John Wayne

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."…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Searchers (1956) — Ethan Edwards
2. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Tom Doniphon
3. Rio Bravo (1959) — Sheriff John T. Chance
4. Stagecoach (1939) — The Ringo Kid
5. The Longest Day (1962) — Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
6. True Grit (1969) — Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
7. The Quiet Man (1952) — Sean Thornton
8. Red River (1948) — Thomas Dunson
9. El Dorado (1966) — Cole Thornton
10. How the West Was Won (1962) — William Sherman
11. Fort Apache (1948) — Capt. Kirby York
12. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
13. The Alamo (1960) — Col. Davy Crockett
14. Rio Grande (1950) — Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
15. The Shootist (1976) — J.B. Books
16. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — John Elder
17. Rio Lobo (1970) — Col. Cord McNally
18. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Col John Marlowe
19. Hatari! (1962) — Sean Mercer
20. The Cowboys (1972) — Wil Andersen
21. McLintock! (1963) — George Washington McLintock
22. I Love Lucy (1951) — John Wayne
23. La Classe américaine (1993) — George Abitbol (archive footage)
24. Hondo (1953) — Hondo Lane
25. Big Jake (1971) — Jacob McCandles
26. The War Wagon (1967) — Taw Jackson
27. Rooster Cogburn (1975) — Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
28. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Centurion at crucifixion
29. The Comancheros (1961) — Jake Cutter
30. 3 Godfathers (1948) — Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
31. Chisum (1970) — John Chisum
32. The Green Berets (1968) — Colonel Mike Kirby
33. Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) — Sgt. John M. Stryker
34. In Harm's Way (1965) — Capt. Rockwell Torrey
35. Donovan's Reef (1963) — Michael "Guns" Donovan
36. Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) — J.D. Cahill
37. Baby Face (1933) — Jimmy McCoy Jr.
38. The Train Robbers (1973) — Lane
39. They Were Expendable (1945) — Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
40. North to Alaska (1960) — Sam McCord

Directed

1. The Alamo (1960) — Director
2. The Green Berets (1968) — Director