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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Elway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/12/2025
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2025
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/06/2024
Atomic People
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2024
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Character:Self (Archive Footage)
Release Date:23/03/2023
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/11/2022
John Ford and Throwing
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2022
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
Character:Self (archive)
Release Date:31/12/2019
John Wayne - America at All Costs
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:14/10/2019
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Character:Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Release Date:03/02/2019
John Wayne on Film
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/09/2016
Dictator: One Crazy Job
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/06/2013
John Ford & Monument Valley
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/03/2013
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/2012
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/05/2010
Nuke 'Em, Duke
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2010
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/2009
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Character:
Release Date:24/07/2001
The Duke at Fox
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/05/2001
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/03/1998
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self - Roaster (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/1997
La Classe américaine
Character:George Abitbol (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1993
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/07/1993
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
Character:Himself
Release Date:15/05/1993
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
Character:
Release Date:04/02/1993
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1993
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Character:Davy Crockett
Release Date:06/06/1992
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/07/1991
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/01/1991
Movie Tough Guys
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1988
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1984
Showbiz Goes to War
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1982
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1978
This Little Bullet
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1977
That's Action
Character:self
Release Date:01/01/1977
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
Character:
Release Date:13/12/1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/1976
The Shootist
Character:J.B. Books
Release Date:21/07/1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Character:Jerry Mason
Release Date:01/05/1976
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Character:Himself/Narrator
Release Date:04/04/1976
It's Showtime
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/03/1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1976
Rooster Cogburn
Character:Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Release Date:01/11/1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:24/10/1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/08/1975
Brannigan
Character:Lt. Jim Brannigan
Release Date:21/03/1975
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/04/1974
McQ
Character:McQ
Release Date:04/01/1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Character:J.D. Cahill
Release Date:11/07/1973
Wayne Train
Character:Self
Release Date:07/02/1973
The Train Robbers
Character:Lane
Release Date:01/02/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1973
Cancel My Reservation
Character:Himself (uncredited)
Release Date:21/09/1972
The Cowboys
Character:Wil Andersen
Release Date:13/01/1972
The American West of John Ford
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:05/12/1971
Directed by John Ford
Character:Self (1969)
Release Date:06/09/1971
Big Jake
Character:Jacob McCandles
Release Date:26/05/1971
The Selling of the Pentagon
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/02/1971
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1970
Chisum
Character:John Chisum
Release Date:23/07/1970
Raquel!
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/1970
Rio Lobo
Character:Col. Cord McNally
Release Date:01/04/1970
No Substitute for Victory
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1970
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/1970
The Undefeated
Character:Colonel John Henry Thomas
Release Date:04/10/1969
True Grit
Character:Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Release Date:11/06/1969
Hellfighters
Character:Chance Buckman
Release Date:27/11/1968
The Green Berets
Character:Colonel Mike Kirby
Release Date:04/07/1968
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
The War Wagon
Character:Taw Jackson
Release Date:26/05/1967
A Nation Builds Under Fire
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1967
El Dorado
Character:Cole Thornton
Release Date:17/12/1966
The Victory Squad
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/11/1966
Cast a Giant Shadow
Character:Gen. Mike Randolph
Release Date:30/03/1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Character:John Elder
Release Date:23/06/1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Character:Centurion at crucifixion
Release Date:09/04/1965
In Harm's Way
Character:Capt. Rockwell Torrey
Release Date:06/04/1965
The Making of A Movie
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/02/1965
Circus World
Character:Matt Masters
Release Date:25/06/1964
Choice
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1964
McLintock!
Character:George Washington McLintock
Release Date:12/11/1963
Donovan's Reef
Character:Michael "Guns" Donovan
Release Date:12/06/1963
How the West Was Won
Character:William Sherman
Release Date:02/11/1962
Flashing Spikes
Character:Marine Sergeant
Release Date:04/10/1962
The Longest Day
Character:Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Release Date:25/09/1962
Hatari!
