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John Wayne Acting Filmography (263)

Dead Man's Wire
2026·Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
Spiritual day in Minneapolis
2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026·Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)
Naughty America: Guns & Stripes
2025·Self (archive footage)
Elway
2025·Self (archive footage)
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
2024·Self (archive footage)
Atomic People
2024·Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023·Self (Archive Footage)
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022·Self (archive footage)
John Ford and Throwing
2022
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019·Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
John Wayne - America at All Costs
2019·Himself (archive footage)
Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais
2019·Self (archive)
John Wayne on Film
2016·Himself
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013·Self (archive footage)
Dictator: One Crazy Job
2013·Self (archive footage)
Christmas Around the World with Perry Como
2012·Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010·Self (archive footage)
Nuke 'Em, Duke
2010·Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009·Self (archive footage)
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
2002·Self (archive footage)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
The Duke at Fox
2001·Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000·Himself
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999·Self (archive footage)
JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND
1998·Himself
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1998·Self - Roaster (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997·Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993·George Abitbol (archive footage)
The John Wayne Story - The Later Years
1993·Himself
Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star
1993·Himself
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
1993·Self (archive footage)
The John Wayne Story: The Early Years
1993
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992·Davy Crockett
Movie Tough Guys
1991·Self (archive footage)
John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende
1991·(archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991·Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: American Hero Of The Movies
1990
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988·Self (archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984·(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
1982·Self (archive footage)
Perry Como's Early American Christmas
1978·Self
This Little Bullet
1977·Host
That's Action
1977·self
The Shootist
1976·J.B. Books
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976·Jerry Mason
Bob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976·Self
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976·Himself/Narrator
It's Showtime
1976·Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
1976·Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976·Self (archive footage)
Brannigan
1975·Lt. Jim Brannigan
Rooster Cogburn
1975·Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975·Self (archive footage)
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
1975·(archive footage)
McQ
1974·McQ
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974·Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973·J.D. Cahill
Wayne Train
1973·Self
The Train Robbers
1973·Lane
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973·Self (archive footage)
The Man Behind the Star
1973·Self
The Cowboys
1972·Wil Andersen
Cancel My Reservation
1972·Himself (uncredited)
Big Jake
1971·Jacob McCandles
The American West of John Ford
1971·Self - Narrator
Directed by John Ford
1971·Self (1969)
The Selling of the Pentagon
1971·Self (archive footage)
Rio Lobo
1970·Col. Cord McNally
Chisum
1970·John Chisum
No Substitute for Victory
1970·Sekf
Raquel!
1970·Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970·Self - Host
Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
1970·Self
True Grit
1969·Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
The Undefeated
1969·Colonel John Henry Thomas
The Movie Orgy
1968·Self (archive footage)
The Green Berets
1968·Colonel Mike Kirby
Hellfighters
1968·Chance Buckman
A Nation Builds Under Fire
1967·Narrator
The War Wagon
1967·Taw Jackson
El Dorado
1966·Cole Thornton
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966·Gen. Mike Randolph
The Victory Squad
1966·Self - Host
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965·Centurion at crucifixion
In Harm's Way
1965·Capt. Rockwell Torrey
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965·John Elder
The Making of A Movie
1965·Himself
Circus World
1964·Matt Masters
Choice
1964·Host
McLintock!
1963·George Washington McLintock
Donovan's Reef
1963·Michael "Guns" Donovan
Hatari!
1962·Sean Mercer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962·Tom Doniphon
How the West Was Won
1962·William Sherman
The Longest Day
1962·Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Flashing Spikes
1962·Marine Sergeant
The Comancheros
1961·Jake Cutter
The Challenge of Ideas
1961·Self
The 10 from Texas
1961·(archive footage)
The Alamo
1960·Col. Davy Crockett
North to Alaska
1960·Sam McCord
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Rio Bravo
1959·Sheriff John T. Chance
The Horse Soldiers
1959·Col John Marlowe
I Married a Woman
1958·Actor in a Movie (uncredited)
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958·Townsend Harris
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958·Self
Legend of the Lost
1957·Joe January
The Wings of Eagles
1957·Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Jet Pilot
1957·Col. Jim Shannon
The Searchers
1956·Ethan Edwards
The Conqueror
1956·Temujin
The Sea Chase
1955·Captain Karl Ehrlich
Blood Alley
1955·Capt. Tom Wilder
The High and the Mighty
1954·Dan Roman
Hondo
1953·Hondo Lane
Island in the Sky
1953·Captain Dooley
Trouble Along the Way
1953·Stephen Aloysius Williams
You're the Star
1953·Self
Three Lives
1953·Self
The Quiet Man
1952·Sean Thornton
Big Jim McLain
1952·Jim McLain
Operation Pacific
1951·Duke E. Gifford
Flying Leathernecks
1951·Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
The Screen Director
1951·Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Rio Grande
1950·Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950·Sgt. John M. Stryker
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949·Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949·John Breen
Red River
1948·Thomas Dunson
Wake of the Red Witch
1948·Capt. Ralls
3 Godfathers
1948·Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower
Fort Apache
1948·Capt. Kirby York
Angel and the Badman
1947·Quirt Evans
Tycoon
1947·Johnny Munroe
Without Reservations
1946·Rusty Thomas
Desert Command
1946·Tom Wayne
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945·Duke Fergus
They Were Expendable
1945·Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Back to Bataan
1945·Colonel Joseph Madden
Dakota
1945·John Devlin
The Fighting Seabees
1944·Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Tall in the Saddle
1944·Rocklin
Memo for Joe
1944·Self
In Old Oklahoma
1943·Daniel F Somers
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943·Duke Hudkins
Reunion in France
1942·Pat Talbot
In Old California
1942·Tom Craig
Lady for a Night
1942·Jackson Morgan
Flying Tigers
1942·Jim Gordon
The Spoilers
1942·Glennister
Pittsburgh
1942·Charles 'Pittsburgh' Markham
Reap the Wild Wind
1942·Captain Jack Stuart
A Man Betrayed
1941·Lynn Hollister
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941·Young Matt Matthews
Lady from Louisiana
1941·John Reynolds
Seven Sinners
1940·Dan
Dark Command
1940·Bob Seton
Three Faces West
1940·John Phillips
The Long Voyage Home
1940·Ole Olsen
Stagecoach
1939·The Ringo Kid
Allegheny Uprising
1939·Jim Smith
New Frontier
1939·Stony Brooke
Three Texas Steers
1939·Stony Brooke
Wyoming Outlaw
1939·Stony Brooke
The Night Riders
1939·Stony Brooke
Santa Fe Stampede
1938·Stony Brooke
Red River Range
1938·Stony Brooke
Overland Stage Raiders
1938·Stony Brooke
Pals of the Saddle
1938·Stony Brooke
Born to the West
1937·Dare Rudd
Idol of the Crowds
1937·Johnny Hanson
I Cover the War!
