John Wayne
Date of birth:
May 26, 1907
Place of birth:
Winterset, Iowa, USA
Date of death:
June 11, 1979
Death details:
Los Angeles, California , USA. (lung amp; stomach cancer)
Original name:
Marion Michael Morrison
Nickname:
Duke
Other names:
Michael Morris|Duke Morrison
Height:
194cm
An accident caused the "Duke" football After his career ended, he was forced to leave college. Before being noticed by Fox Film Company, Wayne just did some odd jobs in the company. After an unsuccessful performance in a leading role in a film, she began to appear in a number of low-budget films. The film that gave Wayne his big success was Stagecoach (1939), directed by John Ford. Since then, he has become famous for playing tough guys in Westerns and war films. Wayne was the embodiment of all Americans of that era: honest, characterful.
He rose to fame starring in Stagecoach (1939). Since then, he has become famous for playing tough guys in Westerns and war films. Wayne was the embodiment of all Americans of that era: honest, characterful. He ranked fourth among the top ten American cultural icons jointly selected by American "Men", "Biography" and other media.
Main works
Cast
1 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) ..... Ethan Edwards (archive footage)
2 Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood (2004) ..... Himself (archive footage)
3 Bob Hope at 100 (2003) .. ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
4 Christmas From Hollywood (2003) ..... Himself (archive footage)
5 Go West, Young Man! ( 2003) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
6 Remembering 'The Quiet Man' (2002) ..... Himself (archive footage)
7 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (2001) ..... Davy Crockett (archive footage)
8 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited )
9 AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) ..... Himself (archive footage)
10 Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: ??No Guts, No Glory (1998) ..... (archive footage) (uncredited)
11 John Wayne on Film (1998) ..... Himself (archive footage)
12 Playboy: The Story of ) (archive footage)
14 Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC (1996) ..... Himself (archive footage)
15 Legends of Entertainment Video (1995) .. ... Himself (archive footage)
16 100 Years
of the Hollywood Western (1994) ..... Himself (archive footage)
17 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage)
18 Laugh-In Past Christmas Present (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage)
19 A Bob Hope Christmas (1993) ..... Himself (archive footage) )
20 Classe américaine, La (1993) ..... Georges Abitbol (archive footage)
21 The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992) .... . (archive footage)
22 Ca détourne (1992) ..... MC Fran?ois (archive footage)
23 Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) ..... Himself (archive footage)
24 Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992) ..... (archive footage)
25 Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991) .. ... Himself (archive footage)
26 Hollywood on Parade (1990) ..... Himself
27 John Ford (1990) ..... Himself (archive footage ) (uncredited)
28 We Can Keep You Forever (1988) ..... Himself (at POW homecoming) (archive footage) (uncredited)
29 Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (1984) .....
30 Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981) ..... Himself (archive footage)
31 John Wayne the Duke Lives On: A Tribute (1980) ..... Himself (archive footage)
32 "Hollywood" (1980) ..... Himself (archive footage)
33 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) ..... H
imself, at the Academy Awards (archive footage) (uncredited)
34 Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979) ..... Himself (archive footage)
35 The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
36 The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978) ..... Himself
37 General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) ..... Himself/Host
38 Early American Christmas (1978) .....
39 That's Action (1977) ... .. Himself (archive footage)
40 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) ..... Himself
41 It's Showtime (1976) ..... (archive footage)
42 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) ..... Narrator
43 The Shootist (1976) ..... John Bernard Books
44 America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976) ..... Himself
45 Backlot USA (1976) ..... Himself
46 America at the Movies (1976) ..... (archive footage)
47 Hooray for Hollywood (1975) ..... (archive footage)
48 The 47th Annual Academy Awards (1975) ..... Himself - Presenter: Honorary Award to Howard Hawks
49 Brannigan (1975) ..... Lt. Jim Brannigan
50 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) ..... Himself (archive footage)