Character:Sean Mercer
Release Date:19/06/1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Character:Tom Doniphon
Release Date:13/04/1962
The Comancheros
Character:Jake Cutter
Release Date:16/12/1961
The Challenge of Ideas
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1961
The 10 from Texas
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Colter Craven Story
Character:
Release Date:23/11/1960
North to Alaska
Character:Sam McCord
Release Date:07/11/1960
The Alamo
Character:Col. Davy Crockett
Release Date:23/10/1960
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Col John Marlowe
Release Date:11/06/1959
Rio Bravo
Character:Sheriff John T. Chance
Release Date:08/03/1959
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Character:Townsend Harris
Release Date:30/09/1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1958
I Married a Woman
Character:Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1958
Legend of the Lost
Character:Joe January
Release Date:17/12/1957
Jet Pilot
Character:Col. Jim Shannon
Release Date:11/10/1957
The Wings of Eagles
Character:Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Release Date:31/01/1957
The Searchers
Character:Ethan Edwards
Release Date:16/05/1956
The Conqueror
Character:Temujin
Release Date:28/03/1956
Blood Alley
Character:Capt. Tom Wilder
Release Date:01/10/1955
The Sea Chase
Character:Captain Karl Ehrlich
Release Date:04/06/1955
The High and the Mighty
Character:Dan Roman
Release Date:03/07/1954
Hondo
Character:Hondo Lane
Release Date:26/11/1953
Three Lives
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/1953
Island in the Sky
Character:Captain Dooley
Release Date:05/09/1953
Trouble Along the Way
Character:Stephen Aloysius Williams
Release Date:04/04/1953
You're the Star
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1953
Big Jim McLain
Character:Jim McLain
Release Date:30/08/1952
The Quiet Man
Character:Sean Thornton
Release Date:21/07/1952
Flying Leathernecks
Character:Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Release Date:28/08/1951
The Screen Director
Character:Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/03/1951
Operation Pacific
Character:Duke E. Gifford
Release Date:27/01/1951
Rio Grande
Character:Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Release Date:15/11/1950
Sands of Iwo Jima
Character:Sgt. John M. Stryker
Release Date:01/01/1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Character:Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
Release Date:22/10/1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
Character:John Breen
Release Date:15/09/1949
3 Godfathers
Character:Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Release Date:31/12/1948
Wake of the Red Witch
Character:Capt. Ralls
Release Date:30/12/1948
Red River
Character:Thomas Dunson
Release Date:17/09/1948
Fort Apache
Character:Capt. Kirby York
Release Date:21/05/1948
Tycoon
Character:Johnny Munroe
Release Date:27/12/1947
Angel and the Badman
Character:Quirt Evans
Release Date:15/02/1947
Desert Command
Character:Tom Wayne
Release Date:31/05/1946
Without Reservations
Character:Rusty Thomas
Release Date:13/05/1946
Dakota
Character:John Devlin
Release Date:15/12/1945
They Were Expendable
Character:Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Release Date:07/12/1945
Back to Bataan
Character:Colonel Joseph Madden
Release Date:30/05/1945
Flame of Barbary Coast
Character:Duke Fergus
Release Date:28/05/1945
Tall in the Saddle
Character:Rocklin
Release Date:29/09/1944
Memo for Joe
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/1944
The Fighting Seabees
Character:Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Release Date:27/01/1944
In Old Oklahoma
Character:Daniel F Somers
Release Date:06/12/1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
Character:Duke Hudkins
Release Date:19/08/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Pat Talbot
Release Date:25/12/1942
Pittsburgh
Character:Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Release Date:11/12/1942
Flying Tigers
Character:Jim Gordon
Release Date:08/10/1942
The Spoilers
Character:Glennister
Release Date:11/06/1942
In Old California
Character:Tom Craig
Release Date:31/05/1942
Reap the Wild Wind
Character:Captain Jack Stuart
Release Date:26/03/1942
Lady for a Night
Character:Jackson Morgan
Release Date:05/01/1942
The Shepherd of the Hills
Character:Young Matt Matthews
Release Date:18/07/1941
Lady from Louisiana
Character:John Reynolds
Release Date:22/04/1941
A Man Betrayed
Character:Lynn Hollister
Release Date:07/03/1941
The Long Voyage Home
Character:Ole Olsen
Release Date:16/11/1940
Seven Sinners
Character:Dan
Release Date:25/10/1940
Three Faces West
Character:John Phillips
Release Date:03/07/1940
Dark Command
Character:Bob Seton
Release Date:15/04/1940
Allegheny Uprising
Character:Jim Smith
Release Date:10/11/1939
New Frontier
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:10/08/1939
Wyoming Outlaw
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:27/06/1939
Three Texas Steers
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:12/05/1939
The Night Riders
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:12/04/1939
Stagecoach
Character:The Ringo Kid
Release Date:02/03/1939
Red River Range
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:22/12/1938
Santa Fe Stampede
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:18/11/1938
Overland Stage Raiders
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:20/09/1938
Pals of the Saddle
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:28/08/1938
Born to the West
Character:Dare Rudd
Release Date:10/12/1937
Adventure's End
Character:Duke Slade
Release Date:05/12/1937
Idol of the Crowds
Character:Johnny Hanson
Release Date:30/09/1937
I Cover the War!
