John Wayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1907
- Died
- June 11, 1979
- Birthplace
- Winterset, Iowa, USA
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.
Filmography
- Rodeo Racketeers
Rodeo Racketeers TBA
Actor
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas 2026
as Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Spiritual day in Minneapolis 2026
Actor
Elway 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 2025
as (archive footage)
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes 2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Marlene Dietrich: Home Movies 2024
as Self
Atomic People 2024
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder 2024
as Self (archive photo)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons 2023
as Self (Archive Footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend 2022
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford and Throwing 2022
Actor
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais 2019
as Self (archive)
John Wayne - America at All Costs 2019
as Himself (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America 2019
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr 2017
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne on Film 2016
as Himself
Dictator: One Crazy Job 2013
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley 2013
as Self (archive footage)
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como 2012
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke 2010
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years 2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001
Actor
The Duke at Fox 2001
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film 2000
as Himself
- Television: The First Fifty Years
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999
as Self (archive footage)
- JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND 1998
as Himself
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts 1998
as Self - Roaster (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender 1997
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine 1993
as George Abitbol (archive footage)
- Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star 1993
as Himself
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years 1993
as Himself
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years 1993
Actor
The Making of 'Rio Grande' 1993
as Self (archive footage)
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992
as Davy Crockett
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende 1991
as (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys 1991
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies 1990
Actor
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC 1988
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Going Hollywood: The '30s 1984
as (archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War 1982
as Self (archive footage)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
as Sean Thornton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Perry Como's Early American Christmas 1978
as Self
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast 1977
as Self
- That's Action
That's Action 1977
as self
This Little Bullet 1977
as Host
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special 1976
Actor
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years 1976
as Self
- Bob Hope's World of Comedy
Bob Hope's World of Comedy 1976
as (archive footage)
The Shootist 1976
as J.B. Books
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch 1976
as Jerry Mason
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend 1976
as Himself/Narrator
It's Showtime 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood 1976
as Self (archive footage)
Rooster Cogburn 1975
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
- Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? 1975
as Self (archive footage)
Brannigan 1975
as Lt. Jim Brannigan
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still 1974
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
McQ 1974
as McQ, Executive Producer
Cahill: United States Marshal 1973
as J.D. Cahill
- The Man Behind the Star
The Man Behind the Star 1973
as Self
Wayne Train 1973
as Self
The Train Robbers 1973
as Lane, Executive Producer
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973
as Self (archive footage)
Cancel My Reservation 1972
as Himself (uncredited)
The Cowboys 1972
as Wil Andersen
The American West of John Ford 1971
