John Wayne
Highest Rated: 100% Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Lowest Rated: 13% Hellfighters (1968)
Birthday: May 26, 1907
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, USA
John Wayne, one of the greatest stars of all time, was an icon of both Western films in particular and of American cinema in general. Born Marion Michael Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa, he played football for USC and held several behind-the-scenes jobs at Fox before moving in front of the cameras in the late 1920s in a series of bit roles. Director John Ford, who had befriended "Duke" Wayne, recommended him for the lead in Raoul Walsh's 1930 western epic, "The Big Trail." He also appeared in a number of lower-budget movies during this time, though his aura of easygoing authority and physical presence shone even in these lesser-known projects. In 1939, Ford cast Wayne as the Ringo Kid in "Stagecoach." The role propelled Wayne into the top ranks of box-office stars and during the 1940s his legend began to take shape. But it was the movies he made at the end of the decade that established him as an actor of merit as well as a star of tremendous stature, as seen in such projects as Howard Hawks' "Red River" (1948). Two other John Ford films from the period gave Wayne the opportunity for great depth--"Fort Apache" (1948) and "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949)--the latter a particularly moving portrait of a man and an era reaching a turning point. Other major films included "Rio Bravo" (1959) for Hawks, and "The Searchers" (1956) and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) for Ford. Wayne won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in "True Grit" (1969), but one of his greatest roles was still to follow - a role that also ended up being his last. In "The Shootist" (1976) he played a dying gunman who is just beginning to understand his own life and legend. It was the perfect elegy for Wayne, who was himself dying of cancer, and a role which he invested with a touching simplicity and directness--the hallmarks of both his acting career and personal popularity. John Wayne died on June 11, 1979, in Los Angeles.
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John Wayne
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Merv Griffin Show - 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time | Self | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Movie Tough Guys | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Best Show in Town | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That's Action! | Unknown (Character) | - | 1977 |
81% |
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The Shootist | John Bernard Books (Character) | - | 1976 |
45% |
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Rooster Cogburn | Rooster Cogburn (Character) | - | 1975 |
25% |
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Brannigan | Lt. Brannigan (Character) | - | 1975 |
40% |
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McQ | McQ (Character) | - | 1974 |
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Cahill, United States Marshal | J.D. Cahill (Character) | - | 1973 |
33% |
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The Train Robbers | Lane (Character) | - | 1973 |
75% |
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The Cowboys | Wil Andersen (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Cancel My Reservation | Self | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still | Self | - | 1972 |
75% |
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Big Jake | Jacob McCandles (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Substitute for Victory | Host | - | 1970 |
83% |
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Chisum | John Chisum (Character) | - | 1970 |
70% |
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Rio Lobo | Col. Cord McNally (Character) | - | 1970 |
44% |
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The Undefeated | Col. John Henry Thomas (Character) | - | 1969 |
88% |
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True Grit | Rooster Cogburn (Character) | - | 1969 |
13% |
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Hellfighters | Chance Buckman (Character) | - | 1968 |
23% |
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The Green Berets |
Col. Mike Kirby (Character), Director |
- | 1968 |
82% |
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The War Wagon | Taw Jackson (Character) | - | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hondo and the Apaches | Producer | - | 1967 |
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Cast a Giant Shadow | Gen. Mike Randolph (Character) | - | 1966 |
96% |
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El Dorado | Cole Thornton (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | El Dorado | Cole Thornton (Character) | - | 1966 |
42% |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | Centurion at crucifixion (Character) | - | 1965 |
100% |
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The Sons of Katie Elder | John Elder (Character) | - | 1965 |
37% |
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In Harm's Way | Capt. Rockwell Torrey (Character) | - | 1965 |
50% |
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Circus World | Matt Masters (Character) | - | 1964 |
54% |
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Donovan's Reef | Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan (Character) | - | 1963 |
57% |
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McLintock! |
George Washington McLintock (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 1963 |
88% |
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How the West Was Won | Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (Character) | - | 1962 |
84% |
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The Longest Day | Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort (Character) | - | 1962 |
64% |
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Hatari! | Sean Mercer (Character) | - | 1962 |
95% |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Tom Doniphon (Character) | - | 1962 |
100% |
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The Comancheros | Ranger Capt. Jake Cutter (Character) | - | 1961 |
55% |
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The Alamo |
Col. Davy Crockett (Character), Director, Producer |
- | 1960 |
50% |
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North to Alaska | Sam McCord (Character) | - | 1960 |
