John Wayne is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Property Master American born on 26 may 1907 at Winterset (USA)
John Wayne
John Wayne participated to
199 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
21 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
, 2h51
Directed by Bernhard Wicki,
Darryl F. Zanuck,
Ken Annakin,
Andrew Marton,
Gerd OswaldOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
HistoricalThemes Radio,
Political films,
Children's films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors John Wayne,
Henry Fonda,
Patrick Barr,
Richard Burton,
Lyndon Brook,
Robert MitchumRoles Col. Benjamin Vandervoort
Rating76%
The movie is filmed in the style of a docudrama. Beginning in the days leading up to D-Day, it concentrates on events on both sides of the channel, such as the Allies waiting for the break in the poor weather and anticipating the reaction of the Axis forces defending northern France. The film pays particular attention to the decision by Gen. Eisenhower, supreme commander of SHAEF, to go after reviewing the initial bad-weather reports as well as reports about the divisions within the German High Command as to where an invasion might happen or what the response to it should be., 2h35
Directed by John Ford,
Henry Hathaway,
George Marshall,
Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors James Stewart,
Carroll Baker,
Debbie Reynolds,
Gregory Peck,
George Peppard,
Carolyn JonesRoles Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
Rating69%
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down., 2h8
Directed by Henry Hathaway,
Marguerite Roberts,
Hal B. WallisOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Transport films,
Road movies,
Chase filmsActors John Wayne,
Glen Campbell,
Kim Darby,
Robert Duvall,
Jeff Corey,
Jeremy SlateRoles Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn
Rating73%
Frank Ross (John Pickard) is murdered by his hired hand, Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Ross' daughter, Mattie (Kim Darby), hires aging U.S. Marshal Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn (John Wayne) to bring Chaney in. Mattie has heard that Cogburn has "true grit". She gives him a down payment to track and capture Chaney, who has taken up with "Lucky" Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall) in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)., 2h7
Directed by John Wayne,
Yvonne De Carlo,
Maureen O'Hara,
Andrew V. McLaglen,
Patrick Wayne,
James Edward GrantOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William ShakespeareActors John Wayne,
Maureen O'Hara,
Yvonne De Carlo,
Patrick Wayne,
Stefanie Powers,
Edgar BuchananRoles George Washington McLintock
Rating70%
Cattle baron George Washington "G.W." McLintock (John Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from wife Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery., 2h31
Directed by Howard HawksOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about animals,
Mise en scène d'un éléphant,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors John Wayne,
Elsa Martinelli,
Hardy Krüger,
Red Buttons,
Gérard Blain,
Bruce CabotRoles Sean Mercer
Rating70%
Hatari! is the story of a group of adventurers in East Africa, engaged in the exciting and lucrative but dangerous business of catching wild animals for delivery to zoos around the world. As "Momella Game Ltd.", they operate from a compound near the town of Arusha. The head of the group is Sean Mercer (John Wayne); the others are safari veteran Little Wolf a/k/a "Indian" (Bruce Cabot), drivers "Pockets" (Red Buttons), and Kurt (Hardy Krüger), roper Luis (a Mexican former bullfighter; Valentin de Vargas), and Brandy (Michele Girardon), a young woman whose late father was a member of the group; she grew up there., 2h22
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy,
John Wayne,
Edgar Ray KelloggOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
HistoricalThemes Politique,
Political filmsActors David Janssen,
John Wayne,
Jim Hutton,
Aldo Ray,
George Takei,
Luke AskewRoles Colonel Mike Kirby
Rating56%
At Fort Bragg, cynical newspaper reporter George Beckworth (David Janssen) is at a Special Forces briefing about the American military involvement in the war in Vietnam. The briefing at Gabriel Demonstration Area (named for SGT Jimmy Gabriel, the first "Green Beret" soldier killed in Vietnam), includes a demonstration and explanation of the whys and wherefores of participating in the Vietnam War., 1h58
Directed by John Ford,
Gary NelsonOrigin USAGenres WesternActors John Wayne,
Jeffrey Hunter,
Vera Miles,
Natalie Wood,
Ward Bond,
John QualenRoles Ethan Edwards
Rating77%
It is 1868. Ethan Edwards (Wayne) returns after an eight-year absence to the home of his brother Aaron (Walter Coy) in the wilderness of West Texas. Ethan fought in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy, and in the three years since that war ended he apparently fought in the Mexican revolutionary war as well. He has a large quantity of gold coins of uncertain origin in his possession, and a medal from the Mexican campaign that he gives to his eight-year-old niece, Debbie (played as a child by Lana Wood). As a former Confederate soldier, he is asked to take an oath of allegiance to the Texas Rangers; he refuses. As Rev. Captain Samuel Clayton (Ward Bond) remarks, Ethan "fits a lot of descriptions"., 2h6
Directed by Howard Hawks,
Arthur RossonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Romance,
WesternActors John Wayne,
Montgomery Clift,
Walter Brennan,
Joanne Dru,
Coleen Gray,
John IrelandRoles Thomas Dunson
Rating77%
Thomas Dunson (John Wayne) is a stubborn man who wants nothing more than to start up a successful cattle ranch in Texas. Shortly after he begins his journey to Texas with his trail hand, Nadine Groot (Walter Brennan), Dunson learns that his love interest (Coleen Gray), whom he had told to stay behind with the wagon train with the understanding that he would send for her later, was killed in an Indian attack. Despite this tragedy, Dunson and Groot press on. That night, Dunson and Groot, keeping watch, hear a group of Indians planning to attack them. They kill the Indians, and on the wrist of one, Dunson finds a bracelet he had been left by his late mother. One day before, he had presented it to his young love as he left the wagon train. The bracelet reappears significantly later in the film., 2h27
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen,
William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
AdventureThemes La fin du monde,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Dans un avion,
Disaster films,
American disaster films,
Films about aviation accidents or incidentsActors John Wayne,
Claire Trevor,
Laraine Day,
Robert Stack,
Jan Sterling,
Phil HarrisRoles Dan Roman
Rating66%
In Honolulu, a DC-4 airliner prepares to take off for San Francisco with 17 passengers and a crew of 5. Former captain Dan Roman (John Wayne), the flight's veteran first officer known for his habit of whistling, is haunted by a crash that killed his wife and son and left him with a permanent limp. The captain, Sullivan (Robert Stack), suffers from a secret fear of responsibility after logging thousands of hours looking after the lives of passengers and crew. Young second officer Hobie Wheeler (William Campbell) and veteran navigator Lenny Wilby (Wally Brown) are contrasts in age and experience. Stewardess Spalding (Doe Avedon) attends her passengers, each with varying personal problems, including jaded former actress May Holst (Claire Trevor), unhappily married heiress Lydia Rice (Laraine Day), aging beauty queen Sally McKee (Jan Sterling) and cheerful vacationer Ed Joseph (Phil Harris). Spalding befriends the terminally ill Frank Briscoe (Paul Fix) after being charmed by his pocket watch. A last-minute arrival, Humphrey Agnew (Sidney Blackmer), causes the crew concern with his strange behavior., 2h3
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
James Stewart,
Vera Miles,
Lee Marvin,
Edmond O'Brien,
Woody StrodeRoles Tom Doniphon
Rating80%
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher., 2h47
Directed by John WayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors John Wayne,
Richard Widmark,
Laurence Harvey,
Frankie Avalon,
Patrick Wayne,
Linda CristalRoles Col. Davy Crockett
Rating68%
The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high., 1h40
Directed by Allan DwanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
HistoricalThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political films,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors John Wayne,
John Agar,
George Tyne,
Forrest Tucker,
Adele Mara,
James BrownRoles Sgt. John M. Stryker
Rating69%
Tough-as-nails career Marine Sergeant John Stryker (John Wayne) is greatly disliked by the men of his squad, particularly the combat replacements, for the rigorous training he puts them through. He is especially despised by Private Peter Conway (John Agar), the arrogant, college-educated son of an officer, Colonel Sam Conway under whom Stryker served and admired, and Private Al Thomas (Forrest Tucker), who blames him for his demotion., 2h6
Directed by Howard HawksOrigin USAGenres Action,
Adventure,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugsActors John Wayne,
Robert Mitchum,
James Caan,
Arthur Hunnicutt,
Charlene Holt,
Paul FixRoles Cole Thornton
Rating74%
Cole Thornton (John Wayne), a gunslinger-for-hire, is hired by wealthy rancher Bart Jason (Ed Asner) to help him in a range war with the McDonald family in the town of El Dorado. The local sheriff, an old friend of Thornton, J. P. Harrah (Robert Mitchum) gives Cole more details that Jason had deliberately left out, including the possibility of having to side against Harrah. Unwilling to fight his friend, Thornton quits, to the relief of saloon owner Maudie (Charlene Holt), who is in love with Thornton (and was for a time a romantic interest of Harrah's)., 2h21
Directed by Howard HawksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films about alcoholism,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Buddy filmsActors John Wayne,
Dean Martin,
Angie Dickinson,
Rick Nelson,
Walter Brennan,
Ward BondRoles John Chance
Rating79%
In the town of Rio Bravo, Texas, sheriff's deputy Dude (Dean Martin), who has acquired the contemptuous nickname Borrachón ([bo.raˈtʃon], Spanish for "drunk"), enters a saloon but can't afford a drink. Joe Burdette (Claude Akins), brother of rancher Nathan Burdette, tosses a silver dollar into a spittoon. Presidio County, Texas Sheriff John T. Chance (John Wayne) appears and kicks the spittoon away, looking at Dude with disgust. Dude is shamed by his plight and takes out his anger on Chance, knocking him out with an ax handle. Joe begins punching Dude, then shoots and kills an unarmed bystander who tries to intervene., 1h43
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
Victor McLaglen,
Joanne Dru,
John Agar,
Ben Johnson,
Harry Carey, Jr.Roles Capt. Nathan Cutting Brittles
Rating71%
On the verge of his retirement at Fort Starke, a one-troop cavalry post, aging US Cavalry Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles (John Wayne) is given one last mission: to take his troop and deal with a breakout from the reservation by the Cheyenne and Arapaho following the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.