John Wayne (I) (1907–1979)

Actor | Producer | Art Department

John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard ...

Born: May 26, 1907
Died: June 11, 1979 (age 72)

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Filmography

Known For

True Grit Rooster Cogburn (1969)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon (1962)
The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett (1960)
Known For

Stagecoach Ringo Kid (1939)
Actor

The Shootist J.B. Books (1976)
Rooster Cogburn Rooster Cogburn (1975)
Brannigan Lt. Brannigan (1975)
Maude John Wayne (1974)
McQ McQ (1974)
Cahill U.S. Marshal J. D. Cahill (1973)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer (1968-1973)
The Train Robbers Lane (1973)
Cancel My Reservation John Wayne (1972)
The Cowboys Wil Andersen (1972)
Big Jake Jacob McCandles (1971)
Rio Lobo Col. Cord McNally (1970)
Swing Out, Sweet Land John Wayne - Host (1970)
Chisum John Chisum (1970)
The Red Skelton Hour Rooster Cogburn (1966-1969)
The Undefeated Col. John Henry Thomas (1969)
True Grit Rooster Cogburn (1969)
Hellfighters Chance Buckman (1968)
The Green Berets Col. Mike Kirby (1968)
The War Wagon Taw Jackson (1967)
The Beverly Hillbillies John Wayne (1967)
El Dorado Cole Thornton (1966)
The Lucy Show John Wayne (1966)
Cast a Giant Shadow Gen. Mike Randolph (1966)
The Sons of Katie Elder John Elder (1965)
In Harm's Way Rock (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told Centurion at Crucifixion (1965)
Circus World Matt Masters (1964)
McLintock! George Washington 'G.W.' McLintock (1963)
Donovan's Reef Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan (1963)
How the West Was Won Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (1962)
Alcoa Premiere Marine Sergeant (1962)
The Longest Day Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort (1962)
Hatari! Sean Mercer (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon (1962)
The Comancheros Capt. Jake Cutter (1961)
Wagon Train Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (1960)
The Jack Benny Program John Wayne (1960)
North to Alaska Sam McCord (1960)
The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett (1960)
The Horse Soldiers Col. John Marlowe (1959)
Rio Bravo Sheriff John T. Chance (1959)
The Barbarian and the Geisha Townsend Harris (1958)
I Married a Woman John Wayne (1958)
Legend of the Lost Joe January (1957)
Jet Pilot Col. Jim Shannon (1957)
The Wings of Eagles Frank W. 'Spig' Wead (1957)
The Searchers Ethan Edwards (1956)
The Conqueror Temujin (1956)
Screen Directors Playhouse Mike Cronin (1955)
I Love Lucy John Wayne (1955)
Blood Alley Capt. Tom Wilder (1955)
Casablanca Special Guest John Wayne (1955)
Gunsmoke John Wayne - Host (1955)
The Sea Chase Capt. Karl Ehrlich (1955)
The High and the Mighty Dan Roman (1954)
Hondo Hondo Lane (1953)
Island in the Sky Capt. Dooley (1953)
Trouble Along the Way Steve Williams (1953)
Big Jim McLain Jim McLain (1952)
The Quiet Man Sean Thornton (1952)
Flying Leathernecks Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby (1951)
Operation Pacific Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford (1951)
Rio Grande Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke (1950)
Sands of Iwo Jima Sgt. John M. Stryker (1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian John Breen (1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles (1949)
Wake of the Red Witch Capt. Ralls (1948)
3 Godfathers Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower (1948)
Red River Thomas Dunson (1948)
Fort Apache Capt. Kirby York (1948)
Tycoon Johnny (1947)
Angel and the Badman Quirt Evans (1947)
Without Reservations Captain 'Rusty' Thomas (1946)
They Were Expendable Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan (1945)
Dakota John Devlin (1945)
Back to Bataan Col. Joseph Madden (1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast Duke Fergus (1945)
Tall in the Saddle Rocklin (1944)
The Fighting Seabees Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan (1944)
In Old Oklahoma Daniel F. Somers (1943)
