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John Wayne
Known for: ActingMarion 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.
Filmography 139
Baby Face
as Jimmy McCoy Jr. 
Keltainen nauha
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles 
Comancheros
+2
as Jake Cutter 
Rio Bravo
+4
as Sheriff John T. Chance 
Etsijät
+1
as Ethan Edwards 
Hyökkäys erämaassa
as The Ringo Kid 
Atlantin valli murtuu
+2
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort 
Hondo, yksinäinen vaeltaja
+1
as Hondo Lane 
Hatari!
as Sean Mercer 
Punainen virta
as Thomas Dunson 
Cowboyt
as Wil Andersen 
Kova kuin kivi
+2
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn 
Mies joka ampui Liberty Valancen
+2
as Tom Doniphon 
Näin valloitettiin Villi Länsi
+2
as William Sherman 
Apashilinnake
as Capt. Kirby York 
Revolverimies
as J.B. Books 
El Dorado
+4
as Cole Thornton 
McQ - asekettu
as McQ 
Kultaryöstö
as Glennister 
New Frontier
as Stony Brooke 
Pako yli aavikon
as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower 
Lännen hurjapäät
+1
as George Washington McLintock 
Alamo
as Col. Davy Crockett 
Rio Grande
as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke 
Vaitelias mies
as Sean Thornton 
Rio Lobo
as Col. Cord McNally 
Chisum
+1
as John Chisum 
Voittamattomat veljekset
as John Elder 
Enkeli ja lainsuojaton
as Quirt Evans 
Kultaa El Pasoon
as Taw Jackson 
Häväistysjuttu yöpikajunassa
as Rusty Thomas 
Voittamattomat
as Colonel John Henry Thomas 
Vihreät baretit
+1
as Colonel Mike Kirby 
Ensi voitto
as Capt. Rockwell Torrey 
Cahill - Lännen sheriffi
as J.D. Cahill 
Brannigan
as Lt. Jim Brannigan 
Alaskan hurjapäät
as Sam McCord 
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Gen. Mike Randolph 
Rooster Cogburn
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn 
Iwo Jima
as Sgt. John M. Stryker 
Ratsuväen urhot
+2
as Col John Marlowe 
Areenan hurjapäät
as Matt Masters 
Big Jake
as Jacob McCandles 
Oklahoman musta kulta
as Daniel F Somers 
Three Faces West
as John Phillips 
Paluuta ei ole
as Dan Roman 
Salahanke Havaijilla
as Jim McLain 
Seitsemän miestä jäljellä
Producer 
Kohti tuntematonta
as Captain Karl Ehrlich 
Kiinan vesillä
as Capt. Tom Wilder 
Viidakkosissit
as Colonel Joseph Madden 
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage) 
Verinen erämaa
+1
as Joe January 
Etelämeren seikkailijat
as Michael "Guns" Donovan 
Kun mysrky raivoaa
as Captain Jack Stuart 
Väärän lipun alla
as Bob Seton 
Junanryöstäjät
as Lane 
He antoivat kaikkensa
as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan 
Valloittaja
as Temujin 
Cowboy puhdistaa kaupungin
as Rocklin 
Punainen noita
as Capt. Ralls 
Kentuckyläiset tulevat
as John Breen 
Vaarallisilla vesillä
as Ole Olsen 
Suuri lännen tie
as Breck Coleman 
Toimintaa Tyynellä merellä
as Duke E. Gifford 
Hurja mieheni
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead 
Hämärtää vuorten takana
as Young Matt Matthews 
Lentävät paholaiset
as Col. Jim Shannon 
'Neath the Arizona Skies
as Chris Morrell 
Seitsemän syntistä
as Dan 
Tulikenttien miehet
as Chance Buckman 
Lentävät tiikerit
as Jim Gordon 
Niin tapahtui Pariisissa
as Pat Talbot 
Yö cowboyn kanssa
as Duke Hudkins 
Puuman jäljillä
Producer 
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 
Directed by John Ford
as Self (1969) 
Valkoinen helvetti
as Captain Dooley 
Tyynenmeren sankarit
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan 
West of the Divide
as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns 
Winds of the Wasteland
as John Blair 
Tie voittoon
as Stephen Aloysius Williams 
Lentävät villikissat
as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby 
The Man from Utah
as John Weston 
Seikkailu San Franciscossa
as Duke Fergus 
The Trail Beyond
as Rod Drew 
Kultaa ja verta
as Tom Craig 
Yhden yön tyttö
as Jackson Morgan 
Kalliovuorten sankari
as Dare Rudd 
The Star Packer
as U.S. Marshal John Travers 
Atomic People
as Self (archive footage) 
Blue Steel
as John Carruthers 
Barbaari ja geisha
as Townsend Harris 
Good-bye, My Lady
Producer 
The Desert Trail
as John Scott / John Jones 
Kohtalon ratsastajat
as Singin' Sandy Saunders 
Uhkapeliä Andeilla
as Johnny Munroe 
Villin lännen huimapäät
as Jim Smith 
Randy Rides Alone
as Randy Bowers 
Sagebrush Trail
as John Brant 
Hell Town
as Dare Rudd 
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Craig McCoy 
A Man Betrayed
as Lynn Hollister 
Dakota
as John Devlin 
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
as Self (archive footage) 
Westward Ho
as John Wyatt 
King of the Pecos
as John Clayborn 
Suezin itäpuolella
as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited) 
The Lucky Texan
as Jerry Mason 
The American West of John Ford
as Self - Narrator 
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self 
Three Texas Steers
as Stony Brooke 
Men Without Women
as Radioman on Surface (uncredited) 
Lawless Range
as John Middleton 
Ring of Fear
Producer 
The Lawless Frontier
as John Tobin 
The Dawn Rider
as John Mason 
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage) 
John Wayne - America at All Costs
as Himself (archive footage) 
Ride Him, Cowboy
as John Drury 
The Hurricane Express
as The Air Pilot 
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
as Self (Archive Footage) 
His Private Secretary
as Dick Wallace 
The Man from Monterey
as John Holmes 
Overland Stage Raiders
as Stony Brooke 
The Lonely Trail
as Captain John Ashley 
Santa Fe Stampede
as Stony Brooke 
Guns Along The Trail
as John Wyatt 
Born Reckless
as Extra (uncredited) 
Texas Terror
as John Higgins 
The Range Feud
as Clint Turner 
No Substitute for Victory
as Sekf 
Texas Cyclone
as Steve Pickett 
The Telegraph Trail
as John Trent 
The Three Musketeers
as Lt. Tom Wayne 
Salute
as Midshipman Bill 
The Big Stampede
as Deputy Sheriff John Steele