John Wayne

Acting · Born 1907-05-26 in Winterset, Iowa, USA

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…

Filmography

• Rio Bravo as Sheriff John T. Chance
• Stagecoach as The Ringo Kid
• Red River as Thomas Dunson
• The Quiet Man as Sean Thornton
• The Searchers as Ethan Edwards
• The Alamo as Col. Davy Crockett
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Tom Doniphon
• El Dorado as Cole Thornton
• How the West Was Won as William Sherman
• The Shootist as J.B. Books

TV

• I Love Lucy as John Wayne
• The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
• The Lucy Show as John Wayne
• The Beverly Hillbillies as John Wayne (uncredited)
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Gunsmoke as Self - Host, Introduction to the Series
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
• Producers' Showcase as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self