A Lady Takes a Chance Duke Hudkins (1943)
Reunion in France Pat Talbot (1942)
Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Markham (1942)
Flying Tigers Capt. Jim Gordon (1942)
In Old California Tom Craig (1942)
The Spoilers Roy Glennister (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind Captain Jack Stuart (1942)
Lady for a Night Jackson Morgan (1942)
The Shepherd of the Hills Young Matt Matthews (1941)
Lady from Louisiana John Reynolds (1941)
A Man Betrayed Lynn Hollister (1941)
Seven Sinners Dan (1940)
The Long Voyage Home Olsen (1940)
Three Faces West John Phillips (1940)
Dark Command Bob Seton (1940)
Allegheny Uprising Jim Smith (1939)
New Frontier Stony Brooke (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw Stony Brooke (1939)
Three Texas Steers Stony Brooke (1939)
The Night Riders Stony Brooke (1939)
Stagecoach Ringo Kid (1939)
Red River Range Stony Brooke (1938)
Santa Fe Stampede Stony Brooke (1938)
Overland Stage Raiders Stony Brooke (1938)
Pals of the Saddle Stony Brooke (1938)
Born to the West Dare Rudd (1937)
Adventure's End Duke Slade (1937)
Idol of the Crowds Johnny Hanson (1937)
I Cover the War! Bob Adams (1937)
California Straight Ahead! Biff Smith (1937)
Conflict Pat Glendon (1936)
Sea Spoilers Bob Randall (1936)
Winds of the Wasteland John Blair (1936)
The Lonely Trail Captain John Ashley (1936)
King of the Pecos John Clayborn (1936)
The Lawless Nineties John Tipton (1936)
The Oregon Trail Capt John Delmont (1936)
Lawless Range John Middleton (1935)
The New Frontier John Dawson (1935)
Westward Ho John Wyatt aka John Allen (1935)
Paradise Canyon John Wyatt - Posing as John Rogers (1935)
The Dawn Rider John Mason (1935)
The Desert Trail John Scott posing as John Jones (1935)
Rainbow Valley John Martin (1935)
Texas Terror John Higgins (1935)
'Neath the Arizona Skies Chris Morrell (1934)
The Lawless Frontier John Tobin (1934)
The Trail Beyond Rod Drew (1934)
The Star Packer John Travers (1934)
Randy Rides Alone Randy Bowers (1934)
The Man from Utah John Weston (1934)
Blue Steel John Carruthers (1934)
West of the Divide Ted Hayden posing as Gat Ganns (1934)
The Lucky Texan Jerry Mason (1934)
Sagebrush Trail John Brant - aka Smith (1933)
College Coach Student Greeting Phil (1933)
Riders of Destiny Singin' Sandy Saunders (1933)
The Man from Monterey Captain John Holmes (1933)
Baby Face Jimmy McCoy Jr. (1933)
His Private Secretary Dick Wallace (1933)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan Smith (1933)
Somewhere in Sonora John Bishop (1933)
Central Airport Co-Pilot in Wreck (1933)
The Three Musketeers Tom Wayne (1933)
The Telegraph Trail John Trent (1933)
Haunted Gold John Mason (1932)
That's My Boy Taylor - Harvard Player (1932)
The Big Stampede John Steele (1932)
Ride Him, Cowboy John Drury (1932)
The Hurricane Express Larry Baker (1932)
Lady and Gent Buzz Kinney (1932)
Two-Fisted Law Duke (1932)
Texas Cyclone Steve Pickett (1932)
The Shadow of the Eagle Craig McCoy (1932)
Running Hollywood Emcee (1932)
The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (Second Series) Emcee (1932)
Maker of Men Dusty Rhodes (1931)
The Range Feud Clint Turner (1931)
The Deceiver Richard Thorpe as a corpse (1931)
Arizona Lt. Bob Denton (1931)
Three Girls Lost Gordon Wales (1931)
Girls Demand Excitement Peter Brooks (1931)
The Big Trail Breck Coleman (1930)
Cheer Up and Smile Roy (1930)
Rough Romance Lumberjack (1930)
Born Reckless Extra (1930)
Men Without Women Radioman on Surface (1930)
The Forward Pass Football Player (1929)
Salute Midshipman Bill (1929)
Words and Music Pete Donahue (1929)
The Black Watch 42nd Highlander (1929)
Speakeasy Extra (1929)
Noah's Ark Flood Extra (1928)
Hangman's House Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback (1928)
A Home-Made Man Man on Stool (1928)
Four Sons Officer (1928)
Mother Machree Extra (1927)
Seeing Stars Tall Boy (1927)
The Drop Kick Football Player / Extra in Stands (1927)
Annie Laurie Extra (1927)
The Draw-Back Opposing Football Player (1927)
The Great K & A Train Robbery Extra (1926)
Bardelys the Magnificent Guard (1926)
Actor

