
Wayne Morris
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Wayne Morris (February 17, 1914 – September 14, 1959), born Bert DeWayne Morris in Los Angeles, was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many notable films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952) and the title role of Kid Galahad in 1937. While filming Flight Angels (1940), Morris became interested in flying and became a pilot. With war in the wind, he joined the Naval Reserve and became a Navy flier in 1942, lea...
Known For
Filmography

Buffalo Gun
1961
as Roche

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Sam Agnew

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Mayor Barney Pax

Bat Masterson
1958
as Mace Pomeroy

Paths of Glory
1957
as Lt. Roget/Singing man

Plunder Road
1957
as Commando Munson

The Crooked Sky
1957
as Mike Conlin

Official Detective
1957

Maverick
1957

The Gelignite Gang
1956
as Jimmy Baxter
The Adventures of the Big Man
1956
as Bill Pierce

Lord of the Jungle
1955
as Jeff Wood

The Lonesome Trail
1955
as Dandy Dayton

Cross Channel
1955
as Tex Parker

Gunsmoke
1955
as Nat

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Bret Johnson

The Green Buddha
1954
as Gary Holden

Riding Shotgun
1954
as Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy

Two Guns and a Badge
1954
as Deputy Jim Blake

The Master Plan
1954
as Major Thomas Brent

The Desperado
1954
as Sam Garrett

Port of Hell
1954
as Stanley Povich

Fighting Lawman
1953
as Deputy Marshal Jim Burke

Texas Bad Man
1953
as Walt

The Marksman
1953
as Deputy Marshal Mike Martin

Star of Texas
1953
as Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin

Arctic Flight
1952
as Mike Wien

Desert Pursuit
1952
as Ford Smith

The Big Gusher
1951
as Kenny Blake

Yellow Fin
1951
as Mike Donovan

The Bushwhackers
1951
as Marshal John Harding

Johnny One-Eye
1950
as Dane Cory

Stage to Tucson
1950
as Barney Broderick

Sierra Passage
1950
as Johnny Yorke

The Tougher They Come
1950
as Bill Shaw

The House Across the Street
1949
as Dave Joslin

Task Force
1949
as McKinney

The Younger Brothers
1949
as Cole Younger

A Kiss in the Dark
1949
as Bruce Arnold

John Loves Mary
1949
as Lt. Victor O'Leary

Breakdowns of 1949
1949
as Self

The Time of Your Life
1948
as Tom

The Big Punch
1948
as Chris Thorgenson

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Deep Valley
1947
as Jeff Barker

The Voice of the Turtle
1947
as Comm. Ned Burling
So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947
as Self (uncredited)

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self

The Smiling Ghost
1941
as Alexander "Lucky" Downing

I Wanted Wings
1941
as Tom Cassidy

Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Bob Younger

Three Sons o' Guns
1941
as Charley Patterson

Double Alibi
1940
as Stephen Wayne

Flight Angels
1940
as Artie Dixon

Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as Jim Carter

Ladies Must Live
1940
as Corey Lake

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Billy Randolph

The Quarterback
1940
as Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones

An Angel from Texas
1940
as Mac McClure

The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Walter Wichita Garrett

The Kid from Kokomo
1939
as Homer Baston

Men Are Such Fools
1938
as Jimmy Hall

Brother Rat
1938
as Billy Randolph

Valley of the Giants
1938
as Bill Cardigan

Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Ted Painter

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Wayne Morris

The Kid Comes Back
1938
as Rush Conway

Kid Galahad
1937
as Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Under Southern Stars
1937
as Dallas

Submarine D-1
1937
as "Sock" McGillis

Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Dave Seymour

Smart Blonde
1937
as Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)

Once a Doctor
1937
as Sailor on Nirvana

Polo Joe
1936
as Spectator (uncredited)

King of Hockey
1936
as Bill "Jumbo" Mullins

Here Comes Carter
1936
as Bill

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936
as Self

China Clipper
1936
as Navigator on Clipper