John Wayne, or the Duke, as he was affectionately known, was the most prolific leading man in the history of Hollywood.  Other stars claim more movie appearances but with over 140 leading roles no one else even comes close to his time spent onscreen.  He was born May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa and christened with the alliterative name Marion Michael Morrison.  He released a movie every year from 1929 to 1976 and made the top ten Box office list 25 straight years from 1949 to 1974.  John Wayn finally lost his battle with the Big C on June 11, 1979 at the age of 72.

Reviews of Movies Starring John Wayne

Movie	Release Date	Avg Stars
3 Godfathers	12/01/1948
Baby Face	07/01/1933
Back to Bataan	05/31/1945
Big Jake	05/26/1971
Donovan's Reef	06/12/1963
El Dorado	06/07/1967
Flying Leathernecks	08/28/1951
Fort Apache	03/08/1948
Greatest Story Ever Told, The	02/15/1965
Green Berets, The	07/04/1968
His Private Secretary	06/10/1933
Hondo	11/27/1953
Longest Day, The	10/04/1962
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The	04/22/1962
McLintock!	11/13/1963
Operation Pacific	01/27/1951
Quiet Man, The	07/21/1952
Rio Bravo	04/04/1959
Rio Grande	11/15/1950
Rooster Cogburn	10/17/1975
Sea Chase, The	06/04/1955
Searchers, The	03/13/1956
Sons of Katie Elder, The	07/01/1965
Stagecoach	03/02/1939
They Were Expendable	12/20/1945
True Grit	06/11/1969
Undefeated, The	11/27/1969