John Wayne
Born: 1907-05-26 Winterset, Iowa, USA
Died: 1979-06-11
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 le ...
Acting (in our collection)
The Shootist
(1976)
Rooster Cogburn
(1975)
McQ
(1974)
The Train Robbers
(1973)
The Cowboys
(1972)
Big Jake
(1971)
Directed by John Ford
(1971)
Chisum
(1970)
Rio Lobo
(1970)
The Undefeated
(1969)
True Grit
(1969)
Hellfighters
(1968)
El Dorado
(1967)
Cast a Giant Shadow
(1966)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
(1965)
In Harm's Way
(1965)
Donovan's Reef
(1963)
How the West Was Won
(1962)
The Longest Day
(1962)
The Comancheros
(1961)
North to Alaska
(1960)
The Horse Soldiers
(1959)
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Legend of the Lost
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
(1957)
The Conqueror
(1956)
The Searchers
(1956)
The Sea Chase
(1955)
Blood Alley
(1955)
The High and the Mighty
(1954)
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
Operation Pacific
(1951)
Rio Grande
(1950)
The Fighting Kentuckian
(1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima
(1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949)
3 Godfathers
(1948)
Fort Apache
(1948)
Red River
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Back to Bataan
(1945)
They Were Expendable
(1945)
The Fighting Seabees
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
A Lady Takes a Chance
(1943)
Flying Tigers
(1942)
In Old California
(1942)
The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Texas Cyclone
(1932)
The Big Trail
(1930)
Directing (in our collection)
The Comancheros
(1961)