Wayne Morris

    Wayne Morris

    Acting

    February 17, 1914
    Died September 14, 1959 (45 years old)
    Los Angeles, California, USA

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    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...

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    Filmography

    Buffalo Gun

    Buffalo Gun

    1961

    as Roche

    9
    Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

    1959

    6
    Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

    1959

    as Sam Agnew

    6.1
    Bronco

    Bronco

    1958

    6
    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    Wanted: Dead or Alive

    1958

    as Mayor Barney Pax

    7.1
    Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

    1958

    as Mace Pomeroy

    6.4
    Paths of Glory

    Paths of Glory

    1957

    as Lt. Roget/Singing man

    8.3
    Plunder Road

    Plunder Road

    1957

    as Commando Munson

    6.9
    The Crooked Sky

    The Crooked Sky

    1957

    as Mike Conlin

    6.3
    Official Detective

    Official Detective

    1957

    7.5
    Maverick

    Maverick

    1957

    7
    The Gelignite Gang

    The Gelignite Gang

    1956

    as Jimmy Baxter

    6.6

    The Adventures of the Big Man

    1956

    as Bill Pierce

    Lord of the Jungle

    Lord of the Jungle

    1955

    as Jeff Wood

    6.7
    The Lonesome Trail

    The Lonesome Trail

    1955

    as Dandy Dayton

    8
    Cross Channel

    Cross Channel

    1955

    as Tex Parker

    6
    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    1955

    as Nat

    6.7
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Bret Johnson

    7.8
    The Green Buddha

    The Green Buddha

    1954

    as Gary Holden

    6
    Riding Shotgun

    Riding Shotgun

    1954

    as Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy

    6
    Two Guns and a Badge

    Two Guns and a Badge

    1954

    as Deputy Jim Blake

    10
    The Master Plan

    The Master Plan

    1954

    as Major Thomas Brent

    8
    The Desperado

    The Desperado

    1954

    as Sam Garrett

    7.2
    Port of Hell

    Port of Hell

    1954

    as Stanley Povich

    7
    Fighting Lawman

    Fighting Lawman

    1953

    as Deputy Marshal Jim Burke

    6
    Texas Bad Man

    Texas Bad Man

    1953

    as Walt

    8
    The Marksman

    The Marksman

    1953

    as Deputy Marshal Mike Martin

    7
    Star of Texas

    Star of Texas

    1953

    as Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin

    7
    Arctic Flight

    Arctic Flight

    1952

    as Mike Wien

    6.9
    Desert Pursuit

    Desert Pursuit

    1952

    as Ford Smith

    6.5
    The Big Gusher

    The Big Gusher

    1951

    as Kenny Blake

    7
    Yellow Fin

    Yellow Fin

    1951

    as Mike Donovan

    5.3
    The Bushwhackers

    The Bushwhackers

    1951

    as Marshal John Harding

    5.9
    Johnny One-Eye

    Johnny One-Eye

    1950

    as Dane Cory

    5.1
    Stage to Tucson

    Stage to Tucson

    1950

    as Barney Broderick

    6.2
    Sierra Passage

    Sierra Passage

    1950

    as Johnny Yorke

    7.5
    The Tougher They Come

    The Tougher They Come

    1950

    as Bill Shaw

    5.3
    The House Across the Street

    The House Across the Street

    1949

    as Dave Joslin

    4.8
    Task Force

    Task Force

    1949

    as McKinney

    6.9
    The Younger Brothers

    The Younger Brothers

    1949

    as Cole Younger

    7.5
    A Kiss in the Dark

    A Kiss in the Dark

    1949

    as Bruce Arnold

    5.2
    John Loves Mary

    John Loves Mary

    1949

    as Lt. Victor O'Leary

    5
    Breakdowns of 1949

    Breakdowns of 1949

    1949

    as Self

    6
    The Time of Your Life

    The Time of Your Life

    1948

    as Tom

    6.1
    The Big Punch

    The Big Punch

    1948

    as Chris Thorgenson

    6.2
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Deep Valley

    Deep Valley

    1947

    as Jeff Barker

    5.6
    The Voice of the Turtle

    The Voice of the Turtle

    1947

    as Comm. Ned Burling

    6.8

    So You Want to Be in Pictures

    1947

    as Self (uncredited)

    6.6
    Blow-Ups of 1947

    Blow-Ups of 1947

    1947

    as Self

    6.3
    The Smiling Ghost

    The Smiling Ghost

    1941

    as Alexander "Lucky" Downing

    6.7
    I Wanted Wings

    I Wanted Wings

    1941

    as Tom Cassidy

    5.6
    Bad Men of Missouri

    Bad Men of Missouri

    1941

    as Bob Younger

    6.2
    Three Sons o' Guns

    Three Sons o' Guns

    1941

    as Charley Patterson

    7
    Double Alibi

    Double Alibi

    1940

    as Stephen Wayne

    5.3
    Flight Angels

    Flight Angels

    1940

    as Artie Dixon

    4.8
    Gambling on the High Seas

    Gambling on the High Seas

    1940

    as Jim Carter

    5.7
    Ladies Must Live

    Ladies Must Live

    1940

    as Corey Lake

    7
    Brother Rat and a Baby

    Brother Rat and a Baby

    1940

    as Billy Randolph

    6.1
    The Quarterback

    The Quarterback

    1940

    as Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones

    10
    An Angel from Texas

    An Angel from Texas

    1940

    as Mac McClure

    5.3
    The Return of Doctor X

    The Return of Doctor X

    1939

    as Walter Wichita Garrett

    6
    The Kid from Kokomo

    The Kid from Kokomo

    1939

    as Homer Baston

    6.5
    Men Are Such Fools

    Men Are Such Fools

    1938

    as Jimmy Hall

    5.8
    Brother Rat

    Brother Rat

    1938

    as Billy Randolph

    6
    Valley of the Giants

    Valley of the Giants

    1938

    as Bill Cardigan

    6.7
    Love, Honor and Behave

    Love, Honor and Behave

    1938

    as Ted Painter

    3.8
    Out Where the Stars Begin

    Out Where the Stars Begin

    1938

    as Wayne Morris

    6.8
    The Kid Comes Back

    The Kid Comes Back

    1938

    as Rush Conway

    6.5
    Kid Galahad

    Kid Galahad

    1937

    as Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry

    7.1

    Under Southern Stars

    1937

    as Dallas

    7
    Submarine D-1

    Submarine D-1

    1937

    as "Sock" McGillis

    5
    Land Beyond the Law

    Land Beyond the Law

    1937

    as Dave Seymour

    8.5
    Smart Blonde

    Smart Blonde

    1937

    as Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)

    6.4
    Once a Doctor

    Once a Doctor

    1937

    as Sailor on Nirvana

    6.5
    Polo Joe

    Polo Joe

    1936

    as Spectator (uncredited)

    7
    King of Hockey

    King of Hockey

    1936

    as Bill "Jumbo" Mullins

    5.4
    Here Comes Carter

    Here Comes Carter

    1936

    as Bill

    5.5
    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    1936

    as Self

    6
    China Clipper

    China Clipper

    1936

    as Navigator on Clipper

    5.8