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John Wayne

Acting · Born 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.

Movies with John Wayne

• Baby Face (1933) — Jimmy McCoy Jr.
• The Searchers (1956) — Ethan Edwards
• Rio Bravo (1959) — Sheriff John T. Chance
• The Longest Day (1962) — Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
• True Grit (1969) — Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Tom Doniphon
• How the West Was Won (1962) — William Sherman
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Centurion at crucifixion
• The Shootist (1976) — J.B. Books
• Stagecoach (1939) — The Ringo Kid
• The Quiet Man (1952) — Sean Thornton
• The Alamo (1960) — Col. Davy Crockett

TV shows with John Wayne

• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
• Casablanca (1955)