Portrait of Wayne Morris

Acting

Wayne Morris

Career

Active from 1936 to 1961, busiest in 1940 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
GoodWatch score90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wayne Morris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Underdog Story 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • 1950s Cinema 3
  • Western 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Gritty Atmosphere 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Stagecoach Robbery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
Buffalo Gun
Buffalo Gun (1961)

as Roche

1950s

36 titles ยท average score 68
Plunder Road
Plunder Road (1957)
GoodWatch score 65

as Commando Munson

Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Lt. Roget/Singing man

The Crooked Sky
The Crooked Sky (1957)

as Mike Conlin

Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy

Two Guns and a Badge
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)

as Deputy Jim Blake

The Marksman
The Marksman (1953)

as Deputy Marshal Mike Martin

Fighting Lawman
Fighting Lawman (1953)

as Deputy Marshal Jim Burke

Yellow Fin
Yellow Fin (1951)

as Mike Donovan

The Bushwhackers
The Bushwhackers (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Marshal John Harding

Stage to Tucson
Stage to Tucson (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Barney Broderick

Johnny One-Eye
Johnny One-Eye (1950)

as Dane Cory

The Tougher They Come
The Tougher They Come (1950)

as Bill Shaw

1940s

20 titles ยท average score 57
Task Force
Task Force (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as McKinney

The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tom

The Big Punch
The Big Punch (1948)

as Chris Thorgenson

Deep Valley
Deep Valley (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jeff Barker

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tom Cassidy

Bad Men of Missouri
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bob Younger

The Smiling Ghost
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alexander "Lucky" Downing

Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jim Carter

An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mac McClure

Ladies Must Live
Ladies Must Live (1940)

as Corey Lake

Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
GoodWatch score 43

as Billy Randolph

Flight Angels
Flight Angels (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Artie Dixon

1930s

18 titles ยท average score 58
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Walter Wichita Garrett

The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

as Homer Baston

Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Bill Cardigan

Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jimmy Hall

Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
GoodWatch score 44

as Ted Painter

The Kid Comes Back
The Kid Comes Back (1938)

as Rush Conway

Brother Rat
Brother Rat (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Billy Randolph

Submarine D-1
Submarine D-1 (1937)
GoodWatch score 54

as "Sock" McGillis

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry

Land Beyond the Law
Land Beyond the Law (1937)

as Dave Seymour

Under Southern Stars
Under Southern Stars (1937)

as Dallas

King of Hockey
King of Hockey (1936)

as Bill "Jumbo" Mullins