John Wayne

Birthday: 1907-05-26
Deathday: 1979-05-08
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 0
Drafted By: Unowned
Owned By: Unowned
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 5
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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."

Wayne's other well-known Western roles include a cattleman driving his herd north on the Chisholm Trail in Red River (1948), a Civil War veteran whose young niece is abducted by a tribe of Comanches in The Searchers (1956), and a troubled rancher competing with a lawyer for a woman's hand in marriage in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also remembered for his roles in The Quiet Man (1952), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Longest Day (1962). In his final screen performance, he starred as an aging gunfighter battling cancer in The Shootist (1976). He appeared with many important Hollywood stars of his era, and his last public appearance was at the Academy Awards ceremony on April 9, 1979.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1950 43 Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) Leading Actor Nom 0
1970 63 True Grit (1969) Leading Actor Win 0
Career 0

Transaction History

Date Location Team Receives Team Receives Team Receives

Credits

Year Title Character
Rodeo Racketeers
2001-07-24 The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
1993-02-04 The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
1992-06-06 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Davy Crockett
1990-01-01 John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
1977-01-01 This Little Bullet Host
1977-01-01 That's Action self
1976-12-13 Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976-07-21 The Shootist J.B. Books
1976-05-01 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Jerry Mason
1975-11-01 Rooster Cogburn Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
1975-03-21 Brannigan Lt. Jim Brannigan
1974-01-04 McQ McQ
1973-07-11 Cahill: United States Marshal J.D. Cahill
1973-02-01 The Train Robbers Lane
1972-09-21 Cancel My Reservation
1972-01-13 The Cowboys Wil Andersen
1971-05-26 Big Jake Jacob McCandles
1970-07-23 Chisum John Chisum
1970-04-01 Rio Lobo Colonel Cord McNally
1969-10-04 The Undefeated Colonel John Henry Thomas
1969-06-11 True Grit Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
1968-11-27 Hellfighters Chance Buckman
1968-07-04 The Green Berets Colonel Mike Kirby
1967-05-26 The War Wagon Taw Jackson
1966-12-17 El Dorado Cole Thornton
1966-03-30 Cast a Giant Shadow Gen. Mike Randolph
1965-06-23 The Sons of Katie Elder John Elder
1965-04-09 The Greatest Story Ever Told Centurion at crucifixion
1965-04-06 In Harm's Way Capt. Rockwell Torrey
1964-06-25 Circus World Matt Masters
1964-01-01 Choice Host
1963-11-12 McLintock! George Washington McLintock
1963-06-12 Donovan's Reef Michael "Guns" Donovan
1962-11-02 How the West Was Won Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
1962-10-04 Flashing Spikes Marine Sergeant
1962-09-25 The Longest Day Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
1962-06-19 Hatari! Sean Mercer
1962-04-13 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon
1961-12-16 The Comancheros Jake Cutter
1960-11-23 The Colter Craven Story
1960-11-07 North to Alaska Sam McCord
1960-10-23 The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett
1959-06-11 The Horse Soldiers Col John Marlowe
1959-03-18 Rio Bravo John Chance
1958-09-30 The Barbarian and the Geisha Townsend Harris
1958-03-01 I Married a Woman Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
1957-12-17 Legend of the Lost Joe January
1957-10-11 Jet Pilot Col. Jim Shannon
1957-01-31 The Wings of Eagles Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
1956-05-16 The Searchers Ethan Edwards
1956-03-28 The Conqueror Temujin, later Genghis Khan
1955-12-07 Rookie of the Year Mike Cronin
1955-10-01 Blood Alley Capt. Tom Wilder
1955-06-04 The Sea Chase Captain Karl Ehrlich
1954-07-03 The High and the Mighty Dan Roman
1953-11-26 Hondo Hondo Lane
1953-09-05 Island in the Sky Captain Dooley
1953-04-04 Trouble Along the Way Stephen Aloysius Williams
1952-08-30 Big Jim McLain Jim McLain
1952-07-21 The Quiet Man Sean Thornton
1951-08-28 Flying Leathernecks Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
1951-01-27 Operation Pacific Duke E. Gifford
1950-11-15 Rio Grande Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
1950-01-01 Sands of Iwo Jima Sgt. John M. Stryker
1949-10-22 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
1949-09-15 The Fighting Kentuckian John Breen
1948-12-31 3 Godfathers Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
1948-12-30 Wake of the Red Witch Capt. Ralls
1948-08-26 Red River Thomas Dunson
1948-06-14 Fort Apache Capt. Kirby York
1947-12-27 Tycoon Johnny Munroe
1947-02-15 Angel and the Badman Quirt Evans
1946-05-31 Desert Command Tom Wayne
