John Wayne

Also Known As: Duke, The Duke, ジョン・ウェイン, Michael Morris, جان وین

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Winterset, Iowa, USA

Birthday: May 26, 1907

Deathday: June 11, 1979

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Rio Bravo
Stagecoach
Movie Tough Guys
Red River
The Quiet Man
The Searchers
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Movie Orgy
The Alamo
The Comancheros
Cahill: United States Marshal
Hatari!
North to Alaska
Hondo
The Fighting Seabees
Big Jake
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Angel and the Badman
The Green Berets
El Dorado
Paradise Canyon
Rio Grande
Riders of Destiny
Randy Rides Alone
Texas Terror
The Lucky Texan
Sagebrush Trail
The Conqueror
How the West Was Won
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
A Man Betrayed
Without Reservations
The Shootist
Legend of the Lost
The Longest Day
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Hellfighters
Rio Lobo
McQ
The War Wagon
Brannigan
Baby Face
Wayne Train
Reunion in France
Winds of the Wasteland
The Trail Beyond
West of the Divide
Seven Sinners
Island in the Sky
The Sea Chase
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dark Command
Lady for a Night
Operation Pacific
Trouble Along the Way
In Old California
The Train Robbers
Big Jim McLain
Three Faces West
Wake of the Red Witch
Flame of Barbary Coast
In Old Oklahoma
The Shadow of the Eagle
His Private Secretary
3 Godfathers
Flying Tigers
Blood Alley
The Big Trail
Circus World
The Shepherd of the Hills
Fort Apache
McLintock!
The Fighting Kentuckian
Tall in the Saddle
The Spoilers
Allegheny Uprising
Donovan's Reef
The Cowboys
Westward Ho
The Star Packer
Pittsburgh
In Harm's Way
La Classe américaine
Reap the Wild Wind
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Hurricane Express
Born Reckless
I Married a Woman
Noah's Ark
Men Without Women
Annie Laurie
Four Sons
Central Airport
Cheer Up and Smile
The Black Watch
Cancel My Reservation
Mother Machree
College Coach
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Salute
Bardelys the Magnificent
Chisum
The Wings of Eagles
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
True Grit
Rooster Cogburn
A Lady Takes a Chance
Flying Leathernecks
The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Horse Soldiers
The High and the Mighty
Sands of Iwo Jima
They Were Expendable
The Lawless Frontier
The Big Stampede
The Undefeated
Back to Bataan
Showbiz Goes to War
The Man from Monterey
The Long Voyage Home
Haunted Gold
Born to the West
The Desert Trail
The Man from Utah
New Frontier
Rainbow Valley
Blue Steel
'Neath the Arizona Skies
The Dawn Rider
Ride Him, Cowboy
Jet Pilot
Texas Cyclone
Two-Fisted Law
King of the Pecos
The Telegraph Trail
Lawless Range
Somewhere in Sonora
Tycoon
Santa Fe Stampede
Dakota
Brown of Harvard
Arizona
The Range Feud
The Lawless Nineties
Bandits of the Badlands
The Stagecoach Race
The Shadow Gang
The Three Musketeers
Three Texas Steers
Avenging Angel
Next Of Kin
Idol of the Crowds
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Overland Stage Raiders
Red River Range
No Substitute for Victory
Desert Command
Wyoming Outlaw
The Lonely Trail
Pals of the Saddle
The Night Riders
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
Lady and Gent
I Cover the War!
California Straight Ahead
The Drop Kick
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
You're the Star
This Little Bullet
Choice
The Challenge of Ideas
The New Frontier
Running Hollywood
Lady from Louisiana
Going Hollywood: The '30s
The Draw-Back
Rough Romance
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
Maker of Men
Cast a Giant Shadow
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Words and Music
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
The Duke at Fox
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Girls Demand Excitement
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Sly
John Ford & Monument Valley
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
The Oregon Trail
Rodeo Racketeers
Claim Jumpers
The American West of John Ford
Conflict
Adventure's End
The Colter Craven Story
Flashing Spikes
Hangman's House
Television: The First Fifty Years
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Sea Spoilers
That's Action
Raquel!
John Wayne on Film
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Directed by John Ford
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
John Wayne-A Life on Film
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
A Home Made Man
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
The Screen Director
Memo for Joe
Speakeasy
The 10 from Texas
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
And the Oscar Goes To...
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
It's Showtime
John Wayne - America at All Costs
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
The Selling of the Pentagon
Guns Along The Trail
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
The Victory Squad
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Three Girls Lost
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Three Lives
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Nuke 'Em, Duke
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
The Deceiver
Christmas Around The World With Perry Como