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Acting

John Wayne

Career: Active from 1927 to 1991, with a break from 1977 to 1990, busiest in 1934 with 17 main titles.

Leading roles: 158
top three billing

Average score: 57/100

Highest rated: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 125 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Wayne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.2, average 5.4
Uncanny
1.0, average 2.5
Psychological
4.0, average 5.5
Pop Culture
0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 46
Historical Setting 17
Historical Drama 13
Classic Hollywood 10
Political Intrigue 9
Action & Adventure 8
Frontier Justice 8
Action-Packed 6
Romance 6
Simple Narrative 6
John Wayne 6
Post-Civil War 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

213

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

1 title

Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas

as Ethan Edwards (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990s

3 titles · average score 76

La Classe américaine

76

as George Abitbol (archive footage)

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

as Davy Crockett

John Wayne - Eine amerikanische Legende

as (archive footage)

1980s

1 title

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1970s

15 titles · average score 62

Western von gestern

TV show · as Stony Brooke (archive footage) / John Wyatt aka John Allen (archive footage)

The Shootist

77

as J.B. Books

Rooster Cogburn

58

as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Brannigan

52

as Lt. Jim Brannigan

McQ

49

as McQ

Cahill: United States Marshal

61

as J.D. Cahill

The Train Robbers

48

as Lane

The Cowboys

69

as Wil Andersen

Big Jake

69

as Jacob McCandles

Chisum

74

as John Chisum

Rio Lobo

64

as Col. Cord McNally

No Substitute for Victory

as Sekf

1960s

27 titles · average score 61

True Grit

80

as Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn

Hellfighters

39

as Chance Buckman

The Green Berets

39

as Colonel Mike Kirby

The War Wagon

64

as Taw Jackson

El Dorado

83

as Cole Thornton

The Sons of Katie Elder

78

as John Elder

McLintock!

56

as George Washington McLintock

The Longest Day

78

as Lt. Col. Benjamin Vandervoort

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

89

as Tom Doniphon

Hatari!

68

as Sean Mercer

The Comancheros

66

as Jake Cutter

The Alamo

60

as Col. Davy Crockett

1950s

35 titles · average score 63

Rio Bravo

88

as Sheriff John T. Chance

The Horse Soldiers

76

as Col John Marlowe

The Wings of Eagles

47

as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead

The Searchers

85

as Ethan Edwards

The Conqueror

28

as Temujin

Screen Director's Playhouse

70

TV show · as Mike Cronin

The Sea Chase

59

as Captain Karl Ehrlich

The High and the Mighty

53

as Dan Roman

Hondo

69

as Hondo Lane

The Quiet Man

83

as Sean Thornton

Rio Grande

71

as Lt. Col. Kirby Yorke

Sands of Iwo Jima

77

as Sgt. John M. Stryker

1940s

33 titles · average score 64

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

80

as Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles

3 Godfathers

78

as Robert Marmaduke Sangster Hightower

Red River

88

as Thomas Dunson

Fort Apache

88

as Capt. Kirby York

Angel and the Badman

68

as Quirt Evans

Without Reservations

61

as Rusty Thomas

They Were Expendable

72

as Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan

The Fighting Seabees

82

as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Tall in the Saddle

68

as Rocklin

In Old Oklahoma

59

as Daniel F Somers

Reap the Wild Wind

70

as Captain Jack Stuart

The Shepherd of the Hills

66

as Young Matt Matthews

1930s

84 titles · average score 50

Stagecoach

87

as The Ringo Kid

The Night Riders

57

as Stony Brooke

Born to the West

51

as Dare Rudd

Winds of the Wasteland

50

as John Blair

The Trail Beyond

50

as Rod Drew

West of the Divide

47

as Ted Hayden aka Gat Ganns

'Neath the Arizona Skies

41

as Chris Morrell

Blue Steel

45

as John Carruthers

The Man from Utah

44

as John Weston

Sagebrush Trail

50

as John Brant

Ride Him, Cowboy

43

as John Drury

The Big Trail

85

as Breck Coleman

1920s

14 titles · average score 58

Words and Music

as Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)

Salute

54

as Midshipman Bill

The Black Watch

38

as Black Watch Soldier (uncredited)

Four Sons

75

Property Master

A Home Made Man

as Man on Stool

Noah's Ark

57

as Flood Extra (uncredited)

The Draw-Back

as Opposing Football Player

Mother Machree

60

Property Master

The Drop Kick

52

as Football Player / Extra in Stands

Bardelys the Magnificent

72

as Guard (uncredited)

The Great K&A Train Robbery

60

as Extra (uncredited)

Brown of Harvard

58

as Yale LIneback Player