as Self - Narrator
Directed by John Ford 1971
as Self (1969)
Big Jake 1971
as Jacob McCandles, Executive Producer
The Selling of the Pentagon 1971
as Self (archive footage)
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo 1970
as Self
Chisum 1970
as John Chisum
Raquel! 1970
as Self
Rio Lobo 1970
as Col. Cord McNally
Swing Out, Sweet Land 1970
as Self - Host
No Substitute for Victory 1970
as Sekf
The Undefeated 1969
as Colonel John Henry Thomas
True Grit 1969
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Hellfighters 1968
as Chance Buckman
The Green Berets 1968
as Colonel Mike Kirby, Director
The Movie Orgy 1968
as Self (archive footage)
The War Wagon 1967
as Taw Jackson, Executive Producer
A Nation Builds Under Fire 1967
as Narrator
El Dorado 1966
as Cole Thornton
The Victory Squad 1966
as Self - Host
Cast a Giant Shadow 1966
as Gen. Mike Randolph
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
as John Elder
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
as Centurion at crucifixion
In Harm's Way 1965
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey
- The Making of A Movie
The Making of A Movie 1965
as Himself
Circus World 1964
as Matt Masters
- Choice
Choice 1964
as Host
McLintock! 1963
as George Washington McLintock
Donovan's Reef 1963
as Michael "Guns" Donovan
How the West Was Won 1962
as William Sherman
Flashing Spikes 1962
as Marine Sergeant
The Longest Day 1962
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Hatari! 1962
as Sean Mercer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
as Tom Doniphon
The Comancheros 1961
as Jake Cutter
The 10 from Texas 1961
as (archive footage)
- The Challenge of Ideas
The Challenge of Ideas 1961
as Self
The Colter Craven Story 1960
Actor
North to Alaska 1960
as Sam McCord
The Alamo 1960
as Col. Davy Crockett, Director, Producer
The Horse Soldiers 1959
as Col John Marlowe
Rio Bravo 1959
as Sheriff John T. Chance
The Barbarian and the Geisha 1958
as Townsend Harris
The Western: A Lost TV Special 1958
as Self
I Married a Woman 1958
as Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
Legend of the Lost 1957
as Joe January
Jet Pilot 1957
as Col. Jim Shannon
The Wings of Eagles 1957
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
7 Men from Now 1956
Producer
The Searchers 1956
as Ethan Edwards
Good-bye, My Lady 1956
Producer
The Conqueror 1956
as Temujin
Rookie of the Year 1955
as Mike Cronin
Blood Alley 1955
as Capt. Tom Wilder, Producer
The Sea Chase 1955
as Captain Karl Ehrlich
Track of the Cat 1954
Producer
Ring of Fear 1954
Producer
The High and the Mighty 1954
as Dan Roman, Producer
Hondo 1953
as Hondo Lane, Producer
- Three Lives
Three Lives 1953
as Self
Island in the Sky 1953
as Captain Dooley, Producer
Trouble Along the Way 1953
as Stephen Aloysius Williams
- You're the Star
You're the Star 1953
as Self
Big Jim McLain 1952
as Jim McLain
The Quiet Man 1952
as Sean Thornton
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen 1951
Producer
Flying Leathernecks 1951
as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Bullfighter and the Lady 1951
Producer
The Screen Director 1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Operation Pacific 1951
as Duke E. Gifford
Rio Grande 1950
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
The Dangerous Stranger 1950
Producer
Sands of Iwo Jima 1950
as Sgt. John M. Stryker
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
The Fighting Kentuckian 1949
as John Breen, Producer
3 Godfathers 1948
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Wake of the Red Witch 1948
as Capt. Ralls
Red River 1948
as Thomas Dunson
Fort Apache 1948
as Capt. Kirby York
Tycoon 1947
as Johnny Munroe
Angel and the Badman 1947
as Quirt Evans, Producer
- Desert Command
Desert Command 1946
as Tom Wayne
Desert Command 1946
as Tom Wayne
Without Reservations 1946
as Rusty Thomas
Dakota 1945
as John Devlin
They Were Expendable 1945
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Back to Bataan 1945
as Colonel Joseph Madden
Flame of Barbary Coast 1945
as Duke Fergus
Tall in the Saddle 1944
as Rocklin
Memo for Joe 1944
as Self
The Fighting Seabees 1944
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
In Old Oklahoma 1943
as Daniel F Somers
A Lady Takes a Chance 1943
as Duke Hudkins
Reunion in France 1942
as Pat Talbot
Pittsburgh 1942
as Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Flying Tigers 1942
as Jim Gordon
The Spoilers 1942
as Glennister
In Old California 1942
as Tom Craig
Reap the Wild Wind 1942
as Captain Jack Stuart
Lady for a Night 1942
