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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.
Acted in 209
2020s
- 2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spiritual day in Minneapolis
Movie
- 2025
- 2022
John Ford and Throwing
Movie
2000s
- 2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Movie
1990s
- 1993
La Classe américaine
George Abitbol (archive footage)
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
Movie
- 1991
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
(archive footage)
- 1990
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
Movie
1980s
- 1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Movie
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Jerry Mason
- 1975
Rooster Cogburn
Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- 1974
56McQ
McQ
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
No Substitute for Victory
Sekf
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
Flashing Spikes
Marine Sergeant
- 1961
The 10 from Texas
(archive footage)
- 1960
The Colter Craven Story
Movie
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris
I Married a Woman
Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
- 1957
The Wings of Eagles
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
- 1956
The Conqueror
Temujin
- 1955
Rookie of the Year
Mike Cronin
Blood Alley
Capt. Tom Wilder
Casablanca
TV
- 1954
- 1953
Island in the Sky
Captain Dooley
- 1952
Big Jim McLain
Jim McLain
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Wake of the Red Witch
Capt. Ralls
- 1947
- 1946
Desert Command
Tom Wayne
- 1945
Dakota
John Devlin
- 1944
The Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
- 1943
- 1942
Reunion in France
Pat Talbot
Pittsburgh
Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Lady for a Night
Jackson Morgan
- 1941
A Man Betrayed
Lynn Hollister
- 1940
Three Faces West
John Phillips
Dark Command
Bob Seton
1930s
- 1939
Allegheny Uprising
Jim Smith
Wyoming Outlaw
Stony Brooke
Three Texas Steers
Stony Brooke
The Night Riders
Stony Brooke
- 1938
Red River Range
Stony Brooke
Santa Fe Stampede
Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders
Stony Brooke
Pals of the Saddle
Stony Brooke
- 1937
Hell Town
Dare Rudd
Adventure's End
Duke Slade
Idol of the Crowds
Johnny Hanson
I Cover the War!
Bob Adams
- 1936
Conflict
Pat Glendon
Sea Spoilers
Bob Randall
The Stagecoach Race
John Blair
The Lonely Trail
Captain John Ashley
King of the Pecos
John Clayborn
The Lawless Nineties
John Tipton
The Oregon Trail
Capt John Delmont
- 1935
Lawless Range
John Middleton
The New Frontier
John Dawson
Cowboy G-Man
John Wyatt
Avenging Angel
John Mason
On the Run
John Jones
Rainbow Valley
John Martin
- 1934
Vengence is Mine
John Tobin
Klondike Gold
Rod Drew
The Drifter
Randy
Bandits of the Badlands
John Carruthers
The Shadow Gang
U.S. Marshal John Travers
Next Of Kin
Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Rodeo Rocketeers
John Weston
Claim Jumpers
Jerry Mason
- 1933
Fugitive
John
College Coach
Football player (uncredited)
The Man from Monterey
John Holmes
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Smith
Somewhere in Sonora
John Bishop
Central Airport
Movie
The Three Musketeers
Lt. Tom Wayne
The Telegraph Trail
John Trent
- 1932
Ride Him, Cowboy
John Drury
The Hurricane Express
The Air Pilot
Lady and Gent
Buzz Kinney
Two-Fisted Law
Duke
Texas Cyclone
Steve Pickett
- 1931
The Deceiver
Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
Maker of Men
Dusty Rhodes
Arizona
Lt. Bob Denton
Three Girls Lost
Gordon Wales
Girls Demand Excitement
Peter Brooks
- 1930
Cheer Up and Smile
Roy
Rough Romance
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Men Without Women
Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
Salute
Midshipman Bill
Words and Music
Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
The Black Watch
Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
Speakeasy
Extra
- 1928
A Home Made Man
Man on Stool
Hangman's House
Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
- 1927
Mother Machree
Movie
The Drop Kick
Football Player / Extra in Stands
Annie Laurie
Movie
The Draw-Back
Opposing Football Player
- 1926
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Extra (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent
Guard (uncredited)
Brown of Harvard
Yale LIneback Player
Produced 18
1970s
- 1974
- 1973
- 1971
1960s
- 1967
- 1960
1950s
- 1956
Good-bye, My Lady
Producer
- 1955
Blood Alley
Producer
- 1954
Ring of Fear
Producer
- 1953
Island in the Sky
Producer
- 1951
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen
Producer
Bullfighter and the Lady
Producer
- 1950
The Dangerous Stranger
Producer
1940s
- 1949
- 1947
Directed 2
1960s
- 1968
- 1960
Other crew 2
1920s
- 1928
- 1927
Mother Machree
Property Master
Art department 1
1930s
- 1930
Rough Romance
Props
Appearances76
2020s
- 2025
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
Self (archive footage)
- 2024
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies
Self
Atomic People
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
Self (archive)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2017
- 2016
John Wayne on Film
Himself
- 2013
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Self
- 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
The Duke at Fox
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Himself
1990s
- 1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self - Roaster (archive footage)
- 1997
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
- 1993
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
Himself
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Self (archive footage)
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
1980s
- 1988
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1987
- 1982
Showbiz Goes to War
Self (archive footage)
- 1980
Hollywood
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1978
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Self
- 1977
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
Self
This Little Bullet
Host
- 1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Narrator
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
- 1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
- 1974
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1973
Wayne Train
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
Cancel My Reservation
Himself (uncredited)
- 1971
Directed by John Ford
Self (1969)
The Selling of the Pentagon
Self (archive footage)
- 1970
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Self - Host
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
- 1967
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Narrator
- 1966
The Victory Squad
Self - Host
- 1963
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1951
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1944
Memo for Joe
Self