Character:Bob Adams
Release Date:04/07/1937
California Straight Ahead
Character:Biff Smith
Release Date:16/04/1937
Conflict
Character:Pat Glendon
Release Date:29/11/1936
Sea Spoilers
Character:Bob Randall
Release Date:30/09/1936
Winds of the Wasteland
Character:John Blair
Release Date:06/07/1936
The Stagecoach Race
Character:John Blair
Release Date:01/06/1936
The Lonely Trail
Character:Captain John Ashley
Release Date:25/05/1936
King of the Pecos
Character:John Clayborn
Release Date:09/03/1936
The Lawless Nineties
Character:John Tipton
Release Date:15/02/1936
The Oregon Trail
Character:Capt John Delmont
Release Date:18/01/1936
Lawless Range
Character:John Middleton
Release Date:04/11/1935
The New Frontier
Character:John Dawson
Release Date:25/10/1935
Texas Terror
Character:John Higgins
Release Date:17/10/1935
Guns Along The Trail
Character:John Wyatt
Release Date:06/10/1935
Westward Ho
Character:John Wyatt
Release Date:19/08/1935
Cowboy G-Man
Character:John Wyatt
Release Date:20/07/1935
Paradise Canyon
Character:John Wyatt
Release Date:19/07/1935
The Dawn Rider
Character:John Mason
Release Date:20/06/1935
Avenging Angel
Character:John Mason
Release Date:01/06/1935
On the Run
Character:John Jones
Release Date:25/04/1935
The Desert Trail
Character:John Scott / John Jones
Release Date:21/04/1935
Rainbow Valley
Character:John Martin
Release Date:15/03/1935
'Neath the Arizona Skies
Character:Chris Morrell
Release Date:05/12/1934
The Lawless Frontier
Character:John Tobin
Release Date:22/11/1934
Vengence is Mine
Character:John Tobin
Release Date:22/11/1934
The Trail Beyond
Character:Rod Drew
Release Date:22/10/1934
Klondike Gold
Character:Rod Drew
Release Date:22/10/1934
The Star Packer
Character:U.S. Marshal John Travers
Release Date:30/07/1934
The Drifter
Character:Randy
Release Date:18/06/1934
Randy Rides Alone
Character:Randy Bowers
Release Date:05/06/1934
Bandits of the Badlands
Character:John Carruthers
Release Date:01/06/1934
The Shadow Gang
Character:U.S. Marshal John Travers
Release Date:01/06/1934
Next Of Kin
Character:Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Release Date:01/06/1934
The Man from Utah
Character:John Weston
Release Date:15/05/1934
Rodeo Rocketeers
Character:John Weston
Release Date:15/05/1934
Blue Steel
Character:John Carruthers
Release Date:10/05/1934
West of the Divide
Character:Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Release Date:15/02/1934
The Lucky Texan
Character:Jerry Mason
Release Date:22/01/1934
Claim Jumpers
Character:Jerry Mason
Release Date:22/01/1934
Sagebrush Trail
Character:John Brant
Release Date:15/12/1933
Fugitive
Character:John
Release Date:15/12/1933
College Coach
Character:Football player (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1933
Riders of Destiny
Character:Singin' Sandy Saunders
Release Date:10/10/1933
The Man from Monterey
Character:John Holmes
Release Date:15/07/1933
Baby Face
Character:Jimmy McCoy Jr.
