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Wayne Morris
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Wayne Morris
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1914-02-17,Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender
Male
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, leaving his film career behind for the duration of the war. Flying the F6F Hellcat off the aircraft carrier USS Essex, Morris shot down seven Japanese planes and contributed to the sinking of five ships. He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals. Morris was considered by the Navy as physically 'too big' to fly fighters. After being turned down several times as a fighter pilot, he went to his brother in law, Cdr. David McCampbell, imploring him for the chance to fly fighters. Cdr. McCampbell said "Give me a letter." He flew with the VF-15, the famed "McCampbell Heroes." He married Patricia O'Rourke, an Olympic swimmer, and sister to B-movie actress Peggy Stewart. Following the war, Morris returned to films, but his nearly four-year absence had cost him his burgeoning stardom. He continued to act in movies, but the pictures, for the most part, sank in quality. Losing his boyish looks but not demeanor, Morris spent most of the fifties in low-budget westerns. He made an unusual career move in 1957, making his Broadway debut as a washed-up boxing champ in William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers. He also appeared as a weakling in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957). Morris suffered a massive heart attack while visiting aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard in San Francisco Bay and was pronounced dead after being transported to Oakland Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. He was 45. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wayne Morris (American actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

8.269

Paths of Glory
1957-10-25

The Return of Doctor X

6

The Return of Doctor X
1939-11-23

The House Across the Street

4.5

The House Across the Street
1949-09-10

6.9

Plunder Road
1957-12-05

0

Polo Joe
1936-11-04

7

Task Force
1949-08-30

5.8

Deep Valley
1947-07-30

The Green Buddha

5.4

The Green Buddha
1954-11-01

4.9

Johnny One-Eye
1950-05-05

6.9

Kid Galahad
1937-05-29

4.5

Double Alibi
1940-03-01

The Smiling Ghost

6.5

The Smiling Ghost
1941-09-06

The Time of Your Life

5.8

The Time of Your Life
1948-09-03

Men Are Such Fools

5.6

Men Are Such Fools
1938-06-15

4.3

Flight Angels
1940-05-18

The Kid from Kokomo

6

The Kid from Kokomo
1939-05-23

Under Southern Stars

0

Under Southern Stars
1937-02-20

The Younger Brothers

5

The Younger Brothers
1949-05-03

5.1

I Wanted Wings
1941-03-26

5.8

Riding Shotgun
1954-04-01

5

Brother Rat
1938-10-29

4.7

Submarine D-1
1937-11-27

The Voice of the Turtle

6.6

The Voice of the Turtle
1947-12-25

Bad Men of Missouri

5.6

Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26

So You Want to Be in Pictures

5.8

So You Want to Be in Pictures
1947-06-07

5

The Big Gusher
1951-07-01

Gambling on the High Seas

4.7

Gambling on the High Seas
1940-06-22

Valley of the Giants

6

Valley of the Giants
1938-09-17

A Kiss in the Dark

4.7

A Kiss in the Dark
1949-03-25

Stage to Tucson

5.7

Stage to Tucson
1950-12-01

Land Beyond the Law

7

Land Beyond the Law
1937-03-13

5

King of Hockey
1936-12-19

Lord of the Jungle

6.4

Lord of the Jungle
1955-06-12

Ladies Must Live

6

Ladies Must Live
1940-07-27

Love, Honor and Behave

3.5

Love, Honor and Behave
1938-03-12

5.3

The Big Punch
1948-06-26

The Gelignite Gang

6.4

The Gelignite Gang
1956-06-20

Brother Rat and a Baby

5.2

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940-01-13

6.8

Arctic Flight
1952-10-19

4.5

Yellow Fin
1951-10-14

John Loves Mary

4.8

John Loves Mary
1949-02-04

Out Where the Stars Begin

6.5

Out Where the Stars Begin
1938-05-28

Here Comes Carter

5

Here Comes Carter
1936-10-24

6

Sierra Passage
1950-12-31

Fighting Lawman

6

Fighting Lawman
1953-09-20

Three Sons o' Guns

5

Three Sons o' Guns
1941-08-02

The Tougher They Come

3

The Tougher They Come
1950-11-16

5.7

Desert Pursuit
1952-05-10

The Crooked Sky

5.7

The Crooked Sky
1957-03-31

Two Guns and a Badge

0

Two Guns and a Badge
1954-09-11

0

Texas Bad Man
1953-12-20

The Master Plan

6

The Master Plan
1955-09-08

6.2

Smart Blonde
1937-01-02

6.3

Once a Doctor
1937-01-23

6.6

The Desperado
1954-06-20

The Kid Comes Back

5.3

The Kid Comes Back
1938-02-12

The Quarterback

0

The Quarterback
1940-10-15

An Angel from Texas

4.8

An Angel from Texas
1940-04-27

The Lonesome Trail

7.5

The Lonesome Trail
1955-07-01

The Bushwhackers

5.1

The Bushwhackers
1951-12-07

0

The Marksman
1953-04-10

Blow-Ups of 1947

6.3

Blow-Ups of 1947
1947-12-31

0

Star of Texas
1953-01-11

0

Buffalo Gun
1961-07-01

Breakdowns of 1949

6

Breakdowns of 1949
1949-12-31

0

Port of Hell
1954-12-05

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

6

Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11

5.6

China Clipper
1936-08-11

5

Cross Channel
1955-09-29

Bourbon Street Beat

5

Bourbon Street Beat
1959-10-05

6.5

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.728

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

Adventures in Paradise

5.7

Adventures in Paradise
1959-10-05

4.8

Bronco
1958-09-23

Wanted: Dead or Alive

6.9

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06

6.3

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

Official Detective

0

Official Detective
1957-01-01

6.8

Maverick
1957-09-22

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20