51 Rooster Cogburn (1975) ..... Marshal Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
52 McQ (1974) ...
.. Det. Lt. Lon McQ
53 John Wayne and Glen Campbell amp; the Musical West (1974) ..... Himself
54 The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) ..... Himself
55 Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) ..... U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill
56 The Train Robbers ( 1973) ..... Lane
57 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) ..... Himself- Presenter
58 The Cowboys (1972) ..... Wil Andersen
59 Cancel My Reservation (1972) ..... John Wayne (uncredited)
60 Directed by John Ford (1971) ..... Himself (uncredited)
61 The Selling of the Pentagon (1971) ..... Himself (archive footage)
62 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jack Benny But Were Afraid to Ask (1971 ) ..... Himself
63 Big Jake (1971) ..... Jacob McCandles
64 The American West of John Ford (1971) .... . Narrator
65 Sehnsucht nach dem wilden Westen (1971) ..... Himself
66 Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) ..... Himself
67 Rio Lobo (1970) ..... Col. Cord McNally
68 The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) ..... Himself - Best Actor Winner/Presenter : Best Cinematography
69 Harry Jackson: A Man and his Art (1970) ..... Narrator (voice)
70 Raquel! (1970) ..... Himself
71 Shiratani Sun Chisum (1970) ..... John Simpson Chisum
72 No Substitute for
Victory (1970) ..... Narrator
73 True Grit (1969) ..... Marshall Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn
74 The Undefeated (1969 ) ..... Col. John Henry Thomas
75 Hellfighters (1968) ..... Chance Buckman
76 The Green Berets (1968) .. ... Col. Mike Kirby
77 The War Wagon (1967) ..... Taw Jackson
78 A Nation Builds Under Fire (1967) .... . Narrator
79 Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) ..... Gen. Mike Randolph
80 El Dorado (1966) ..... Cole Thornton
81 The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) ..... Centurion at crucifixion
82 In Harm's Way (1965) ..... Capt. Rockwell Torrey
83 The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) ..... John Elder
84 Circus World (1964) ..... Matt Masters
85 McLintock! (1963) ..... George Washington McLintock
86 Donovan's Reef (1963) ..... Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan
87 Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963) ..... Himself (archive footage)
88 The Longest Day (1962) ..... Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
89 Hatari! (1962) ..... Sean Mercer
90 How the West Was Won (1962) ..... Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
91 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) ..... Tom Doniphon
92 'Neath Arizona Skies (1962) ..... John Martin
93 The Challenge of Id
eas (1961) ..... Narrator
94 10 del Texas, I (1961) ..... (archive footage)
95 The Comancheros (1961) .. ... Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter
96 The Alamo (1960) ..... Col. Davy Crockett
97 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (1960) . .... Himself - Presenter: Best Director
98 North to Alaska (1960) ..... Sam McCord
99 The Horse Soldiers (1959) ..... Col. John Marlowe
100 Rio Bravo (1959) ..... Sheriff John T. Chance
101 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Actor, and in opening greeting
102 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) ..... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
103 I Married a Woman (1958) ..... John Wayne/Leonard (uncredited)
104 The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958) ..... Townsend Harris
105 Jet Pilot (1957) ..... Col. Jim Shannon
106 Legend of the Lost (1957) ..... Joe January
107 The Wings of Eagles (1957) ..... Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
108 The Searchers (1956) ..... Ethan Edwards
109 Genghis Khan The Conqueror (1956) ..... Temujin, later Genghis Khan
110 Blood Alley (1955) ..... Capt. Tom Wilder
111 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars (1955) ..... Himself (archive footage)
112 Screen Snapshots: The Great Al Jolson (1955) ....
. Himself
113 The Sea Chase (1955) ..... Capt. Karl Ehrlich
114 The High and the Mighty (1954) . .... Dan Roman
115 Hondo (1953) ..... Hondo Lane
116 Island in the Sky (1953) ..... Capt. Dooley
117 Trouble Along the Way (1953) ..... Steve Aloysius Williams
118 Three Lives (1953) ..... Commentator
119 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) ..... Himself - accepting Best Actor Award for Gary Cooper
120 Big Jim McLain (1952) ..... Jim McLain
121 Peng The Quiet Man (1952) ..... Sean Thornton
122 Miracle in Motion (1952) ..... Narrator
123 The Screen Director (1951) ..... Himself (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