96% |
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Rio Bravo | Sheriff John T. Chance (Character) | - | 1959 |
81% |
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The Horse Soldiers | Col. John Marlowe (Character) | - | 1959 |
40% |
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The Barbarian and the Geisha | Townsend Harris (Character) | - | 1958 |
67% |
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Jet Pilot | Col. Jim Shannon (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Legend of the Lost | Joe January (Character) | - | 1957 |
40% |
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The Wings of Eagles | Frank W. "Spig" Wead (Character) | - | 1957 |
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Goodbye, My Lady | Producer | - | 1956 |
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Gun the Man Down | Producer | - | 1956 |
87% |
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The Searchers | Ethan Edwards (Character) | - | 1956 |
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The Conqueror |
Temujin/ |
- | 1956 |
40% |
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Blood Alley | Capt. Tom Wilder (Character) | - | 1955 |
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The Sea Chase | Captain Karl Ehrlich (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Ring of Fear | Producer | - | 1954 |
46% |
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The High and the Mighty |
Dan Roman (Character), Producer |
- | 1954 |
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Track of the Cat | Producer | - | 1954 |
90% |
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Hondo |
Hondo Lane (Character), Producer |
- | 1953 |
86% |
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Island in the Sky | Captain Dooley (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Trouble Along the Way | Stephen Aloysius Williams (Character) | - | 1953 |
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Big Jim McLain | Jim McLain (Character) | - | 1952 |
91% |
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The Quiet Man | Sean Thornton (Character) | - | 1952 |
75% |
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Flying Leathernecks | Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby (Character) | - | 1951 |
20% |
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Operation Pacific | Lt Cmdr. Duke E. Gifford (Character) | - | 1951 |
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The Bullfighter and the Lady | Producer | - | 1950 |
71% |
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Rio Grande | Lt. Col. Kirby York (Character) | - | 1950 |
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The Fighting Kentuckian |
John Breen (Character), Producer |
- | 1949 |
100% |
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Sands of Iwo Jima | Sgt. John M. Stryker (Character) | - | 1949 |
92% |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles (Character) | - | 1949 |
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Wake of the Red Witch | Capt. Ralls (Character) | - | 1948 |
87% |
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3 Godfathers | Robert Marmaduke Hightower (Character) | - | 1948 |
100% |
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Red River | Thomas Dunson (Character) | - | 1948 |
100% |
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Fort Apache | Capt. Kirby York (Character) | - | 1948 |
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Tycoon | Johnny Munroe (Character) | $107.1K | 1947 |
71% |
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Angel and the Badman |
Quirt Evans (Character), Producer |
- | 1947 |
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Without Reservations | Rusty (Character) | - | 1946 |
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Flame of Barbary Coast | Duke Fergus (Character) | - | 1945 |
92% |
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They Were Expendable | Lt. (j.g.) "Rusty" Ryan (Character) | - | 1945 |
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Dakota | John Devlin (Character) | - | 1945 |
86% |
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Back to Bataan | Col. Joseph Madden (Character) | - | 1945 |
100% |
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The Fighting Seabees | Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan (Character) | - | 1944 |
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Tall in the Saddle | Rocklin (Character) | - | 1944 |
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In Old Oklahoma | Daniel F. Somers (Character) | - | 1943 |
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A Lady Takes a Chance | Duke Hudkins (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War of the Wildcats | Daniel F. Somers (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cowboy and the Girl | Duke Hudkins (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Lady for a Night | Jackson Morgan (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Reunion in France | Pat Talbot (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Pittsburgh |
Charles "Pittsburgh" Markham/ |
- | 1942 |
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The Spoilers | Roy Glennister (Character) | - | 1942 |
80% |
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Reap the Wild Wind | Captain Jack Stuart (Character) | - | 1942 |
70% |
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Flying Tigers | Capt. Jim Gordon (Character) | - | 1942 |
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In Old California | Tom Craig (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Man Betrayed | Lynn Hollister (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Lady From Louisiana | John Reynolds (Character) | - | 1941 |
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The Shepherd of the Hills | Young Matt (Character) | - | 1941 |
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Wheel of Fortune | Lynn Hollister (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% |
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The Long Voyage Home | Olsen (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Refugee | John Phillips (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Three Faces West | John Phillips (Character) | - | 1940 |
100% |
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Dark Command | Bob Seton (Character) | - | 1940 |
80% |
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Seven Sinners | Lt. Dan Brent (Character) | - | 1940 |