1937·Bob Adams
California Straight Ahead
1937·Biff Smith
Adventure's End
1937·Duke Slade
Hell Town
1937·Dare Rudd
Winds of the Wasteland
1936·John Blair
King of the Pecos
1936·John Clayborn
The Lawless Nineties
1936·John Tipton
The Stagecoach Race
1936·John Blair
The Lonely Trail
1936·Captain John Ashley
The Oregon Trail
1936·Capt John Delmont
Conflict
1936·Pat Glendon
Sea Spoilers
1936·Bob Randall
Paradise Canyon
1935·John Wyatt
Texas Terror
1935·John Higgins
Westward Ho
1935·John Wyatt
The Desert Trail
1935·John Scott / John Jones
Rainbow Valley
1935·John Martin
The Dawn Rider
1935·John Mason
Lawless Range
1935·John Middleton
Avenging Angel
1935·John Mason
The New Frontier
1935·John Dawson
Guns Along The Trail
1935·John Wyatt
On the Run
1935·John Jones
Cowboy G-Man
1935·John Wyatt
Randy Rides Alone
1934·Randy Bowers
The Lucky Texan
1934·Jerry Mason
West of the Divide
1934·Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
The Trail Beyond
1934·Rod Drew
The Star Packer
1934·U.S. Marshal John Travers
The Lawless Frontier
1934·John Tobin
The Man from Utah
1934·John Weston
Blue Steel
1934·John Carruthers
'Neath the Arizona Skies
1934·Chris Morrell
Bandits of the Badlands
1934·John Carruthers
The Shadow Gang
1934·U.S. Marshal John Travers
Next Of Kin
1934·Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns
Claim Jumpers
1934·Jerry Mason
Rodeo Rocketeers
1934·John Weston
Klondike Gold
1934·Rod Drew
Vengence is Mine
1934·John Tobin
The Drifter
1934·Randy
Riders of Destiny
1933·Singin' Sandy Saunders
Sagebrush Trail
1933·John Brant
Baby Face
1933·Jimmy McCoy Jr.
His Private Secretary
1933·Dick Wallace
College Coach
1933·Football player (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933
The Man from Monterey
1933·John Holmes
The Telegraph Trail
1933·John Trent
Somewhere in Sonora
1933·John Bishop
The Three Musketeers
1933·Lt. Tom Wayne
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933·Smith
Fugitive
1933·John
The Shadow of the Eagle
1932·Craig McCoy
The Hurricane Express
1932·The Air Pilot
The Big Stampede
1932·Deputy Sheriff John Steele
Haunted Gold
1932·John Mason
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932·John Drury
Two-Fisted Law
1932·Duke
Texas Cyclone
1932·Steve Pickett
Lady and Gent
1932·Buzz Kinney
Running Hollywood
1932·Emcee
The Hollywood Handicap
1932
Arizona
1931·Lt. Bob Denton
The Range Feud
1931·Clint Turner
Maker of Men
1931·Dusty Rhodes
Girls Demand Excitement
1931·Peter Brooks
Three Girls Lost
1931·Gordon Wales
The Deceiver
1931·Reginald Thorpe as a corpse
The Big Trail
1930·Breck Coleman
Born Reckless
1930·Extra (uncredited)
Men without Women
1930·Radioman on Surface (uncredited)
Cheer Up and Smile
1930
Rough Romance
1930·Lumberjack (uncredited)
Salute
1929
The Black Watch
1929·Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)
Words and Music
1929·Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)
Speakeasy
1929·Extra
Noah's Ark
1928·Flood Extra (uncredited)
Four Sons
1928
Hangman's House
1928·Horse Race Spectator / Condemned Man in Flashback
A Home Made Man
1928·Man on Stool
Mother Machree
1927
Annie Laurie
1927
The Drop Kick
1927·Football Player / Extra in Stands
The Draw-Back
1927·Opposing Football Player
Bardelys the Magnificent
1926·Guard (uncredited)
The Great K&A Train Robbery
1926·Extra (uncredited)
Brown of Harvard
1926·Yale LIneback Player