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John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

John Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison, was an American actor nicknamed Duke who starred in Westerns and war movies from the silent era to the 1970s. He appeared in 179 film and television productions and became a mainstream star with John Ford's Stagecoach (1939). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for True Grit (1969).

John Wayne appears in 35 films in The Rerun, from 1945 to 1970. That includes 4 titles as director. Most of that work is in western, action and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Ford (10), Bruce Cabot (7), Paul Fix (6), Howard Hawks (5), Ken Curtis (5).

Known for

  • Stagecoach (1939). John Ford’s Western that made Wayne a mainstream star after years of B movies.
  • The Searchers (1956). Wayne played a Civil War veteran whose niece is abducted by Comanches.
  • True Grit (1969). Played a cantankerous one-eyed marshal, a performance that won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
  • Rio Grande (1950). A 1950 Western from the Golden Age of Hollywood, when he was a top box-office draw.
  • The Shootist (1976). His final screen performance, as an aging gunfighter.

Movies

Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has John Wayne been in?
John Wayne appears in Rio Lobo (1970), The Undefeated (1969), True Grit (1969), The Green Berets (1968), The War Wagon (1967), El Dorado (1966), Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), McLintock! (1963), How the West Was Won (1962), The Longest Day (1962) and Hatari! (1962) on The Remote.
When was John Wayne born?
John Wayne was born on 26 May 1907.

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