124 Operation Pacific (1951) ..... Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford
125 Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards (1951) ..... Himself
126 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (1951) ..... Himself
127 Flying Leathernecks (1951) ..... Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
128 Rio Grande (1950) ..... Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
129 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) ..... Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
130 Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) ..... Sgt. John M . Stryker
131 The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) ..... John Breen
132 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Rodeo (1949) ..... Himself
133 Godfathers (1948) ..... Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
134 Wake of the Red Witch (1948) ..... Capt. Ralls
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135 Red River (1948) ..... Thomas Dunson
136 Movies Are Adventure (1948) ..... Clip from 'Stagecoach' (archive footage) (uncredited)
137 Fort Apache (1948) ..... Capt. Kirby York
138 Tycoon (1947) ..... Johnny Munroe
139 Angel and the Badman (1947) ..... Quirt Evans
140 Without Reservations (1946) ..... Rusty Thomas
141 Desert Command (1946 ) ..... Tom Wayne
142 Back to Bataan (1945) ..... Col. Joseph Madden
143 Dakota (1945) ... .. John Devlin
144 Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) ..... Duke Fergus
145 They Were Expendable (1945) ..... Lt. (j.g.) 'Rusty' Ryan
146 Tall in the Saddle (1944) ..... Rocklin
147 The Fighting Seabees (1944) ..... Wedge Donovan
148 A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) ..... Duke Hudkins
149 In Old Oklahoma (1943) ..... Daniel F. Somers
150 Pittsburgh (1942) ..... Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham/Charles Ellis
151 In Old California (1942) ..... Tom Craig
152 Lady for a Night (1942) ..... Jackson Morgan
153 Flying Tigers (1942) ..... Capt. Jim Gordon
154 The Spoilers (1942) ..... Roy Glennister
155 Reap the Wild Wind (1942) ..... Captain Jack Stuart
156 Reunion in France (1942) ..... Pat Talbot
157 Lady from Louisiana (1941) ..... John Reynolds
158 A Man Betrayed (1941) ..... Lynn Hollister
159 Meet the Stars: Stars Past and Present (1941) ..... Himself
160 The Shepherd of the Hills (1941) ..... Young Matt
161 Dark Command (1940) . .... Bob Seton
162 Three Faces West (1940) ..... John Phillips
163 Seven Sinners (1940) ..... Lt. Dan Brent
164 Meet the Stars: Cowboy Jubilee (1940) ..... Himself
165 The Long Voyage Home (1940) ..... Ole Olsen
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166 New Frontier (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
167 The Night Riders (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
168 Wyoming Outlaw ( 1939) ..... Stony Brooke
169 Three Texas Steers (1939) ..... Stony Brooke
170 Allegheny Uprising (1939) ..... James Smith
171 Stagecoach (1939) ..... The Ringo Kid
172 Santa Fe Stampede (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
173 Red River Range (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
174 Overland Stage Raiders (1938) ..... Stony Brooke
175 Pals of the Saddle (1938 ) ..... Stony Brooke
176 I Cover the War (1937) ..... Bob Adams
177 Idol of the Crowds (1937) ..... Johnny Hansen
178 Sea Spoilers (1937) .
.... 'Bos'n' Bob Randall
179 Born to the West (1937) ..... Dare Rudd
180 Adventure's End (1937) .... . Duke Slade
181 California Straight Ahead! (1937) ..... Biff Smith
182 King of the Pecos (1936) ..... John Clayborn
183 Winds of the Wasteland (1936) ..... John Blair
184 The Lonely Trail (1936) ..... Capt. John Ashley
185 The Lawless Nineties (1936) ..... John Tipton
186 Conflict (1936) ..... Pat Glendon
187 The Oregon Trail (1936) .... . Capt John Delmont
188 Westward Ho (1935) ..... John Wyatt
189 Texas Terror (1935) ..... Sheriff John Higgins
190 The Dawn Rider (1935) ..... John Mason
191 The Desert Trail (1935) ..... John Scott, aka John Jones
192 Lawless Range (1935) ..... John Middleton, aka John Allen
193 Rainbow Valley (1935) ..... John Martin
194 The New Frontier (1935) . .... John Dawson
195 Paradise Canyon (1935) ..... John Wyatt aka John Rogers
196 Randy Rides Alone (1934) ..... Randy Bowers
197 The Star Packer (1934) ..... U.S. Marshal John Travers
198 The Trail Beyond (1934) ..... Rod Drew
199 West of the Divide (1934) ..... Ted Hayden, posing as Gat Ganns
200 The Lucky Texan (1934) ..... Jerry Mason
201 The Man from Utah (1934) ..... John
Weston
202 The Lawless Frontier (1934) ..... John Tobin
203 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934) ..... Chris Morrell
