buzz Kinney
movieTexas Cyclone
1932
Steve Pickett
movieThe Shadow of the Eagle
1932
Craig McCoy
The Deceiver
1931
Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
movieThe Range Feud
1931
Clint Turner
movieMaker of Men
1931
Dusty Rhodes
movieArizona
1931
Lt. Bob Denton
movieThree Girls Lost
1931
Gordon Wales
movieGirls Demand Excitement
1931
Peter Brooks
movieThe Big Trail
1930
Breck Coleman
movieRough Romance
1930
Lumberjack (uncredited)
movieBorn Reckless
1930
Extra (uncredited)
movieMen Without Women
1930
Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
movieWords and Music
1929
Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
movieThe Black Watch
1929
Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
movieSpeakeasy
1929
Extra
movieNoah's Ark
1928
Flood Extra (uncredited)
movieA Home Made Man
1928
Man on Stool
movieHangman's House
1928
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
movieThe Drop Kick
1927
Football Player / Extra in Stands
movieThe Draw-Back
1927
Opposing Football Player
movieThe Great K&A Train Robbery
1926
Extra (uncredited)
movieBardelys the Magnificent
1926
Guard (uncredited)
movieBrown of Harvard
1926
Yale LIneback Player
Desert Command
Tom Wayne
Production18
movieMcQ
1974
Executive Producer
movieThe Train Robbers
1973
Executive Producer
movieBig Jake
1971
Executive Producer
movieThe War Wagon
1967
Executive Producer
movieThe Alamo
1960
Producer
movie7 Men from Now
1956
Producer
movieGood-bye, My Lady
1956
Producer
movieBlood Alley
1955
Producer
movieTrack of the Cat
1954
Producer
movieRing of Fear
1954
Producer
movieThe High and the Mighty
1954
Producer
movieHondo
1953
Producer
movieIsland in the Sky
1953
Producer
movieThe Dangerous Stranger
1950
Producer
movieThe Fighting Kentuckian
1949
Producer
movieAngel and the Badman
1947
Producer
Crew2
movieFour Sons
1928
Property Master
movieMother Machree
1927
Property Master
Directing2
movieThe Green Berets
1968
Director
movieThe Alamo
1960
Director