John Wayne
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
ActingBirthday
May 26, 1907Deathday
June 11, 1979Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
262Place of birth
Winterset, Iowa, USAAlso known as
Duke, The Duke, ジョン・ウェイン, Michael Morris, 존 웨인Cast credits
Rio Bravo
John ChanceStagecoach
The Ringo KidRed River
Thomas DunsonThe Searchers
Ethan EdwardsThe Alamo
Col. Davy CrockettThe Comancheros
Jake CutterBig Jake
Jacob McCandlesHatari!
Sean MercerCahill: United States Marshal
J.D. CahillAngel and the Badman
Quirt EvansThe Green Berets
Colonel Mike KirbyRandy Rides Alone
Randy BowersTexas Terror
John HigginsThe Lucky Texan
Jerry MasonNorth to Alaska
Sam McCordThe Fighting Seabees
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge DonovanHondo
Hondo LaneEl Dorado
Cole ThorntonParadise Canyon
John WyattRiders of Destiny
Singin' Sandy SaundersRio Grande
Lt. Col. Kirby YorkeCrew credits
The Alamo
Director, ProducerBig Jake
Executive ProducerThe Green Berets
DirectorAngel and the Badman
ProducerHondo
Producer7 Men from Now
ProducerIsland in the Sky
ProducerThe High and the Mighty
ProducerBullfighter and the Lady
ProducerTrack of the Cat
ProducerBlood Alley
ProducerGood-bye, My Lady
ProducerFour Sons
Property MasterMother Machree
Property MasterThe Train Robbers
Executive ProducerThe Dangerous Stranger
ProducerThe Fighting Kentuckian
ProducerSanta and the Fairy Snow Queen
ProducerRing of Fear
ProducerMcQ
Executive Producer