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Wayne Morris

Wayne Morris

ActorProduction Feb 17 (died age 45) Los Angeles, California, USA 1936–1961 (25 year career)
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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

Paths of Glory
Film

Paths of Glory

Lt. Roget/Singing man
Kid Galahad
Film

Kid Galahad

Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry
Plunder Road
Film

Plunder Road

Commando Munson
The Return of Doctor X
Film

The Return of Doctor X

Walter Wichita Garrett
Riding Shotgun
Film

Riding Shotgun

Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy
Task Force
Film

Task Force

McKinney
Deep Valley
Film

Deep Valley

Jeff Barker
The Voice of the Turtle
Film

The Voice of the Turtle

Comm. Ned Burling

Filmography

Acting (80)

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Movies (69)

Buffalo Gun

Buffalo Gun

1961

as Roche

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

5.7
The Gelignite Gang

The Gelignite Gang

1956

as Jimmy Baxter

6.4
The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail

1955

as Dandy Dayton

7.5
Lord of the Jungle

Lord of the Jungle

1955

as Jeff Wood

6.4
Cross Channel

Cross Channel

1955

as Tex Parker

5.0
Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

1954

as Deputy Sheriff Tub Murphy

5.9
The Green Buddha

The Green Buddha

1954

as Gary Holden

5.4
Two Guns and a Badge

Two Guns and a Badge

1954

as Deputy Jim Blake

The Desperado

The Desperado

1954

as Sam Garrett

6.6
Port of Hell

Port of Hell

1954

as Stanley Povich

The Master Plan

The Master Plan

1954

as Major Thomas Brent

6.0
The Marksman

The Marksman

1953

as Deputy Marshal Mike Martin

Fighting Lawman

Fighting Lawman

1953

as Deputy Marshal Jim Burke

6.0
Star of Texas

Star of Texas

1953

as Texas Ranger Ed Ryan / Robert Larkin

Texas Bad Man

Texas Bad Man

1953

as Walt

Arctic Flight

Arctic Flight

1952

as Mike Wien

6.8
Desert Pursuit

Desert Pursuit

1952

as Ford Smith

5.7
The Bushwhackers

The Bushwhackers

1951

as Marshal John Harding

5.4
Yellow Fin

Yellow Fin

1951

as Mike Donovan

4.0
The Big Gusher

The Big Gusher

1951

as Kenny Blake

5.0
Stage to Tucson

Stage to Tucson

1950

as Barney Broderick

5.7
The Tougher They Come

The Tougher They Come

1950

as Bill Shaw

3.0
Johnny One-Eye

Johnny One-Eye

1950

as Dane Cory

4.9
Sierra Passage

Sierra Passage

1950

as Johnny Yorke

6.0
Task Force

Task Force

1949

as McKinney

7.0
The Younger Brothers

The Younger Brothers

1949

as Cole Younger

5.0
John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary

1949

as Lt. Victor O'Leary

4.2
Breakdowns of 1949

Breakdowns of 1949

1949

as Self

6.0
A Kiss in the Dark

A Kiss in the Dark

1949

as Bruce Arnold

4.7
The House Across the Street

The House Across the Street

1949

as Dave Joslin

4.0
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

1948

as Tom

5.5
The Big Punch

The Big Punch

1948

as Chris Thorgenson

5.5
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

6.6
Blow-Ups of 1947

Blow-Ups of 1947

1947

as Self

6.3
So You Want to Be in Pictures

So You Want to Be in Pictures

1947

as Self (uncredited)

5.8
The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost

1941

as Alexander "Lucky" Downing

6.5
I Wanted Wings

I Wanted Wings

1941

as Tom Cassidy

5.4
Bad Men of Missouri

Bad Men of Missouri

1941

as Bob Younger

5.6
Three Sons o' Guns

Three Sons o' Guns

1941

as Charley Patterson

5.0
Double Alibi

Double Alibi

1940

as Stephen Wayne

4.0
The Quarterback

The Quarterback

1940

as Jimmy Jones and Billy Jones

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

as Billy Randolph

5.2
Gambling on the High Seas

Gambling on the High Seas

1940

as Jim Carter

5.0
An Angel from Texas

An Angel from Texas

1940

as Mac McClure

4.8
Flight Angels

Flight Angels

1940

as Artie Dixon

3.5
Ladies Must Live

Ladies Must Live

1940

as Corey Lake

6.0
The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

1939

as Walter Wichita Garrett

6.0
The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo

1939

as Homer Baston

6.0
The Kid Comes Back

The Kid Comes Back

1938

as Rush Conway

5.3
Valley of the Giants

Valley of the Giants

1938

as Bill Cardigan

6.0
Brother Rat

Brother Rat

1938

as Billy Randolph

5.0
Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

as Ted Painter

3.0
Out Where the Stars Begin

Out Where the Stars Begin

1938

as Wayne Morris

6.6
Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

1938

as Jimmy Hall

5.6
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

as Ward 'Kid Galahad' Guisenberry

7.0
Under Southern Stars

Under Southern Stars

1937

as Dallas

Once a Doctor

Once a Doctor

1937

as Sailor on Nirvana

6.3
Smart Blonde

Smart Blonde

1937

as Railroad Information Clerk (uncredited)

6.1
Submarine D-1

Submarine D-1

1937

as "Sock" McGillis

4.7
Land Beyond the Law

Land Beyond the Law

1937

as Dave Seymour

7.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

1936

as Self

6.0
King of Hockey

King of Hockey

1936

as Bill "Jumbo" Mullins

5.0
China Clipper

China Clipper

1936

as Navigator on Clipper

5.6
Polo Joe

Polo Joe

1936

as Spectator (uncredited)

Here Comes Carter

Here Comes Carter

1936

as Bill

5.0