Release Date:13/07/1933
His Private Secretary
Character:Dick Wallace
Release Date:10/06/1933
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Character:Smith
Release Date:03/06/1933
Somewhere in Sonora
Character:John Bishop
Release Date:27/05/1933
Central Airport
Character:
Release Date:15/04/1933
The Three Musketeers
Character:Lt. Tom Wayne
Release Date:07/04/1933
The Telegraph Trail
Character:John Trent
Release Date:18/03/1933
Haunted Gold
Character:John Mason
Release Date:17/12/1932
The Big Stampede
Character:Deputy Sheriff John Steele
Release Date:29/09/1932
Ride Him, Cowboy
Character:John Drury
Release Date:27/08/1932
The Hollywood Handicap
Character:
Release Date:10/08/1932
The Hurricane Express
Character:The Air Pilot
Release Date:01/08/1932
Lady and Gent
Character:Buzz Kinney
Release Date:10/07/1932
Two-Fisted Law
Character:Duke
Release Date:08/06/1932
Texas Cyclone
Character:Steve Pickett
Release Date:24/02/1932
The Shadow of the Eagle
Character:Craig McCoy
Release Date:01/02/1932
Running Hollywood
Character:Emcee
Release Date:27/01/1932
The Deceiver
Character:Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
Release Date:21/11/1931
The Range Feud
Character:Clint Turner
Release Date:14/10/1931
Maker of Men
Character:Dusty Rhodes
Release Date:03/08/1931
Arizona
Character:Lt. Bob Denton
Release Date:27/06/1931
Three Girls Lost
Character:Gordon Wales
Release Date:19/04/1931
Girls Demand Excitement
Character:Peter Brooks
Release Date:08/02/1931
The Big Trail
Character:Breck Coleman
Release Date:01/11/1930
Cheer Up and Smile
Character:
Release Date:22/06/1930
Rough Romance
Character:Lumberjack (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1930
Born Reckless
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1930
Men Without Women
Character:Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
Release Date:08/02/1930
Salute
Character:
Release Date:01/09/1929
Words and Music
Character:Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
Release Date:18/08/1929
The Black Watch
Character:Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1929
Speakeasy
Character:Extra
Release Date:08/03/1929
Noah's Ark
Character:Flood Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1928
A Home Made Man
Character:Man on Stool
Release Date:17/07/1928
Hangman's House
Character:Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
Release Date:13/05/1928
Four Sons
Character:
Release Date:13/02/1928
Mother Machree
Character:
Release Date:19/12/1927
The Drop Kick
Character:Football Player / Extra in Stands
Release Date:25/09/1927
Annie Laurie
Character:
Release Date:10/05/1927
The Draw-Back
Character:Opposing Football Player
Release Date:10/04/1927
The Great K&A Train Robbery
Character:Extra (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1926
Bardelys the Magnificent
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1926
Brown of Harvard
Character:Yale LIneback Player
Release Date:02/05/1926
Television Appearances
Talking Pictures
Character:Self (archive footage)
Battleground
Character:Self (archive footage)
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self (archive footage)
Hollywood
Character:Self
Western von gestern
Character:John Wyatt aka John Allen
Western von gestern
Character:John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage)
Western von gestern
Character:Stony Brooke (archive footage)
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Character:Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
Maude
Character:Himself
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character:Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Character:Self
Dateline: Hollywood
Character:
Hollywood and the Stars
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Lucy Show
Character:John Wayne
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:John Wayne (uncredited)
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Alcoa Premiere
Character:
Wagon Train
Character:Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Mike Cronin
Casablanca
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Self - Host, Introduction to the Series
Producers' Showcase
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
I Love Lucy
Character:John Wayne
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self - Rooster Cogburn
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self (uncredited)
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self
The Jack Benny Program
Character:John Wayne
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self - Cameo
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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