1946-05-13 Without Reservations Rusty Thomas
1945-12-15 Dakota John Devlin
1945-12-07 They Were Expendable Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
1945-05-30 Back to Bataan Colonel Joseph Madden
1945-05-28 Flame of Barbary Coast Duke Fergus
1944-09-29 Tall in the Saddle Rocklin
1944-01-27 The Fighting Seabees Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
1943-12-06 In Old Oklahoma Daniel F Somers
1943-08-19 A Lady Takes a Chance Duke Hudkins
1942-12-25 Reunion in France Pat Talbot
1942-12-11 Pittsburgh Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
1942-10-08 Flying Tigers Jim Gordon
1942-06-11 The Spoilers Glennister
1942-05-31 In Old California Tom Craig
1942-03-26 Reap the Wild Wind Captain Jack Stuart
1942-01-05 Lady for a Night Jackson Morgan
1941-07-18 The Shepherd of the Hills Young Matt Matthews
1941-04-22 Lady from Louisiana John Reynolds
1941-03-07 A Man Betrayed Lynn Hollister
1940-11-16 The Long Voyage Home Ole Olsen
1940-10-25 Seven Sinners Dan
1940-07-03 Three Faces West John Phillips
1940-04-15 Dark Command Bob Seton
1939-11-10 Allegheny Uprising Jim Smith
1939-08-10 New Frontier Stony Brooke
1939-06-27 Wyoming Outlaw Stony Brooke
1939-05-12 Three Texas Steers Stony Brooke
1939-04-12 The Night Riders Stony Brooke
1939-03-03 Stagecoach The Ringo Kid
1938-12-22 Red River Range Stony Brooke
1938-11-18 Santa Fe Stampede Stony Brooke
1938-09-20 Overland Stage Raiders Stony Brooke
1938-08-28 Pals of the Saddle Stony Brooke
1937-12-10 Born to the West Dare Rudd
1937-12-05 Adventure's End Duke Slade
1937-09-30 Idol of the Crowds Johnny Hanson
1937-07-04 I Cover the War! Bob Adams
1937-04-16 California Straight Ahead Biff Smith
1936-11-29 Conflict Pat Glendon
1936-09-30 Sea Spoilers Bob Randall
1936-07-06 Winds of the Wasteland John Blair
1936-06-01 The Stagecoach Race John Blair
1936-05-25 The Lonely Trail Captain John Ashley
1936-03-09 King of the Pecos John Clayborn
1936-02-15 The Lawless Nineties John Tipton
1936-01-18 The Oregon Trail Capt John Delmont
1935-11-04 Lawless Range John Middleton
1935-10-25 The New Frontier John Dawson
1935-10-17 Texas Terror John Higgins
1935-10-06 Guns Along The Trail John Wyatt
1935-08-19 Westward Ho John Wyatt
1935-07-19 Paradise Canyon John Wyatt
1935-06-20 The Dawn Rider John Mason
1935-06-01 Avenging Angel John Mason
1935-04-21 The Desert Trail John Scott / John Jones
1935-03-15 Rainbow Valley John Martin
1934-12-05 'Neath the Arizona Skies Chris Morrell
1934-11-22 The Lawless Frontier John Tobin
1934-10-22 The Trail Beyond Rod Drew
1934-07-30 The Star Packer U.S. Marshal John Travers
1934-06-05 Randy Rides Alone Randy Bowers
1934-06-01 Bandits of the Badlands John Carruthers
1934-06-01 The Shadow Gang U.S. Marshal John Travers
1934-06-01 Next Of Kin Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
1934-05-15 The Man from Utah John Weston
1934-05-10 Blue Steel John Carruthers
1934-02-15 West of the Divide Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
1934-01-22 The Lucky Texan Jerry Mason
1934-01-22 Claim Jumpers Jerry Mason
1933-12-15 Sagebrush Trail John Brant
1933-11-04 College Coach
1933-10-10 Riders of Destiny Singin' Sandy Saunders
1933-07-15 The Man from Monterey John Holmes
1933-07-13 Baby Face Jimmy McCoy Jr.
1933-06-10 His Private Secretary Dick Wallace
1933-06-03 The Life of Jimmy Dolan Smith
1933-05-27 Somewhere in Sonora John Bishop
1933-04-15 Central Airport
1933-04-07 The Three Musketeers Lt. Tom Wayne
1933-03-18 The Telegraph Trail John Trent
1932-12-17 Haunted Gold John Mason
1932-09-29 The Big Stampede Deputy Sheriff John Steele
1932-08-27 Ride Him, Cowboy John Drury
1932-08-01 The Hurricane Express The Air Pilot
1932-07-10 Lady and Gent Buzz Kinney
1932-06-08 Two-Fisted Law Duke
1932-02-24 Texas Cyclone Steve Pickett
1932-02-01 The Shadow of the Eagle Craig McCoy
1932-01-27 Running Hollywood Emcee
1931-10-14 The Range Feud Clint Turner
1931-08-03 Maker of Men Dusty Rhodes
1931-06-27 Arizona Lt. Bob Denton
1931-04-19 Three Girls Lost Gordon Wales
1931-02-08 Girls Demand Excitement Peter Brooks
1930-11-01 The Big Trail Breck Coleman
1930-06-22 Cheer Up and Smile
1930-06-15 Rough Romance Lumberjack (uncredited)
1930-05-11 Born Reckless Extra (uncredited)
1930-02-08 Men Without Women Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
1929-09-01 Salute
1929-08-18 Words and Music Pete Donahue
1929-05-22 The Black Watch Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
1929-03-08 Speakeasy Extra
1928-11-01 Noah's Ark Flood Extra (uncredited)
1928-07-17 A Home Made Man Man on Stool
1928-05-13 Hangman's House Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
1928-02-13 Four Sons
1927-12-19 Mother Machree
1927-09-25 The Drop Kick Football Player / Extra in Stands
1927-05-10 Annie Laurie
1927-04-10 The Draw-Back Opposing Football Player
1926-10-17 The Great K&A Train Robbery Extra (uncredited)
1926-09-30 Bardelys the Magnificent Guard (uncredited)
1926-05-02 Brown of Harvard Yale Football Player (uncredited)