John Wayne

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

299

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-05-26

Day of death

1979-06-11 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Winterset, Iowa, USA

John Wayne

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • El Dorado

    El Dorado

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Two-Fisted Law

    Two-Fisted Law

  • Maude

    Maude

  • Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

    Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

  • Blue Steel

    Blue Steel

  • Rio Bravo

    Rio Bravo

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

  • Mother Machree

    Mother Machree

  • Arizona

    Arizona

  • The Cowboys

    The Cowboys

  • Hatari!

    Hatari!

  • Annie Laurie

    Annie Laurie

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • The Comancheros

    The Comancheros

  • Flying Tigers

    Flying Tigers

  • Sea Spoilers

    Sea Spoilers

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Western von gestern

    Western von gestern

  • Circus World

    Circus World

  • The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Rio Grande

    Rio Grande

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • Chisum

    Chisum

  • The Deceiver

    The Deceiver

  • 3 Godfathers

    3 Godfathers

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • The Longest Day

    The Longest Day

  • Westward Ho

    Westward Ho

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

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

  • Haunted Gold

    Haunted Gold

  • Tycoon

    Tycoon

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Blood Alley

    Blood Alley

  • Born Reckless

    Born Reckless

  • The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home

  • McQ

    McQ

  • Texas Cyclone

    Texas Cyclone

  • Jet Pilot

    Jet Pilot

  • The Quiet Man

    The Quiet Man

  • Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

  • Running Hollywood

    Running Hollywood

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Big Jake

    Big Jake

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Rooster Cogburn

    Rooster Cogburn

  • Four Sons

    Four Sons

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • Dictator: One Crazy Job

    Dictator: One Crazy Job

  • The Searchers

    The Searchers

  • Wyoming Outlaw

    Wyoming Outlaw

  • The Sons of Katie Elder

    The Sons of Katie Elder

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • Operation Pacific

    Operation Pacific

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • Speakeasy

    Speakeasy

  • Producers' Showcase

    Producers' Showcase

  • Brannigan

    Brannigan

  • The Green Berets

    The Green Berets

  • Hondo

    Hondo

  • Hollywood

    Hollywood

  • In Harm's Way

    In Harm's Way

  • Hellfighters

    Hellfighters

  • Baby Face

    Baby Face

  • New Frontier

    New Frontier

  • Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

    Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

  • Legend of the Lost

    Legend of the Lost

  • Dark Command

    Dark Command

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The Great K&A Train Robbery

    The Great K&A Train Robbery

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Donovan's Reef

    Donovan's Reef

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • No Substitute for Victory

    No Substitute for Victory

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

  • Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh

  • Rainbow Valley

    Rainbow Valley

  • Cahill: United States Marshal

    Cahill: United States Marshal

  • Salute

    Salute

  • The Man from Utah

    The Man from Utah

  • Back to Bataan

    Back to Bataan

  • Casablanca

    Casablanca

  • Allegheny Uprising

    Allegheny Uprising

  • The Barbarian and the Geisha

    The Barbarian and the Geisha

  • The War Wagon

    The War Wagon

  • The Train Robbers

    The Train Robbers

  • The Big Trail

    The Big Trail

  • Paradise Canyon

    Paradise Canyon

  • The High and the Mighty

    The High and the Mighty

  • The Sea Chase

    The Sea Chase

  • Cast a Giant Shadow

    Cast a Giant Shadow

  • Sagebrush Trail

    Sagebrush Trail

  • Three Lives

    Three Lives

  • Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Reap the Wild Wind

    Reap the Wild Wind

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • College Coach

    College Coach

  • Claim Jumpers

    Claim Jumpers

  • Bardelys the Magnificent

    Bardelys the Magnificent

  • Born to the West

    Born to the West

  • Sands of Iwo Jima

    Sands of Iwo Jima

  • They Were Expendable

    They Were Expendable

  • Wake of the Red Witch

    Wake of the Red Witch

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

    John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

  • Santa Fe Stampede

    Santa Fe Stampede

  • The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian

  • The Shadow of the Eagle

    The Shadow of the Eagle

  • Riders of Destiny

    Riders of Destiny

  • The Lucky Texan

    The Lucky Texan

  • Overland Stage Raiders

    Overland Stage Raiders

  • 'Neath the Arizona Skies

    'Neath the Arizona Skies

  • Three Texas Steers

    Three Texas Steers

  • Hangman's House

    Hangman's House

  • Tall in the Saddle

    Tall in the Saddle

  • The New Frontier

    The New Frontier

  • Adventure's End

    Adventure's End

  • Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

    Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

  • King of the Pecos

    King of the Pecos

  • Randy Rides Alone

    Randy Rides Alone

  • His Private Secretary

    His Private Secretary

  • The Undefeated

    The Undefeated

  • Trouble Along the Way

    Trouble Along the Way

  • Red River Range

    Red River Range

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

  • The Black Watch

    The Black Watch

  • Pals of the Saddle

    Pals of the Saddle

  • Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

    Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • The Shepherd of the Hills

    The Shepherd of the Hills

  • Reunion in France

    Reunion in France

  • The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

  • John Ford & Monument Valley

    John Ford & Monument Valley

  • The Shootist

    The Shootist

  • Bandits of the Badlands

    Bandits of the Badlands

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

  • Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

  • Showbiz Goes to War

    Showbiz Goes to War

  • A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes a Chance

  • Lady from Louisiana

