John WayneMarion 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 WinterFilmographyThe Shootist (1976)Rooster Cogburn (1975)Brannigan (1975)McQ (1974)Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)The Train Robbers (1973)The Cowboys (1972)Big Jake (1971)Rio Lobo (1970)Chisum (1970)True Grit (1969)The Undefeated (1969)The Green Berets (1968)Hellfighters (1968)The War Wagon (1967)El Dorado (1966)Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)In Harm's Way (1965)Circus World (1964)McLintock! (1963)Donovan's Reef (1963)The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)The Longest Day (1962)How the West Was Won (1962)Hatari! (1962)The Comancheros (1961)The Alamo (1960)North to Alaska (1960)Rio Bravo (1959)The Horse Soldiers (1959)The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)The Wings of Eagles (1957)Legend of the Lost (1957)Jet Pilot (1957)The Searchers (1956)The Conqueror (1956)Blood Alley (1955)The Sea Chase (1955)The High and the Mighty (1954)Hondo (1953)Island in the Sky (1953)Trouble Along the Way (1953)The Quiet Man (1952)Big Jim McLain (1952)Flying Leathernecks (1951)Operation Pacific (1951)Rio Grande (1950)She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)Red River (1948)Fort Apache (1948)3 Godfathers (1948)Wake of the Red Witch (1948)Angel and the Badman (1947)Tycoon (1947)Without Reservations (1946)They Were Expendable (1945)Back to Bataan (1945)Dakota (1945)Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)The Fighting Seabees (1944)Tall in the Saddle (1944)In Old Oklahoma (1943)A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)Flying Tigers (1942)Reap the Wild Wind (1942)The Spoilers (1942)Reunion in France (1942)Pittsburgh (1942)In Old California (1942)The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)The Long Voyage Home (1940)Dark Command (1940)Seven Sinners (1940)Three Faces West (1940)Stagecoach (1939)Allegheny Uprising (1939)Born to the West (1937)Winds of the Wasteland (1936)The Dawn Rider (1935)Texas Terror (1935)The Desert Trail (1935)Paradise Canyon (1935)Blue Steel (1934)The Lucky Texan (1934)The Star Packer (1934)The Man from Utah (1934)Randy Rides Alone (1934)'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)The Lawless Frontier (1934)West of the Divide (1934)The Trail Beyond (1934)Baby Face (1933)Sagebrush Trail (1933)Riders of Destiny (1933)The Big Trail (1930)