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Thursday, July 24, 2008

John Wayne

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Often acts together with Strother Martin (5) , Harry Carey Jr. (4)
Often acts in movies directed by John Ford (5) , Howard Hawks (4)
Also directs movies as John Wayne
Number 39 on the Top 100 Stars of the 1940s list
Number 41 on the Top 100 Stars of the 1950s list
Number 4 on the Top 100 Stars of the 1960s list

Additional Info

Oscar (Leading Role)True Grit

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Appearances

Released Movie Name Role 1st weekend US Gross Worldwide Gross
1/1/1975 The Shootist John Bernard Books   $6,000,000 $6,000,000
1/1/1975 Rooster Cogburn Rooster Cogburn   $8,000,000 $8,000,000
1/1/1972 The Cowboys Wil Andersen   $7,500,000 $7,500,000
1/1/1971 Big Jake Jacob McCandles   $7,500,000 $7,500,000
1/1/1970 Chisum John Simpson Chisum   $6,000,000 $6,000,000
6/11/1969 True Grit Rooster Cogburn   $31,132,592 $31,132,592
1/1/1969 The Undefeated Col. John Henry Thomas   $8,000,000 $8,000,000
6/19/1968 The Green Berets Colonel Mike Kirby   $21,707,027 $21,707,027
6/7/1967 El Dorado Cole Thornton   $6,000,000 $6,000,000
5/27/1967 The War Wagon Taw Jackson   $6,000,000 $6,000,000
7/1/1965 The Sons of Katie Elder John Elder   $13,333,333 $13,333,333
2/15/1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told The Centurion   $15,473,333 $15,473,333
2/20/1963 How the West Was Won General William Tecumseh Sherman   $46,500,000 $46,500,000
1/1/1963 McLintock! George Washington McLintock   $14,500,000 $14,500,000
1/1/1963 Donovan's Reef Michael Patrick "Guns" Donovan   $6,600,000 $6,600,000
10/4/1962 The Longest Day Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Vandervoort   $39,100,000 $50,100,000
5/24/1962 Hatari! Sean Mercer   $12,923,077 $12,923,077
1/1/1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Tom Doniphon   $8,000,000 $8,000,000
10/24/1960 The Alamo Colonel Davy Crockett   $7,900,000 $7,900,000
1/1/1959 Rio Bravo Sherriff John T Chance   $5,800,000 $5,800,000
2/21/1956 The Conqueror Temujin/ Genghis Kahn   $9,000,000 $9,000,000
1/1/1955 The Sea Chase Captain Karl Ehrlich   $12,000,000 $12,000,000
1/1/1954 The High and the Mighty Dan Roman   $10,400,000 $10,400,000
1/1/1953 Hondo Hondo Lane   $8,200,000 $8,200,000
1/1/1952 The Quiet Man Sean Thornton   $7,600,000 $7,600,000
1/1/1949 Sands of Iwo Jima Sergeant John M. Stryker   $7,800,000 $7,800,000
1/1/1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles   $5,400,000 $5,400,000
1/1/1948 Red River Thomas Dunson   $9,012,000 $9,012,000
1/1/1946 Without Reservations Rusty Thomas   $3,000,000 $3,000,000
 Total Grosses $350,381,362 $361,381,362
 Average Gross $12,082,116
 Average Opening Weekend