Acting

John Wayne

Titles: 253movies37TV shows

Career: Active from 1927 to 1991, with a break from 1977 to 1990, busiest in 1934 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles: 152
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Searchers
86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 107 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

John Wayne Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
0.9, average 5.2
Psychological
4.0, average 5.6
Uncanny
1.0, average 2.5
Pop Culture
0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Classic Western 45
Historical Setting 16
Historical Drama 15
Classic Hollywood 11
Political Intrigue 9
Action & Adventure 9
Moral Ambiguity 7
Action-Packed 6
Frontier Justice 6
Western 6
Romance 6
Simple Narrative 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84

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Newest first Oldest first

2020s

7 titles · average score 72

Poster for Breakdown: 1975

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Naughty America: Guns & Stripes

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Elway

Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

Self (archive footage)

Poster for John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Self (Archive Footage)

Poster for Sly

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Poster for Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Self (archive footage)

2010s

12 titles · average score 67

Poster for Gérard Blain : adultes, je vous hais

Self (archive)

Poster for John Wayne - America at All Costs

Himself (archive footage)

Poster for John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)

Poster for John Wayne on Film

Himself

Poster for And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Talking Pictures

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for Dictator: One Crazy Job

Self (archive footage)

Poster for John Ford & Monument Valley

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Christmas Around the World with Perry Como

Self

Poster for Christmas Around The World With Perry Como

Self

Poster for Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Nuke 'Em, Duke

Self (archive footage)

2000s

4 titles · average score 77

Poster for 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Battleground

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Duke at Fox

Self (archive footage)

Poster for John Wayne-A Life on Film

Himself

1990s

10 titles

Poster for Television: The First Fifty Years

Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Self - Roaster (archive footage)

Poster for Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

Self (archive footage)

Poster for JOHN WAYNE - AMERICAN LEGEND

Himself

Poster for The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Making of 'Rio Grande'

Self (archive footage)

Poster for The John Wayne Story - The Later Years

Himself

Poster for Young Duke: Making Of A Movie Star

Himself

Poster for Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Movie Tough Guys

Self (archive footage)

1980s

3 titles · average score 88

Poster for Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Sacrée soirée

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for Hollywood

TV show · Self

1970s

23 titles · average score 68

Poster for Perry Como's Early American Christmas

Self

Poster for CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

Self

Poster for Hooray for Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

Himself/Narrator

Poster for Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Spécial cinéma

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for The American Film Institute Salute to ...

TV show · Self

Poster for Wayne Train

Self

Poster for Directed by John Ford

Self (1969)

Poster for The Selling of the Pentagon

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Swing Out, Sweet Land

Self - Host

Poster for No Substitute for Victory

Himself

All 23 titles from the 1970s

1960s

10 titles · average score 68

Poster for The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV show · Self

Poster for The Movie Orgy

Self (archive footage)

Poster for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV show · Self (uncredited)

Poster for The Victory Squad

Himself - Host

Poster for Choice

Host

Poster for Hollywood and the Stars

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Merv Griffin Show

TV show · Self

Poster for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV show · Self

Poster for The Mike Douglas Show

TV show · Self (archive footage)

Poster for The Challenge of Ideas

Self

1950s

12 titles · average score 72

Poster for Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV show · Self

Poster for Cinépanorama

TV show · Self

Poster for Gunsmoke

TV show · Self - Host, Introduction to the Series

Poster for Producers' Showcase

TV show · Self

Poster for Three Lives

Self

Poster for You're the Star

Self

Poster for The Oscars

TV show · Self

Poster for The Red Skelton Show

TV show · as Rooster Cogburn / Self (uncredited)

Poster for The Screen Director

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

Poster for What's My Line?

TV show · Self - Mystery Guest

Poster for The Bob Hope Show

TV show · Self - Cameo

Poster for The Colgate Comedy Hour

TV show · Self

1940s

3 titles · average score 73

Poster for The Ed Sullivan Show

TV show · Self

Poster for Memo for Joe

Self

Poster for Golden Globe Awards

TV show · Self - Winner

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