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An American producer, director, and actor known for his prolific film career in Western and military genre films John Wayne's career spanned over three decades and nearly two hundred movies. He is one of the most iconic actors in cinema history and seen as a symbol of masculinity the world over.

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Actor Credits (122) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2010 The Jay Leno Show (95)
2009 The American Experience (1)
1996 Barbara Walters: 20 Years of ABC
1993 La Classe américaine
1980 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death Himself, at the Academy Awards
1977 Oscar Presents: The War Movies and John Wayne
1976 The Shootist J.B.Books aka John Bernard Books
1975 Rooster Cogburn Rooster Cogburn
1975 Brannigan Lt. Jim Brannigan
1974 Maude (0)
1974 McQ Lon McHugh
1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal U.S. Marshal J.D. Cahill
1973 The Train Robbers Lane
1972 The Cowboys Wil Andersen
1971 The American West of John Ford Narrator
1971 Big Jake Jacob McCandles
1970 Rio Lobo Col. Cord McNally
1970 Chisum John Simpson Chisum
1969 The Undefeated Col. John Henry Thomas
1969 True Grit Rooster Cogburn
1968 Skidoo Captain Rockwell Torrey (clip from "In Harm's Way")
1968 Hellfighters
1968 The Green Berets
1967 El Dorado Cole Thornton
1967 The War Wagon Taw Jackson
1967 The Beverly Hillbillies (1)
1966 The Lucy Show (0)
1966 Cast a Giant Shadow Gen. Mike Randolph
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder John Elder
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 In Harm's Way Capt. Rockwell Torrey
1964 Circus World Matt Masters
1963 McLintock! George Washington McLintock
1963 Donovan's Reef Michael Patrick Guns Donovan
1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (1)
1963 How the West Was Won Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
1962 The Longest Day Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
1962 Hatari! Sean Mercer
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon
1961 The Comancheros Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter
1960 Wagon Train (1)
1960 The Jack Benny Program (1)
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (3)
1960 North to Alaska Sam McCord
1960 The Alamo Col. Davy Crockett
1959 The Horse Soldiers Col. John Marlowe
1959 Rio Bravo Sheriff John T. Chance
1958 The Barbarian and the Geisha Townsend Harris
1957 Legend of the Lost Joe January
1957 Jet Pilot Col. Jim Shannon
1957 The Wings of Eagles Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
1956 The Conqueror Genghis Khan
1956 The Searchers Ethan Edwards
1955 I Love Lucy (1)
1955 Gunsmoke (1)
1955 The Sea Chase Captain Karl Ehrlich
1955 Blood Alley
1954 The High and the Mighty Dan Roman
1954 Hondo Hondo Lane
1953 Trouble Along the Way Stephen 'Steve' Aloysius Williams
1952 The Quiet Man Sean Thornton
1952 Big Jim McLain Jim McLain
1951 Flying Leathernecks Maj. Daniel Kirby
1951 Operation Pacific
1950 Rio Grande Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
1950 Sands of Iwo Jima Sgt. John M. Stryker
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian John Breen
1948 Wake of the Red Witch Capt. Ralls
1948 3 Godfathers Robert Marmaduke Hightower
1948 Red River Thomas Dunson
1948 Fort Apache Capt. Kirby York
1947 Tycoon Johnny Munroe
1947 Angel and the Badman Quirt Evans
1946 Without Reservations Rusty Thomas
1945 They Were Expendable Lt. Rusty Ryan
1945 Back to Bataan Col. Joseph Madden
1944 The Fighting Seabees Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance Duke Hudkins
1942 Reunion in France Pat Talbot
1942 Flying Tigers Capt. Jim Gordon
1942 The Spoilers Roy Glennister
1942 Reap the Wild Wind Captain Jack Stuart
1941 Lady from Louisiana John Reynolds
1941 A Man Betrayed Lynn Hollister
1940 The Long Voyage Home Olsen
1939 Stagecoach Ringo Kid
1938 Overland Stage Raiders Stony Brooke
1937 Born to the West Dare Rudd
1936 Winds of the Wasteland John Blair
1936 The Lawless Nineties
1935 Texas Terror
1935 Paradise Canyon John Wyatt / John Rogers
1935 The Dawn Rider John Mason
1935 The Desert Trail John Scott / John Jones
1935 Rainbow Valley John Martin
1934 The Lawless Frontier John Tobin
1934 The Trail Beyond Rod Drew
1934 The Star Packer U.S. Marshal John Travers
1934 Randy Rides Alone Randy Bowers
1934 The Man from Utah John Weston
1934 Blue Steel John Carruthers
1934 West of the Divide Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
1934 The Lucky Texan Jerry Mason
1934 'Neath the Arizona Skies
1933 Sagebrush Trail John Brant
1933 Riders of Destiny Singin' Sandy Saunders
1933 Baby Face Jimmy McCoy Jr.
1933 His Private Secretary Dick Wallace
1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan Smith
1933 Somewhere in Sonora John Bishop
1933 The Three Musketeers
1932 The Hurricane Express
1932 The Shadow of the Eagle Craig McCoy
1931 Arizona Lt. Bob Denton
1931 Three Girls Lost Gordon Wales
1931 Girls Demand Excitement Peter Brooks
1930 The Big Trail Breck Coleman
1928 Hangman's House Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
1928 Four Sons Officer
1927 Annie Laurie Extra
1926 Brown of Harvard Yale Football Player
Director Credits (4) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1971 Big Jake
1968 The Green Berets
1961 The Comancheros
1960 The Alamo
Producer Credits (9) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1960 The Alamo producer
1959 Escort West producer
1956 Man in the Vault producer (uncredited)
1956 Gun the Man Down producer
1954 The High and the Mighty producer
1954 Hondo producer
1952 Big Jim McLain Producer (uncredited)
1951 The Bullfighter and the Lady producer
1949 The Fighting Kentuckian Produced by (uncredited)
General Information Edit
Credited Name John Wayne
Gender Male
Birthday May 26, 1907
Death June 11, 1979
Primary Role Actor
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Country United States
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