Actor

John Wayne

May 26, 1907 · Winterset, Iowa, USA

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.

Notable work

7.7
The Searchers (1956)
as Ethan Edwards
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
as Tom Doniphon
7.8
Rio Bravo (1959)
as Sheriff John T. Chance
7.6
Stagecoach (1939)
as The Ringo Kid
7.6
The Longest Day (1962)
as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
7.3
True Grit (1969)
as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
7.3
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Sean Thornton
7.3
Red River (1948)
as Thomas Dunson
7.4
El Dorado (1966)
as Cole Thornton
7
How the West Was Won (1962)
as William Sherman
7
Fort Apache (1948)
as Capt. Kirby York
6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles

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