    Lady from Louisiana

  • Three Faces West

    Three Faces West

  • The Range Feud

    The Range Feud

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • Cancel My Reservation

    Cancel My Reservation

  • The Man from Monterey

    The Man from Monterey

  • Flame of Barbary Coast

    Flame of Barbary Coast

  • It's Showtime

    It's Showtime

  • The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

    The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

  • The Life of Jimmy Dolan

    The Life of Jimmy Dolan

  • West of the Divide

    West of the Divide

  • Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

    Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo

  • I Married a Woman

    I Married a Woman

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • The Drop Kick

    The Drop Kick

  • Hooray for Hollywood

    Hooray for Hollywood

  • Lady for a Night

    Lady for a Night

  • Big Jim McLain

    Big Jim McLain

  • California Straight Ahead

    California Straight Ahead

  • Brown of Harvard

    Brown of Harvard

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • The Lonely Trail

    The Lonely Trail

  • Perry Como's Early American Christmas

    Perry Como's Early American Christmas

  • The American West of John Ford

    The American West of John Ford

  • The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

  • The Desert Trail

    The Desert Trail

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • In Old California

    In Old California

  • The Lawless Nineties

    The Lawless Nineties

  • The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

    The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

  • Lawless Range

    Lawless Range

  • The Night Riders

    The Night Riders

  • CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

    CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

  • John Ford and Throwing

    John Ford and Throwing

  • The Trail Beyond

    The Trail Beyond

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

    Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

  • John Wayne - America at All Costs

    John Wayne - America at All Costs

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • Going Hollywood: The '30s

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

  • Maker of Men

    Maker of Men

  • The Stagecoach Race

    The Stagecoach Race

  • The Star Packer

    The Star Packer

  • The Challenge of Ideas

    The Challenge of Ideas

  • Raquel!

    Raquel!

  • Ride Him, Cowboy

    Ride Him, Cowboy

  • The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • The Draw-Back

    The Draw-Back

  • Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais

    Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais

  • Flying Leathernecks

    Flying Leathernecks

  • I Cover the War!

    I Cover the War!

  • The Movie Orgy

    The Movie Orgy

  • A Nation Builds Under Fire

    A Nation Builds Under Fire

  • Hollywood and the Stars

    Hollywood and the Stars

  • Lady and Gent

    Lady and Gent

  • Fugitive

    Fugitive

  • Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

    Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special

  • The Making of 'Rio Grande'

    The Making of 'Rio Grande'

  • Girls Demand Excitement

    Girls Demand Excitement

  • Men Without Women

    Men Without Women

  • Noah's Ark

    Noah's Ark

  • Rodeo Rocketeers

    Rodeo Rocketeers

  • The Telegraph Trail

    The Telegraph Trail

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

    John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

  • The Lawless Frontier

    The Lawless Frontier

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • The Big Stampede

    The Big Stampede

  • Winds of the Wasteland

    Winds of the Wasteland

  • A Home Made Man

    A Home Made Man

  • Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

    Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

  • The Western: A Lost TV Special

    The Western: A Lost TV Special

  • The Wings of Eagles

    The Wings of Eagles

  • Avenging Angel

    Avenging Angel

  • The Duke at Fox

    The Duke at Fox

  • Flashing Spikes

    Flashing Spikes

  • Desert Command

    Desert Command

  • The Oregon Trail

    The Oregon Trail

  • Guns Along The Trail

    Guns Along The Trail

  • You're the Star

    You're the Star

  • Next Of Kin

    Next Of Kin

  • The Dawn Rider

    The Dawn Rider

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Idol of the Crowds

    Idol of the Crowds

  • John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

    John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

  • John Wayne-A Life on Film

    John Wayne-A Life on Film

  • Conflict

    Conflict

  • The Hurricane Express

    The Hurricane Express

  • Texas Terror

    Texas Terror

  • Cheer Up and Smile

    Cheer Up and Smile

  • Dateline: Hollywood

    Dateline: Hollywood

  • Three Girls Lost

    Three Girls Lost

  • The Shadow Gang

    The Shadow Gang

  • Rough Romance

    Rough Romance

  • The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

    The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

  • Wayne Train

    Wayne Train

  • The Making of A Movie

    The Making of A Movie

  • Atomic People

    Atomic People

  • The 10 from Texas

    The 10 from Texas

  • Somewhere in Sonora

    Somewhere in Sonora

  • Choice

    Choice

  • Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

    Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

  • Battleground

    Battleground

  • Klondike Gold

    Klondike Gold

  • The Hollywood Handicap

    The Hollywood Handicap

  • The Colter Craven Story

    The Colter Craven Story

  • That's Action

    That's Action

  • Memo for Joe

    Memo for Joe

  • Rodeo Racketeers

    Rodeo Racketeers

  • John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies

    John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies

  • The Selling of the Pentagon

    The Selling of the Pentagon

  • The Victory Squad

    The Victory Squad

  • On the Run

    On the Run

  • JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

    JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

  • Nuke 'Em, Duke

    Nuke 'Em, Duke

  • Cowboy G-Man

    Cowboy G-Man

  • The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

    The John Wayne Story: The Early Years

  • Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

    Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

  • The Drifter

    The Drifter

  • Vengence is Mine

    Vengence is Mine

  • This Little Bullet

    This Little Bullet

  • John Wayne on Film

    John Wayne on Film