204 Blue Steel (1934) ..... John Carruthers
205 The Telegraph Trail (1933) ..... John Trent
206 The Three Musketeers (1933) ..... Lt. Tom Wayne
207 Baby Face (1933) ..... Jimmy McCoy Jr.
208 College Coach (1933) .... . Student greeting Phil (uncredited)
209 Central Airport (1933) ..... Co-pilot in Wreck (uncredited)
210 His Private Secretary (1933) ... .. Dick Wallace
211 Somewhere in Sonora (1933) ..... John Bishop
212 Riders of Destiny (1933) ..... Singin' Sandy Saunders
p>213 Sagebrush Trail (1933) ..... John Brant (using alias John Smith)
214 The Man From Monterey (1933) ..... Captain John Holmes
215 The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933) ..... Smith
216 The Big Stampede (1932) ..... Deputy Sheriff John Steele
217 Haunted Gold (1932) ..... John Mason
218 The Hurricane Express (1932) ..... Larry Baker
219 The Hollywood Handicap (1932) ... .. Himself
220 The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932) ..... Announcer
221 Two-Fisted Law (1932) ..... Duke
p>222 That's My Boy (1932) ..... Football Player
223 Texas Cyclone (1932) ..... Steve Pickett
224 Lady and Gent
(1932) ..... Buzz Kinney
225 Running Hollywood (1932) .....
226 The Shadow of the Eagle (1932) ..... Craig McCoy
227 Ride Him, Cowboy (1932) ..... John Drury
228 The Deceiver (1931) ..... Richard Thorpe as a corpse
229 Girls Demand Excitement (1931) ..... Peter Brooks
230 Three Girls Lost (1931) ..... Gordon Wales
231 Range Feud (1931 ) ..... Clint Turner
232 Maker of Men (1931) ..... Dusty Rhodes
233 Arizona (1931) ..... Lt. Bob Denton
234 Cheer Up and Smile (1930) ..... Bit Part (uncredited)
235 The Big Trail (1930) ..... Breck Coleman
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236 Born Reckless (1930) ..... Extra (uncredited)
237 Rough Romance (1930) ..... Lumberjack (uncredited)
238 Men Without Women (1930) ..... Radioman on surface (uncredited)
239 Words and Music (1929) ..... Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
240 Speakeasy (1929) ..... Extra (uncredited)
241 The Black Watch (1929) ..... Extra (uncredited)
242 The Forward Pass (1929 ) ..... Extra (uncredited)
243 Salute (1929) ..... Bill (midshipman) (uncredited)
244 Four Sons (1928) ... .. Extra (uncredited)
245 Hangman's House (1928) ..... Horse Race Spectator/Condemned Man in Flashback (uncredited)
246 Mother Machree (1928) .. ...Extra (uncredi
ted)
247 Annie Laurie (1927) ..... Extra (uncredited)
248 The Drop Kick (1927) ..... USC Football Player
249 Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) ..... Guard
250 ??Brown of Harvard (1926) ..... Yale Football Player (uncredited)
251 The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) ..... Extra (uncredited)
Director
1 Big Jake (1971) .....
2 The Green Berets (1968) .....
3 The Comancheros (1961) .....
4 The Heroes of the Border Town The Alamo (1960) .....
5 Blood Alley (1955) .....
producer
1 Hondo and the Apaches (1967) ..... producer
2 The Alamo (1960) ..... producer
3 China Doll (1958) .... . producer
4 Escort West (1958) ..... producer
5 Good-bye, My Lady (1956) ..... producer
6 Gun the Man Down (1956) ..... producer
7 Seven Men from Now (1956) ..... producer
8 Man in the Vault (1956 ) ..... producer
9 Blood Alley (1955) ..... producer
10 The High and the Mighty (1954). .... producer
11 Ring of Fear (1954) ..... producer
12 Track of the Cat (1954) ..... producer
13 Hondo (1953) ..... producer
14 Island in the Sky (1953) ..... producer
15 Plunder of the Sun (1953) ..... producer
16 Big Jim McLain (1952) ..... pr
oducer
17 Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) ..... producer
18 The Dangerous Stranger (1950) ..... producer
19 The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) ..... producer
20 Angel and the Badman (1947) ..... producer
assistant director
1 The Quiet Man (1952) ..... second unit director
art department
1 Cheer Up and Smile ( 1930) ..... property assistant
2 Rough Romance (1930) ..... props
3 The Black Watch (1929) ..... props
4 Words and Music (1929) ..... property assistant
5 Four Sons (1928) ..... props
6 Mother Machree (1928 ) ..... props
7 The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) ..... property boy (uncredited)
stunt performer
1 Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) ..... stunts
crewmembers
1 Gone (2003) ..... thanks
2 Directed by John Ford (1971)