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John Wayne

1907 - 1979

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Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies. His career flourished from the silent era of the 1920s through the American New Wave, as he appeared in a total of 179 film and television productions. He was among the top box-office draws for three decades and appeared with many other important Hollywood stars of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wayne has received more than 29,177,741 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). John Wayne is the 78th most popular actor (down from 71st in 2019), the 157th most popular biography from United States (down from 145th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Actor.

John Wayne is most famous for his roles in Western films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, John Wayne ranks 78 out of 13,578. Before him are Ian McKellen, Maggie Smith, Jean Marais, Steven Seagal, Tom Selleck, and Roger Moore. After him are Denzel Washington, Hedy Lamarr, Michael Caine, Sharon Tate, Toshiro Mifune, and Paul Newman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, John Wayne ranks 6. Before him are Frida Kahlo, Astrid Lindgren, Claus von Stauffenberg, Katharine Hepburn, and Oscar Niemeyer. After him are Edwin McMillan, Mircea Eliade, J. Hans D. Jensen, Alberto Moravia, Laurence Olivier, and Hergé. Among people deceased in 1979, John Wayne ranks 3. Before him are Josef Mengele, and Park Chung-hee. After him are Giuseppe Meazza, Talcott Parsons, Herbert Marcuse, Nino Rota, Jean Renoir, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, and Mika Waltari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wayne ranks 157 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven Seagal (1952), John Adams (1735), Tom Selleck (1945), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), J. D. Salinger (1919), and James Monroe (1758). After him are John Steinbeck (1902), Denzel Washington (1954), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Herbert Hoover (1874), Dale Carnegie (1888), and Jackson Pollock (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, John Wayne ranks 35. Before him are Kirk Douglas (1916), Alan Alda (1936), Henry Fonda (1905), Johnny Depp (1963), Steven Seagal (1952), and Tom Selleck (1945). After him are Denzel Washington (1954), Sharon Tate (1943), Paul Newman (1925), Judy Garland (1922), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), and Tom Cruise (1962).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Searchers
Ethan Edwards
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
May 16o 19567.7 / 10
Rio Bravo
John Chance
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Mar 18o 19597.8 / 10
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom Doniphon
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Apr 13o 19627.8 / 10