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Wyoming Outlaw | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Riders | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Three Texas Steers | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Allegheny Uprising | James Smith (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Frontier Horizon | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Stagecoach | The Ringo Kid aka Henry (Character) | - | 1939 |
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Pals of the Saddle | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Overland Stage Raiders | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Santa Fe Stampede | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Hell Town | Dare Rudd (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Red River Range | Stony Brooke (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Cover the War | Bob Adams (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adventure's End | Duke Slade (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Idol of the Crowds | Johnny Hanson (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Straight Ahead | Biff Smith (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lawless Nineties | John Tipton (Character) | - | 1936 |
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Winds of the Wasteland | John Blair (Character) | - | 1936 |
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The Lonely Trail | Capt. John Ashely (Character) | - | 1936 |
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King of the Pecos | John Clayborn (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sea Spoilers | Bob Randall (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conflict | Pat Glendon (Character) | - | 1936 |
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The Oregon Trail | Capt. John Delmont (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New Frontier | John (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Westward Ho | John Wyatt (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Lawless Range | John Middleton (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Paradise Canyon |
John Wyatt/ |
- | 1935 |
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The Dawn Rider | John Mason (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Desert Trail |
John Scott/ |
- | 1935 |
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Rainbow Valley | John Martin (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Texas Terror | John Higgins (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Lawless Frontier | John Tobin (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Trail Beyond | Rod Drew (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Blue Steel | John Carruthers (Character) | - | 1934 |
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'Neath the Arizona Skies | Chris Morrell (Character) | - | 1934 |
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The Star Packer | U.S. Marshal John Travers (Character) | - | 1934 |
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Randy Rides Alone | Randy Bowers (Character) | - | 1934 |
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The Man From Utah | John Weston (Character) | - | 1934 |
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West of the Divide | Ted Hayden (Character) | - | 1934 |
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The Lucky Texan | Jerry Mason (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Central Airport | Co-Pilot in Wreck (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Smith (Character) | - | 1933 |
100% |
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Baby Face | Jimmy McCoy Jr. (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Somewhere in Sonora | John Bishop (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Man From Monterey | Captain John Holmes (Character) | - | 1933 |
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The Three Musketeers | Lt. Tom Wayne (Character) | - | 1933 |
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His Private Secretary | Dick Wallace (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Sagebrush Trail | John Brant (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Riders of Destiny | Singin' Sandy Saunders (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Telegraph Trail | John Trent (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sagebush Trail | Unknown (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two-Fisted Law | Duke (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Hurricane Express | Larry Baker (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Shadow of the Eagle | Craig McCoy (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Texas Cyclone | Steve Pickett (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Haunted Gold | John Mason (Character) | - | 1932 |
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The Big Stampede | Deputy Sheriff John Steele (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Ride Him, Cowboy | John Drury (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady and Gent | Buzz Kinney (Character) | - | 1932 |
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The Range Feud | Clint Turner (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maker of Men | Dusty Rhodes (Character) | - | 1931 |
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Girls Demand Excitement | Peter Brooks (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet |
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Men Are Like That | Lt. Bob Denton (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three Girls Lost | Gordon Wales (Character) | - | 1931 |
100% |
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The Big Trail | Breck Coleman (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cheer Up and Smile | Roy (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rough Romance | Unknown (Character) | - | 1930 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drop Kick |
Football Player/ |
- | 1927 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Guest | 1968 1971-1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Beverly Hillbillies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucy Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Screen Directors Playhouse | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Producers' Showcase | Unknown (Character) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | 97% | I Love Lucy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gunsmoke | John Wayne (Guest Star) | 1955 |