Brown of Harvard Yale Football Player (1926)
Producer

McQ (1974)
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
The Train Robbers (1973)
Big Jake (1971)
Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
Chisum (1970)
The Green Berets (1968)
Hondo (1967)
Hondo and the Apaches (1967)
The War Wagon (1967)
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
McLintock! (1963)
The Alamo (1960)
Escort West (1959)
China Doll (1958)
Man in the Vault (1956)
Gun the Man Down (1956)
7 Men from Now (1956)
Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
Blood Alley (1955)
Track of the Cat (1954)
Ring of Fear (1954)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Hondo (1953)
Island in the Sky (1953)
Plunder of the Sun (1953)
Big Jim McLain (1952)
Santa and the Fairy Snow Queen (1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady Trailer (1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)
The Dangerous Stranger (1950)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
Producer

Angel and the Badman (1947)
Soundtrack

The Shootist (1976)
The Comancheros (1961)
The High and the Mighty (1954)
The Quiet Man (1952)
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Pittsburgh (1942)
Lady for a Night (1942)
Lawless Range (1935)
Westward Ho (1935)
The Man from Utah (1934)
Riders of Destiny (1933)
The Telegraph Trail (1933)
Haunted Gold (1932)
Soundtrack

Ride Him, Cowboy (1932)
Director

Big Jake (1971)
The Green Berets (1968)
The Comancheros (1961)
The Alamo (1960)
Director

