John Wayne — Three Movie Buffs

John Wayne

John Wayne, or the Duke, as he was affectionately known, was the most prolific leading man in the history of Hollywood. Other stars claim more movie appearances but with over 140 leading roles no one else even comes close to his time spent onscreen. He was born May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa and christened with the alliterative name Marion Michael Morrison. He released a movie every year from 1929 to 1976 and made the top ten Box office list 25 straight years from 1949 to 1974. John Wayn finally lost his battle with the Big C on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72.

Filmography

His Private Secretary 1933 · as Dick Wallace

Baby Face 1933 · as Jimmy McCoy Jr.

Stagecoach 1939 · as Ringo Kid

Back to Bataan 1945 · as Col. Joseph Madden

They Were Expendable 1945 · as Lt. Ryan

Fort Apache 1948 · as Capt. Kirby York

Red River 1948 · as Thomas Dunson

3 Godfathers 1948 · as Robert Marmaduke Hightower

Rio Grande 1950 · as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Operation Pacific 1951 · as Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford

Flying Leathernecks 1951 · as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby