Person · Actor and director · Active since 1926
John Wayne
1907–1979, Winterset
American actor and director, born in Winterset. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Appeared in 114 films on this site, including The Searchers (1956), Stagecoach (1939) and The Longest Day (1962). Among the 197 actors and directors John Wayne shares films with on this site, the most frequent are John Ford (23 films), Walter Brennan (7) and Victor McLaglen (7).
Partners by shared films
Who John Wayne made films with
- 23John FordFour Sons, Hangman's House, Mother Machree and 20 more
- 7Walter BrennanTexas Cyclone, Two-Fisted Law, Baby Face and 4 more
- 7Victor McLaglenHangman's House, Mother Machree, The Black Watch and 4 more
- 7Ben JohnsonTall in the Saddle, 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and 4 more
- 7Henry HathawayThe Shepherd of the Hills, Legend of the Lost, North to Alaska and 4 more
- 5Maureen O'HaraRio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Wings of Eagles and 2 more
- 5Howard HawksRed River, Rio Bravo, Hatari! and 2 more
- 5William A. WellmanCentral Airport, College Coach, Island in the Sky and 2 more
- 4Henry FondaFort Apache, How the West Was Won, The Longest Day and 1 more
- 4James StewartFlashing Spikes, How the West Was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 1 more
- 4Claire TrevorAllegheny Uprising, Stagecoach, Dark Command and 1 more
- 4Randolph ScottThe Black Watch, Born Reckless, Pittsburgh and 1 more
- 4John CarradineStagecoach, Reunion in France, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 1 more
- 4Vera MilesRookie of the Year, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and 1 more
- 3Marlene DietrichSeven Sinners, Pittsburgh, The Spoilers
- 3Kirk DouglasIn Harm's Way, Cast a Giant Shadow, The War Wagon
- 3Loretta YoungThe Forward Pass, Three Girls Lost, The Life of Jimmy Dolan
- 3Lee MarvinThe Comancheros, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Donovan's Reef
- 3Susan HaywardReap the Wild Wind, The Fighting Seabees, The Conqueror
- 3Lee Van CleefThe Conqueror, How the West Was Won, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- 3George KennedyIn Harm's Way, The Sons of Katie Elder, Cahill U.S. Marshal
- 3Michael CurtizNoah's Ark, Trouble Along the Way, The Comancheros
- 3Angie DickinsonI Married a Woman, Rio Bravo, Cast a Giant Shadow
- 3Pedro Armendáriz3 Godfathers, Fort Apache, The Conqueror
- 3Ann RutherfordThe Lawless Nineties, The Lonely Trail, The Oregon Trail
- 3Richard BarthelmessThe Drop Kick, Central Airport, The Spoilers
- 2Lauren BacallBlood Alley, The Shootist
- 2Cary GrantGeorge White's Scandals, Without Reservations
- 2Anthony QuinnBack to Bataan, Tycoon
- 2Dean MartinRio Bravo, The Sons of Katie Elder
- 2Dennis HopperThe Sons of Katie Elder, True Grit
- 2Robert MitchumThe Longest Day, El Dorado
- 2Patricia NealOperation Pacific, In Harm's Way
- 2Shelley WintersRed River, The Greatest Story Ever Told
- 2Marsha HuntBorn to the West, Legend of the Lost
- 2Donna ReedThey Were Expendable, Trouble Along the Way
- 2Carroll BakerHow the West Was Won, The Greatest Story Ever Told
- 2Bruce DernThe War Wagon, The Cowboys
- 2Thomas MitchellStagecoach, The Long Voyage Home
- 2Myrna LoyNoah's Ark, The Black Watch
- 2Ricky NelsonRio Bravo, The Shootist
- 2Red ButtonsHatari!, The Longest Day
- 2Mel FerrerThe Longest Day, Brannigan
- 2Darryl F. ZanuckNoah's Ark, The Longest Day
- 2Barry FitzgeraldThe Long Voyage Home, The Quiet Man
- 2Hedda HopperThe Drop Kick, Reap the Wild Wind
- 2Richard FarnsworthRed River, The Cowboys
- 2Charles CoburnThree Faces West, Trouble Along the Way
- 2Raoul WalshThe Big Trail, Dark Command
- 2Dick PowellCollege Coach, The Conqueror
- 2Beulah BondiThe Shepherd of the Hills, Back to Bataan
- 2Douglas Fairbanks Jr.The Forward Pass, The Life of Jimmy Dolan
- 2Mervyn LeRoyWithout Reservations, The Green Berets
- 2Jack WardenFlashing Spikes, Donovan's Reef
- 2George BancroftLady and Gent, Stagecoach
- 2Bobby VintonBig Jake, The Train Robbers
- 2Buster CrabbeMaker of Men, That's My Boy
- 1Sean ConneryThe Longest Day
- 1Frank SinatraCast a Giant Shadow
- 1Sophia LorenLegend of the Lost
- 1Katharine HepburnRooster Cogburn
- 1Christopher LeeThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1James DeanTrouble Along the Way
- 1Rita HayworthCircus World
- 1Joan CrawfordReunion in France
- 1Sidney PoitierThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1Michael DouglasCast a Giant Shadow
- 1Gregory PeckHow the West Was Won
- 1Lillian GishAnnie Laurie
- 1Shirley TempleFort Apache
- 1Charlton HestonThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1Robert DuvallTrue Grit
- 1Richard BurtonThe Longest Day
- 1Claudia CardinaleCircus World
- 1Ava GardnerReunion in France
- 1Spencer TracyHow the West Was Won
- 1Martin LandauThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1Claudette ColbertWithout Reservations
- 1Debbie ReynoldsHow the West Was Won
- 1Barbara StanwyckBaby Face
- 1Ginger RogersGeorge White's Scandals
- 1Ed AsnerEl Dorado
- 1William ShatnerThe Longest Day
- 1Richard AttenboroughBrannigan
- 1Anita EkbergBlood Alley
- 1Donald PleasenceThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1Angela LansburyThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1Wilford BrimleyTrue Grit
- 1George TakeiThe Green Berets
- 1Natalie WoodThe Searchers
- 1William HoldenThe Horse Soldiers
- 1James CaanEl Dorado
- 1Yul BrynnerCast a Giant Shadow
- 1Max von SydowThe Greatest Story Ever Told
- 1John HustonThe Barbarian and the Geisha
- 1Ron HowardThe Shootist
- 1Mickey RooneyThe Life of Jimmy Dolan
- 1Cecil B. DeMilleReap the Wild Wind
- 1Rock HudsonThe Undefeated
- 1Montgomery CliftRed River
Other regulars
Films in this guide
- Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)actor
- The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926)actor
- Annie Laurie (1927)actor
- The Drop Kick (1927)actor
- Four Sons (1928)actor
- Hangman's House (1928)actor
- Mother Machree (1928)actor
- Noah's Ark (1928)actor
- Salute (1929)actor
- The Black Watch (1929)actor
- The Forward Pass (1929)actor
- Born Reckless (1930)actor
- Men Without Women (1930)actor
- The Big Trail (1930)actor
- Girls Demand Excitement (1931)actor
- Maker of Men (1931)actor
- Three Girls Lost (1931)director, actor, screenwriter
- Lady and Gent (1932)actor
- Texas Cyclone (1932)actor
- That's My Boy (1932)actor
- Two-Fisted Law (1932)actor
- Baby Face (1933)actor
- Central Airport (1933)actor
- College Coach (1933)actor
- The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)actor
- The Three Musketeers (1933)actor, as Tom Wayne
- The Lawless Nineties (1936)actor
- The Lonely Trail (1936)actor
- The Oregon Trail (1936)actor
- Born to the West (1937)actor
- Overland Stage Raiders (1938)actor
- Allegheny Uprising (1939)actor
- New Frontier (1939)actor
- Stagecoach (1939)actor
- Dark Command (1940)actor
- Seven Sinners (1940)actor
- The Long Voyage Home (1940)actor
- Three Faces West (1940)actor
- Lady from Louisiana (1941)actor
- The Shepherd of the Hills (1941)actor
- Lady for a Night (1942)actor
- Pittsburgh (1942)actor
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942)actor
- Reunion in France (1942)actor
- The Spoilers (1942)actor
- A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)actor
- In Old Oklahoma (1943)actor
- Tall in the Saddle (1944)actor
- The Fighting Seabees (1944)actor
- Back to Bataan (1945)actor, as Col. Joseph Madden
- Dakota (1945)actor
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)director, actor, screenwriter
- George White's Scandals (1945)actor
- They Were Expendable (1945)actor, as Lt., J.G., Rusty Ryan
- Without Reservations (1946)actor
- Tycoon (1947)actor
- 3 Godfathers (1948)actor
- Fort Apache (1948)actor
- Red River (1948)actor
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948)actor
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)actor
- The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)actor
- Rio Grande (1950)actor
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)actor
- Operation Pacific (1951)actor
- Big Jim McLain (1952)actor
- The Quiet Man (1952)actor
- Hondo (1953)actor
- Island in the Sky (1953)actor
- Trouble Along the Way (1953)actor
- The High and the Mighty (1954)actor
- Blood Alley (1955)actor
- Rookie of the Year (1955)actor
- The Sea Chase (1955)actor
- The Conqueror (1956)actor, as Temujin
- The Searchers (1956)actor
- Jet Pilot (1957)actor
- Legend of the Lost (1957)actor
- The Wings of Eagles (1957)actor
- I Married a Woman (1958)actor
- The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)actor
- Rio Bravo (1959)actor
- The Horse Soldiers (1959)actor
- North to Alaska (1960)director, actor
- The Alamo (1960)director, actor, as Col. Davy Crockett
- The Comancheros (1961)actor
- Flashing Spikes (1962)actor
- Hatari! (1962)actor, as Sean Mercer
- How the West Was Won (1962)actor, as Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
- The Longest Day (1962)actor, as Lieutenant Col. Benjamin H. Vandervoort
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)actor
- Donovan's Reef (1963)actor
- McLintock! (1963)actor
- Circus World (1964)actor
- In Harm's Way (1965)actor, as Rock
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)actor
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)actor
- Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)actor, as General Mike Randolph
- El Dorado (1966)actor
- The War Wagon (1967)actor