Blood Alley (1955)
Archive footage

Les Chroniques du Mea (2017-2022)
Red Pilled America (2021)
Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2021)
The Story of Late Night (2021)
Hollywood Maudit: Le Conquérant (2021)
Rembob'Ina (2021)
Hollywood Insider (2021)
There Are Not Thirty-six Ways of Showing a Man Getting on a Horse (2020)
The Hollywood Moment at Home Edition (2020)
American Masters (2006-2020)
This Is Ward Bond (2020)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)
The Bolt Report (2020)
Gérard Blain: adultes, je vous hais (2019)
Die Hardy Krüger-Story (2019)
John Wayne: America at All Costs (2019)
Tricky Dick (2019)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
America in Color (2018)
Making Montgomery Clift (2018)
Divide and Conquer (2018)
¿Dónde estabas entonces? (2017)
ABC News Breakfast (2017)
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
The Oscars (2017)
National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts (2017)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Welcome to the Basement (2016)
Mes Chers Contemporains (2015)
Keith Richards: Under the Influence (2015)
Le Pan prima della Pan (2015)
The Seventies (2015)
Teens React (2015)
WatchMojo (2015)
War Movie Blockbusters (2015)
America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton (2014)
Inside Edition (2014)
And the Oscar Goes to... (2014)
Behind the Freedom Curtain (2013)
3615 Usul (2013)
The Battle of the Sexes (2013)
John Ford et Monument Valley (2013)
Talking Pictures (2013)
Dictator: One Crazy Job (2012)
The Factor (2008-2012)
Amen. Il pittore che fece sognare Hollywood (2012)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
The Personal Property of John Wayne (2011)
Stunt Love (2011)
Reagan (2011)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2010)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Live from Studio Five (2010)
American Experience (2009)
50 años de (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Farewell (2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Comic Relief 2009 (2009)
Spisok korabley (2008)
John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007)
Hoge bomen: Pioniers (2007)
Mr. Untouchable (2007)
100 Years of John Wayne (2007)
Best Evidence (2007)
Amérique, notre histoire (2006)
Universum (2005)
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005)
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)
I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005)
Private Screenings (2005)
Battleground (2005)
John Wayne: Working with a Western Legend (2005)
Dead Famous (2005)
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood (2004)
La guerra en el cine (2003)
Bob Hope at 100 (2003)
Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
Go West, Young Man! (2003)
Sendung ohne Namen (2002-2003)
John Ford Goes to War (2002)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002)
Remembering 'the Quiet Man' (2002)
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
Arena (1984-2000)
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
Film Breaks (1999)
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
The Century: America's Time (1999)
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1998)
John Wayne on Film (1998)
Playboy: The Story of X (1998)
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
The Making of 'How the West Was Won' (1998)
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
Biography (1995-1998)
John Wayne: On Board with the Duke (1997)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
Reputations (1997)
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)
Barbara Walters: 20 Years at ABC (1996)
Legends of Entertainment Video (1995)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
Get Shorty (1995)
Century of Cinema (1995)
100 Years at the Movies (1994)
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994)
La Classe américaine (1993)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993)
Hey Folks, It's Intermission Time (1993)
Bob Hope's Bag Full of Christmas Memories (1993)
Laugh-in Past Christmas Present (1993)
John Ford (1993)
Ca détourne (1992)
John Wayne's 'the Alamo' (1992)
The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (1992)
Omnibus (1992)
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)
Sprockets (1991)
Movie Tough Guys (1991)
How to Become a Hollywood Stuntman (1991)
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (1991)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
Red Skelton: King of Laughter (1990)
John Wayne: American Hero of the Movies (1990)
Hollywood Mavericks (1990)
The Last Newsreel (1989)
Hollywood: The Early Years (1989)
We Can Keep You Forever (1988)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988)
Celebrity Commercials (1987)
House II: The Second Story (1987)
The West That Never Was (1987)
Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)
Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (1984)
Bob Hope's Unrehearsed Antics of the Stars (1984)
The Moviemakers (1984)
Hollywood Greats (1984)
Movie Star Commercials and Important Messages (1983)
Salute! (1983)
Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982)
Showbiz Goes to War (1982)
Hooray for Hollywood (1982)
The Merriest of the Merry: Bob Hope's Christmas Show, A Bagful of Comedy (1982)
Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981)
John Wayne: The Duke Lives on - A Tribute (1980)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
AFI Life Achievement Award (1980)
The Wild West (1979)
The Mike Douglas Show (1979)
Ken Murray Shooting Stars (1979)
Spécial cinéma (1979)
Homage for the Duke (1979)
Hollywood on Parade (1978)
Oscar Presents: The War Movies and John Wayne (1977)
That's Action (1977)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976)
America at the Movies (1976)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)
It's Showtime (1976)
V.I.P.-Schaukel (1975)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (1972)
The Dick Cavett Show (1972)
The Selling of the Pentagon (1971)
Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
Dateline: Hollywood (1967)
Film Preview (1966)
Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at... (1965)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963-1964)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
'Neath Arizona Skies (1962)
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
Hollywood Hist-o-Rama (1961)
I 10 del Texas (1961)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1957-1959)
Film Time (1956)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Cowboy Stars (1955)
Desert Command (1946)
George White's Scandals (1945)
Memo for Joe (1944)
Archive footage

Raiders of the Desert (1941)
The Painted Trail (1938)
Art Department

Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
Rough Romance (1930)
Born Reckless (1930)
Words and Music (1929)
The Black Watch (1929)
Four Sons (1928)
Art Department

Mother Machree (1927)
The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)
Stunts

Melody Ranch (1940)
The Three Musketeers (1933)
The Hurricane Express (1932)
Stunts

The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

The Quiet Man (1952)
Costume and Wardrobe Department

Salute (1929)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Was originally considered for Lee Marvin's role in Monte Walsh (1970).

Not that I had thoughts of becoming a song and dance man, but, like most young actors, I did want to play a variety of roles. I remember walking down the street one day, mumbling to myself about the way my career was going, when suddenly I bumped ...