as Jackson Morgan
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941
as Young Matt Matthews
Lady from Louisiana 1941
as John Reynolds
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Lynn Hollister
The Long Voyage Home 1940
as Ole Olsen
Seven Sinners 1940
as Dan
Three Faces West 1940
as John Phillips
Dark Command 1940
as Bob Seton
Allegheny Uprising 1939
as Jim Smith
New Frontier 1939
as Stony Brooke
Wyoming Outlaw 1939
as Stony Brooke
Three Texas Steers 1939
as Stony Brooke
The Night Riders 1939
as Stony Brooke
Stagecoach 1939
as The Ringo Kid
Red River Range 1938
as Stony Brooke
Santa Fe Stampede 1938
as Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders 1938
as Stony Brooke
Pals of the Saddle 1938
as Stony Brooke
Hell Town 1937
as Dare Rudd
Born to the West 1937
as Dare Rudd
Adventure's End 1937
as Duke Slade
Idol of the Crowds 1937
as Johnny Hanson
I Cover the War! 1937
as Bob Adams
California Straight Ahead 1937
as Biff Smith
Conflict 1936
as Pat Glendon
Sea Spoilers 1936
as Bob Randall
Winds of the Wasteland 1936
as John Blair
The Stagecoach Race 1936
as John Blair
The Lonely Trail 1936
as Captain John Ashley
King of the Pecos 1936
as John Clayborn
The Lawless Nineties 1936
as John Tipton
The Oregon Trail 1936
as Capt John Delmont
Lawless Range 1935
as John Middleton
The New Frontier 1935
as John Dawson
Texas Terror 1935
as John Higgins
Guns Along The Trail 1935
as John Wyatt
Westward Ho 1935
as John Wyatt
Cowboy G-Man 1935
as John Wyatt
Paradise Canyon 1935
as John Wyatt
The Dawn Rider 1935
as John Mason
Avenging Angel 1935
as John Mason
On the Run 1935
as John Jones
The Desert Trail 1935
as John Scott / John Jones
Rainbow Valley 1935
as John Martin
'Neath the Arizona Skies 1934
as Chris Morrell
Vengence is Mine 1934
as John Tobin
The Lawless Frontier 1934
as John Tobin
Klondike Gold 1934
as Rod Drew
The Trail Beyond 1934
as Rod Drew
The Star Packer 1934
as U.S. Marshal John Travers
The Drifter 1934
as Randy
Randy Rides Alone 1934
as Randy Bowers
Next Of Kin 1934
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
The Shadow Gang 1934
as U.S. Marshal John Travers
Bandits of the Badlands 1934
as John Carruthers
Rodeo Rocketeers 1934
as John Weston
The Man from Utah 1934
as John Weston
Blue Steel 1934
as John Carruthers
West of the Divide 1934
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Claim Jumpers 1934
as Jerry Mason
The Lucky Texan 1934
as Jerry Mason
Fugitive 1933
as John
Sagebrush Trail 1933
as John Brant
College Coach 1933
as Football player (uncredited)
Riders of Destiny 1933
as Singin' Sandy Saunders
The Man from Monterey 1933
as John Holmes
Baby Face 1933
as Jimmy McCoy Jr.
His Private Secretary 1933
as Dick Wallace
The Life of Jimmy Dolan 1933
as Smith
Somewhere in Sonora 1933
as John Bishop
Central Airport 1933
Actor
The Three Musketeers 1933
as Lt. Tom Wayne
The Telegraph Trail 1933
as John Trent
Haunted Gold 1932
as John Mason
The Big Stampede 1932
as Deputy Sheriff John Steele
Ride Him, Cowboy 1932
as John Drury
- The Hollywood Handicap
The Hollywood Handicap 1932
Actor
The Hurricane Express 1932
as The Air Pilot
Lady and Gent 1932
as Buzz Kinney
Two-Fisted Law 1932
as Duke
Texas Cyclone 1932
as Steve Pickett
The Shadow of the Eagle 1932
as Craig McCoy
- Running Hollywood
Running Hollywood 1932
as Emcee
The Deceiver 1931
as Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
The Range Feud 1931
as Clint Turner
Maker of Men 1931
as Dusty Rhodes
Arizona 1931
as Lt. Bob Denton
Three Girls Lost 1931
as Gordon Wales
Girls Demand Excitement 1931
as Peter Brooks
The Big Trail 1930
as Breck Coleman
Cheer Up and Smile 1930
as Roy
Rough Romance 1930
as Lumberjack (uncredited), Props
Born Reckless 1930
as Extra (uncredited)
Men Without Women 1930
as Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
Salute 1929
as Midshipman Bill
Words and Music 1929
as Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
The Black Watch 1929
as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
Speakeasy 1929
as Extra
Noah's Ark 1928
as Flood Extra (uncredited)
A Home Made Man 1928
as Man on Stool
Hangman's House 1928
as Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
Four Sons 1928
Actor, Property Master
Mother Machree 1927
Actor, Property Master
The Drop Kick 1927
as Football Player / Extra in Stands
Annie Laurie 1927
Actor
The Draw-Back 1927
as Opposing Football Player
The Great K&A Train Robbery 1926
as Extra (uncredited)
Bardelys the Magnificent 1926
as Guard (uncredited)
Brown of Harvard 1926
as Yale LIneback Player
Credits from TMDB.